James Cuénod's Newsletter 2009-03-06

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To those
interested who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. Grace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Before writing this newsletter, I checked the last one (because it has
been two weeks since I sent it) and discovered that it was after my first
full week of lectures. I must say, work has picked up significantly but I
am thoroughly enjoying it.

Last week I had the oppurtunity to go to the South African National
Gallery to see the William Kentridge display called "I am not me, the
horse is not mine". It was typical modern art: Very abstract! I returned
to the exhibition last Saturday to have a second look at it and I do
believe that Kentridge is saying something - though it would be very easy
to dismiss it saying, "Look where post-modernism gets you". Since I've
mentioned it, while I was at the gallery on Saturday I also stopped in at
the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" display which is at basically the
same place and was absolutely amazing. It was, in fact, the wildlife
photography that was the highlight of my visit.

Two Sundays ago, I visited St. Peters in the morning again which was again
good. That evening I went to St. Pauls which is essentially a church plant
of the morning service at St. Pauls but for students. The vibe there seems
great and the group seems nice (all but a few are students), they have a
Bible study on Wednesday nights and it is almost the size of the evening
service. The only problem is that it is about a 30-40 minute drive to get
there. Last Sunday I went to MCC in the morning again (the church that
uses GWC facilities) and then I went to The Message, a church next door to
the UCT campus, in the evening. The Message was quite a lot like St. Pauls
and I enjoyed the atmosphere and the preaching. Transport there is a
slight problem though so I don't want to be placed there.

Assignments mounted up during the week before last, most of them being due
this past week which is probably why I didn't get to sending out a
newsletter last week. I don't feel overloaded but I feel enough pressure
to keep myself focussed.

This coming Tuesday is the "Matriculation Dinner" which is a formal dinner
where they officially welcome the first year students. During the last 3
days of term (1-3 April), we will not be having normal lectures; we will
be doing a course on African Traditional Religions which promises to be
very interesting.

I think that everyone is settling into routine here. The most recent break
from it was that a new guy, Chaka (I can't remember his surname), has just
arrived from Zimbabwe. He had problems getting a visa and has only just
managed to get here so he has some catching up to do but he knows some of
the guys here already (who are also from Zimbabwe) and I'm sure he'll do
fine.

This may seem to get old but I really do appreciate your prayers. The only
prayer requests that I have are: One; that I discerningly learn as much as
I possibly can and in so doing take maximum advantage of my time here and
two; that my spiritual growth exceeds my intellectual growth while (and
that does not only apply to my time here).

In Christ,
James Cuénod

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James, a bondslave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ