Africa- Pierre & Maretha and Movies

So we had what I'd like to call family time. This family time was after supper and usually after the dishes were washed. We would gather in the cold room/warm room/living room and watch either movies, or sermons, or view the pictures and videos we'd taken that day. We watched SM Lockridge's "That's My King," Lou Giglio's "Indescribable," and "Father's Love Letter." We watched two more sermons, maybe it was only one. It might of all been the same one, I don't remember now. One (if there were indeed two) was about the lady who touched the hem of Jesus' garment to be healed. I don't remember too, too much from it but it was alright. Ya know. The other (or maybe it was just more of the other one) was about the Lord's Supper, or as the preacher (who used to be Jewish) called it communion. After like and hour he said something along the lines of "We're just getting started." I think we were all thinking are you serious?! And oh he was. It was at least about 2 hours. Can't say I paid too much attention to it. I did however get bits and pieces that I greatly disagree with, something about daily taking the Lord's supper and taking it with your spouse at home.

We also watched a few actual movies. The God's Must Be Crazy, Tornado: And the Kalahari Horse Whisperer, and Oh Brother Where Art Thou. The God's Must Be Crazy is a movie that takes place in the Kalahari Desert area. It was funny, well what I was awake for. I don't think there was any movie that everybody was awake for the entire thing. It seems at least one person would always fall asleep, at least through part, me included for a couple of them.

Tornado (not sure who the dude is but pretty sure this is the real Tornado and not the horse that played him in the movie. Picture from internet.)

Tornado and the Kalahari Horse Whisper is inspired by a true story. Quick summary. Pierre was a runner but had arthritis and couldn't run anymore. He went to school to study equestrian management. He in the process met a horse, Tornado who suffers from self mutilation syndrome. Pierre brings Tornado to Barrie, a horse whisperer, in the Kalahari. As you can guess there is healing and growth for both Tornado and Pierre. There is also a love story in there with Pierre and Meretha. It is a good movie.

Pierre and Meretha

The most exciting part about Tornado is that we got to meet the real Pierre and Meretha!!!! Petrus contacted them and they were going to be in town one of the days we were there. (They live a good ways out). They were great people (and by now should have their first child)! They came to the house in the morning and Pierre started telling us his testimony. Then we had to bring Whitney and Tiffany to the airport so Pierre and Meretha came along. Then we went back home and he told us the rest of his testimony. They told us about the movie and making it and stuff. The romance between him and Meretha in the movie is not at all how it happened. Merethat's whole character in the movie was nothing like her. They said at that time there were to romances going on but not with each other. Pierre winning over Tornado's heart and God winning over Meretha's heart. aww.! :) Pierre did some of the riding stunts in the movie.

The group (minus two) with Pierre and Meretha