First Few Days in Cape Town

The first two days I have stayed at a hotel called the Parliament. It was a clean three star hotel near the SA Parliament and in the heart of the Cape Town city center. There is a photo posted below of the view from the Parliament Hotel in the center of the city. The view is part of the famous Table Mountain.

I spent the first day walking around the city - exploring different sites such as the botanical gardens first established in the late 1600's.

Another interesting site is St. Georges Cathedral. It was the church Archbishop Desmond Tutu led. Inside is a beautiful work of art commissioned in London by the famous Tate museum and these special commissioned works of art rarely ever leave London. The work is a black African Madonna (Mary with infant Christ) carved from a special wood.

It was from this church that Tutu, after an all night prayer vigil, sensed the Lord leading him to call for peaceful marches throughout South Africa to end Arparthied in 1989.

Shortly thereafter he and the mayor of Cape Town lead a march of 30,000. This march was soon repeated all over South Africa. Check out the photo of the plaque commemorating this historic event that eventually led to freedom and equality to all South Africans.

Amazing how the church and people with deep love for Christ are always at the beginning of movements that fight to change injustice. "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly before your God?" (Micah 6:8)

I felt that I could do more to speak up for injustice around the world - how about you in the community you live in? I was challenged by this and the memorial in the church!

Blessings

Mike