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Decisive Moments

Her eyesight was good and right now, she had never been more grateful for that. Sitting on the Camel’s ‘humpy’ back, a long way from the man that had caught her attention, she could tell he was in deep thought. A thinker. Thinkers are reflective. Reflective people are cautious. Cautious people try to make the best decisions. Good.

Pam, Veola, Catherine, Roz and Juanita: Different paths, Intertwined Destinies

These are the stories of some of these amazing women and how their individual destinies have somehow become connected to each other, just because they transacted with Anna McCoy. Welcome! In this edition, GLL is different. Different; because we wanted to do something not only to honour or celebrate one woman who has a story; but five women, whose lives have become intertwined; because of their connection to another woman with whom they all share …

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The Burden Bearer

I was shaking all over; my hand that I had just joined with others to lay on my sister was hurting real bad. Within a few minutes, I was sweaty and I could certainly feel some kind of illness manifesting in an otherwise healthy me an hour or two ago. Somehow, I realised that something had been transferred but not really in a bad way, I asked the others to pray for me and they …

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Planning

Strategic Preparation

Scripture: Luke 14: 28-32, 16:1-8, Matthew 25:1-13, Proverbs 6: 6-8 The man with a plan is the man with the power. Charles de Gaulle once said, history does not teach fatalism…people get the history that they deserve”. Prepared leaders stand ready to meet the future; they don’t react and are not easily surprised. The word Strategic is taken from the root word strategy, and strategy means planning, in any field: a carefully devised plan. John …

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