Motion and melodies at Stonecroft
Chairperson, Vanessa Howard-Tripp explained how the Bible is full of books that can be regarded as poems.
Stonecroft Ministries held its monthly tea at the Shelly Methodist Church Hall last Friday (June 18).
The morning was centred around the magic and beauty of words, particularly when it came to poetry.
Chairperson, Vanessa Howard-Tripp explained how the Bible is full of books that can be regarded as poems.
She also reminded guests to embrace people whenever they have the chance, for one can never tell when somebody is lonely and needs to hear a kind word or two.
CJ Engelbrecht entertained guests with stunning compositions played on the piano, with a wonderful voice to match.
Guest speaker Barbie Meyer, who is well-known on the coast for her performance art and drama, wowed guests with a poetry in motion demonstration.
Barbie emphasised how poetry is all about the efficiency of words, and should be used as such.
Her remarkable stage presence kept the crowd captivated and entertained throughout.
Amongst the women who gathered to embrace God was second guest speaker, Denise Millar.
Denise shared her heartfelt testimony about how she overcame an illness that typically, nobody would.
Denise was diagnosed with myeloma, an incurable type of cancer that affects blood plasma and bone marrow.
Known as ‘an old man’s disease’, only 1% of women are diagnosed with it and Denise was one of them.
She described her difficult time spent in hospital and how she survived, regardless of doctors telling her that she was going to die.
Denise said that though she walked through troubled waters, she never let go of God’s hand.
She added that it was through the wonderful family, friends and church who prayed for her that she was able to fight the illness.
She is currently on treatment but maintains a positive outlook and faith in God.
Vanessa concluded the tea and reminded everyone to hold onto God no matter what they are experiencing.
“All bad things in life come to an end as well,” she said.
Stonecroft will break for July and will resume in August.
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