The Diski Dance

Celebrate two South African passions - dancing and soccer - and submit an entry in the Diski Dance Competition! Official FIFA World Cup prizes will be awarded to the first place winners in group and individual categories.

The Diski Dance was initially created as a television ad promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was quickly embraced by the people of South Africa as the official dance of the event.

"Diski" is South African township slang for football (a.k.a. soccer), and the Diski Dance is based on some of South Africa's creative football moves.

Want to know how to Diski? Check out the South Africa Tourism commercial and the "how to" video. To learn more, visit: WorldSoccerJourneys.com

So you think YOU can Diski???

Submit your entry as a group or as an individual by posting your Diski video to the following Facebook site: So you think you can Diski?

Learn the moves, create a video, enter and win...

Let the dancing begin!!!

March newsletter

Hey, everyone!

For those who haven't received it already... last week I emailed my March newsletter to folks. You can check it out at this address:
Margie's March newsletter

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Blessings to you all!

Soweto Prayer

I've been keeping extremely busy with projects... so I've had little time to update my blog in the past several weeks. My most recent project has been creating a prayer video for the township of Soweto (on the outskirts of Johannesburg). I can't even begin to explain the details right now, because I'm still processing all that I've experienced. But please check out my completed video: Soweto Prayer.

As soon as I have the time, I'll try to post some photos from the Soweto area... with a brief description.

As always... thank you for your prayers!

Another year passes...

Wow! I'm getting old. Another birthday has come and gone.

God, you know the one wish that I would ask You to grant. But I pray instead that my desires and dreams be replaced by the dreams that You want for me. I just want You to be glorified through my life... even if that means that my wishes don't come true.

Lord, please help me face whatever comes my way during this next year of my life.

Downtown Joburg

These are just a few of the images that I took during my first
excursion to downtown Joburg...

2010...

It's a new year. A new place. A new beginning. There will be new experiences and new stories to tell. The one thing that isn't new... is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God's love is enduring and everlasting. I am so blessed to know Him. May this new year bring many opportunities to teach others about God's love. May all of my projects, my travels, and my very life bring glory to Christ. That's why I am here. That's why I do what I do. Guide me, Father, as I journey into this new year.

Christmas in Jo'burg

It's my first Christmas morning in South Africa, and I'll be heading to church in just a few minutes.

It's still not quite real... that I'm actually here. It's a bright, beautiful morning with a cool breeze. (The sun is out - completely - by 5am... which I'm still getting used to.) The breeze feels wonderful through the open windows and doors.

Happy birthday, Jesus! today is your day... as are all the others. I love you. And I thank you for being here and bringing me here. Thank you for not making me feel overwhelmingly lonely today. I still miss being with my family, but I've received emails from several of them. In fact, one of my sisters has sent several... updating me about the activities, events, and all the kids. She's even posted photos on FaceBook. It makes me still feel connected somehow. Thank you, God, for my loving family. Please be with them today, and help them focus on you.

I'm going to cry if I don't stop writing now...