I returned again in from the first of June through August. Part of that time, I was fasting and praying with the cross in the city centers. The rest of the time, I was carrying the cross. Most of the time, I was walking in the Republic of South Africa and in what is called independent countries, sometimes known as homeland states like Ciskei, Venda, etc. Yet their independence is recognized only by South Africa and not the rest of the world.
Other countries like Lesotho and Botswana are recognized internationally though I only walked in those two countries very briefly. I will share with you some of the highlights of this walk and also some typical days along the road that will give you the flavor of my life and the response in South Africa.
Joshua and I were looking at a map of South Africa. We were in the camping van that Mr. Richard Scallan had arranged for us to use. As we prayed, suddenly one place leaped out at us, Port Edward. We knew no one there but it was located along the coast, south of Durban. With great joy, we headed toward that place to begin our walk with the cross.
The next day, we arrived in Margate and stayed in a hotel. Turn left at the hotel; go down to the corner, down one block, around to the right and back to the hotel. As I walked around the block, I spoke to probably ten different people on the sidewalk or in shops. Everyone said, go to the Unemployment Agency on the main highway- I began to walk slowly as I was now only a few feet from the hotel. At the last parking place before the hotel entrance a white pickup truck pulled in front of me and stopped.
As he opened the door, I told him that I was looking for a driver to drive my camping van. I explained nothing else. I have a driver free. John Williams. Inside the house, I met a young man in his mid twenties named Mark Barnett. We sat down and began to talk. He asked me what I was doing and I said I needed a driver to drive my van and Mr. Williams was taking me to arrange it. We had thousands of pieces of gospel material that we used the van to carry for us to give out to the people.
