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Editorial

Editorial

As I was working on my book “Reif fürs Glück” [= “Ready for Happiness”]
a few years ago, I reflected on when I had been truly happy up till then. I
didn‘t need to reflect very long: the Cape of Good Hope!
Back then – 1991 – I sat on a rock in the surf close to the meeting point
of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and asked myself, while my entire pre-
vious life passed by before my eyes, how on earth I ever got here.
For me it was a miracle, in my heart I praised God for his love and
guidance, for leading a little boy from a small village in Germany to South
Africa, where I had to hold some seminars and was now enjoying a few
days of leisure.
Several things came together in me at the same time: the astonishment
about how God can make fertiliser out of dung (I mean making fruitful werner.may@ignis.de
life out of a disturbed, insecure one), the satisfaction with the work done,
the forces and beauties of nature, and the caring understanding of my
host who allowed me to have my way and waited patiently on the beach
for certainly more than an hour, yes, even encouraged me to stay longer
because he detected what was going on in me.

At that time I was amazed to look back at my life up until then, yet ul-
timately did not have any idea at all of everything that the next 25 years
would bring as signs of God‘s love. The thought that I would sometime
publish an English-language journal – an e-journal was still unknown at
that point too – and then, on top of that, with the Focus Country South
Africa: that was completely beyond my horizon.
I must admit that there is one question I cannot keep out of my mind now:
What may be the surprises that coming decades will bring with them,
surprises of which I have no idea today?
Perhaps this thought has now also formed in the mind of the reader.
But now, first of all, allow yourself to be surprised by this edition of Chri-
stian Psychology Around The World.

Thank you for your support in every way and thank you to all who have
contributed.

Your
Werner May, Germany

Bongiwe (16) and Nqobile Buthelezi
(18) have sent photos of their art
works.
They are living in Bedfordview,
Johannesburg.
In the first part of the journal the works
of Nqobile and his sister Bongiwe
reflect their questions and hope.
The photo collages in the second part
are from Beate Hill, Kleinmond, Cape
Region.
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Thank you to all!