Senwes Scenario December 2017 - March 2018 | Page 9

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CHR ISTMA S ME SSA G E S • •
M
att. 9:13 “For I did
not come to call
the righteous, but sinners, to
repentance.”
Christmas goes hand in hand
with a number of decisions to
be made. Where will we be?
What will we eat? Who will be
getting what? With Jingle Bells
ringing in your ears, it is time
for another year’s frustrating
Christmas shopping. You and
your wife argue long before
the first gift is in the shopping
trolley.
I read the following on social
media and decided to share it
with you:
Where is your ship of dreams
heading?
The Titanic was known as the
ship of dreams, the unsinkable
ship. Yet, she went to a watery
grave on Sunday, 14 April
1912 within a mere two hours.
During these two hours a
number of interesting inci-
dents took place. There weren’t
enough life boats and when
the captain announced
on a megaphone that
women with babies
would go onto the
life boats first, a
woman without a
Christmas
Messages
baby realised that this would
be her end. A man with a baby
in his arms ran past her, then
suddenly turned back and put
his child in her arms: “This is
your child... run for a place on
the life boat!”
What will be your most valu-
able Christmas gift?
We are all aware of the fact
that our life journey, like the
Titanic, will sink somewhere.
We also know that not all peo-
ple will be able to find a place
in the life boat of Jesus Christ.
At Christmas God puts His
child in your arms once again
and says: “It is yours... run for
my life boat!”
Are you still wondering about
the gift you should give? Give
thi s message of God’s life boat
to someone.
My wish for you - may you
find a place on God’s life boat!
I wish you a blessed Christmas
and may 2018 bring you much
happiness and joy!
Danie Minnaar
SENWES
CHAIRMAN
W
e are
in the
midst of another
production and
planting season and
at the end of 2017 - one of the most
challenging seasons to date. Politics,
the economy, volatility, uncertainty
and crime are some of the aspects
with which we were confronted on a
daily basis. The reaction of a number
of people would more than likely be:
everything happens for a reason - what
will be will be, there is a reason for
everything! It implies that we will all
enter an exact, pre-determined and fully
programmed eternity!? I believe that
we will all experience the exact oppo-
site. God listens and changes situations
when we work hard, analyse thoroughly
and incessantly pray for His mercy. He
promises that He will listen to us.
I would like to sincerely thank every
customer of the Senwes Group - pro-
ducers, traders and processors - you
are the reason for Senwes' strategy. I
wish you all the best for the Christmas
season and new year. We are approach-
ing it with courage and hope, we are
positive that enough people in South
Africa would like to see the right things
happen!
Thank you and all the best to you and
your loved ones.
Francois Strydom
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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