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More than just tall tales and a Jerepigo sip

Prayer-walking from Groot Marico to Ventersdorp. Exactly 153km! I was invited to speak at a church meeting in Ventersdorp. This gave me the oppportunity to continue on one of the previous prayer-walks which ended in Groot Marico. I plotted the route and my heart jumped with surprise when I saw the total distance Groot Marico - Lichtenburg - Ventersdorp was 153km. This was the third time that the total distance of a prayer-walk worked out to be exactly 153km. I recognised the number 153 from the bible. A few of the disciples went out fishing. They didn’t catch anything for the whole night. They returned to shore at daybreak when Jesus prompted them to cast the net out on the other side. They cast it and were not able to haul it in, because it was full of fish. In fact the bible states: 153 large fish! ( So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. (John 21:11, NIV) ) This numbe
I'm preparing for Groot Marico- Lichtenburg-Ventersdorp Prayer-walk. The signage on the side of the tent given as gift!! Remarkable that again, for the 3rd time, a prayer-walk turns out to be exactly 153km...