THE SHEPHERD BOWS OUT


Reverend Sello Geoffrey Mekwa in priestly robes, sowing the seeds at St Laurence Anglican Church, Soshanguve.


By SIMON MAKGOGA

This Sunday, 08 November, the service at St Laurence Anglican Church in Block DD, Soshanguve, will not be the same.

A man of cloth, a faithful servant, a good shepherd who has steered God's flock in the right direction for years, bows out in a holy farewell function.

Reverend Sello Geoffrey Mekwa has fulfilled his teaching and preaching role, and the church will gather to honour him.

That is a testament that the seed God sent him to sow fell on good soil - Luke 8:8.

His journey has been one of steady service. He started as an assistant priest in 2019 at St John Anglican Church. In January 2022, he relieved the Rector of Good Shepherd in Eersterust for four weeks.

On 8 May 2022, he arrived at the Soshanguve cluster of St Laurence and Holy Cross, again to relieve a Rector who had gone on leave.

 By July 2022, he was called back to serve as Priest in Charge. In January 2023, he was appointed Rector of the cluster parish.

The dates like him. He arrived on the 8th. He bows out on the 8th. Even the 8 comes with Luke - Luke 8:8, the seed that fell on good soil and bore fruit.

In his own words, his ministry was simple and faithful:

"I taught when I had to teach, I mentored where I had to, I shepherded where I had to, God being my guide. The time has come when I have to go and rest."

And he leaves with gratitude for the people who walked with him:

"To the people of Soshanguve, especially of the cluster St Laurence and Holy Cross, I learned a lot from you."

He came to serve. He leaves having served. Soshanguve will feel his absence long after the farewell hymn fades.

Special performance by the Pretoria Serenaders Male Voice Choir will serenade the congregation and make his farewell even more special.

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