London Sept. 2007

Rebert ook a holiday to show

Marnus around London, Sept 2007

Brothers in London, Sept 2007

Marnus, on his birthday 8/9/2007 met up with big bro' Rebert in London [24 & 27 yrs age]

Harnas Wildlife Foundation and Rehabilitation - Namibia

Marnus with his cat-pal at the rehabilitation centre

Rudy and Douggie

Rudy's working on a tender, but Douggie wants some love [15 June 2009]

Roodbol Family SA

Back, from left: Ronnie and wife Franci [living in Worcester, Western Cape]
Martin [the popular/loveable German amongst the Dutch!] & his wife Adeli
Martin and Adeli lives in Johannesburg and they have a baby boy, Andreas
Adeli holds Ronnie's son, Ivan [Ronnie's daughter, Nina, went to a friend]
Andre [Wesseloo] - his wife [Mieke] sits in front on the right hand side
Front: Father Ari Roodbol and mom Ger with Mieke [daughter]
Rudy took this picture of our get-together

Harnas Wildlife Foundation and Rehabilitation - Namibia

Marnus at his best and in his element > with wildlife, especially primates and cats.

Harnas released three leopards in the wild up to date and Marnus tracks them daily via antenna [by foot/vehicle] - the cats wear electronic collars - to check if they hunt themselves, are healthy, etc. The one caught meat two

days in succession and the guys went wild with excitement!

Check out hundreds photos by international volunteers [they work on the reserve and PAY R4,000 per week for the upkeep of the animals/sanctuary]. They have to have a volunteers' visa before they may enter Namibia and this is all arranged by Harnas. Usually 50 volunteers at a time! Lots of organization and a huge responsibility for Marnus every day; from 5:00 - 22:00

http://www.harnas.de/

Aunty Driekie - our spiritual mom

Before she passed away I decided we'll have a picnic with her in the old age home. We spent a few hours and took a lot of photos. We have known aunty Driekie since 1977 and Rebert and Marnus grew up with another 'gran' in their lives. What a woman! So warm, gentle, generous, happy, satisfied, loveable, prayer warrior, kind, filled with God's wisdom and she also spoke Zulu fluently..... to name just a few of her many, many attributes. How we loved her. She was on her death bed when I bent over to chat a final time, thanked her for her presence in our lives, her love for the four of us and the fact that the kids will never forget her. She always wanted Rebert so sing 'There is a Redeemer' at her funeral but since he was in London when she passed away, I sang the song to her, sobbing. For a moment she opened her one eye ['the good one' as she always joked!] and we said goodbye - I could not stop kissing her. I felt like dying with her, to keep walking with her until we reach Father God together.... and not to leave her. People say they feel so alone when they know 'now is the time'. Driekie walked the walk of faith and goodness. She lived what she preached. She was our mentor and walked a straight and narrow path with great dignity and joy. i NEVER heard her complain, NEVER! She never had a place of her own and had only a few clothes but she's now clothed in her priestly gown, full of the glory of the Lord. She wears her crown as she sits with God the Father! Love you, aunty Driekie. More than you'd ever, ever know.... xxxx