Heritage reflections from Lobatse to fields of the wood

I came as a pilgrim to Fields of the Wood, a biblical theme park in North Carolina, USA. It is overwhelming because even though I have been to the US several times in the last 10 years, I never got opportunity to visit this part of my church heritage.

Since I was about 12, I have seen Fields of the Wood in pictures and, of course, most recently on the net.

Ultimately this week, I arrived amongst 3 000 other people and managed its trail while visiting prayer mountain and the World’s Largest Ten Commandments inscription! The mountain is where A.J. Tomlinson received revelation that was to lead to the founding of the Church Of God in 1906. The narrative is juicy and the characters iconic including Pentecostal legend, R.G. Spurling, at the home of W.F. Bryant where a prayer group operated from.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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