THE CROSSING

Through all the days, that eat away,
at every breath that I take.
Through all the nights I've lain alone,
in someone else's dream, awake.
All the words in truth we have spoken,
that the wind has blown away.
Oh it's only you that remains with me,
clear as the light of day.

O Siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth)
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing over those dark mountains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka
(where we will lay down our troubles)

A punch drunk man in a downtown bar,
takes a beating without making a sound.
Through swollen eyes, he sways and smiles,
cause no one, can put him down.
Inside of him a boy looks up to his father,
for a sign or an approving eye.
Oh, it's funny how those once so close and now gone,
can still so affect our lives.

O Siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth)
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing over those dark mountains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka
(where we will lay down our troubles)

Take me now, don't let go,
hold me close, I'm coming home!

O Siyeza, o siyeza , sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth)
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing over those dark mountains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka
(where we will lay down our troubles)

O Siyeza, o siyeza , sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth)
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing over those dark mountains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka
(where we will lay down our troubles)

REMEMBER!
If we do not meet again in this world.
Through Jesus Christ, we shall meet in the next.
May God bless you all!

From Sir Richard...
A knight in thy service of the King of Kings.

When We Was Fab

Back then long time ago when grass was green
Woke up in a daze
Arrived like stangers in the night
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - back when income tax was all we had

Caresses fleeced you in the morning light
Casualties at dawn
And we did it all
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - you are my world you are my only love

And while you're in this world
The fuzz gonna come and claim you
But you mo better wise
When the buzz gonna come and take you away
Take you away
Take you away...

The microscopes that magnified the tears
Studied warts and all
Still the life flows on and on
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - but its all over now baby blue
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - like this pullover you sent to me

Fab
And you've really got a hold me
Fab - long time ago when we was fab!
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For My Brothers; Rick, Jim, Steve, Wayne, Roy and Bruce where ever the heck you are?

From Your Brother - Sir Richard...

Generational Child Abuse

Top Of The World

Top Of The World

I wished I was smarter
I wished I was stronger
I wished I loved Jesus
The way my wife does
I wish it had been easier
Instead of any longer
I wished I could have stood, where you would have been proud
But that won't happen now
That won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing thats never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow

Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, right now
Top of the world

I don't have to answer any of these questions
Dont have no God to teach me no lessons
I come home in the evening
Sit in my chair
One night they called me for supper
But I never got up
I stayed right there in my chair

There's a whole lot of singing thats never gonna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow
Think I broke the wings off that little song bird
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, right now

I wished I'd a known you
Wished I'd a shown you
All of the things I was on the inside
I'd pretend to be sleeping
When you come in in the morning
To whisper good-bye
Go to work in the rain
I don't know why
Don't know why

Cause everone's singing
We just wanna be heard
Disappearing everyday without so much as a word, somehow

Wanna grab a hold of that little song bird
Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now

To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
To the top of the world
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The Little Children and Jesus
Matthew 19:13-15

Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

This post is from,

Sir Richard
A knight in thy service of the King of Kings!

WORLD ON FIRE .CA

Sarah mclachlan- World on Fire

Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire

Sarah McLachlan Canadian Grammy award winner, who had a top 40 hit with her song Angel, to make this video from her latest single, World On Fire. = http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2211799

The video - which includes footage from 10 other charities - shows the singer performing in a sparse room while images portray the plight of those in the developing world, and explains how the $150,000 which would have been spent on a slick video, would instead be donated to the charities.

This video also demonstrates that simple, low cost and appropriate solutions to poverty can provide the most dramatic and sustained improvements in the quality of life for the poor."

We could all help those in the developing world: "Whether large or small, all donations can make a huge difference to those struggling against poverty in poor countries."

You can watch this video also at and find links to charity's to donate to online: http://www.worldonfire.ca/
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Just think what if we all invested some, what this would do for many?

For you from,

Sir Richard
A knight in thy service of the King of Kings!
http://www.myspace.com/bayohunter
or
http://bayo-hunter.blogspot.com/

A letter between Brothers in Arms

From the old Warrior:

Hello my brother,
I am feeling trapped these days and sad, for I have only 6.5 years until I am 60.
It is also hard, every day watching those brave young men and women who have been sent out there, to fight and die to keep the peace for us.
While I sit at home here and play at being an armed chair 4 Maple Leaf General!
Maybe, I could get reactivated in the CAF and be sent out to Afghanistan.
I am old an a little feeble but I could at least work in supply as I love our country and it would be the least that I could do to help those kids out.

From his brother in arms & friend:

I love you brother,
Smile, let the kids fight this war, as we were once the ones to go and we did volunteer then didn't we?
After all, we fought and won the Cold War without ever having to shoot at anyone.
Hey that is impressive!
Someone now needs to be back home here and pray every day that they will be kept safe and also for their success.

The old Warrior:

Good words of comfort for sure.
As a prayer to help our young men and women be safe while working to keep the peace, is worth a million Old Warriors.

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Posted for you by,

Sir Richard
A knight in thy service of the King of Kings!
http://www.myspace.com/bayohunter

For Missing Children - I Will Remember You

May all the Missing come home one day.
For those who can not, may you be safe with God, is what I pray.
I ask the Lord to bless you all!
With Love,

Sir Richard
A knight in thy service of the King of Kings!
http://www.myspace.com/bayohunter

The Dandelion Principle

Dandelions were introduced into the New World by fur traders because they grew so well and had enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy.
Another benefit is that the dandelion as today, is a good cheap and easy - to - grow food source.
So with a profitable fur trade calling, dandelions accompanied these early colonists.
Once the colonists were settled in and the dandelions planted, the fur traders ships sailed back to merry old England, only to return two years later.
Upon their return, they found all of the colonists dead, but the dandelion thriving.

My story begins just after my recent return from a mission trip with my team to South Africa. My lawn, even though cut well by my son, needed my personal touch to make it perfect.
Facing me was a wall of yellow: dandelions!
As I routed out each one individually, I asked myself: Why did I not chemically exterminate them all before I left on the mission?
My answer was that I had decided to be greener this year.
The City of Calgary is also tending to go green, and the result of all this green, was the yellow sea before me.

When I calmed down a bit, I realized that there are more important issues in life then dandelions.
How can weeds compare to the life and death issues faced by some of the people whom I had met in South Africa?
For them, lack of housing, food and Aids are the killers.
There are no means of extermination for these issues yet.

Though many agencies work hard to give hope, we are only plugging holes in a fragile dam.
The NGO agencies provide medicine, support and friendship but nothing lasting.
My question is: what about a more lasting legacy?

In my talks with the Zulu people that I met, I came to the conclusion that something more permanent was needed. The majority of their children who we talked about, after high school will work menial jobs, or will often resort to a life of crime, drugs or alcohol abuse.
They do so as in so many other places, in an attempt to escape the squalor and hopelessness that surrounds them all.

My idea is that a new beginning might be made by supporting local initiatives, such building better homes like those built by Habitat for Humanity.
This would require government involvement, enhanced education and support for trades plus the whole hearted co-operation of the local leaders.
The new built homes would then give hope and a brighter future with permanence, in what I call the dandelion principle.

So to those who see a mission such as my team and I were on, as a mere drop in the bucket, I reply that this bucket will eventually fill, if enough drops fall into it!

We can like the dandelion seed, spread on and on and from these humble beginnings, it is how seeds of hope will be spread.
I am proud to have played (along with my mission team), our small part in planting seeds of hope for future generations.

Written by Richard G. Abbenbroek
Aka, Muzikayifani

Note: Muzikayifani is a Zulu name given to me by my friend Thabo Sithebe.
It means: Mzikayifani (Zulu for homesteads are different)