by Kate Motaung | Jan 25, 2018 | Home, South Africa
Today marks exactly five years since our family boarded a plane with ten overstuffed suitcases to move from Cape Town, South Africa to my hometown in West Michigan. By that point I had lived in South Africa for ten and a half years. My husband and kids were all born...
by Kate Motaung | Jul 27, 2015 | Guest Post, Parenting, South Africa
A month before I turned 21, I boarded a flight bound for Cape Town. My plan was to stay for six months. Two years later, I was still there, speaking vows that wed me to a South African man. Within three years of our wedding day, we had two kids. Just after our second...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 30, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
I had marveled at the majesty of it for weeks, but I’d never been to the top. Then one day my chance arrived. The student ministry where I worked was hosting a social event for students, and we were going to climb Table Mountain. The plan was to meet at...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 29, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
The African wedding is not an afternoon affair. It’s not even an all day affair. It’s an occasion, and sometimes it spans over days, at times up to a week. But even before the big day, there are months and months of preparations that span far wider than just the...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 28, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
We were at a campus ministry retreat when we heard the news. My husband’s uncle had passed away. His mother’s brother. We left the retreat to prepare for a nine-hour drive to for the funeral. I was just under three months pregnant with my first child, and still...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 27, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
I’m thrilled to be able to introduce you to my real-life friend today, Patrice Gopo. Though we are both Americans, Patrice and I met in Cape Town, where she lived for two years. Patrice has been a great encouragement to me, particularly in my own writing. ...