So the Philistines filled in all the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime. Finally, Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us! You've become more powerful than we are." So Isaac moved away. He set up his tents in the Gerar Valley and lived there. He dug out the wells that had been dug during his father Abraham's lifetime. The Philistines had filled them in after Abraham's death. He gave them the same names that his father had given them. Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found a spring-fed well. The herders from Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herders, claiming, "This water is ours!" So Isaac named the well Esek [Argument], because they had argued with him. Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one too. So Isaac named it Sitnah [Accusation]. He moved on from there and dug another well. They didn't quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth [Roomy] and said, "Now the LORD has made room for us, and we will prosper in this land."
(Genesis 26:15-22)
One amazing day near the end of 2001, Bram van Tonder walked into my office and explained to me that God had sent him to give me a message.
He started to read from the Bible and gave me Genesis 26:15 - 22.
After he gave me this passage from the Bible, he said: "it is not meant for you to build buildings. You must go and open up the wells of Africa!"
Now, what does one do when a stranger walks into your office and gives such a challenging instruction. I decided to listen.
It took me another two years to build up enough courage to resign from a prosperous job, but finally I took the step and resigned at the end of 2003.
God loves Africa. God wants to see Africa prosper. Let us stand together and open up the wells of living water in Africa so that the people of Africa can enjoy decent jobs.