\u201cWEES nou, meer as ooit tevore, daar vir mekaar. Haal die spreekwoordelike gesigsmaskers af en leef die verskil wat jy wil h\u00ea moet gebeur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 boodskap is wat ds. Christo St\u00fcmke (65) van Kariega se NG kerk De Mist op die vooraand van sy aftrede \u2013 en in \u2018n tyd wat mondmaskers mense se emosies verbloem \u2013 die w\u00eareld wil instuur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs \u2018n mens wat lief is vir my medemens, het die onmenslikheid van die pandemie, die harde isolasie, die emosieloosheid van maskers, en om boonop met kanker gediagnoseer te word, my platgeslaan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op 14 Februarie sal St\u00fcmke weet of sy kanker in remissie is. Intussen sien hy daarna uit om einde Februarie, na 38 jaar van diens \u2018n nuwe vlak van diens aan die gemeenskap te lewer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het my loopbaan by die De Mist-gemeente begin en sluit dit hier af. \u2019n Skriba het eendag vir my ges\u00ea De Mist is die Universiteit van die lewe. En dit is so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHier het ek my grootste lewensles geleer: om onvoorwaardelik, desondanks foute en struwelinge, daar te wees vir mense. Om mekaar te ondersteun, te vergewe en aan te gaan met die lewe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil net wees wat Christus was, om saam met mense op die markplein te wees. Ek is nie \u2018n studeerkamer-predikant nie. Ek hou daarvan om tussen my mense te wees; dit is waar ek \u2018n verskil kan help maak.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is di\u00e9 absolute medemensgedrewendheid, toegewydheid en leiersrol wat St\u00fcmke in die bre\u00ebr gemeenskap vervul wat hom bekroon het met die hoogste humanit\u00eare toekennings van die plaaslike Rotari\u00ebr en Lions diensklubs. Die Rotari\u00ebrs het hom vereer met die Paul Harris Fellowship en die Lions met die gesogte De Mist-toekenning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die St\u00fcmkes se huis laat \u2018n mens met verwondering staar na al die kosbare kunswerke wat deur die jare versamel is. Trouens, waar hy tydens die onderhoud in die leer-leunstoel sit, stylvol uitgerus met die twee gesinshondjies langs hom, lyk na \u2018n ideale komposisie vir \u2018n skilderwerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St\u00fcmke en sy vrou Carien is ook bekend vir hulle watertand klapperys, fudge en munchies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het aanvanklik begin om dit te maak toe ons kinders, Ferreira en Margaux in die OP Kinderkoor was en ons geld moes insamel vir hulle Europese-toer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die kinders is Europa toe en terug, uit die huis en beide lank reeds in professionele beroepe, maar die St\u00fcmkes hou aan om di\u00e9 lekkergoed te maak, want dit is wenresepte. Soveel so, dat die twee vierpoot nuwelinge in die huis, Fudge en Munchie gedoop is. Di\u00e9 lekkernye is ook te koop by Carien se koffiewinkel, Feraux, in Kanonstraat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fudge en Munchie was ook die tema van een van St\u00fcmke se preke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWanneer ek vir Fudge en Munchie s\u00ea \u2018kerk-kerk\u2019, hardloop hulle kerk toe, maak nie saak waarmee hulle besig is nie. Toe preek ek een Sondag en ek s\u00ea ek wens party lidmate wil soos my honde wees \u2026 wanneer die kerkklok lui, moet hulle kerk toe hardloop. Die klok lui nie verniet nie, dit lui vir \u2018n rede,\u201d s\u00ea hy laggend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nog \u2018n nuwe fase wat op die St\u00fcmkes wag, is om grootouers te word wanneer Margaux se eersteling in Junie gebore word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vanaf Maart gaan dominee St\u00fcmke nou wel nie meer elke Sondag agter die preekstoel staan nie, maar hy is steeds beskikbaar vir troues, begrafnisse en om uit te help met dienste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaar ek weet daar gaan ook \u2018n dag aanbreek wat ek dit ook vaarwel gaan toeroep.\u201d Hy lag en s\u00ea, \u201cEk wil nie aanhou en aanhou en naderhand verkeerde Bybelverse aan haal nie. Nee wat, daar is \u2018n tyd om te kom en \u2018n tyd om te gaan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waarna hy wel baie uitsien na sy aftrede, is om by meer gemeenskapsprojekte betrokke te raak soos Hospice en Kansa. Want soos hy s\u00ea, \u201cOns het mekaar nou nodiger as ooit tevore.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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