There are certain people you meet during your life’s journey; they not only spur you on, they also initiate the processes that take you further in life – You are certainly one of such few people I have met. My encounter with you has been one that has left me sharpened and equipped in different facets of my life. The prophetic words you uttered to me in one of our youth meetings still find full expression in all my endeavours. The reason you chose me for the umpteenth time to engage with you in diverse spiritual exercises may not have been fully known to me at the time; however, now I can boldly say: those lengthy one-to-one prayer and praise sessions, those prolonged youth meetings, those extensive youth activities – they all added up to influencing who I have become and who I will continue to be.