Perseverance

Luke 23:34

New International Version (NIV)

³⁴ Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”^[a] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

In our life time we learn right from wrong. If we say nothing or do nothing we are wrong. Nelson Mandela decided, Let's do it!

Nelson Mandela

A Xhosa born to the Thembu royal family, Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law. Living in Johannesburg, he became involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC and becoming a founding member of its Youth League. After the South African National Party came to power in 1948, he rose to prominence in the ANC's 1952 Defiance Campaign, was appointed superintendent of the organisation's Transvaal chapter and presided over the 1955 Congress of the People. Working as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and, with the ANC leadership, was unsuccessfully prosecutednothin in the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961. Influenced by Marxism, he secretly joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) and sat on its Central Committee. Although initially committed to non-violent protest, in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. In 1962, he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial

Following  the life of Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela knew apartheid was wrong and that non-violence was the answer. After serving 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela became the first Black President of South Africa. Nelson Mandela has left and outstanding legacy.

Children: Makgatho Mandela (Son) · Makaziwe Mandela-Amuah (Daughter) · Zenani Mandela (Daughter) · Zindziswa Mandela

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