When I think about New Wine, I want to laugh and cry all at once. I am humbled and in awe that during my darkest valley, this is what He created out of me.

My grandmother kept nagging me to write until she passed away a few years ago. She was one of the few people that (I felt) understood me without having to explain myself. We had such a wonderful connection and I feel a little sad that she is not here to celebrate this blessing with me. I cannot help but wonder what she would have said if she received a signed copy of New Wine – seeing that she always blessed me with a signed copy of her books. I can see the look on her face, ‘I told you so,’ along with ‘I am so proud of you.’

Writing runs in my family, as many of you know, and I appreciate words more than most people. The words we use have so much power and when a vision by a dear friend of mine (Leonie Pretorius) was uttered over me to write in 2019, I thought: ‘I would love to write books that glorify Abba. May this prophecy come true.’