Wouldn’t some good news be good too?

B KOCH of Nimrod Park writes:

The November 17 Express had the following report headings on its first four pages: killed for car, safe bombed, floods cause havoc, hurt in brawl, armed robbers on the run, police warn about crime, granddad shot dead, mom robbed in front of son, man steals from accident victim, passenger killed.

Like the late Mr Tom Zeeman, I’ve also been through a shooting incident at home during April 2015. After months of being in a coma, numerous operations (last one in October 2016), having to learn to walk again and given a zero chance of surviving the ordeal, it could only have been God’s will for me to have recovered in such a way that I can report on fairly good health today.

Sal dit nie wonderlik wees indien ons tussen die genoemde negatiewe berigte ook meer positiewe dinge sien nie. Uit my ondervinding het daar soveel positief gekom, wat as gelowige ‘n reuse bydrae tot herstel verseker het.

Dit is vandag die ondersteuning van bure (straat op en af), my gesin en familie, noodpersoneel op die grond en in die helikopter, al die personeel in die hospitaal en tuisversorging deur geliefdes wat ‘n mens laat besef dat daar eenvoudig meer goed in die lewe is as wat ons daagliks wil erken of raaksien.

So, is daar genoeg materiaal vir minstens ‘n goeienuus bladsy in elke uitgawe van Express? Ons moet dit net rapporteer. Deur dit sal ons ook dank bring aan die Here vir alles wat so in “oorvloed” goed is in ons lewens.

Thank you for the letter. We urge residents to report their good news to us. Email details to kemptonexpress@caxton.co.za – Editor