Jean Raath's Page

What do you love?

It's always amazing that a simple question like this can have so many answers - enough to fill a book - because there are really so many things that I love. In short though... I love Christ (more than life itself), I love my wife (more than words can describe), and I love football (so much that it borders on insanity), I love people (sometimes so much that it hurts) and I love LOVE - yeah because it is such a unique,satisfying and sometimes terrifying thing

What makes you angry?

OMW here we go again - there are so many...some truly stupid and others well I think are of real importance. Mostly I'd say my tendency to sometimes do the things I hate most. I get SO angry when people judge others based on their appearance (but still I often find myself doing exactly that). I get angry at pretence and fakeness, at the government sometimes, at the injustice in this world, at those stepping on others to get what they want from life, at Arsenal when they play crap football, at Man United when they play good football (I'm a Gunner by the way), I get angry in traffic and at my wife when I feel she doesn't listen, I get angry at people with racial issues and at my dogs when they chew on everything I own. I get angry when I get crap service, when I lose on XBOX, when people use Scripture out of context, when I'm stuck indoors for too long. I get angry because I get angry.

What makes you sad?

I'm gonna go with the shorter answers now: People not living the life they could/should

What do you believe in?

A lot of things again but in essence I believe that realness, honesty and relationship is what defines life - and that Christ is the personification/heart of all of these.

What's beautiful?

A life lived with passion and love. People living in true community. Creation in all of it's forms. My wife.

What's fun?

ANYTHING adventurous and those forever moments we have with others

What do you remember?

Right now: my first crash on a motorbike (weird) when I was like five

What is your wish?

That we will be able to see people through God's eyes - If I could do that it would change every other aspect of life I might have wishes for

Describe your world?

It's similar to the Forest in Ted Dekker's Circle Trilogy (before the Shataiki ruin it) and this one will have live football showing on the tree trunks all day

Who are you?

I'm the guy kicking the ball around when everybody goes to sleep. I'm also the guy that will stick by you through pretty much anything (Semper Fi)

What can you supernaturally do?

I do a pretty good Eric Cartman impersonation - don't know if that counts :) Well I think I'm a pretty good judge of people. Not necessarily supernatural - but a blessing nonetheless

Website/Organisation/Profession?

http://www.ais-africa.co.za/ || I'm a developer by day and a footballer by night - kind of like Batman...