Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world - often
described as a kind of heaven on earth. Yet for the majority of its
inhabitants it is hell. Apartheid-spawned ghettoes are everywhere,
and for those living in Manenberg - a coloured township on the Cape
Flats, purpose-built by the apartheid government as part of its
forced removal plan - life is just as marginal today as it was
during apartheid. The main differences now are the rampant drug use
and widespread gang presence. No Neutral Ground is a gripping
account of Pete Portal's move from London to Manenberg, of addicts
and gangsters meeting Jesus and being transformed, and how he went
from living with a heroin addict to establishing a church community
- and all the heartbreak and failure along the way. This is a story
of mighty works of God, as well as relapse, hopelessness and
despair; the miraculous and the mundane, heaven and hell, all
balanced on a knife edge. Offering searing insight and an inspiring
vision of faith, Pete asks why anyone would choose this way of
life, if giving up our lives for others is worth it - and what the
church could become if we were willing to risk it all to reach the
forgotten and the lost.
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Excellent, thought-provoking read
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 | Review
by: Sally M.
No neutral ground is heart-compelling. It speaks of what real community in the face of immense challenges looks like. It is thought-provoking, moving and inspiring. Easy-to-read. The stories of the people in the book grip one's heart and as you read, you become a witness to the story of their lives changing.
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