RedeemedPioneer

RedeemedPioneer

I’m Lulu van Aswegen—a wife, mother, grandmother, and writer from Bloemfontein. Life, faith, and family inspire the reflections and short stories I share here. I write in English as RedeemedPioneer and in Afrikaans as VrygekoopteBaanbreker.

Explore, enjoy, and feel free to share your thoughts—I’m delighted to have you here!

JANEY, AN ABANDONED LITTLE MUTE GIRL

JANEY, AN ABANDONED LITTLE MUTE GIRL

A flash fiction story inspired by Street Store, a ministry initiative whereby multiple local churches in various cities partner with each other to serve precious people within their most vulnerable communities.

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PENNY, A DISTRAUGHT MATRIARCH

PENNY, A DISTRAUGHT MATRIARCH

A flash fiction story inspired by Street Store, a ministry initiative whereby multiple local churches in various cities partner with each other to serve precious people within their most vulnerable communities.

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DONALD, A MAN ON THE RUN

DONALD, A MAN ON THE RUN

A flash fiction story inspired by Street Store, a ministry initiative whereby multiple local churches in various cities partner with each other to serve precious people within their most vulnerable communities.

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A DANGEROUS DECLARATION

A DANGEROUS DECLARATION

“Let there be love shared among us, let there be love in our eyes. May now Your love sweep this nation, cause us, oh Lord, to arise. Give us a fresh understanding of brotherly love that is real. Let there be love shared among us, let there be love.”

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PURE & SIMPLE FAITH

PURE & SIMPLE FAITH

Thirty years ago a toddler at the top of a staircase spotted his daddy standing at the bottom of the stairs. He grinned from ear to ear, because down there was his daddy – the strongest, smartest, bestest best daddy in the whole wide world.

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TOSS THE TOTE & DITCH THE DUMPING

TOSS THE TOTE & DITCH THE DUMPING

One of my dear friends recently made a visual representation of his own life in a grid of 7×10 blocks, which depicts a rough rounding of the estimated life expectancy of 70 years in South Africa.

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NOVEMBER 26

NOVEMBER 26

This is one of my favourite pictures of 7-year-old Jessica performing the song I LOVE YOU, LORD on the dining room table to an audience of friends and family.

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