I met Zama Buthelezi in Daveyton at the Best Man and Woman I Can Be Forum conference in July 2012, where I was invited as a speaker by Lonwabo Maseko (founder of Best Man and Woman I can Be) and me and my husband's friend Gordon Ronaldo Mazibuko. Zama is a well-spoken young woman who's passion is for young women to know who they are and what their worth is in God's eyes. She also invited me as a speaker a in October to address the young women she is building at the University of Johannesburg in Kingsway, Auckland Park, Johannesburg.
What moves me about Zama is her realization of what her purpose is at her tender age of 22 as I remember when I was her age I thought my purpose was to make a man who cared less about me to realize I am the woman for him. And luckily for me that was not God's plan for me. She is an inspiration to the young women who's eyes are opened and who's vision is to change the world and not really their material standing. Zama is not just a motivational speaker but a good writer as well. This time let me write less and allow you an opportunity to read from someone younger and fresh in order for you to realize the power of being in God and knowing yourself. I enjoyed her writing and know you will too.
Check out Zama Buthelezi's article in www.http://joyofsalvation.tumblr.com/http://joyofsalvation.tumblr.com/
Zama wrote:
It is that time of the year when we all begin to reflect on the past and view how this year has treated us; some will have positive things to say while others just want this year to be over and begin a fresh. For me it has been an eventful year that has brought about experiences that groomed my character more than anything. As I was writing God told me to delete all that I had written and instead of preaching the word I should rather share on what the word has done in my life, so this is by far my most personal piece to date.
2012 didn’t start of with a bang for me at all. I entered the year while I was still working at a retail store, I hated getting up and going to work, I dreaded the experience each and every day and I would spend more time glancing at my watch checking when it will be lunch time and then knock off time than I spent time engaging with my colleagues or customers. I had no other choice but to fulfill the terms of my contract as it was part of my bursary terms and conditions to do vacation work during the June and December holidays. I felt as if I was above the job and store I was placed in, I had just recently graduated so I was even more livid having a degree and working in such a store. I felt as if I was more articulate than my fellow colleagues and smarter and because I spoke English with a Model C accent I was better than them as most didn’t even matriculant. Just after my contract had ended I stayed unemployed for 7 months.....
Continue to read in
www.http://joyofsalvation.tumblr.com
SHORT SNIPPET ON ZAMA IN HER OWN WORDS:
"I am a driven and ambitious young woman. I always thrive for excellence in all I do. I believe in being the change that I want to see in this world. I love being busy as stagnation is the one thing I loathe the most." taken from her profile and blog in http://www.butheleziz.blogspot.com/
"Gal wif a lot of 'tude...i js spk my mind n i do wat i do cz i always do it best
I am a young woman hu is always after Gods own heart he is my everything and without him I am nothing! I'm a strong willed n very ambitious person n I'm driven by success!
Looking gud is an occupation,1 I can work 9-5 n overtime if I must!I js love me#NoVanity!jst confidence" taken from her Facebook profile.
