The Calling

By Dumisani Bapela

This novel is about a wealthy man in South Africa who embarked on a journey to Europe for a vacation that changed his life. On his return, he sold all his possessions to become a pastor with an aim to work for God, and that resulted in a divorce. He has been abducted and tortured while preaching in a foreign country, and that left him with permanent scars. He had a task that was given by Jesus Christ as he was on a four-hour visit to heaven. He established the structure that would help people benefit in various sectors of their lives, and that is called Christian Organization. After his death, his twin brother took over and followed his footsteps by becoming a pastor. In his late age, he found things that are shocking, things that are not what they seem.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Africa
• Release date: Mar 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781482877762

Dumisani Bapela

Dumisani Solomon Bapela born on 17 December 1975 In Dennilton, South Africa. His parents the late Amos Bapela and Johannah Mkhabela and has one sibling and her name it’s Martha Nonhlanhla Bapela. He is married to Selinah Skosana and their son it’s Cassius Sibusiso Bapela. Dumisani started school in Morelig primary School in Wonderfontein South Africa, at the age of 7 yrs he wrote fiction stories as he draws it as cartoons until reaches this adult stage. At the age of 17 yrs he obtained the high school certificate from Sofunda secondary school Middleburg South Africa. He then further his studies in Witbank College and obtained three national certificate in Engineering studies and he got training to a mining company to train as an apprentice, 2004 he qualified as the fitter artisan. He worked for mining company from the date until today. At the age of 40 yrs he wrote his first official Novel that called Morphine, 3 months later after the book was published he got sick and was diagnosed with cancer. As people saying negative things about his condition and he took positively because people thought of death but he saw an opportunity as he took six months sick leave for writing the second novel called the Phoenix from Durban.

Book preview

CHAPTER 1

Aaron Magale is a successful business man, who is very much dedicated and diligent, he owns the Casino. After the successful year in revenue he organized the celebration party and he invited all his employees to celebrate with him.

‘In our lives we’ve got our ups and downs, and that creates depression, especially when we commute to our offices to do our daily tasks, our business requires one to meet their monthly target by producing the legitimate lucrative and I cannot imagine the stress the managers carries in their everyday lives. He/ She must also need to manage staff, the Casino’s Hotel, some need to manage finances and also to maintain the clients complains from day to day and that does not only give good business practice but also brings good image to our brand and I’m very much delighted about that and such diligent managers should be rewarded enormous, however we should acknowledge that not even your parents you can able to pay them back for their responsibility of raising you until finishing your tertiary studies, but at least you can thank them, in this case I’m going to thank an each an everyone of you in respective way.

Ladies and gentlemen the revenue during 2015/2016 was improved by twenty-percent and that excited our stake holders. I thought it’s time I reward my diligent Managers by buying them a flight ticket to Australia for a week vacation, I mean all five of you will be travelling with your spouses, and the rest of my junior employees will embark on a journey to Tanzania for vacation as well but you will not all go at the same time because the Casino still need to operate, I believe that by giving back produces good results enthusiastic, by so doing will create trust to one another and it will make all employee feel important and that will make an each an everyone of you to want to stay in this company until retirement.’ Said Aaron

People showed their appreciation by clapping their hands, and he continues.

‘And I also thought I should take the vacation with my beautiful wife as well, and we will be heading to Germany, Austria and Netherland to also relax a bit and forget about the office stress for a while. I have invited all of you today to appreciate your efforts, and I want everyone to relish at this financial year party by spoiling yourself with food and beverage.’ Said Aaron

And he sat down, and they clap hands once again, after a while the party began, every body is having good time including Aaron and his wife Vanessa. All types of beverage its there, and also there are two full lamp and two pig that is on a turning equipment that turns while it is barbequed/ braai it and underneath it there is red wood, there is also a various type of see food and four kinds of salads. People had some fun and they ate that food and drank booze all night long and the remainder of the booze and food they took it at their respected homes.

The couples have so much wealth and living in the fancy suburb in Sandton, South Africa

And they have three children two boys age 10 and 8 years old and the girl age 5 years, they also live with their three maids in their mansion house. The Magale are very close with their relatives, Aaron’s twin brother Willard Magale who is married to Brenda who is 35 years and they have no children as they went to so many Doctors and still no success on conceiving.

Willard is working as an Civil Engineer in Johannesburg Municipality, his wife Brenda she is a Primary

School Teacher and she is a very beautiful black woman who is very light in complexion. The Magale Twins are identical but Willard is little bit taller. Aaron and Vanessa are happy couples who’re working together in their Casino and other as they’re more wealthier than the other Magale’s.

Aaron is having the private conversation with his wife, they are talking about the trip and are both very excited about it because its been a while since they have been outside South Africa, usually most of their trips are locally and are business trips not vacations.

‘It’s good to be away for a while to escape the noisy street of Johannesburg and the stress of running such big business.’ Said Aaron

‘You are right about that and I can’t wait to go, I realize that the more we get older you stopped to be romantic.’ Said Vanessa

‘I know you women all you could think about it’s to do shopping, I think there will be plenty of time for that and believe me you will do it until you get tired, to elaborate on point, the more we grow we deal with a lot things, the time that we get you will want it to use it on something else like some youth development program as you want to groom them to be business people and at the other hand I’m neglecting my marriage.’ Said Aaron And he laugh a bit.

‘So what do you men do on vacation when you arrive to a foreign country if we women love shopping?’ Said Vanesa

‘You see men look for big staff, watching reality shows that talks about inverting machines and also watch news to know what is happening around the globe, and we buy houses, and expensive cars, we’re thinking big instead of doing window shopping to all clothing stores in the Malls, so to arrive in a foreign country it becomes an adventure because I will go around to discover new things, going to museum to see monuments and learn about the history of that country and yes this is a man’s world.’ Said Aaron

‘I see, even though men work with big machines, using their muscle but are crying like babies on small scratches, small burns, needles and women are surviving on the biggest pain in the world like giving birth.’ Said Vanesa

‘Yeah you’re right and you know I do have a high respect for women. You know we came hear on a vacation and I forgot to tell my brother about it.’ Said Aaron

‘Oh, by the way twins share everything even when they’re married, don’t you forget that I’m your right hand woman. I’m joking honey, I think you should call him.’ Said Vanessa

CHAPTER 2

Aaron and his wife Vanesa are finally embarking on a trip to Europe as they arrived at OR Tambo International airport to take the plane that goes to Germany, after a while of waiting it has finally arrived and without the waste of time they both climb in a first class section, and in a few minutes time the engine starts and the journey begins.

After an twelve-hour journey they finally arrive in Berlin, and the plane lands and all passengers climb off including the Magale’s and after so doing they went to their arranged transport that will take them straight to their hotel, as they are tired from the long journey they just ate their dinner and slept.

The weather it’s good even though its colder than South Africa and the Mogale’s begin their vacation by travelling around Berlin and the following day they went to some museum and they saw monuments that describe the history of the country and it was so emotional and adventurous at the same time, as some stories talks about the carnage during the wars that took place centuries ago. After spending a week there, they went to Amsterdam, Netherland and everything went well until they saw people smoking marijuana in the street as no body business and that shocked Aaron because in South Africa it’s prohibited to smoke in public with a normal cigarette.

After three days they went to Austria in Vienna and the nice beautiful City in Europe, beautiful gardens, green trees around the City and very clean in both streets and parks, peaceful with low crime and in the parks the birds continuously singing, the grass has been cut at a correct size. As the City is peaceful, at about 8pm Aaron say to his wife that he wants them to take a