Come of Age

Angus Buchan has shot to international attention in the wake of the book and film Faith Like Potatoes. He has filled the beiggest stadia in South Africa to capacity; he has spoken to large gathering sin Britain and Australia. But behind the scenes remains a straight-talking, tough South African farmer, still working with his sons to run the family farm, still seeking to remain obedient to God's voice. Angus's bold faith has carried him through droughts, family tragedies and financial crises. "One genuine miracle equals a thousand sermons," he observes. God has used him mighily. Anugs has developed a particular ministry to men, holding many rallies specifically for men and proving capable of communicating with ordinary guys who would never get closer to a church than the freeway. He loves to preach the good news of Jesus. "Doubt and fear may be contagious," he says. "But so is faith." Now in his sixties, Angus has had to come to terms with his own mortality, collapsing in the middle of a rally and being airlifted to hospital. Forced to reappraise his priorities, he now focuses his efforts upon mentoring younger men, encouraging them to develop their own spiritual maturity and to truly come of age.