Welcome to 'The duPs' - The website of Paul and Margaret du Plessis - Margaret a former Medical Social Worker, Paul a physician.

They served with The Salvation Army in Zambia, the United Kingdom, India, and their homeland of South Africa. They retired to live in Bromley, in southeast London. Margaret passed away in 2019.

Their children, Catherine and Andre, and the wider family have always meant a lot to them. Placing Paul’s poems and other information on a website has been a family request for some years. Grandson, David, took on the project and became the website architect.

Please enjoy reading Paul's poems which reflect something of their life experiences.

Margaret has researched the life of Louisa Mary Tucker, the first wife of pioneer Indian missionary, Frederick Tucker.

Please use the menu on the left and the search function in the top right to navigate through the site.

Here is Paul's most recent poem:

Advent Paradox

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Written November 2023
Born to make a difference:
Expected, but unexpected,
Promised and accepted 
As an extraordinarily planned baby
Who comes in simplicity and innocence,
Untainted by a world of desire
Erupting into envy and anger. 
 
But he's willing to bear all of that
In a life of selflessness,
As an incubator down the road 
Switches off in deprivation
And the other child dies helpless,
While we light an advent candle,
Still committed, and with hope. 
 
November 2023