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:
He Comes
- Details
- Written November 2022
Or an annual celebration
But repeated time and again,
Available on request
Or even uninvited,
But finding he's at the back of the mind.
Until the light dawns
And faith confirms imagination.
As hope returns
Attitudes change,
With values born afresh,
Until he takes his rightful place
Centre-stage
With a new way of life.
November 2022