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Letter from Gerhard
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. Phil.4:8
The Apostle Paul was locked down in prison while he wrote this and gave us a great example of remaining optimistic under difficult circumstances. As a ministry, we have tried our best to have this same attitude/perspective. To be honest, there have been times when the uncertainty of when camps and outreaches will be allowed again, has been discouraging. However, we have also seen the value of this "down" time as we have been able stop, reflect, seek God and work on important things that have been pushed aside by busy ministry schedules. Apart from this, we have registered as an essential service and have been able to gather food and other essential products to deliver to some of our friends that are really struggling in Imizamuyethu township.
We are excited for our team to be reunited in a few days time in order to continue this project, to do some projects here on Apostle Battery and to continue growing together through the leadership/discipleship studies we have been doing remotely.
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Prince AlbertI am privileged to work as a volunteer at our community feeding scheme during this pandemic. We provide two meals a day for about 500 kids - six days of the week. This programme has given us the opportunity to really invest in our kids and to teach them valuable lessons such as to wait your turn in line, to greet and say thank you, good hygiene, patience and to keep to strict rules/guidelines just to name a few.
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MavhuzaLockdown has brought its challenges to the little village of Mavhuza in Limpopo. The schools and the drop-in centre is closed. This is where the kids that are less fortunate from Mavhuza usually get their afternoon meal.
I have discovered 20 families of kids that are vulnerable and in desperate need for basic food items. I was able to help them with food parcels which included 10.5kg maize meal, 750ml cooking oil, 2 tins of fish, red speckled beans, onions, imana soup, salt and potatoes. Every child, together with their family, that received the food parcels are very thankful to the donors. Prudence |
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Zizamele Day CareThere has been so much breakthrough with the educational standard of the school as well as financial provision to employ a caregiver to assist Thembisa. The upgrades of the building and playground also created a safer environment for the children to learn, play and explore.
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Character campsWe had 2 character building camps in the beginning of the year. It was filled with adventure and experiential learning.
Eversdal's camp theme was "The 7 Summits Challenge", focusing on accountability, reliability, caring and conservation. Stellenbosch's camp focused on the 6 values of the School; respect, responsibility, unconditional acceptance, service, integrity and excellence. |
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