As well as our many Christmas projects, we still continue the distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, and other food items to feeding schemes and several institutions.
Category: AIDS relief
A Little Child Shall Lead them…
On Tuesday we had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with nearly 250 disadvantaged children and teenagers. As the hall filled with children-many of whom suffered from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-we could also feel the excitement mounting. The children were gathered for a Christmas programme with a difference. Everyone was given juice and a snack and we showed them a DVD, outlining the message of salvation in simple story form. After the DVD, we presented the children with the opportunity to accept Jesus as their personal Saviour. Then, the children respectfully bowed their heads as Amy (12) led them in prayer. We also presented each child with a gift-bag filled with treats, chocolates, and a toy. Seeing the sweet reactions of the crowd made sharing the meaning of Christmas in word and action even more rewarding for us all.
Christmas Gifts and Toys
Christmas is usually a time of excitement and the giving of gifts. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone; there are still many children who don’t partake of this special season. Because of this we plan events that include the giving of Christmas presents to those who wouldn’t normally get any. Here you see the youth of Helping Hand sorting presents for Christmas parcels, and the staff and management of Sash Consulting who kindly donated the gifts for the children of the Sive Nathi center and the Sarah Fox Convalescent hospital.
Klipheuwel Food Parcels Oct 2013
The residents of the Klipheuwel township, the informal settlement near our mission, received a surprise visit from us this week when we came to drop off food parcels for everyone living there. It took just minutes for everyone to line up and patiently wait for their turn; it always touches our hearts to see people give priority to the smaller and weaker ones. Each person received their package-containing flour, pasta-meals, and jam-gratefully and we enjoyed sharing words of encouragement along with the food with everyone there. A big thank you to each one of our sponsors who keep making it possible for us to continue helping others.
Klipheuwel Settlement July Projects
The Lord blessed us with an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as tins, jars, and packets of food and during this wet and cold month of July. Along with distribution to our many regular beneficiaries, we made food parcels for the over 700 families in the Klipheuwel township. The people there sweetly received our help and a few of the local ladies helped us and made sure that everyone received their share of these needed items. The children also received a bag each and were happy to carry their bag of ‘trophies’ back home. Even though each person there is in desperate need themselves, it humbled us to see these dear people putting their neighbours first and being concerned with the needs of others before their own. Often a small child would let an even younger one get in line before them and make sure they got their parcel. Mommies would always let the children go first and we were touched to see so much kindness and unselfishness in this community. Although we went there to bless others, we returned having been blessed ourselves.Among the thousands of kilos of goods that were distributed there, each person received: bread, vegetables, pasta, juice, jam, cheese, fruit, crackers, and more! (Matthew 7:12 “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”)
Spending Madiba Day to Show the Love of Our HEAVENLY Father in Word and Deed
Everyone in our Helping Hand Mission, from our 1-and-a-half year old to our sixty-something year old, spent the day reaching out to others. The following activities kept us busy for the day. Visiting the Elderly Food Parcels for the Homeless Distributing Educational Materials Nutrition for HIV and TB Patients Sandwiches for Street People A Meal and a Juice for the Less Privileged Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Feeding Schemes Bibles, Pamphlets, and Inspirational Magazines for All
Fresh Rolls…12,000 of them!
Over the last few weeks we have picked up, sorted, and distributed over 12,000 rolls of fresh bread. This bread made its way to many different centres, soup kitchens, orphanages, and clinics, as well as hundreds of families! As winter sets in more and more staples like this become more needed, and we were so thankful to have such a valuable resource as fresh bread to offer the disadvantaged. God bless you, our donors and sponsors, for both the bread, and the means to pick up and deliver it! Many hungry children as well as grown-ups have benefited and been encouraged as a result.
June Food Distribution
Each week we collect and deliver hundreds of kilos of fresh produce; bread, fruit, vegetables, etc. Here Mike is sorting one of our weekly loads of vegetables and Angie is delivering it to Sive Nathi, a center for severely disabled children.