(A message from Jesus) Raising a child is like painting a masterpiece. As the painter applies layer upon layer to her canvas, day by day you shape the life of your little one. The artist doesn’t begin with the smallest details, but uses broad strokes to map the basic shapes of her painting. Then, with patience and great care,. she adds new tones and a little more detail each day, until finally she can step back and admire her handiwork- a finished product she can be proud of.
So it is for mothers: Patiently and with tender loving care, mothers help transform little children into mature men and women.
One day you will step back and admire your work of art. Others will never fully understand or appreciate the years of hard work and loving care it took to produce your masterpiece but you and I will-and we will know that it was worth it all!

This project – blankets for the children and food for all – had been planned for a few weeks. How wonderful God’s timing that we were able to successfully hold the distribution on the date planned, which was just hours before the cold front and rains hit! And although RED Properties (who provided the blankets and chocolates) originally planned to bring 70 blankets, because of extra gifts dropped off they ended up bringing 82… and can you guess how many were needed for each child to receive? Yes, 82! None went without. Thank you Jesus!

It was a great joy and pleasure to partner with the RED Properties team, who made 130 gift parcels with toiletries, a card, and cookies for the elderly residents of this care home. Smiles and hugs abounded as each one of the dear elderly men and women received their pack, together with a kind word and reminder that they are loved.

Thank you again for your prayers and support towards the outreach over KKNK in Oudtshoorn! It all came together by His Grace, and from the moment we headed out, miracles continued to abound! The printing of thousands of Gospel tracts was donated, and just days before we received a couple boxes of Afrikaans and English Bibles for distribution! On top of that; we were blessed with being able to stay at the home of friends, our fuel was covered, (some of it on the very WAY to fest) and even meals and coffees etc were provided for, thank you Lord!

The immediate, known results of the outreach are…

What a wonderful blessing! From multiple sources and contributors, these three distribution events came together. We pulled up at the first location, and within minutes the line of waiting people was hundreds long. We prayed together, and then began distributing. There were beautiful carrots, potatoes, onions, nartjies, and apples – plus cereal, flour, instant noodles, and Gospel material! It was truly lovely once again to see the many grateful smiles, and watch as little children and adults alike dug into their parcels immediately to enjoy a fruit, or stood intently reading their Gospel tracts. Then we went to another settlement, and after that a third! At each distribution we were able to pray and joyfully distribute, with great results. A VERY busy and happy day!

The ladies at the New Life Centre were treated to some Easter goodies, as well as a lively performance from the children of Helping Hand!

To help share the Love of Jesus and Resurrection Joy, the children of Helping Hand visited a home for the elderly, bringing chocolates and an Easter message! The reactions were so heart-warming and the kids’ cheerful “Happy Easter!” echoed inside room after room. We are so proud of them for enthusiastically reaching out and being little lights for Jesus. We were also able to leave some treats for the sweet staff, a “thank you” for their daily care and concern for these elderly patients.