Our time at the 2015 KKNK (Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees) Festival was a truly wonderful experience! Tens of thousands of people gathered to enjoy the many attractions, and we were there to introduce the best attraction of all – The Love of Jesus now on this earth and then Salvation and Heaven hereafter! We were able to meet, interact with, pray with, and encourage individuals from every walk of life! The final results of the outreach are: 6700 Gospel pamphlets (tracts) distributed one-on-one. Over 30 Bibles and Gospels of John given out to those who needed. 49 people accepted Jesus into their lives as their personal Saviour! Besides these statistics, our team gave out hundreds of inspirational Activated magazines and met up with many people that we had encountered on previous occasions; in order to catch up and further follow-up on them. The miracles and blessings that we experienced throughout this trip are almost uncountable! Perfect weather, donations of multiple meals throughout our time there,  breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and even snacks!) “chance” meetings ordained by God, good health, safe travels, supply of funds for camping and petrol, wonderful camaraderie of our team, and so, so much more! Thank you Jesus and thank all his “hands and feet” who made it possible for us to be there! Jesus promised in John 12:32  that “If I be lifted up, I will draw all people unto me” – and He did! Thank you all for being a part of that.

Thanks to large donations of foodstuffs, we were able to send supplies to a soup kitchen in Heidelberg ( A town a few hours away) where they were well used to feed many little ones as well as make food parcels for families! God bless the donors and those running the project there!      

Suzanne and Caleb, two Helping Hand members in the Netherlands, came for a short visit. During their time here, we were able to visit and bring supplies to several local centres and institutions that we support. These included a children’s hospital, home for abused women and children, and a home for needy families. .

On the Easter weekend, we celebrated the wedding of Mike and Angie. It was a touching ceremony, and we were blessed with a perfect, beautiful day! A big thank you to all those who helped with the food and preparations, which made the day so memorable!

“The Great Gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have the confidence in God, in His ultimate triumph, and in His Goodness and Love, which nothing can shake.” – Basil Hume Happy Easter to all of you and may you have a blessed day, as we remember both Jesus’ great sacrifice for us by dying on the cross AND His mighty victory over sin and death through The Resurrection! As the song by Natalie Grant says, ” I am His because He is alive!” (Easter Art by the children of Helping Hand & Easter Sunrise by “The Empty Tomb” with the Helping Hand Team.)  

Suzanne and Caleb -our Helping Hand members from the Netherlands- joined us on an event to give foodstuffs to an community living informally on a abandoned farm. Each of the recipients was so grateful for the food items, which included rice, pretzels, bread, chips, and tinned peaches.

Together with a group of volunteers, we visited a local township and gave each person samp, barley, rice, tinned peaches, carrots, apples, chips, bread, soup stock cubes, and a Gospel of John! Below you can see pictures of the event. A very sincere thank you to each of you our sponsors and you who volunteered! You helped these needy ones be assisted and blessed!  

From adults to 2 year olds, Helping Hand members participated in several runs this past week – one of them being the Tyger Run Saturday morning, which coincides with both Human Rights Day AND World Downs-Syndrome Day! Timothy, our very own downs-syndrome superstar, ran the 5km and arrived at the finish with both hands raised in victory! Here are some more pictures from the events. Hope you enjoy the energy, enthusiasm, and exercise evidence!