16 Decisions for Jesus!
2450 Gospel tracts distributed!
Over 50 Bibles, Activated magazines, and other faith-building books given out!
We prayed for many personal prayer requests, discussed issues, encouraged, and followed up!

Hundreds of men, women, and children in nearby rural areas benefited from these food parcels –two vanloads of fresh fruit, vegetables, sugar, oats, cheese, energy drink, raisins, tea, rusks, tissue paper, and more divided into bags for each one! Although we wish we could do so much more, we know that every bit of help, and especially every bit of love, is well worth it and has an impact beyond the immediate.

At any time and in whatever circumstance, being a mom is a lot of hard work, and deserves recognition and respect!

It was absolutely wonderful to see the thankful smiles of mothers (and curious interest from their little ones) as we gave them hampers – packed with clothes, shoes, a blanket, nappies, a toy, tissue paper, sunscreen, warm-up baby bean bags, soaps, a facecloth, and a Gospel magazine!

Mothers at four clinics received these gifts, and we pray all the items will truly be a help and reminder that Jesus cares about them!

We’ve been busy preparing and delivering supplies to various centres all around the city – a creche for underprivileged children, two quadriplegic homes, and a refuge for abused women and children. We always spend time talking with and encouraging those at each place, and leave Gospel material for them to enjoy further!

We had planned and prayed for these food distributions, and the Lord really came through! The DAY before, we were given hundreds of kgs of oats (unsolicited and out of the blue!) which we packed into individual bags. Then there were raisins, carrots, potatoes, apples, naartjies, bread, (which arrived on the morning of distribution!) tissue paper, and Gospel tracts!

We regularly support this small Christian-based creche with foodstuffs and educational materials. This time, our kids at Helping Hand helped bring a whole bunch of balloons for the kids to enjoy, as well as bananas and apples!

As part of celebrating women, we packed – and then held special distributions of – towels, sanitary items, and chocolates! These items went to two settlements, a home for unwed mothers, and a refuge for abused women. At the home for unwed mothers, we also had tea and cupcakes with the ladies! At each place it was so lovely to see the smiles and appreciation from the recipients. Praise God!

As the rain came down, we set up our tables and greeted those already gathered to receive their food parcels. Three vehicles full of soup packs, sweet potatoes, naartjies, apples, bananas, cereal, rusks, tea, raisins, beef stock, tissue paper, an Activated Gospel magazine, and more! Enough to give 500 people each a plentiful portion!

We began by faith, and very soon the rain slowed way down just as we had prayed for it to! With many smiles and “thank you’s” men, women, and children passed and packed their bags full. (three bags each to fit it all!) The hours passed, and the line went on and on and on… and finally came to an end. Great success, praise God! So though it was hectic, each person got their foodstuffs and they were so so grateful!