2013 Kick-Off

2013 Kick-Off

         Primary school children came in as we were getting set up. Phoebe prayed with them all and led them in an impromptu meeting with singing and a message. This primary meeting will now be a feature and I am sure will grow and grow, can't wait till next week......................!!

 

They were fascinated by the guitar!

                         We has made announcements in the classroom and the room filled up rapidly.....

                                            .....until we were absolutely full to the brim

Our man Jeffrey........ a former student now doing an internship at a local church will join us for all out activities this year, meetings, outreach and excursions. Suicidal two years ago, he has developed into an amazing leader. Without any help he has organized about 50 kids in two groups each doing singing poetry drama and dance.... 

                                          Go for it Jeoffrey!...sharing a message of "Don't give up!"

                                    

                          

                    Afterwards we share a message about peace in the family; so many of them come from broken homes, no homes, no parents, no electricity...we encouraged them to become a part of God's family, the only one with a perfect parent!.

  Phoebe shares Philippians 4:6 Have Zero worries, pray for everything, and the peace of God will guard your heart and mind!  

                  Praying for the kids at the end of the meeting, anointing them oil to symbolize the Spirit and  praying for a fullness of the Spirit in their lives and their homes 

                                              Snacks and drinks for all at the end..happy days!

Singing at the primary school

Singing at the primary school

Angel's Voices, ( Diepsloot Combined School Student Christian Meeting singing group) were invited to perform and minister at a primary school Christmas party.
This was a challenge as the day was very wet and it seemed  as though the whole thing might be called off.

However all 21 learners showed up and they did so very well!   

Jeoffrey leading the team.

Robert sharing a message

Samke chats to a little one

Precious (left) and Simonye (right) encourage this primary student

The learners dd surprisingly well reaching out to the kids

Sweet Samantha

It as a very busy and sometimes confusing day but Angel's Voices really rose to the occasion,

Aubrey shares a testimony

Simonye

They continued even in spite of the rain.

The youngest member of the team socking it to hem with poetry

We had fun!

  Not only was it a great day out! The organizers were so impressed with the learners attitude that they offered them a free computer course at their training center in Diepsloot.

!6 learners, 8 in the morning and 8 in the afternoon underwent this week long course and enjoyed themselves enormously.. It is so cool  for the learners to see doors open for them as they step out for Jesus!  

Amanda and my birthday

Amanda and I have a birthday one day apart. Here we all are outside in the veggie garden

me and the kids

cool kids!

Natasha organized a wonderful sunset balloon trip

Beautiful Suki enjoying South Africa

Amanda (16)looking forward to life back in England having won a scholarship to Mander Portman Woodward College !

The boys!

Lovely girls

Natasha  and Amanda at dinner out afterwards.

Beautiful sunset. Why don't you come for a visit?

Theatre Trip!

We were so blessed when Suzanne , a friend form BBC, emailed us to invite the learners to a wonderful dance and ballet performance at the theatre in Pretoria.

We ended up taking 21 of them  and they all had a terrific time as you can see below!

Here we all are before the show began.

Success, Robert and Caroline

Our view from the seats at the Pretoria State Theatre

Though these teens are from Diepsloot, you would not know from the way they dress! Always looking sharp!

As you can see below they know how to enjoy themselves and have a good time!

Foot - washing

During our last Student Meeting we faced up to he fact that the end of the year was coming. This meant that
Jeoffrey, who has developed into a tremendous leader, would be graduating  from the school .
 

Phumzile and Jeoffrey with Terry.

 We decided to have a theme of leadership for our meeting and we went through some leadership principles. We then showed a movie of the last supper, where Jesus washed the feet of the disciples showing them that he that would be greatest amomg them must be a servant or slave to all.

    We then washed the feet of four learners, who have been invited on a Youth Camp with Bryanston Bible Church. They were quite shocked that we would do that! But they soon caught on and we had a wonderful afternoon as you can see below!   

We wash the feet of learners who are leaving for church camp

They in turn wash the feet of other learners

And they in turn washed others' feet including our faithful volunteer Mitt

And on and on it went

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Jeoffrey came in late and immediately one of the youngest learners sat him down and washed his feet. Sweet!

Then it was time to celebrate three birthdays Jeoffrey, Michelle and Vuso.

The learners check out the latest Bible studies