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August 14, 2022
Raine* experienced the transformational love of Christ when Khetiwe, a local Care Worker in Mafambisa, offered her support and invited her and her siblings to the Care Point.
Raine’s mother struggles to be involved in the day-to-day of her children’s lives, so Khetiwe has taken responsibility and treats Raine and her siblings as her own children. At the Care Point, Raine participates in the girls’ Youth Group, which meets at the Care Point every Thursday. Here, she can share her struggles with the other teenage girls and seek support and encouragement from God’s word. Raine knows that she is not alone. Khetiwe and the other Care Workers are excited to watch Raine grow in her relationship with Jesus!
– Mafambisa Community, South Africa
April 22, 2022
Four-year-old Gloria* has faced many challenges in her few years. She has a teenage mother who struggles to take responsibility for herself or her daughter. Acting with Christ-like love, one of the dedicated Care Workers, Precious, put up her hand to help care for Gloria and assist in taking Gloria's mother to the clinic. Precious says the reason she's agreed to help care for Gloria is because she also has a child the same age. When she sees Gloria, she is reminded of her daughter. - Mafambisa Community, SouthAfrica
September 27, 2021
On a weekly basis, the youth girls who come to the Care Point meet with the local Hazyview Hands at Work team for Relationship Groups. Having these times together gives the girls space to share their hearts, to share the challenges that they face, and to be able to hear God’s word. It is also a space for the girls to ask questions and for the Hazyview team to speak the truth of God and share what it means to make healthy life choices. The group number has grown from 11 to 19 as other girls from the Care Point have seen the positive impact the group is having on their friends and wanted to join. - Mafambisa Community, South Africa
January 3, 2020
Mafambisa Community, South Africa. In 2014, when Sanel* was 12 years old, his father disappeared. His father keeps promising that he will come home, but he never does. Despite this, Sanel is a thoughtful, well-behaved 17-year-old boy who is a role model to all of his peers. Sanel is viewed as a youth leader by everyone at the Care Point because he respects the Care Workers and helps the younger children.
April 11, 2020
For many all over the world Good Friday looked very different this year. For the children in Mafambisa Community, South Africa it truly was a ‘Good’ Friday. It was a day where they experienced the love of Christ through their dedicated Care Workers, who despite fears and even some opposition from within their own community are continuing to provide safety and food security for the most vulnerable children they serve, keeping with government regulation to continue to provide essential services during the nationwide lockdown.
June 28, 2019
Mafambisa Community, South Africa.
13-year-old Nkanyezi doesn’t know the whereabouts of his father, leaving Nkanyezi’s mother, Sara*, with the sole responsibility of caring for the large family. Sara does her best, but often needs to search for any odd jobs in and beyond the community. Although the children do receive government grants, this money does not stretch to feed the whole family.
Care Worker Alzira’s consistent care and love has made a lasting impact on the lives of Nkanyezi and his family. They are now visited regularly in their home by the Care Workers, where their needs are assessed, chores are helped with and parental-style advice is lovingly imparted. Nkanyezi enjoys going to the Care Point as it is here that he feels loved and accepted.
November 22, 2018
The Care Workers in Mafambisa Community, South Africa, identified the need for home repairs at the home of one of the children they care for. Caiver and the rest of the Maintenance Team from the Hub in South Africa had the opportunity to go out and support the Care Workers with these repairs.
“As a Maintenance Team, we had the opportunity to go to Mafambisa to build a new house for Gogo Esther* and her family. Before we started building, Gogo Esther worked hard to clear the land. It was incredible, but at the same time heart-breaking, to see this older grandmother having to work so hard. We needed to level the ground, dig the pit for and pour the foundation, build the walls of the house and finish the floor.
We needed to work fast to finish the roof before the start of the rainy season, and we saw that God was with us. The first night that they were able to be in their new home, it rained heavily. As I lay in my own bed that night, I was just so thankful that they were warm and safe in their new house.”
– Caiver Bishop (African Volunteer, South Africa).
September 18, 2018
Mafambisa Community, South Africa
14-year-old Siyanda lives with his mother and two siblings. His mother is South African born but his father is from Mozambique. Siyanda’s father is unable to find consistent employment and finds odd jobs to try to support his family as best he can. He is often gone for months at a time, however, leaving the family without a father figure. Thankfully, they receive a child support grant which covers some needs, but they still don’t have enough to cover every meal and other basic necessities.
By inviting the three children to the Care Point, Alzira could guarantee a hot, nutritious meal for them every day. Alzira and the other Care Workers could also provide a Christ-like love for Siyanda and his siblings, teaching them and reading Scripture together. Through this, she has built a friendship with Siyanda’s mother who now attends the Care Point herself to connect with other caregivers in her community. Though Siyanda’s family has only known the involvement of the CBO for a short time, Christ’s love is already breaking through and hope is beginning to shine!
August 30, 2018
“The first day with the children was really tough. They were easily distracted and didn’t seem to be responding to what we were teaching. By the end of the day, we were tired and didn’t have a lot of energy left. Thankfully, our God is a faithful God, and by the following morning we had much more energy. As we spent time with the children, we had a breakthrough, and the children that we were meeting with didn’t seem like the same children as the day before. It could only have been God who came into their hearts.”
Pinky Ngutshane, member of the Hazyview Local Office team, shares about a highlight from the Maranatha Workshop for the Primary Caregivers and children in the community of Mafambisa in South Africa.
May 15, 2018
Every day, after spending time singing and praying, 75 of the most vulnerable children in Mafambisa Community, South Africa, receive their hot and nutritious meal from the Care Workers.