Yad Emmanuel: March 2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Klere borgskap

Ek het 'n oproep van 'n dame gehad vanoggend wat heelwat ou klere [gemeng] het om weg te gee. Sy is betrokke aan 'n AGS gemeente en dit is klere wat hulle ontvang het.As jy binne die diens wat jy lewer so iets nodig het is jy welkom om haar te kontak. Haar naam is Velma en haar nr 021 930 9185.
Ingrid

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

PROFILE - MES

Our vision
To change the heart of our city!
MES Cape Town is a community based Christian organisation that initiates and facilitates activities to empower people holistically to live independent, sustainable and meaningful lives.
We work in close partnership with other organisations and role players (Dept of Social Services, SAPS, churches, shelters, rehabilitations centres businesses, etc. ) to reach its goals.

About us
BCM had humble beginnings with church services (singing, preaching of God’s Word, prayer, counseling) under a tree in a park near the Vredelust Church in Bellville. The services were initially lead by brother Harold Abrahams and his wife Fiela, and attended by 5 to 7 homeless people. The number of homeless people attending the services grew rapidly, and as more people attended, the services were moved to more suitable and spacious venues. Currently BCM is situated at the BCM Centre 10 Modderdam Road, Bellville. Behind Paint City. Meals are served daily at 13.00 h at this venue.

Through the grace and favor of God MES Cape Town currently enjoys extensive practical support from various sectors of our community, and a large number of individuals and groups. Currently between 80 and 125 homeless people (representative of all race groups, but mostly adult men ) regularly attend and participate in a range of activities and programs aimed at their spiritual, social and economic development. It is our aim to, through an integrated approach, achieve the holistic development of each precious person we are blessed to interact and work with.

Registration number: NPO 41-626
Telephone : + 27 (0)21 940 8736
Fax: + 27 (0)21 949 8763
Postal Address: P.O.Box 1567 Bellville 7530 South Africa
Office Address: 3 Davies Street Bellville 7530

The Need

There are many women who work selflessly work in their communities for the Kingdom with love and passion. They tangibly show the love of Jesus towards others. After many years of meeting these women through Radio Tygerberg, I have experienced how lonely some of these women can feel in their respective mission fields. Some feel like giving up when they take into consideration the enormity of the task, the stress on themselves, the lack of funding, the sometimes lack of knowledge & also the perceived lack of someone who can understand what they are experiencing.

These women sometimes find themselves in situations where they lack resources to service an urgent need. Sometimes they have an abundance of a resource that could be shared with other welfare workers.

Yad Emmanuel

We would like to start a network to which women who are involved in welfare work can belong, so they can encourage, support and mentor each other. We would like to create an environment where these women can explain what they do, put forward their wish-lists and testify to what God has done in their ministries. We would also like to create opportunities for exchange knowledge and resources.

Emmanuel means “God with us” and Yad means “hand”. So, not only do we do our work standing under the protective hand of God, but we are also God’s hand on earth. And we would like all of us to take hands to do His Kingdom work!