April 2018 Newsletter


Dear Ones,              

          We are so thankful for each and everyone of you and the great privilege it is for us to work together to spread the love of God and establish His people is the faith, as well as assisting them with some of their physical needs. 

MINISTRY PROGRESS:

NEW STUDY GROUP:

          One of the most exciting news this month are that we were asked to come and teach a new group (none of them have attended any of our classes this far). The first night all of them received the Lord. The second time we got together we brought Bibles as only a one or two of them had one. Starting with this new group has given us new appreciation of how far along our long-term students have come. As these students continue in the Word we know it will only be a matter of time before they also will have wonderful testimonies of no longer being victims, but rather victors through His grace!



WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY GROUP:



The students seen in the photos above are presently learning about the 'Believers' Authority' based on the teachings from Andrew Wommack!

BIBLE COLLEGE:


Here Philip is leading the Bible college group, who are presently studying about laying a Sure Foundation! From this group the Lord is presently raising up a core group to help with some of the responsibilities and help lead. We also meet with this group on a different evening once a week for further training.

DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES:

LEON'S DUCK FARM:



We would like to THANK Leon for his great generosity and care for the needy!

BIBLE STUDENTS:



Seen here are some of the families that received ducks and Weet-Bix at the end of one of our Bible School sessions.

JOYCE'S SOUP KITCHEN, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


BRIGHT STARS, NOMZAMO:


EMILY'S PLAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE STUDENTS, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:



LATHI-THA, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


SUNSHINE KIDS, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


MILA'S ANGELS, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


PEARL'S SOUP KITCHEN, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


TOM'S LITTLE ANGELS, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:




WEET-BIX:

BRIGHT STARS, NOMZAMO:


EMILY'S PLAY SCHOOL:


LATHI-THA, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


SUNSHINE KIDS, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


MILA'S ANGELS, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


JOYCE'S SOUP KITCHEN, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:


PEARL'S SOUP KITCHEN, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:




Pearl feeds approx. 250 school children a day: Some come for breakfast, some for lunch and late afternoon she gives snacks to those that come to her place for help with their homework...some of them seen in the photo above.

EMPOWERMENT:

STARTING UP A HAIR SALON:




Meanwhile, until the Hair Salon gets rolling, we are assisting the family with food as the husband is also unemployed at this time.

SCHOOL UNIFORM:



We helped this young teen with a school uniform thus enabling him to attend school.

OTHER:





We want to acknowledge our precious friends from the market who readily help with bread and other baked goods. In the first photo the ir generosity provided a much appreciated lunch before the return home from the Sunday church service. In the last picture Philip is headed out the door to distribute some the bread from another day in Sir Lowry's Pass!

In closing we would like to acknowledge that all the wonderful accomplishments are the fruits of a team of you our wonderful partners  working together to make a difference. Thank you!

PS: There are still many needy projects waiting to be tended to. If you feel the Lord leading you to be part please donate and/or contact us. Any assistance great or small will always be greatly appreciated!

OUR CONTACT INFO:

Email: force4good.fvs@gmail.com


March News Letter 2018

Dear Ones,        
     
Thank you so much for your participation in and support  of our work. Together we are making a wonderful difference in the lives of many.
The Charis Bible School curriculum we teach consists of 39 modules, each consisting if 8-DVD and a test at the end. We are very happy to announce that our students have successfully completed the first module! A wonderful step that has built confidence and better knowledge and understanding of the Word of God.
We also thank everyone as we this moth were able to greatly improve our venue.  We especially thank our Gracelife church who provided us with enough chairs to comfortably seat everyone. We also got new cups and thermo flasks. If you compare with the photos in our last newsletter you will see the big difference it has made!

BIBLE SCHOOL:


 Emily helping Philip translate as the test is gone over together after completion
 Rita on hospitality.The new thermo flasks, mugs, etc.are resulting in there now no longer being a long wait for hot water and everyone being served in a nice mug.
 Philip bringing roofing repair materials to Wayne who was able to repair the roof of the shack seen below, which was leaking in three places. It was done just in time before the Easter rain arrived. — This is the place of K. whom we have helped before. Her place has been so transformed it is almost unrecognizable! She also put in a lot of time and effort into it herself!

 A security gate was put up in the Wendy house purchased last month for the empowerment project mentioned then.

DISASTER RELIEF:
 The two ladies with the small boy (seen below) called us for urgent help as the shack they were staying in burned to the ground overnight along with all their belongings. Thankfully no one was hurt and we were able to assist them with some clothing immediately. We are looking into how to proceed from here.
 EMPOWERMENT PROJECT:
 This month we equipped this family with some gardening tools. There is a small piece of herb garden that they have gotten permission to cultivate. They hope to soon be selling vegetables and to also start keeping chicken and selling eggs.
 FOOD HAMPERS:
 Above: This month we were able to assist 5 especially needy families with a Food Hamper each of rice, oats,millie meal, sugar, lentils, dried fruit, etc. We would like to be able to bring it up to 10 on a monthly basis until some of these families get in a better position to provide for themselves.And to also thank Ter from Trumpet Tree for his assistance!
Below: Bringing Dis-Chem supplies and Food Hampers to Sir Lowry’s Pass.
DIS-CHEM SUPPLIES:
Bright Stars, Nomzamo:


Sunshine Kids, Sir Lowry's Pass:
Mila's Angels, Sir Lowry's Pass:
 Emily's Play School, Sir Lowry's Pass:

 Lathi-Tha, Sir Lowry's Pass:

 MILK DISTRIBUTION:
Every month approx. 100 liters of milk is distributed between various ECD centers and/or soup kitchens in Sir Lowry’s Pass and Nomzamo.


Emily's Play School, Sir Lowry's Pass:


 Sunshine Kids, Sir Lowry's Pass:

Mila's Angels, Sir Lowry's Pass:



WOOLIES:
Twice weekly Woolies is assisting Joyce’s Soup Kitchen in Sir Lowry’s Pass. This has now been an on-going donation for several years for which we are deeply grateful!


LIFE GROUP, SIR LOWRY'S PASS:
This is our Life Group in Sir Lowry’s Pass with whom we meet weekly. Presently we are studying together about the ‘Believer’s Authority’ something many believer’s are sadly not aware of. If you would like to learn more, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are seeing many lives transformed thorough gaining knowledge of who God really is and their identity in Christ. The Gospel is truly Good News! Don’t miss out for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6

GOOD FRIDAY:
We thank Dis-Chem for also providing us with good bread that we were able to distribute to many families on Good Friday!


EASTER SUNDAY:

On Easter Sunday we got up bright and early to prepare 50 sandwiches for our Word students from Sir Lowry’s Pass to enjoy with us for the church picnic and egg hunt arranged right after the morning service
We want to thank our wonderful Gracelife family for all their labors  of love in providing a truly liberating Easter message, as well as a time of fun and fellowship with a nice picnic and fun Easter egg hunt.


And we thank our friends from the market for supplying us with the fresh bread rolls needed for the picnic.
And Dis-Chem for delicious chocolate and cookies enjoyed by all.


And we thank our friends from the market for supplying us with the fresh bread rolls needed for the picnic.