Dear Supporters; Volunteers; Donors and Prayer Warriors; Stakeholders
So why has June been so quiet from us….I was in Washington DC for a month telling 28 women from 22 countries around the world about our orphan crises in South Africa. I explained the Hlanganani Model and how successful we have been in many ways, asking if they could reproduce this anywhere, please do so and we will help as much as we can. GWIM 60 was the 60th conference of Global Women In Management that I was invited to – all expenses paid in partnership with Cedpa, Plan USA and ExxonMobil!
We learnt so much about running projects that were all so useful, so I have come back brimming waiting for the opportunity to share and up skill and motivate in any way acceptable and possible in our environs.
It was so interesting to hear about all the other humanitarian projects being done by these amazing women all over the world, what a God given opportunity!
One to One discipleship between Katherine and the Home Based Carers is still allowing growth in the spiritual realm as with the Home Based Carers in their discipleship of their children which we pray will show positive fruit in time. God said it will!
Since the end of May, I have had the opportunity to facilitate One-to-One with the Home Based Carers. This has been a special time for me to personally get to know the Carers. During our One-to-One connect times we have shared our stories of coming to know Jesus, and we have discussed together what it means to live our lives in the truth of the gospel.
Katherine
“I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.”
Jesus, John 15:5
Financially we seem to be on level ground thanks to all the donors, we have sufficient funds in reserve for the next 6 months, with no great additional requirements except for Matriculation Celebratory Uniforms and Ceremonies!
We have 4 matrics this year and I ask you to pray for them.
I have included them in an application to an incubation hub that is opening across the road from Diepsloot to skill and up skill potential students and entrepreneurs. This is opening in August 2014, but the matrics should they be willing, will be enrolled for 2015.
Next week, during the school holidays, we are running an opportunity for the older children to job shadow: bookkeeper, engineer, scientist, event organiser, airline pilot, chef….I will report back on that next month. We also have the privilege of Paradigm Shift doing a one day workshop on entrepreneurship skilling as these children need to know the basics so they can help themselves, in this difficult world of unemployment. The solar light entrepreneurship opportunity that we offered the children has taken off slowly, but I will report back as I get more info on it, and maybe it will take off faster after the workshop!
We would like to thank all of you for your interest, love and prayers for Hlanganani. Without this loving support, we would be nothing. May God bless and keep you!
Bonnie