Holding onto Hope, what a fitting theme for 2024. While reflecting on the scripture verse of the theme, found in Hebrews 10:23, the latter part of this rings true… “He who promised is faithful”.
In 2024 we got to celebrate 10 years of God’s faithfulness toward us as an organisation, and what encouraged me was that God continues to work in and through us, as we love and serve our beautiful city and country.
This was another year for the books, we saw a massive increase in our missional engagement across the city. For the first time, since before covid, our team were able to reach over 17 000 young people through face-to-face engagements across South Africa. Our Community Hubs really buzzed in 2024.
In Nyanga, we’re happy to boast that we no longer only have a soccer team, but have last year adopted a rugby academy, led by none other than our amazing Hub Leader, Sakhumzi Vapi. In Parkwood, Candice has been doing a phenomenal job at offering educational support to our hub kids, We have not only seen an improvement in their school attendance, but it’s reflected in their overall school results as well. On top of that, Candice and her team established a prayer initiative in partnership with a High School plagued with gangsterism and have actively been praying for and alongside young people and teachers from the school. Our Prison and Enterprise team invested deeply into 40 people, and from this group, 15 were selected to complete our Barista training. I’m grateful that we’re able to communicate that 80% of the 40 beneficiaries, who were deemed unemployable, have now found meaningful employment and are now economically active.
In retrospect, I’m sure you’d agree with me that God truly displayed Himself as faithful, as we held onto the hope that we boldly professed. We’re looking expectantly to 2025, and trust that these numbers will increase all the more, as we hope to leave a lasting Kingdom legacy that will provide a better South Africa for ALL.
Thank you for your continued love and support toward my team and I,
Yours in Christ,
ShaunÂ
