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ReFocus(ing) on Clint’s journey

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It is amazing to witness the transformational power of God work in people, changing them into a person who passionately and purposefully using their story to impact others positively.

Today we want to share about our new Refocus facilitator Clinton:

Clint recently joined our Creative mission team as one of our Refocus facilitators and has brought a significant addition to our ministry.

Growing up Clint joined the gang because he was bullied in school and felt like he needed to join one of the gangs in the school he attended, and as time went by Clint wanted to be the most feared gangster in Cape Town.

This attitude led him deeper into the dark life of gangsterism until he felt trapped within himself.

“I remember one day I had a strong conviction about the life I lived, since then I knew that I had to change my ways. I didn’t know what was going on at the time but I believe that it was the Holy Spirit who spoke to me that night, my life changed ever since that encounter .

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— Clint Luikes – (Refocus Facilitator

Today we see the change in Clint’s life has he is passionate about working with young people as an example of the freedom he has received in Christ.

Joining our Creative missions team Clint has brought so much value as he finds it easy to identify with the young people who face similar challenges as he did when he was growing up, using his testimony to witness about the power of change.

We are excited to see how God continues to work within Clint’s life and as he grows in our ministry.

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Mission Accomplished

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When working with young people, we always hope to clearly communicate the gospel in both words and actions.

During our time in Zeekovlei Primary, we spent 6 weeks running Respect Me to the grade 7’s, helping our young people to discuss and bring to light some of the things that they face; things like Self Esteem, Bullying, Pornography etc.. At the end of all our courses, we hope our time is fruitful and contributes in helping young people have a positive outlook on life, the challenges they face and the choices they make.

“On the 27th July, we went back to Zeekovlei Primary School and did an end of course celebration for our Respect ME students, as well as donated some clothes to the students. Additionally, we received great news that Zeekovlei had raised enough finances for our costs to be covered for 2 more years of Respect ME courses in their school!

One of the students spoke at the event and shared some feedback on behalf of the Grade 7’s. How amazing is it that we get to be a part of this!!”

— Naomi Englebrecht – Respect Me Coordinator

 

 

“I want to thank Mrs. Petersen for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the grade 7s. Firstly, I want to thank Naomi, Jabulani and Gilead for the great impact they made on our lives. You have taught us honesty, self-respect , respecting each other, social media, bullying and pornography but most importantly, to have a positive self-esteem. We have learned to accept ourselves the way we are because we are made perfectly in God’s image. Thank you once again for the time you have spent with us and the effort you put into it. We really appreciate it and hope to see you soon.”

— Student; Zeekovlei Primary

 

We are so excited for the relationship we have formed with the students of Zeekovlei and look forward to seeing them grow and choose to make better choices. We can’t wait to go back for our next Respect ME course!

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Citrusdal Youth Week 2018

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On Sunday, 24th of July, The Message Trust’s Creative Mission Team travelled to Citrusdal to run a holiday club for a week with Hebron Community Projects and a team from the United States that supports the work of Hebron. Here is some feedback from the team about the experience: 

“The theme for this year’s holiday club was team work, which helped us get the young people working together towards a common goal.  It was so exciting to be back in Citrusdal to see the children that we have been working with over the last 3 years. 

We split the young people into teams according to their grades and every morning we began with a warm up, games, worship, and Gilead sharing Bible stories. In the latter part of the mornings, we would teach Genetik Sessions; spoken word, dance and vocals, preparing them for a big showcase performance on Friday night with their parents. It was great to see how the young people were involved with everything in the programme, their response to the stories and the amount of fun that they had.”

— Jabulani Majola; Creative Mission

 

 

“Through our time in Citrusdal, we have seen transformation in the lives of the young people we work with and improvements in their confidence and self-esteem over the years.

Doing holiday club in Citrusdal alongside Hebron Community Project was incredible and gets better every year. The hospitality, the service and the amazing young people of Citrusdal is always a highlight of our year. We are thankful, to Hebron Community Project for giving us the platform to share the gospel with the young people.
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— Naomi Engelbrecht; RespectMe Coordinator

The Message Trust is blessed to have young people driven by passion and who love the Lord in our creative mission team spreading the gospel to the least, the last, and the lost. If you want to hear more about what they are up to or schedule them at your next school or youth event, check them out on the Message In Schools page.

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Made For More

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Last week, KineticIV (KIV) in conjunction with Lighthouse Church, were involved in a Schools Week in and around the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. Schools Week is something we offer through our Message in Schools Programme where our band, KIV, visits multiple schools throughout the week sharing music, stories, and hyping up a big end of the week concert. The goal of the concert is to encourage young people, share testimonies, and share the gospel! Our vision is to always do this in partnership with a local church, so the youth are linked to people who can continue walking with them in their journeys through discipling and investing in them. 

“You guys are all such blessings…you all were fantastic these last few weeks.”

— Ricky Schroeder, Super Rugby player

“As much as we don’t physically see it, a lot of young guys and girls come from broken or fatherless homes and are crying out for someone to be there for them. It was amazing to see so many of them on Friday night crying out for God to intervene in their situations and heal their homes.”

— Jabulani Majola, KIV member

From the 25-29 of September, KIV visited Ravensmead High, HTS High, and Sarepta High and promoted their “Made for More” concert on Friday night hosted at Lighthouse Church in Parow. A local artist, Alexandra May, opened the concert. KIV member, Jabulani, shared a spoken word followed by an electrifying performance from KIV. Afterwards, Lighthouse’s youth band, Fired Up, lead praise and worship and our very own Preston Jongbloed shared The Word. Nearly 300 young people attended the concert and about 10 of them made first-time decisions to follow Christ!

This partnership has been a big honour for us, since in the past, we have found it difficult to get involved in the Northern Suburbs. We are excited for these relationships to grow and are expectant to see God use us to help churches reach more young people in and around the area in the future.

“Thank you all for an absolutely fantastic evening. We appreciate the relationship we have with you all. Looking forward to future social connections!”

— Pastor Nigel, Lighthouse Church