Our BIGGEST Breakfast Yet!

Harvest Aid hosted their biggest breakfast yet, with over 160 people attending!

Volunteers took 50 Grocery Buckets with them to fill themselves or to have them filled either at their offices or in other groups like their home cell groups.

One breakfast attendant volunteered to help with welding on the Farm and some enquired about visiting the Farm to come and see for themselves what we are up to.

Thank you to all those volunteers who filled tables for us. Also a big thank you for the staff at Ramkietjie Restaurant in Honey Dew. The venue is a true haven beside the river and surrounded by trees and the food was lovely.

More about Breakfasts...

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Come Visit

We invite you to visit our various school and community projects here on the West Rand. We always encourage our sponsors to come and see first hand the work we do and how children's lives are being touched by what we do. If ever you are interested please do not hesitate to call our offices to set up a time and day to visit.

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Die Duisendste Emmer!

'n Getuienis van Des Sampson, Vaalpark

Volgens Spreuke 3 verse 27 en 28 in Die Boodskap (Die Bybel in Hedendaagse Afrikaans) kry ons 'n baie duidelike opdrag: “Gee om vir die arme. As jy kan, moet jy nooit goed soos geld, klere en kos van die arme weghou nie. Help dadelik. Moenie vir jou naaste sê om liewer more terug te kom as jy hom vandag al kan help nie.”

Hoe maklik is dit nie om eerder ander pad te kyk en te redeneer dat ek anderdag sal gee of om te vra wie is nou regtig hulpbehoewend en vir wie moet ek nou gee van bv. al die mense wat op die straathoeke staan of by ons huise kom aanklop nie. God het vir ons in Vaalpark letterlik 'n geleentheid op ons voorstoep gegee in die vorm van Holly Country se inwoners. Hy seën ons elke dag so mildelik en ons het hier 'n geleentheid om dit met ander te deel. Die Emmer Projek is 'n goeie geleentheid om by te dra om hulle las te verlig en ek ag myself baie bevoorreg om daaraan deel te hê. Toe ek my vorige emmer gaan inhandig het, het ek agtergekom dat dit die 1 000ste emmer was wat sedert die begin van die projek in Augustus 2007, aan hulle oorhandig is. Ons kan maar net die Here loof en prys dat Hy ons gemeentelede se harte oopgemaak het om tot hierdie mate by te dra.

Ek besef terdeë dat die ekonomie die afgelope jaar - en seker nog steeds - vir meeste van ons nie maklik was nie, maar ek twyfel of enige van ons in hierdie tyd al honger in die aand moes gaan slaap of gewonder het wat ons die volgende dag gaan eet. Iets wat waarskynlik 'n redelik algemene verskynsel in Holly Country is as ons in ag neem dat die kospakkies wat uit die emmers se inhoud opgemaak word 'n gesin vir twee weke moet voed. Ons kan maar net bid en vertrou dat die Here ons sal onderskraag om met hierdie projek op 'n konstante basis voort te gaan en diegene wat nog nie deelneem nie, se harte sal aanraak om ook hulle deel by te dra.

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Current Needs

• Our Projects
• Can you help with re-wiring the electricity on the farm? Please contact us.
• The farm-house needs a new roof. Leaks have been a constant concern during the much needed rainy season.

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Snippets / Brokkies

• The children, staff and volunteers are still working hard to produce the Harvest Aid audio CD.
• Several Food deliveries took place last month - thank you to all who are filling grocery buckets!
• Soccer Clinic! Harvest Aid is looking at running a soccer clinic in Rietvallei, West Rand, this year. We hope this will help to create a healthy environment whereby we can reach out to the kids. We still need soccer balls and other gear - can you help?
• The Winter Chill Project 2010 will start soon... Please start collecting blankets, old clothes, soups and other “winter warmers” for our children and grannies.

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