On Saturday I had the honour of going along with a group of young women from the Huistechnicon Residence of CUT Campus to take some supplies and the love of God to an orphanage in Batho location here in Bloemfontein. The “Mother” of the home, Magdalena, has been running this home for 17 years, relying solely on the providence of her Heavenly Father. It is a living testimony to the faith of a daughter of Christ and the faithfulness of the God we serve, since this home offers sanctuary to an average of 40 children and young people at any given time, ranging in age from newborn to early twenties. They are seen through school and leave when they are able to hold down a job and support themselves. There has been a new victory lately in the form of a pledge of Government aid to be supplied on a monthly basis in the near future. Seventeen years of holding out in faithful prayer has been rewarded! What an inspiration to know that there are women and men like this, giving a home, a place of safety to the destitute and helpless. May God’s blessing rest on all who have given what they can to support this home and feed and clothe the children living here.
What a privilege to be able to give a contribution of our own, however small, as an offering of thanks to God for His provision in our lives! After we had brought the supplies and spent some time with them in prayer and worship, we played games outside with the children (thankfully the rain had stopped!). In a display of how everything we have is given to us to pass on, I was able to teach the children a dance I had learned from the children of Groblershoop! No boundaries in the Kingdom of God! All round, plenty of fun was had and I look forward to more such visits… ;o)
SHALOM! ;o)
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