Onderwerp “Missional Partners”

HIV/AIDS Campaign

Inspiring and equipping ordinary people to become Change Agents

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From Friends to Apprentices to lifelong Change Agents

Jul 21, 2011   //   by Arnie Swiegers   //   No Comments

Church planting

Rural church planting remains a real challenge. Since 2006 Mozaic has been involved with several church plants with different church denominations in the rural parts of Gaza and Inhambane Provinces.

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 07:33 AM PST

Oasis South Africa is all about Change Agents – meet one of them: Chris, coach of Islanders FC.

Emthonjeni - Kwaggafontein

The two immediate projects on our plate are computer classes and sustainable farming.

With regard to computer classes, we plan to begin classes in late November. The plan is to offer two sessions for folks from the surrounding community, and one session for students from the school next door. We are presently ordering six computers, and hope to have twelve by Jan 2011. When students graduate, they will have a Microsoft certificate in Word, Excel, and Power Point, vastly increasing their job opportunities.

Emthonjeni Community Centres taking an extra step to spoil andassist our pregnant mommies...

Due to the poverty in Zandspruit, being pregnant is not always a time to celebrate for the new mom-to-be. We meet a lot of women who wear one outfit during their entire pregnancy, women who are being abused and feeling undignified, worthless and ashamed of being pregnant.  Because of this Emthonjeni Community Centres ensures not to only offer them a professional service but a space where they can feel welcomed, loved and cared for.

Andy Matheson, the International Director of Oasis, recently published a book drawing from lesson he learnt having worked in marginalised communities for the past 30 years. Andy's main point in "In His Image, Understanding & Embracing the Poor"  is that all people are made in the image of God and instead of only seeing the poor's problems, needs and sinfulness, proposes that " ...

Community Care in Zandspruit

Zandspruit  Informal Settlement is a community of 80,000 people living in a 3 square kilometer area which is one of the oldest and least developed settlements in Gauteng.