progress report october, 2012
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XHOSA GOSPEL. MISSION. Progress Report October, 2012. XHOSA GOSPEL MISSION. East London. XHOSA GOSPEL MISSION. Brief History. Scenery Park outreach began in 1994 Property acquired 1996. Church construction started (BVC involved) Safmarine built a school using old shipping containers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Progress Report
October, 2012
XHOSA GOSPELMISSION
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East London
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• Scenery Park outreach began in 1994 • Property acquired 1996. Church construction started
(BVC involved)• Safmarine built a school using old shipping
containers• James Stofile is the pastor• Amalinda Forest church built 2004, school 2005• Erik Mpitimpiti is the pastor• Aids clinic 2007• Gilgal Baptist church renovated 2010 + school• Foster care homes being built
Brief History
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Scenery Park School and Church
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Sophumelela (we shall succeed) preschool, Scenery Park
Normal attendance about 40 kids
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Pastor James at the first church plantNew church plant in KhayelitshaBible study group in another villageHIV-AIDS support groupsAdult literacy classesSeveral cell groups
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Gradua-tion at Scenery Park
XHOSA GOSPEL MISSIONAmahle, 4 years old, found sitting on a bucket with diarrhea. Only food was fermented porridge. She had HIV-AIDS. Stofile family took care of her, nursed her to good health. Grandmother claimed custody, but she was not around. Her aunt, a prostitute, or an uncle, a drug addict,“cared” for her. Amahle wanted to come back to her new home – the Stofile family, granny refused. Died 3 months later.
OWEN SCOTT AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK
OPTEL, OWEN AND ERIC
THE CHURCH SEEN FROM THE EAST
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Amalinda Forest Church freshly painted
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Baptistry used often at Amalinda Forest Church
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Concrete being spread on school founda-tion
OCT., 2004
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Delicious food for a big crowd (>120 guests)
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Passing along plates
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Preschool arts & craft lesson
Kids using scissors for the first time in their life
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Opening Day!
About 200 people came
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Ladies performing in traditional dresses
Colors represent different clans
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Hoppy cutting the ribbon and opening the gate
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• Amalinda Forest pre-school
• Hot lunch• Two school
buildings
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Example on housing development, Reeston
Current shackProvided by government
Finished by owner
A new church shack is finished
James, Elliot, Precious and Bo built it
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• Mdantsane church
• Refurbished• New school
building• Philemon -
pastor
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• Squatter camp
• Up to 50 families
• No water• No sanitary
facility
Khulanathi“grow with us”
Children’s home
Our Vision
Outside of house 1
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• About 80,000 orphans in Eastern Cape, 40% of all in South Africa
• 20,000 new orphans per year in Eastern Cape
• AIDS epidemic is the main cause
• State orphan institutions are just warehouses
• When turning 17, the children are kicked out
• Our model is to create a home with a Mother to care for up to 6 children
• Christian care & education
• Long range plan for young adults
• First two homes on Amalinda Forest church property
• Third home finished
Foster Care Ministry
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• Two new churches & preschools
• AIDS clinic• Renovated church
building in Mdantsane + new school building
• Church plant & preschool in Khayelitsha
• Shack in Reston
• Three foster care homes complete
• Plan for five homes• Khayelitsha church
building construction to start
• Raising funds for operation costs & building more homes
STATUS OF XGM DEVELOPMENT
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For more information, contact Bo Arvidson
E-mail: [email protected]@aol.com
Tel: +1 303-697-5002
www.xhosagospelmission.com