Sewing skills training students at Mfesane “I am so grateful to Mfesane for this sewing skills training which I can use now to provide for my family and change the future of my children. It has opened my eyes to my abilities and I sew African attires and do alterations for my community,” says […]
Dr Daniël de Wet from Witness Ministry (centre) watching a brick laying and plastering trainee, with the programme manager Ms Mdunyelwa (in red top) and the trainer Mr Khoza (far left). Mfesane is a Non-Profit Company (NPC) that is a leading Christian development agency offering community-based health care, support services as well as skills […]
On Saturday 18 February eight Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM) leaders from the presbyteries of URCSA Kraaifontein, Stellenbosch and Wynberg attended an Introduction to Contextual Bible Study (CBS) workshop, facilitated by Prop. Jayson Gribble and Prop. Ashwin Thyssen. The workshop was hosted by URCSA Kraaifontein. “The workshop taught me how to keep up our ministry in […]
On 21 February Rev. Babalwa Sifuba once again facilitated a Contextual Bible Study (CBS) facilitator’s training workshop. This time it was done with the Presbytery of URCSA Aliwal North. “A diverse group of twelve people attended the training of whom members of three of URCSA Cape’s ministries, the Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM), the Christian Men’s […]
Fltr: Wendy Williams, Mandlakazi Mlata, Nkosiyawo Keyi, Sindiswa Kopana and Rev. Babalwa Sifuba On Saturday 18 February, Rev. Babalwa Sifuba facilitated a CBS training workshop for CBS facilitators with four members of the Christian Youth Ministry (CYM) of the Presbytery of Fish River. They were hosted by URCSA Bhofolo Congregation. The group studied the […]
Fltr: Prop. Ashwin Thyssen, Jean-Pierre Manuel (host at URCSA Eerste Rivier), Melayna Nel, Whitney Muller, Prop. Dewald Jacobs and Prop. Jayson Gribble On Saturday 11th February a Contextual Bible Study (CBS) follow-up training workshop was facilitated with the Christian Youth Ministry (CYM) leaders of the URCSA presbyteries of Sarepta and Stellenbosch by Prop. Ashwin […]
On Saturday 4 February Rev. Babalwa Sifuba facilitated a Contextual Bible Study (CBS) introduction workshop with the five Xhosa-speaking congregations of the URCSA George Presbytery which was hosted by URCSA Thembalethu Congregation. “It was a facilitators’ training workshop that focused on our youth and women,” explains Rev. Sifuba. “It was a diverse group of 14 […]
” We have learned a lot,” says Lubabalo Vesele, one of the 12 people who attended the Introduction to the Contextual Bible Study (CBS) workshop on 11 February that was hosted at kwaNobuhle Congregation in Uitenhage. “We learned how to assist our congregants to speak openly about the struggles they have with drugs – a […]
Mrs Christine Chanza, manager of CAVA, (Christian Audio-visual Action) a non-profit ministry based in Harare, Zimbabwe, sends us the following news: We have started on a good note this year, with more New Learning Centres outside Harare. (Birchenough Bridge, Mberengwa, Hwedza Marondera RCZ and Gweru). We are also thanking the Lord for what could be a […]
“We want to test and implement our adjusted strategy with regards to our accompaniment process with five to ten congregations, so that they can become our inspirational stories to share,” says Rev. Stephen Pedro, manager of the task team Congregational Witness, and this is exactly how Congregational Witness kicked off this year’s programme, starting the […]