27 Nov 2009

Dear Friends,
I has been a very wonderful and blessed weekend with the Girls.It has been a real challenge as always.The enemy put up a real fight to stop us from taking the girls out.I realize that if there are subjects like :-
1.The heart of worship
2.Becoming friends with God
3.Living with a purpose, the enemy must put a stop.After all, these are teenage girls,ready for the enemy\'s market.They are at the most vulnerable age.At this age, most prostitutes are produced,or sexually active.It is a time when life\'s most important decisions are made.
 
The Lord really touched many of the girls.They testified to the fact that they learned what is true worship, how to make friends with God and living with a purpose.
For most of them, this may be the only outing they will ever have, and very especially
in a safe and protected atmosphere. More than the youth learning, I learned much more
than them. My joy was to see them enjoying themselves and being blessed. With all that I
may say, it will be best when you read their letters they have written.

 I do know that their lives will never be the same. My deep desire,and longing is that the vicious cycle of wickedness, abuse, crime and poverty will be broken in the lives of our children. A changed child is a changed teenager, a changed teenager is a changed adult. Can you imagine a community full of adults that walk in the fear and reverence of Almighty God!!!!!!!. Pray for us that we will complete our assignment, that we will not fail God and our children. I am so overcome in my emotions when I see the children. I am working with children for almost thirty years, but my emotions for them has not changed.
 
God bless  
Vidia Govender

The camp was attended by 33 boys. Their ages ranged from ten years to nineteen years. There was a spirit of great expectancy amongst the youth. The theme of the camp was “Gideon, You Mighty Man, God is with you.”
For most of them it was their first time on a camp. They do not get too many opportunities to go out and experience nature and a chance to meet with the creator of Nature itself. When they jumped off the bakkies and Kombi, they simply ran around enjoying the fresh air, a sense of security, and acceptance, not forgetting the good food they were going to receive.
Every one of the Leaders did a great job teaching, counselling, and praying for the youth. On Saturday afternoon we showed them a film. I believe that this film was an eye opener and turning point for most of the boys. It was based on a boy whose father was murdered by one of his girl friends. He was born in prison and abandoned by his mother. Lived in a foster home, where he was sexually abused by the daughter and beaten by the mother. Almost every one of the boys identified with that. They were in weeping and repenting. God touched and changed lives. It is so sad to witness the devastating effect illegitimately has on children. The bitterness, rejection, unforgiveness, and not to mention the anger the children suffer. It is no wonder that we have a lot of angry and fighting children running around.
I believe that many lives were changed. Here is a letter expressing how the camp affected their lives.

A letter from Luvo Mkila:
"My age is 15 years old.
Want to thank the Lord for touching me in this boys camp. I learned … bout the man called Gideon this man was sere not seave but this man Gideon meet the Angel he see that the Lord is the serc sever. The thing that touch me is that way I was no’t want to for give my father for what heve done to me, but now I forgive him."