[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] Do you sometimes find it difficult to turn your brain off, to slow down the internal dialogue in your mind? There is an analogy of the difference between the brain of a woman and the brain of a man; you might have heard it […]
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The value of fresh perspective
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] I hope that you enjoyed a relaxing and refreshing break over the Christmas holidays. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel to an exquisite little piece of Africa on the coast of Mozambique. I greatly appreciated the time spent far away […]
Irish builders making school dream come true
Forty one Irish volunteer builders are rapidly turning an ambitious community upliftment dream into a reality in the impoverished, shackland township of Missionvale, Port Elizabeth. “It’s a miracle”, said Missionvale Care Centre Academy principal Pastor Russel Viljoen as the industrious Irishmen — seemingly oblivious to a relentless heatwave in PE […]
Year-end ponderings on past and future
[notice]A final word from Anna Heydenrych for 2011. Her fortnightly column will resume again in mid January![/notice] I can remember so clearly the excited anticipation during the lead up to the year 2000. So I can hardly believe we are already on the brink of saying goodbye to 2011! But […]
Healing, creativity courses at prophetic arts studio
[notice]Michelle Moss writes about her visit to the recently opened Seed of Life Prophetic Arts Studio and Restoration Well in Port Elizabeth where she spoke to Lesley Lee about her unique ministry. [/notice] Experience a unique style of inspired teaching in which God’s love is revealed and wholeness is restored […]
RevolutionYouth Bash kicks off PE festive season
Awesome music, arts, food and more will be on offer at the Revolution Youth Bash in the parking lot of the Gelvandale Sports Field in Liebenberg Road on Thursday, December 1 from 5pm. The aim of the event is to impact the lives of youth in the surrounding areas, by […]
Romance, beauty and tears…
[notice]The second part of a 2-part introductory article by Anna Heydenrych whose column will be published fortnightly in Gateway News[/notice] The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller Last week, I introduced the notion that […]
Time for a talk
[notice]The first in a new fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] “May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms 19 vs 14 The other day, over a quick cup of coffee during my lunch break, […]
Container education helpline an “answer to prayer”
A shipping container “helpline” equipped with five laptop computers with Internet access has opened a new world of hope for residents of informal settlements in Seaview, Port Elizabeth. High school learners as well as older people who had previously dropped out of school, were using the computers to do homework […]
God’s favour behind changes in SA financial landscape
A decade ago the critical shortage of chartered accountants in South Africa and the embarrassingly small number of black chartered accountants, looked like insurmountable problems. But since then a multi-dimensional educational initiative called Thutukha has begun to reshape the accounting landscape of South Africa. And the architect of Thutuka, Chantyl […]