By Donovan Reeve The Covid-19 pandemic keenly highlighted as never before the plight of poorer vulnerable communities in South Africa. As people struggled to earn a living and feed their families during the early lockdown levels of 4 and 5, God created a spiritual awareness in our church, Breakthru Life, […]
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TESTIMONY: Holy Spirit inspires ‘Bowl of Hope’ campaign to feed desperately hungry children
About two weeks ago Matthew and Marion Peake were feeding children in one of their regular feeding locations in East London when children from another area also arrived and they could not help them because they did not have enough bowls. Matthew saw a few small boys scratching in a […]
How one church in India provided over three million meals during the pandemic
By Dr Michael Brown — Originally published in CHARISMA NEWS. The story is remarkable, to the glory of God. It is a story that needs to be told. But first, for some background. I (Dr Michael Brown) first met Satish Kumar in Hyderabad, India, in 1995. He was a young […]
Campaign to feed poor families exceeds expectations by far
Unable to work as usual because of lockdown, the CEO of a Cape Town NPO that renovates children’s homes decided to launch a campaign to try and feed approximately 75 people in 15 needy families for two weeks. When I spoke to Lynn Haefele of Newkidz today she said that […]
Wheelbarrows of love and good food reach vulnerable Howick families
The timing of the start of the national lockdown was terrible for Howick NPO African Spirit — their 12-months Lotto funding lifeline had just expired and now they could not complete their application for ongoing funding. Their craft shop, charity shop and other activities also had to close down leaving […]
Homeless people outside church inspired caring ministry
When an Eastern Cape pastor discovered homeless people sleeping outside a building he was renting to launch a church, he responded by starting a soup kitchen. Today the original small East London soup kitchen started in 2016 has grown into the Hands of Mercy project which feeds, clothes and shelters […]
Amazing mom’s extreme couponing feeds over 30 000 people
Originally published in Charisma News Extreme couponing is certainly one way for families to save a boatload of cash, but for one mom it has also become an avenue to help feed tens of thousands of hungry mouths. Through her motto, “Love God. Love Others. Serve the World,” Lauren Puryear […]
PE leaders walk the talk
Giving their 67 Minutes for Madiba at the Boardwalk Hotel, Port Elizabeth on Saturday July 16, 20 of the city’s senior Christian leaders, once again, proved that they do ‘walk the talk’. They were part of the “Stop Hunger Now” initiative and manned a table forming a production line which […]
Catching up with busy Kingdom entrepreneur, Elaine Watson
It is almost impossible to get an appointment with Elaine Watson, wife of former Southern Kings rugby captain, Luke Watson, due to her busy schedule after the recent launch of the Goodnight Market in Port Elizabeth, of which she is a founder member. The Goodnight Market is the smaller, yet […]
View from the amazing Million Meals assembly line
[notice]Patsy Fulton shares her experience as a member of a group from Witbank which participated in Judea Hope’s Guinness World Record Million Meals project in Pretoria last Friday during which sixty five 40-member teams packed a million nutritious meals for hungry people in 48 hours.[/notice]Two buses and a variety of […]