Bethesda Outreach September 2015

Patricia’s birthday 1 October

Johannah’s birthday 2 October

Rudi’s birthday 5 October

Phiri’s anniversary 12 October

In this issue:

Board meetings

Meet our new children

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2

JCA Career Week 3-4

Christmas project 5

Raised to Praise

This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress…” James 1:27

Joey’s birthday 23 October

Maria’s birthday 23 October

Upcoming board meetings on October 15-16

Weekly Bible studies for guys and girls

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be

known to all men. The Lord is near.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiv-

ing let your requests be made known to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all compre-

hension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in

Christ Jesus.

-Philippians 4:4-6

The Annual Bethesda Board meetings will be held next week (Oct 15-16) in the USA this year at West Bridge Church in Danville, Indiana. There will be many im-portant things to discuss and we would ask that you please pray diligently for our board members as they seek to make plans and decisions that will please the Lord and further the ministry of Bethesda. The need for this ministry is great as we were reminded just a few weeks ago when a sibling group of 5 little children were

placed at Bethesda!

We would also like to invite anyone who is in the area or willing to drive to Dan-ville, IN to come to one of two dinner evenings that will give you the opportunity to meet the board, ask questions, interact with them and be updated on all that God is doing at Bethesda Outreach. There will be a light meal provided and this is free

of charge. Please see the invite below for RSVP details.

We would love to have you join us for dinner!

Board Meetings and Dinners!

Meet and Greet the Bethesda Board

West Bridge Church, Danville, Indiana

Wednesday, October 14th OR Friday, October 16th

The Bethesda Board would like to invite all Bethesda friends,

church leaders, team members, and supporters to meet and interact

with them as well as be updated on all that God is doing at

Bethesda Outreach

6 PM—a light supper will be provided

Please RSVP by Tuesday, 13 October via Facebook, or email us:

interimed@boi.org or bethesda-temba@boi.org

West Bridge Church, 1521 South County Road 75, Danville, IN 46122 or visit their website:

www.westbridgedanville.com for directions

For more information on serving at Bethesda go to www.bethesdaoutreach.org

God has truly blessed Bethesda by bringing a sibling group of 5 children to us in Septem-

ber. One girl and 4 boys arrived to com-

pletely fill the Phiri’s home.

You can pray for Alex and Mutinta as they make the adjustment from 3 children to 8! It’s

a lot of work but God gives the strength each day. The children are settling in well

and making good friends with the other chil-dren in the village. We trust that God will

begin to work in their little hearts now so that they will have knowledge of Christ, the Bible

and the Gospel.

This familiar question is asked around the globe as children develop and receive their education. Each year during the

month of September, Jabulane students enjoy a week of highlighting careers available to them in South Africa. The

goal of this week is to help them be more aware of what they need to know so they can decide what career God has

called them to. They hear from individuals about their fields and the educational requirements students must fulfil to

enter those careers. Here are some highlights from the speakers for the week!

Tshwane Metropolitan Police Band

The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Band amazed the student body with their musical skills and demonstrated each

instrument in the band so the students have a better understanding of what part each instrument plays in the

band’s music.

Larry Schmidt, Bio-mechanical Engineer

Larry demonstrated a robotic arm that a fellow engineer has developed. He also used a

computer program to demonstrate the difference a cochlear implant can have on the

hearing of a person who is hearing impaired. The students were astounded!

Janet Cooper and Zandile Mathunyane, SAA

Janet and Zandile work together at South African

Airways. They each shared about the wide variety of

positions within the airline and the skills each requires. We now

have several budding flight attendants, ground staff, and pilots in

our student body.

For more information on serving at Bethesda go to www.bethesdaoutreach.org

For more information on serving at Bethesda go to www.bethesdaoutreach.org

Kate Dodd, RN

Kate showed the children different tools nurses

used and shared her passion for the field of

nursing. The Bethesda children have seen Kate in

action, but the students from the community

learned a lot about “Mama Kate” and all enjoyed

learning more about the field of nursing and the

many, many places it is used!

Deon Bonthuys, Civil Engineer

Deon is a civil engineer currently work-

ing with hydroelectricity to solve elec-

tricity problems in rural communities.

He showed the children pictures and

videos of all the areas in which a civil

engineer can work and students were

amazed at the variety of areas to

serve!

One of the ways that a community restaurant helps Be-thesda in fundraising is by allowing us to participate in their program in which they have students come and participate in waiting on tables for an evening. As a further incentive, the restaurant gives 10% of all the profits between certain hours on that night as a donation to our school/Bethesda. It promotes a great relationship between Spur and our school! Thanks to a great turn out, it was our best Spur night

so far!

On Friday, students dressed up to show the careers they hope to have one day. Pictured here are medical professionals, police officers, sol-

diers, and pilots or flight attendants.

Opportunities to Help

Bethesda Outreach, a ministry of Bethesda Outreach Ministry International, Inc., was

born in October of 2000 out of a desire to show compassion to children in Africa who

had been orphaned by AIDS.

Bethesda’s mission is to encourage and assist the local church in meeting the needs

of orphan children that they may become disciples of Christ.

That mission is accomplished through Bethesda’s Children’s Village which includes

child care families and Jabulane Christian Academy, along with our outreach to the

community.

Bethesda Outreach Ministries is registered as a non-profit organization.

For more information, please visit our website at www.bethesdaoutreach.org.

You can also follow us on Facebook Search for Bethesda Outreach

South African Details: Plot 13 Klipdrift PO Box 2643 Hammanskraal 0400 Phone: 012 711 0087 Fax: 086 584 5684 Bank Details: Standard Bank, Brooklyn Branch Code: 011245 Account Name: Temba Bethesda Outreach Account Number: 011818743 United States Details: Bethesda Outreach Ministry Int’l, Inc PO Box 749 Granger, IN 46530-0749 Phone: 574 807 0160 (VoIP) Managerial Staff: Rudi van Jaarsveld Daryl Starr (BOMI-CFO/USA) Ruth Rising Tonya Small Andrew & Kate Dodd Houseparent Supervisor: Fritz Shikwambane Social Worker: Natasja Retief

Houseparents: Elias & Mamitjie Matjeni Jones & Lenah Phago Fritz & Masello Shikwambane Jack and Maria Msiza George and Florah Sithole Peter and Mary Letswalo Alex and Mutinta Phiri Houseparent Assistants: Rose Moketa Daphne Pilane Johannah Malapile Mary Mojolwane Maintenance/Grounds Jones Phago-grounds supervisor Jack Msiza-maintenance supervisor George Sithole Elvis Raphakgadi Dorah Maluri Teachers: Patricia Magano Elise White Alex Phiri Johannah Ngwenya Tonya Small Heather Rumley Aven Meiring Mamitjie Matjeni Erens Mahlangu Thalitha Musehane Anine van Wyk

www.bethesdaoutreach.org

bethesda-temba@boi.org Capital/Monthly Project Needs

Monthly food/housing costs/child/month—R4000/$400

Monthly Educational cost/child—R3450/$345

Interior village road construction– R2,000,000.00/$200,000.00

Children’s Home Needs (for teams or donors in South Africa)

Non perishable food *email us to request a more detailed list!

Good clothing

School Supplies (wax crayons, colored pencils, pencils, scissors, markers, glue sticks,

erasers, white board markers, etc.)

Children’s over the counter medicine (ie– Panado, Benylin, cough syrup, etc.)

Christmas in September? It seems a little early for Christmas but it’s not too early to begin thinking of how you or your church, organisation, busi-

ness or school can get involved in our Christmas project for 2015. We have been working hard thinking through what will be the best and most needed project for Bethesda. We will begin introducing this in our next update and giving you more details as the time get’s closer. We are excited to see how God will continue to provide for the children and

families of Bethesda Outreach!