Hope Clubs

November 2009: Hope Clubs

HOPE CLUBS initiated by New Hope Centre in 20 primary or elementary schools in the southern and eastern part of Swaziland are specifically to help orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) in the schools to work through issues of grief, loss, abandonment, discrimination, bullying etc and to help develop confidence overcoming fear and despair so that they will know they can be resilient as Jesus Christ promised "we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us"

In November 2009, Tirzah and Noah Abraham each aged 15 launched the first HOPE CLUB on Bethany mountain on the backside of the mountain where our home is located.  They met in a wooden structure with corrugated iron roof, had about 40 OVCs form the squatter camp community and had a wonderful time. Tirzah was an absolute star as the master of ceremonies and led the activities, while Miss Rachael the co-ordinator of children's ministry actually explained the vision and purpose of the club and Noah led the prayer and blessed all the founding members.  Hallelujah what a day, one huge step for Bethany and for Tirzah and Noah.  They were the camp managers of the psychosocial camp we ran in July for orphan children and after the camp they asked if they could serve as youth leaders for the local HOPE CLUB.  And now it is a reality.  Please pray for these two to be confident compassionate wise leaders and pastors to orphans who are not adopted into the Abraham family but need all the blessings and skills and love that God has in His heart for them.