On behalf of Metro Kids Africa and all the children who received shoeboxes, I want to say a big thank you to all at Southpoint. You have helped give 600 plus Christmas gifts this year, to the children who attend Sidewalk in Lower Crossroads and Khayelitsha.
From the wrapping and packing of the shoeboxes session to the actual handing out of the gifts SP people have been fantastic. What a privilege for us here at Metro to have you on board helping us.
For those who came and helped give out the gifts I am sure it will make a lasting impression. As the gifts arrived at the Lower Crossroads site, 400 children on a dirty, open field started cheering with their faces lit up with excitement when they saw cars piled high with gifts. There were sighs and screams of pleasure as they opened the lids of the shoeboxes and peeked inside.
Khayelitsha’s giving out day was much more calm and ordered and the kids hugged and thanked the SP people there as they received their gifts. The leaders have had parents coming to their houses thanking them for the gifts, it has made such an impression.
So a big thank you from us all for what seems so little to us but means
such a lot to hundreds of children.
James and Janet Senior
Our Heroes
After visiting South Africa, Kendra from our partner church, posted a great blog re the amazing work that Sonshine Kids Africa is doing labelling Allison and Liz as real heroes, and who would disagree? Check it out at <http://insidenorthpoint.org/kids/2010/03/03/real-life-heroes/> So I thought I would share a little video I made of our heroes, not the best but I don’t think it is bad for a first try! You see, Jesus had to give up His life for us, and there are Christians in the world today who are losing their lives for their faith, but this is not so for us as we live in relative peace. None the less, we still battle for the souls of the many people who live in the same house as us, next door, in our neighborhood or in our city. A real life and death battle. So when these heroes get down on their knees and plead for the kids that they will meet again on Sunday, when they are that familiar face that is reassuring kids of Gods great love and grace, when they show up with a friendly smile for the person who comes for the first time or if they give of their time to press some buttons or move some furniture so that those who visit will feel comfortable to come back; they are fighting a real life and death battle. These are people who have a story to tell of how they were broken and dying, but who have experienced Jesus on a personal level and have found hope and restoration for the most impossible situations plaguing their souls. These are the soldiers of God, ambassadors of the God of the impossible, and these are just a few of the 150 odd that make Southpoint irresitible.
Southpoint Heroes