Kalk Bay “As we all know the pandemic has crippled many companies which resulted in people losing their jobs, which only added to the already struggling economy,” says Marvin Petersen, pastoral worker of Biblia in Kalk Bay. “Over the years we have helped numerous people in our feeding schemes but we quickly realized that relief […]
PHOTO: Vredenburg Bread Depot “In Vredenburg at the West Coast the lock-down caused challenging questions about how IMSA (Industrial Ministry in SA) was going to make a ministering come back into the workplace,” says Pastor Joseph Philander, of the Assemblies of God (AOG) in Vredenburg and also a pastoral worker in service of Industrial Ministry. […]
Arbeidsbediening lewer nie net broodnodige geestelike bediening aan honderde werknemers en -gewers in die Kaapstreek nie, maar bemagtig ook mense met lewensvaardigheidsprogramme en lewer lewenskrisisberading. COVID-19 het egter veroorsaak dat hierdie besondere diens nie soos normaalweg kon aangaan nie en mens wonder hoe op aarde hulle met hul bedieningsuitdaging kon voortgaan. Ons het met Floors […]
Foto: Geestelike leiers van die VGK Touwsranten ontvang hul Finansiële Geletterdheidsertifikate Arbeidsbediening Tuinroete het aan die begin van die jaar ‘n vennootskap met Africa Skills College in George gevestig met die doel om hulle Finansiële Geletterdheidsprogram – Debt Savvy – te kan aanbied. Dit is ‘n SAQA geakkrediteeerde program en Africa Skills het Floors Meyer, […]
FOTO: Jasper van Zyl en Booi Manewil Floors Meyer, IMSA opleidingskoördineerder van Arbeidsbediening Tuinroete, stuur die volgende inspirerende storie: “Jasper van Zyl was ‘n mielieboer in die Wes-Transvaal wat ses jaar gelede afgetree het. Hy en sy vrou Linda, het na Klein Brakrivier naby Mosselbaai verhuis en synde ‘n boer in murg en been, het […]
Arbeidsbediening se bekende lewensvaardigheidsprogram, BrightStar, is verlede week vanaf 25 Oktober tot 1 November 2020 aan twee groepe finalejaar-katkisante van die VGK Vredendal aangebied. In totaal was dit 55 jongmense asook vier kategete wat dié insiggewende toerustingsprogram voltooi het. Ds Jannie Booysen het dit aangebied en Lene November het hom bygestaan. Sandra en Jaco Leeuwner […]
Living 100% off the grid during the COVID-19 lockdown may sound very romantic and appealing, but you need to know what you are doing and be experienced in this kind of choice. We are thankful that the hard lockdown phase-5 in South Africa has come down to where we are at now, phase-1. The lockdown […]
Our dear colleague Dane Du Plessis, left Biblia earlier this year as he desires to travel abroad. His enthusiastic and God-fearing character will be truly missed. Dane has displayed great passion and zeal for the past eight years, as he ministered to the seafarers, both in word and in deed. We are thankful to the […]
Foto: Patrick en Yolanda Jefthas Dis altyd lekker om ‘n telefoonoproep met goeie nuus te ontvang, en so was dit ook vir Arbeidsbediening Kaapstreek se bestuurder, Carin Brink, toe sy onlangs ‘n oproep van Patrick Jefthas ontvang het. Patrick was vroeër ‘n gesondheidsinspekteur in die Paarl en is nou afgetree en woon tans saam met […]
Reflecting on the nature of work in contemporary South Africa: A public theological engagement with calling and vocation Dion Foster – A public theological engagement with calling and vocation
