Ministry CarePoint in Rehoboth

Update from Rehoboth

In May we transferred the children in our Residential facility to the Ark Keetmanshoop. At the beginning of July we appointed Ms. Beverly van Wyk as the Ministry Coordinator. Following is a short report since she started in July 2010:

We have twenty seven registered children in our Ministry CarePoint. Sadly not all the children attended the program on a regular basis. I did house visitations and made some interesting discoveries. We will definitely adapt our current program to accommodate the challenges that hampers the effectiveness of our program.

Looking at the report cards of the children, we realized that the subjects Accounting and Mathematics are a challenge to our children. We are in the process to recruit a local volunteer to assist in this regard. Our staff is doing well and is motivated to increase the effectiveness of our program.

During this past holiday, we had a three day holiday club that was attended by twenty one children. The children learned a great deal, but they also had a lot of fun. We had various activities; but as you can guess the children enjoyed the outdoor activities the most.
We have some very exciting plans for the next trimester. We are looking into getting sponsorships to have rewards for the children who perform the best at school as well as those who make significant progress. We are also planning a ten day Holiday club during December holidays. Our plans includes a day outing and a Nativity Play where we hope to invite the parents and caregivers of our children.

From the Country Director’s desk - Berdian Beukes writes...

James 1:2-4: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

What a privilege it is to serve our Lord and Saviour through an organization like Christ’s Hope International. Serving through Christ’s Hope International remains a challenge, but God is good. He is our Provider and our Sustainer. We wake up every morning with an expectation, excited to see what and how God is going to provide for the needs of our ministry. A lack of staff and finances remains the key challenges. Some of our staff took “salary” cuts beginning of this year and yet, stays faithful to God by serving Him with us. Their lives exemplify what it means to sacrifice for Christ.
The introduction and implementation of the new approach to Nurture Our Valuable Children within the vision and mission of the organization is very exciting! We can already see the positive results from our efforts and early attempts.

The past year we have phased out the children’s homes in Rehoboth and Okahandja. The children were placed either in kinship (foster) care or in the Ark Keetmanshoop. We just had a reunion in Oshikuku with the children who used to be in the Ark Okahandja and it was confirmed that we are on the right track with the children. Placing them with families or in foster care, is in their best interest. When we drove through the gate in Oshikuku and heard the excitement of the children, I said to myself: “if this is why we are meeting here this weekend, it surely is worth the effort.” The children enjoyed seeing one another; they were well-groomed and have adapted fine at their different placements.

We have implemented a well structured Ministry CarePoint in Okahandja at the Ark. This was very well received by the community and beneficial to the children registered in our program. The Ministry CarePoint in Rehoboth has been re-organized and we are looking forward to see them blossoming. We continue to care for the children at the Ark Keetmanshoop in the residential setting. However the lack of sufficient funding hinders us from expanding the program to our Ministry Centre in Oshikuku.

I would like to thank ALL our ministry partners for your faithful prayer and financial support. The resources you entrust to us; enable us to better care and support the work and ministry. May God bless you in abundance!