June Update

For the past few months, YMS has been busy, busy, busy!

There are currently three guys living in the youth house and it is slowly making progress as far as renovations go. The boys have been hard at work with working in the garden, painting, and other projects around the house.

As was mentioned previously, YMS has a new member of its family! Leah, Piet’s fiancé, came to join the YMS team last week on Friday, and here we are in full swing. The YMS team is growing and feels a bit more complete!

Here is a picture of our team: DeDe, Simon, Canny, Piet and Leah





The next four weeks will be devoted to a holiday program for the children of Refilwe as well as those in the surrounding communities. The first two weeks will be for children 6-12 (primary school), and the following two weeks will be for children 13 and up. The focus of the first two weeks will be love as it pertains to loving each other, serving, trusting, and being honest. The following weeks with the older kids will be a curriculum entitled Beat the Drum. This curriculum is based on a film with the same name, and it deals with sex, AIDS, true love, and abstinence. Both Piet and Leah have facilitated this program in the past and are excited to bring it to the Refilwe community.

The last thing YMS is trying to improve is the tutoring of children at Refilwe and those in the community that need extra help. It has been a bit slow going, but we are getting there. There are always lots of volunteers from Johannesburg who are excited and willing to help! What a blessing!

We thank God for the progress of YMS. We thank you for your prayers and all the support you have given.

Continue to pray with us in the following ways:
-For the upcoming holiday program
-For the growth and unity of our team
-That lives will be changed because of what we are able to do