Latest news - 19 April 2009

For those of you interested in getting involved in our Golf Day on 22 September 2009, please contact Vania on 079 4855355 or vania@bondapply.com

Ons is reeds een jaar aan die gang en het gedurende die jaar reeds 26 vroue en 10 kinders gehuisves.

98% van vroue wat werkloos by Huis Jabes aankom kry weer werk danksy die hulp van die gemeenskap.
Vrouens wat geestelik verarm geraak het deur hulle omstandighede voorheen, raak weer aktief betrokke by die kerk en danksy die hulp van vrywilligers by Huis Jabes word hulle geestelik verryk.

Ons huis bied hulp met berading deur n maatskaplike werker, daar word fisies en psigies na hul behoeftes omgesien, beroepsvoorligting en lewensvaardighede word aangeleer en ons gee hulle die nodige leiding om weer tot die arbeisdsmark toe te tree.

Ons benodig nog vrywilligers wat kan help met vervoer na hospitale, werksonderhoude ens. Ons benodig ook mense wat ons kan help met ons fondsinsamelingsprojekte deur behulpsaam te wees met die reëlings van die spesifieke projekte.

Indien daar iemand is wat betrokke wil raak by ons huis, kontak die Bestuurder , Rika de Vries by Tel: 021 981 6413 /
072 3865 747 of Adri Klindt by 083 564 3313.

Ons E Mail adres is jabes@mweb.co.za of vania@bondapply.com

Huis Jabes

What we need

Please donate the following:

For the ladies: Soap, tooth paste, tooth brushes, pajamas, body lotion

Food - non perishables, e.g. canned food, long-life milk, etc.

Volunteers to teach skills such as computer skills, hand work, bead work, etc.

Cleaning products for house e.g. dish wash liquid, Handy-Andy, Domestos, Tile Cleaner, Window cleaner, etc.

Funds needed for handyman work and certain building & alteration work and repairs required for the house.

Thanks.

Vania

vania@bondapply.com

Deep Waters

So many of us feel that we are going through deep waters, maybe emotionally, maybe personally, maybe in your work, maybe in frienships, maybe you lost a friend or loved one, or just maybe you are just out of the deep water... Whatever the case, we can all relate to the following email yhat i recieved... God's hand is near you... just take it, dear ppl.



"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." (Is. 43:2)

It requires great faith and a strong character to be able to work through adversity and disappointment. Many seemingly strong people eventually double up under their burdens and break down.

The Lord never promised that our lives would be free from problems just because we choose to serve Him. But He did promise to be there for you at all times and to help you over life's hurdles. Knowing that you don't have to tackle the afflictions of life on your own is a comforting and reassuring thought.

To ensure your peace of mind, it is important to hold on to the truth that Jesus is the living Christ. He comes to live in you through His Holy Spirit, and is closer to you than any one else. Because He was able to rise above the worst that people could do to Him, He is now at your side every step of the way.

When problems mar your view and put you under pressure, turn to Christ. He is you heavenly companion. Overcome your problems in the peace of His presence.

Thank you, omnipotent Father, that I can say with confidence that You are with me day by day!!!

Meditation

As with physical exercise, the effects of meditation are cumulative. When we go to the gym and work out for an hour, we don't really see any change in our bodies at the end of the hour. If we go every day for thirty days, however, then we do see a change. So it is with meditation. And sometimes, we're not the ones who can see the change as much as others can. We might not even be aware of how much the quality of our energy, the invisible emanations of our minds, affect our environment and the people within it. But others do. And they respond accordingly.

—Excerpted from A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles www.oprah.com

The power inside

"When an egg breaks by a power outside, a life ends. When an egg breaks by a power inside, a life begins. Great things always begin from the power inside!"

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble, it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is, many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

From "Look me in the eye" - Caryl's Story with Anita le Roux. www.abuseisnoexcuse.co.za