November 30th, 2019 The day dawned bright and full of expectation…a day many of the St. John’s children had been looking forward to for months! It was the Children’s 0-14 years Christmas Party! The bouncy house and slip and slide arrived, as staff members set up the brand new donations guaranteed to bring much joy …
Toys & Certification for St. John’s Daycare!
November 11, 2019 Today was a fun one all around as St. John’s Daycare received their certificates of compliance from SmartStart SmartSpace, deeming us suitable to host a SmartStart early learning program. SmartStart Club Coach, Samuel Ngoma presented ECD Practitioners, Nocawe Ngcwabe (green shirt) and Elika Masepela (red shirt) with their certificates. The children also …
Introducing…St. John’s Day Care!
October 28, 2019 In Zenzele (Randfontein), there are many young children, who sit with their mothers all day in the hot sun on the side of the road, selling goods to make a meager living. It is our desire that these children have an opportunity to spend their days in a safe, quality, nurturing environment, …
What is the “Bethel Youth & Children’s Camp”?
September 18, 2019 We are so glad you asked! 😉 Many years ago, Patricia Marite (Program Manager at St. John’s) received a vision to create a place where children and youth alike (and adults too!) from all the local areas, townships and informal settlements in the West Rand and beyond would have a place to …
Celebrating St. John’s 17th Anniversary!
August 2019 What an amazing day, August the 20th commemorated! 17 years of St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach being in existence and loving and serving the community of Mohlakeng. A very Happy Anniversary to St. John’s! Kirsten’s friend Fiona of Jessie Treats helped us bless the staff with a delicious cake! “Jessie’s Treats” …
Join us for the “Story of St. John’s …”
July 2019 Join us for a chat with Patricia Marite as she shares her story and that of St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach with Kirsten… What was the vision behind starting St. John’s? How do they serve over 400 children from the community? What are their future aspirations and how can YOU help …
Books Galore
March 2019 Do you love a good book? At St. John’s the children love to hear a great story! Whenever they have story-time they gather eagerly to listen to a new adventure about to be unfolded in the pages of a book. So, we (the Gray Family) set out to find some books for them! …
Investec Delivered Electronic Joy to St. Johns!
Today (February 2019), the staff at St. John’s were left speechless and exhilarated after receiving a generous donation of five desktop computers along with all the accessories, courtesy of Investec Bank Limited in Sandton, South Africa. We (Gray Family) are so grateful to our friend, Bruce Humphries for helping us make this donation come to …
St. John’s Staff Christmas Party – Lending a Helping Hand
A Celebration of Hard Work – December 2018 (Above St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach Staff Team) At St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach, over forty staff members work tirelessly throughout the year to ensure that the children’s needs are met – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Their work involves visiting the children …
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Contemplations
We’ve been in “lockdown” for weeks now… overall it has gone okay. We’ve had great days, hard days, and just plain normal days. We’ve been blessed and we’ve been stretched. We’ve been bombarded with news, speculations, opinions, and one too many memes. We’ve been challenged to learn the importance of switching off and finding peace. …