progress report october, 2012

Progress Report

October, 2012

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East London

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• Scenery Park outreach began in 1994 • Property acquired 1996. Church construction started

(BVC involved)• Safmarine built a school using old shipping

containers• James Stofile is the pastor• Amalinda Forest church built 2004, school 2005• Erik Mpitimpiti is the pastor• Aids clinic 2007• Gilgal Baptist church renovated 2010 + school• Foster care homes being built

Brief History

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Scenery Park School and Church

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Sophumelela (we shall succeed) preschool, Scenery Park

Normal attendance about 40 kids

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Pastor James at the first church plantNew church plant in KhayelitshaBible study group in another villageHIV-AIDS support groupsAdult literacy classesSeveral cell groups

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Gradua-tion at Scenery Park

XHOSA GOSPEL MISSIONAmahle, 4 years old, found sitting on a bucket with diarrhea. Only food was fermented porridge. She had HIV-AIDS. Stofile family took care of her, nursed her to good health. Grandmother claimed custody, but she was not around. Her aunt, a prostitute, or an uncle, a drug addict,“cared” for her. Amahle wanted to come back to her new home – the Stofile family, granny refused. Died 3 months later.

OWEN SCOTT AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK

OPTEL, OWEN AND ERIC

THE CHURCH SEEN FROM THE EAST

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Amalinda Forest Church freshly painted

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Baptistry used often at Amalinda Forest Church

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Concrete being spread on school founda-tion

OCT., 2004

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Delicious food for a big crowd (>120 guests)

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Passing along plates

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Preschool arts & craft lesson

Kids using scissors for the first time in their life

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Opening Day!

About 200 people came

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Ladies performing in traditional dresses

Colors represent different clans

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Hoppy cutting the ribbon and opening the gate

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• Amalinda Forest pre-school

• Hot lunch• Two school

buildings

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Example on housing development, Reeston

Current shackProvided by government

Finished by owner

A new church shack is finished

James, Elliot, Precious and Bo built it

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• Mdantsane church

• Refurbished• New school

building• Philemon -

pastor

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• Squatter camp

• Up to 50 families

• No water• No sanitary

facility

Khulanathi“grow with us”

Children’s home

Our Vision

Outside of house 1

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• About 80,000 orphans in Eastern Cape, 40% of all in South Africa

• 20,000 new orphans per year in Eastern Cape

• AIDS epidemic is the main cause

• State orphan institutions are just warehouses

• When turning 17, the children are kicked out

• Our model is to create a home with a Mother to care for up to 6 children

• Christian care & education

• Long range plan for young adults

• First two homes on Amalinda Forest church property

• Third home finished

Foster Care Ministry

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• Two new churches & preschools

• AIDS clinic• Renovated church

building in Mdantsane + new school building

• Church plant & preschool in Khayelitsha

• Shack in Reston

• Three foster care homes complete

• Plan for five homes• Khayelitsha church

building construction to start

• Raising funds for operation costs & building more homes

STATUS OF XGM DEVELOPMENT

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For more information, contact Bo Arvidson

E-mail: XhosaMission@aol.comXhosaMission@aol.com

Tel: +1 303-697-5002

www.xhosagospelmission.com