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Thabazimbi – This year’s “Light up my life Jesus” event, hosted at the Thabazimbi show grounds on Sat-urday, 24 June 2017, will be a joyful event for all youth, ages 13 – 25.Our youth are to be the light in the darkness, chosen by God, to pro-claim the name of the Lord in all the earth. “…Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvellous light” 1 Peter 2:9 (AMP) – This is the key verse for the event.A live Praise and Worship band, “Duislig” will be hosted as well as guest speakers from #IMAG-INE, together with a “neon /glow in the dark” theme! Food, drink and merchand ise stalls will be available.The event drew upwards of 700 young people in 2016 and we are expecting even more this year! This safe

and secure interdenominational event is alcohol free and super-vised. The success of “Light up my life Jesus” will be guaranteed with the support of schools, churches, busi-nesses and parents. Please contact 084 200 2480 should you wish to sponsor to-wards this event or for any fur-ther queries. Entrance to the event will be R50 per person. Watch the Platinum Bushvelder for more news and updates.

Northam/ Swartklip – Die Vroue Landbou Unie (VLU) Northam tak het op Don-derdag, 20 April 2017, ver-gadering gehou in die Meto-diste kerksaal te Swartklip. Natasha Prinsloo en Chan-tell Steynberg het opgetree as gasvrouens vir die dag. Tydens die vergadering het die groep vrouens inligting uitgeruil onder mekaar oor verskeie lande se kosse en interessante disse. Ook het Natasha Prinsloo die groep meer vertel van die skrywer van die jaar en ‘n werkswin-kel aangebied oor décou-page. Die volgende vergadering sal plaasvind op 25 Mei 2017 in die Swartklip Meto-diste kerksaal. Om deel te word of enige navrae, kontak gerus die skakelbe-ampte Chantell Steynberg by 061-326 2724.

By Steuart Pennington

Over the past weekend, on 22 April 2017, +/- 1 400 000 citizens gathered outside Bloemfontein to pray for our beloved country South Africa. “It’s Time” was organised by Angus Buchan (see S.A. Heroes)On Thursday, 27 April, we celebrate Freedom Day, 23 years since our transition to a constitutional democracy.I think most would agree, as a country, we are not where we hoped to be.Over the past four weeks we have witnessed prayer meetings, marches, protests and demonstrations all over the country, even as far as sleepy Kenton-on-Sea, against our President Zuma’s leadership style, state capture, rampant corruption and cabinet cronyism.This is a good story.I would guess over the past four weeks that close on 2 million South Africans of all creeds, colours, cultures and convictions have come together in one way or another, unprecedented, to pray, to demonstrate, to protest……….. and more is planned.That’s +/- 3.8% of the whole population and +/- 7.5% of the adult population.

a difference to our future? This can be answered in a number of ways:• Religious and emotional conviction• Statistical probability and reliability• Unfolding consequent eventsI did some reading:Two of the most eminent writers on the Power of Prayer, Derek Prince (Secrets of a Prayer Warrior) and John Stott (Issues fac-ing Christians today) write extensively on the power of prayer and make two important points, backed up my considerable empirical evidence.• Prince states, “the way we pray will decide the way the universe goes.”• John Stott states “Leaders have power, but power is safe

only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.”As an illustration of this ‘power’ the Old Testament Genesis de-scribes the Lord’s anxiety of the destruction of Sodom and Go-morrah as he talks with Abraham, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see what they have done and destroy them.”(I’m sure all faiths have similar stories of the contest between good and evil. It is not my intention to promote a particular faith or reli-gion – I use this story to illustrate a point).To continue: Abraham pleads “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are 50 righteous people (in a city of 1 000), will you really not spare them?

whole place for their sake, for they will heal the sin.” Abraham negotiates. “And if it’s only 10?” The Lord answers, “I will do the same.” There were none, so the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed.This is an empirical fact. When the archaeological, geographical and epigraphic evidence is reviewed in detail, it is clear that the infamous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah have now been found. What is more, this evidence demonstrates that the Bible provides an accurate eyewitness account of events that occurred southeast of the Dead Sea over 4,000 years ago…This begs the question: Does our Lord have his hand on our land? Can our force for good prevail?Statistical probability and reliability:10 out of 1 000 is 1 %, and it was believed that they could heal the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah! 7.5% of South African adults are involved in the broad ‘SAVE SOUTH AFRICA’ movement.Profoundly, can this percentage of citizens create, amongst ALL South Africans, an unstoppable, deeply emotional, unwavering conviction for positive, ethical and value-based change – all con-tained in our Constitution of which we remain so proud?Do we have the ability to heal this country?If my memory of statistical probability and reliability is accurate the number – 7.5% – is way more than is required for a statistically representative, accurate and reliable sample.

Conclusion…So, we as concerned South Africans, regardless of creed, co-lour, culture or religious persuasion acknowledge Freedom Day must stay on the journey with our conviction:• it will spread• it will grow• it will succeed• it will save South Africa

Get your glow on! Internasionale dag vir VLU Northam

Prayer meetings, marches, protests, movements

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Dames! Maak díe Verskil-kampe bied ‘n kamp aan van 19-21 Mei 2017 te Shekinah Kampterrein, op die groter Mabula terrein. Hierdie beloof om ‘n lewensveranderende belewenis te wees. Maak gerus ‘n nota in jou dagboek, bespreek gou, plekke is beperk.Maak díe Verskil-kampe is nie ‘n kerk of denominasie nie en reik oor kerkgrense. Elke kamp is uniek met ‘n unieke tema. “Die doel van ons kampe is toerusting vir ons wandel saam met die Here, sodat ons díe Verskil vir God se koninkryk kan maak – waar Hy ons ook al plaas,” sê Torien Pieters, kampleier, aan die Platinum Bushvelder koerant. “Jesus Christus is die middel-punt waarom elke kamp draai.” Hierdie is jou ‘my-tyd’- geleentheid om te kan stil word saam met Hom. Vir verdere inligting besoek www.maakdieverskil.co.za of kontak Torien by 083-417 5692.

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Die groep vrouens besig met hul découpage.

Natasha Prinsloo vertel meer oor die skrywer van die jaar.

Van links; Natasha Prinsloo (tesouriere), Celia Goosen (beoordelaar sameroepster en sekretaresse), Riana Oosthuizen (voorsitter), Tersia Coetzee, Madeleine Meintjes, Chantell Steynberg (skakelbeampte) en Mari Meintjes.

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