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Johannesburg,
South Africa...
Compassion Radio is honored
to be able to help support the work of this mission
outreach church in the inner city of Johannesburg, South
Africa. The existence of the church is a miracle of God
in itself, as there are 16 different African nations, as
well as many different tribal groups represented, all with
an historic hatred of each other.
 Not only are they worshipping
together, but they are reaching out in love
together to their
poverty-stricken, crime-ridden community.
When this loving congregation learned that in their
immediate surroundings, the Hillbrow area of Jo'berg,
there are on the average of 30 babies a month disposed of
in dumpsters and sewers, many of them still alive, the
Christians reached out in love.
On the outside of the security wall surrounding the
church compound they cut a hole; and attached a hinged door which
can swing up...
 revealing on the other
side a stainless steel receptacle, designed by the members
themselves, into which a baby can be anonymously
deposited.
When the baby is laid
on the padded floor of the bin, the weight of the baby sets off an
alarm in the church compound so that the baby can
be rescued immediately.
  Cheryl Allen, a native South
African, the founder and
director of the Door of Hope Rescue
Center, demonstrates for Norm how the alarm
works.
The
members of this mission church completely remodeled and
refurbished a small house on the compound which
serves as the rescue center and Christian home for the
little ones. 
Here you see the side of the Children's
Home.
The front door of the Door of Hope.
This
dear couple, Dennis and Margaret, along with their 4
children, have given up their home, and moved
their belongings into the Rescue to be
"Mama and Daddy" to these little ones
and provide instant security for them.
Norm with 3 of the children of
Dennis and Margaret. These guys are all boy!!
THE
TRUTH ABOUT THE PEOPLE... It was surprising to learn that many, many
of the destitute and homeless in the inner city, who have
come to Johannesburg from all over the continent of
Africa, much as people from all over the world come to
America, believing it is where economic dreams come true,
are college graduates. Some have 2 and 3 degrees! Such are
the wonderful Staff workers in the church and the
administrators of Door of Hope.
These wonderful young men hold 7
university degrees collectively. They have given
their hearts and lives to the Lord and His work in
this cauldron of evil. From left to right they
are:
Raphael, Emory, Jon-Pierre and
Augie.Among them they administrate the rescue
center, teach Sunday School, administrate at the
Church, play the piano and take the Gospel to the
streets. Jon-Pierre's wife, Fathi, is a full-time
volunteer at the Children's home, even though they
recently just lost their first baby.
 (Here Fathi
prepares a bottle for
Nathan)
 Another loving worker in the
children's home is Anna.
 Jerry
is a young man from Congo who holds 2 degrees (one in
engineering and one in community
development) who became a Christian here at the
mission church. He now leads the Youth
Ministry and the worship team. The only things
larger than Jerry are his smile and his heart!
 All the ministries of the church are covered in prayer by
its members who meet in prayer circles by
different languages. It is a blessing to
participate in their tender and earnest times of
prayer. |
