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MARCH 2019
IMPACT NEWS
Catching up with 'The Movement'
Moedertaal-dag vieringe goed ondersteun VINCENT CRUYWAGEN
ALLISON ADAMS
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nternasionale Moedertaal-dag vieringe wat onlangs aangebied is deur die AKTV se Atlantis tak, het alle verwagtinge oortref en beslis ’n merk agtergelaat.
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he Movement is where, on a Friday night, more than 200 young people from Atlantis and Mamre gather in fellowship at the Beacon Hill Breakthrough Kingdom Community.
their first meal for the day. "Our goal is to keep these kids off the streets. We provide them with meals, entertainment and share the Word of God with them." According to John, the program varies each week. "After having something to eat, we have praise and worship sessions followed by some form of entertainment. We also create a platform for local artists to come and share their talent with us,” he says. Most youngsters arrive on foot, and transport is arranged to see that everyone gets home safely. At the end of the night, a crowd formed a circle and cheering while music played in the background. On closer inspection, it turned out some of the youngsters were still in high spirits. John laughs and explained: "Oh, they're still waiting on their taxi, so now they're using this time to show off some dance moves."
The initiative kicked off just over 18 months ago when Youth Pastors, John and Alvina Adams, received guidance and training on how to reach out and minister to young people from outside their congregation. Alvina says the initiative aims to draw kids away from gangsterism. "We currently have youngsters from 13 years and up, but we are open to all ages. Children are now being lured into crime from young as 7 years old, so if we can attract or interest them first, we could beat gangsterism." She said their home cell groups prepare food for 350 to 400 people each week, and that for some children, it would be
To celebrate our
’n Verskeidenheid items het die skare in ’n volgepakte Saxonsea saal in vervoering gehad. Die propvol spyskaart het ingesluit ’n gebed voorgelees in Khoi, die alombekende liedjie Jaloersbokkie gespeel deur die Young Christian Stars orkes (Mamre), tradisionele danse opgevoer deur leerders van Proteus Sekondêr, rieldans stukkie deur leerders van Grosvenor Laerskool, ’n sang item deur Kerria Laerskool, gediggies voorgelees deur die kleintjies van Busy Little Fingers Kleuterskool en ’n geestelike dans opvoering. Die Metro Polisie se hondeeenheid se talent is ook tentoongestel. Die skare wou nie hê die pret moes ophou nie. Dit was veral die bekende liedjie ‘Jaloersbokkie’ wat die skare dansvoete gekielie het. Die oorgrote meerderheid van die gehoor het saamgestem dit is by verre die beste Internasionale Moedertaal vieringe wat die afgelope jare deur die AKTV se
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Atlantis tak aangebied is. Tak-voorsitter, Annie Petersen (foto bo), was heel in haar skik oor die opvoerings en veral verheug met die groot opkoms. “Namens die Atlantis tak spreek ons, ons dank en waardering uit teenoor die gemeenskap vir hul ondersteuning. Dit het bygedra tot ’n reuse sukses van die vieringe. Ons bedank ook al die kunstenaars vir hul optredes en wens hulle alle voorspoed. Dankie ook aan Gertruida van Witsand wat die skare trakteer het met haar vernuftige kitaarspel. Ons waardeer ook die bydrae van Metro Polisie en die Stad Kaapstad,” sê sy.