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Easter 2025

Easter 2025

by | Apr 16, 2025 | News, newsletter

The other day in church (Hatfield Christian Church), we were drawn to an aspect of Jesus’ betrayal that I had forgotten or never realized. If you do not have time to watch the whole (excellent) sermon of Letichia Dlamini, you can watch this in the video from about the 42nd minute. Here is the quoted text:
“Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, deeply regretted what he had done. He returned the thirty pieces of silver* to the chief priests and elders,c
4saying, “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? Look to it yourself.”
5* Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went off and hanged himself.
6The chief priests gathered up the money, but said, “It is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury, for it is the price of blood.”
7After consultation, they used it to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
8That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood.
9Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet,* “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of a man with a price on his head, a price set by some of the Israelites,
10d and they paid it out for the potter’s field just as the Lord had commanded me.”
(Matt. 27:3-10, compare also Zech. 11:13)
So, Judas was full of remorse and brought the money back hoping to undo what he had done. When that was refused he threw the money on the floor and left. What is so striking about this story is that the chief priests apparently considered that this money was now tainted, it was ‘blood money’. It could not be put back in the treasury of the Temple. The implication of what they did with the money is of course that they acknowledged and knew full well that Jesus was totally innocent….
Letichia makes an interesting comparison as to the purpose of the money used for the betrayal of Jesus’ life. The potter’s field had been used of course by the potter to throw away the cracked pots and pieces of broken pottery, the failures, the Humpty Dumpties, so to speak. She compared this with the broken pieces of our lives. This is exactly why Jesus came and his life and his sacrifice brings the pieces together, making us whole again, if we simply ask Him.

Say what you will about Donald Trump, but I must say that I was most impressed with Melania Trump’s song: “Thank You for the Cross”. Please take a listen. Click on the link below.

Wishing you all a peaceful Passover and a very blessed Easter!

Henry and Annette Pool

Melania Trump confesses her belief in Jesus Christ

Melania Trump confesses her belief in Jesus Christ

by | Apr 2, 2025 | News

At some point, this video took away my breath. In it, at the beginning and at the end, Melania Trump sings her own song – at least I think it is her own song because I have not heard it sung by anyone anywhere before. It seems quite possible that it was written by herself, and she wanted to perform it. In between, she does some text that is supported by imagery which I think came from the movie “The Passion of Christ” made by Mel Gibson. The impact of all of this is awesome. It brought me to tears. I realized again that Easter did not come without an enormous price….

Hope is what we do….

Hope is what we do….

by | Mar 26, 2025 | News, newsletter

Recently I read in a leaflet from another charity: ‘HOPE is what we do…’  That sentence stuck with me. ‘HOPE is what we do’, expresses exactly what we also stand for! Heart for Children is about action, about doing! Helping children wherever possible, so that they can grow up healthy, receive education, learn skills. Above all, it is about giving protection, at home, at school and online. But it goes even further: either there is HOPE, or there is NOTHING, because only HOPE gives life!

(I am reminded of Luke 24: 21-32)

I am so pleased to be able to report that thanks to the generosity of all Heart for Children supporters – and a few of our donors’ exceptional generosity! – we have already collected almost R50000 for our 2025 project so-far, i.e. the canvas enclosure that we want to install at the

Guardians of Hope | Place of safety

for babies and small children.  For more information about this, click here:

Appeal 2025 | Bread on the water

Praise God!  I am sure we can reach our target of R59000 for this within the next two months or so? God bless you for anything that you can afford to give! (There is no obligation to reveal your name but remember that in this case we cannot issue with the 18a certificate for your donation which entitles you to a tax benefit). To donate now, please click on the link below.

DONATE | Heart for Children

Appeal 2025

Appeal 2025

by | Feb 19, 2025 | News, newsletter

In a previous newsletter from ‘Heart for Children’ we informed you that this year we want to help ‘Guardians of Hope’ in East London who are taking care of orphaned and/or abandoned babies and small children. We received the following letter of appeal from Philip Nicholson who is a member of the board of both ‘Heart for Children’ and ‘Guardians of Hope’.

Appeal for Sponsorship of Canvas Coverings

‘Guardians of Hope’ is a dedicated place of safety in East London, providing care for vulnerable children who have been abandoned or surrendered at birth for adoption. Our mission is to meet their physical, spiritual, medical, and psychological needs comprehensively. We strive to spread hope within our community, ensuring that vulnerable children receive the care they deserve and that our community is aware of our presence and support. Our commitment extends to providing a loving home environment for 30 vulnerable children, and we actively work towards family reunification whenever possible. In cases where reunification is not feasible, we support adoption processes, ensuring that the children find a nurturing and permanent loving family.

The facility comprises a large house, a living area for the director and her family (the Brenkmans), small classrooms for pre-school education, and outdoor play facilities. A large courtyard roof was recently installed to provide shelter for the children. It doubles as an entertainment venue for functions as well as birthday party functions for young families, which provides a valuable income stream for the home. Two sides of the covered area are 12m and 14m respectively, which are open to the elements. During inclement weather, the entertainment area becomes virtually unusable, and functions must be cancelled at short notice, at great inconvenience to the parties involved.

The attached quote from an established and reputable business, Border Canvas, is the lowest negotiated with various competitors, and represents a very reasonable investment to install canvased roll-up covers on both sides, as it will be done at cost by the supplier. The target amount to be raised is R59 000. Once the entertainment area is fully covered, the outdoor play facility will also be usable during periods of rain and functions can be planned without the risk of cancellations.

Thank you in advance for partnering with us in this worthy cause.

Yours in Christ,

Philip Nicholson

Board Member

+27834114785, East-London

To make a donation now, please click here: DONATE | Heart for Children

Willie Soon about the Vikingers

Willie Soon about the Vikingers

by | Feb 12, 2025 | News

Take 5 minutes of your time and have a good laugh about all the scare stories the media have been telling you about it getting too warm because of  climate change….