August 2009
Newsletter #1 Sex, Gangs
and Satan
by Eugene van Deventer
Provisional J.A.S.O.N. Carelle ‘s story...
Project Worship dates. ...hope after Satanism
It’s been almost a year since
NGK Miederpark 2 August
- Potchefstroom - the youth pastor of the
Miederpark Dutch Reform
Christian Fellow- 7 August Church asked me to be their
ship Church youth leader. Since my time
- Potchefstroom - there, I have discovered that
NGK Miederpark 9 August the high divorce rate and
- Potchefstroom - alcohol abuse amongst the
parents had some serious
Amphitheater North 12 August
West University repercussions amongst the
- Potchefstroom - teenagers. The most severe
being sex, gangs, Satanism
Youth Explosion 15 August and a high ratio of self-
Christian Fellow- mutilation. But in Jesus
ship Christ, there arose stories
NGK Miederpark 23 August of...HOPE.
- Potchefstroom - Carelle came to our cell-
group by order of her single
NGK Miederpark 30 August
- Potchefstroom - mother after her arrest for
shoplifting. It soon became
apparent that the verbal and
For more information: physical abuse inflicted on
 Mobile: +27 72 856 1877 her and her mother by her
father had created scars
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J.A.S.O.N. Project
J.A.S.O.N., an acronym for
Jesus and the Sons of Now,
Project is a worship move-
ment whose main mission is
to bring a joy to worship
music in a world where tra-
dition has taken president
over an intimate relation-
ship with Jesus Christ.
My girlfriend, Jana, and I on our The project’s recent heart-
summer holiday in December. beat has taken a new
much deeper than her pre- life. Since then Carelle’s life
tentious mask could hide has changed..a lot!
behind. After I got to know Although she still struggles
Carelle better, it came out
that her severe verbal and
physical aggression had led
her to a peer group with
sinister nocturnal activity.
At age 15 she had already
taken part in various Satanic
rituals many of which were
illegal. These rituals in-
volved highly sexual and A picture of Carelle and my-
physical tasks which led self at church.
Carelle into acts of self-
mutilation. A desperate ex- with some of her old habits,
ternal release for the ever I am happy to report that
growing internal pain. the self-mutilation and Sa-
Fortunately, Carelle and I tanic activities are a thing of
went to go and see a Cult the past. Her efforts being
Counselor, Hendrik Venter, focused on bringing her
for deliverance. At these peers back into His Light.
sessions, Carelle decided to
invite Jesus Christ into her
rhythm: To unite the youth Potchefstroom.
of different churches in Come and join us. Everyone
Potchefstroom by creating is welcome!!!
opportunities for inter-
denominational worship.
At the moment the move-
ment is in its infancy, and
although its lifetime may be
short, the relationships that
are created daily will have
long term effects within