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Birthday celebration

We would like to invite you to participate in our birthdaycelebration from16-18 December 2011. We are planning abig celebration with guest speakers and local artists at ourVirginia centre.We ask all ex-residents, Pastors and donators to contact usand also to spend this weekend with us. Everyone welcome.If you would like to donate towards this weekend in anyway please contact your nearest centre, we need your helpand support to make this weekend a success.We will also provide more information in the future as it be-comes available.

DE C E MBE R 2011

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Virginia news

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Head OfficeThe harvest is ready, butthe workers are few

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Bloemfontein news

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Bethlehem news/From the editor

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Kroonstad news

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Our statement of faithPrayer request

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Eden TC leaders

greet you today with a special blessing. Time is passing soquickly, it is unimaginable to think that we are already at thesecond newsletter of the year.There is always so much wonderful things to testify about, andthis is the most important work of a child of God. Not always topreach and to build and make everything new and nice, BUT TOTESTIFY, what God has done for you in your life. Through testi-monies people have no other option as to believe in the One andOnly healer of all problems.

he art classeswhich is pro-vided by Dot Preto-rius, is going very well.We prayed about thisfor a long time andthe project is well on

it’s way. The teens are

involved in the pro-gramme and soon weare going to make spe-cial arrangements toinvolved the old peo-ple and mental handi-capped as well. Weneed your prayers to-wards this project, as well as any art articles like ribbon,cotton, buttons, old deteriorated garden tools, flowerpotsor anything that we can recycle for the art project.

VIRGINIA

ur deepest condo-lences to Dorothy leGrange and her familywith their loss. Francoispassed away after beingvery ill. We know that God will be your comfort during this time.

Please pray with us :

e ask you to pray with us for Maureen Smith, oneof our donators who is in Medi-Clinic Welkom,after a serious strokes. I recently got the good and won-derful news that she is out of ICU into a general ward andthat there is a definite change in her condition. We askplease to pray for her as well as her family. It is so over-

whelming to be able to see God’s hand in her life.

Our deepest condolences:

hank you very much Mr. Phillip Pienaar, a friend from thedistrict, who is always there for us in times of need. It is withgreat appreciation that I personally want to say thank-you to you andNelus for the help and support towards the vehicle. A special thank-you to Marina for the clothes that she graciously donated to thecentre. May God bless you abundantly

Art classesThank-you

Easter is a time of reflection on the crucifixion andresurrection of the Lamb Jesus Christ, and shouldprompt all to examine the condition-of their lives. Je-sus Christ came to give life, and life more abundantly,to those who open their hearts to the conviction ofthe Holy Spirit

“For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.”

1 Cor 5:7b

came to Eden T.C in 2003 to overcome my problem with alcohol abuse. Istarted doing Bible study and life started getting better. I was reunited withmy children and family. I can only thank God and give all praise and Glory for what was taking place in my life. The first couple of months in Eden wasnot easy, however I decided to go through everything with God by my side and allwent well.In 2005 I was sent to manage the plot at Bloemspruit. It was difficult at first but withthe help of God I managed. Eventually it went well with me on the plot actually toogood, I started doing my own thing, things I did not have permission for and I fellback again. My life went from bad to worse and I was sent back to Eden Virginia. My health was in a bad state. I put on a lot of weight and could not manage to walk more than 50 or 60 meters at a time.After one year back at Virginia I can only praise God for the change that came overme. I found my faith in God again. My health improved. With the help of the

“Janet Ann diet plan” ( Janet Botma’s motivation) I lost 71 kg and I feel like a differ-

ent person. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Ps. Herman and Janet Botma forthe patience and tolerance which they showed to me, but most of all my thanks goesto God for His mercy.My advice to all residents of Eden is, no matter how big your problems may seem, donot despair. Give it all to God His love and mercy is enough for us all.I know for I have been there, and that is why you are here. Thank you again for yourpatience and understanding it made a better person of me.

God’s love and mercy is enough for us all.

By Danie de Swardt

HEAD OFFICE

The harvest is ready, but the workers are few

By Pastor Herman Viljoen

ne of the biggest challenges we face in Eden Teen Chal-lenge, is to find and train the right people, people that

are Spirit filled Christians and with a heart’s desire to

work in our type of ministry, a ministry that can be very challenging at times.There are no better people than those that has gone through theprogram themselves and has been healed from similar problems.And God has blessed us with five wonderful men over the last twomonths and they have joined the staff in Virginia.It is now their turn to help others with the same problems that God

has saved them from. We pray God’s protection and wisdom over

Marius, Braam, Fred, Danie and Alf.We would like to thank people like Wayne White and his Sunday school class from Lindsay Lane Baptist Church in Athens Alabamafor being instrumental in the change that took place in these peo-

ple’s lives, but above all, we want to give all the glory to our Heavenly

Father.

In Front: Janet Botma

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Director Eden T.C. Virginia, Alfred Ford Back left to right: Marius Roedolf, Braam Basson, Fred Laatz,Danie de Swardt