MES reaches out through Valentine’s High Tea
'From the broken and homeless, to the employed and self-sustained, we all need love'
MES Kempton Park held an exclusive high tea fundraising event on Valentine’s Day, encouraging the community to open their hearts for the inner city of Kempton Park.
Mandi Baard, the guest speaker for the day, thanked every person that attended this event. Not only did they come share their love with those they care about, but by being part of this function they also shared their love with others in need.
“A very important part of the work that MES does, is to be supportive and to be part of the healing process of broken and desperate people. Success can only be achieved if you start winning people’s trust. How do you do that? By showing them you truly care and that you are interested in hearing their story. The process of healing and restoration can only then start taking place. If this process had a recipe that one had to follow, love would be the key ingredient that you need to start off with in your bowl,” said Baard.
“MES has learnt over the years that people can only be reached if you show that you care. Once hope and trust is established, change can start taking place on the inside. The clients of MES need an example of people that care and can show them also how to love others. If they just receive love, a big battle is already won. From the broken and homeless, to the employed and self-sustained, we all need love,” said Baard.
Feedback from the guests was inspiring and lovely. One of them said, “Mandi inspired me to be positive and have hope for the future. Also to always look for ways I can help others, even though it may seems like it will only make a small difference. MES is doing wonderful work and it was inspiring to hear from Lilly Franks what projects MES is currently busy with and to hear in what specific manner we can contribute to such projects. Thank you for all your effort relating to the high tea. The venue looked beautiful and all of the ladies at my table enjoyed the event very much.”
MES would like to thank every person and sponsor that made this special day possible.”
For any enquiries on how you can get involved, please visit www.mes.org.za or contact the Kempton office at 011 024-4580.
