Christ the King’s team loves to serve
SOPHIATOWN - "Christmas comes once a year, so we want everyone to enjoy themselves," said Rev Eunice Marubelela.
Helping and feeding the less fortunate is what Rev. Eunice Marubelela and her team are loved and known for.
More than 50 unemployed men gathered together at Christ the King in Sophiatown on 26 November for the closing of the soup kitchen.
The church has been responsible for feeding the less fortunate every Wednesday with the help of Marubelela and her team.
Marubelela looked overjoyed when she spoke of the work she does for the less fortunate.
“I started serving the homeless years ago, I can’t even begin to count how long I have been doing this,” she said.
“I am so passionate about helping the homeless, and I won’t stop doing it until I am too old.”
She also thanked her team for always been consistent with helping the needy.
Recently, Marubelela was honoured for her work with a nomination for community building by Africa News Network 7.
She started her philanthropy work when she was still at St Albans Church in the Joburg CBD many years ago and continued her work at Christ the King.
“When the soup kitchen began, I prayed it would be a success so that we can help the needy and so far our prayers have been answered,” said the cheerful Marubelela.
“Christmas comes once a year, so we want everyone to enjoy themselves. We will continue providing for the needy next year,” she said.
“There are so many people who are poor and needy, we want other people to follow and do what we do.”
The church’s public relations officer Wankie Mzamane-Moerane also said feeding the homeless is a fulfilling experience.
“Serving the destitute on a daily basis is something we live for. We always do what we have to do for the society,” she said
During the season of goodwill, Marubelela urged residents not indulge in substance or alcohol abuse and to avoid physical violence.
