NPO brings hope with street shower
People came from far and wide to support the event aimed at helping the homeless.
Life Redeemed hosted its second street shower initiative on October 8.
The event was aimed at helping homeless people with acts of service. There were different stalls set up to help adults and children.
Showers, a medical bay, a salon and a ministry tent were some of the stalls that were set up. People were gifted with brand new clothes and given a wholesome meal as they enjoyed each other’s company and ran into some familiar church faces.
Pastor Winifred du Preez is happy with the outcome of the event.
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“The support has been wonderful. The community of Springs has been very supportive. We have people and members of churches coming from as far as Delmas and Pretoria to volunteer. We have been blessed,” she said.
They had their first street shower in May and hope they will continue with this initiative.
“We aim to open a shelter for these men and women and their children. A lot of them struggle with drug addiction, which makes it harder for them to get into shelters, so we want to open a shelter that will be open to everyone,” said du Preez.
She said they don’t see a lot of children coming with their parents and it could be because they are hidden for fear that their children might be taken from them.
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Special thanks were given to Laerskool Jan Van Riebeeck who allowed the church to use their sports grounds for their charity work.
“We have been struggling with getting help and donations because people distrust NPOs. People have been lied to and scammed by organisations claiming to do good for other people, so for others to take that leap of faith and believe in us is a wonderful feeling,” said du Preez.
They need shoes to be donated during the next street shower. They also hope the municipality will donate a building to them so they can have a drop-in shelter.
“We want to start small. A drop-in shelter will at least help us with putting a roof over their heads for the night and giving them a warm meal,” said du Preez.
