Students at Ethembeni Children’s Haven get motivated
Bishop Zulu discovered that most of the men were suffering from an addiction of some kind and started rehabilitating them during their stay at the centre
Students of Ethembeni Children’s Haven were happy to receive motivation from businessman Mr Imtiaz Alli and Mr Kenneth Garnlu.
Ethembeni Children’s Haven belongs to Bishop Jeremiah Zulu who started the centre to give shelter to homeless children.
The centre lately not only houses homeless children but people from different areas during the beginning of the national lockdown.
Bishop Zulu discovered that most of the men were suffering from an addiction of some kind and started rehabilitating them during their stay at the centre.
The centre now attends to the homeless men and women with their various addictions and helps them through a programme.
The pair were warmly welcomed by the group of students and said they needed the motivation to get their lives back into order.
One of the students, Thatho Mamabolo originally from Pretoria said Bishop Zulu has done a lot for him and others at the centre.
He added to say that he was heavily addicted to drugs, but he is free and does not want to see himself going back to be a ‘slave of drugs’.
“I was under oppression and used to steal chrome to feed the habit. I also steal from my family and fought a lot with them.”
Other students also gave their testimonies.
Mr Garnlu encourages the students to believe in themselves and put their trust to God.
Mr Alli said God gives a clean heart to all of us, and we need to keep it pure, and He has the power over us, and we should always try to be good to others as well.
“God created us from the soil; we need to always remind ourselves to do righteousness and always speak the truth. You need to prove to your parents and friends that you have changed. Put your focus on God, and He will provide you with a solution. Do not focus on your problems but rather to God who provides light which outshines darkness,” said Mr Alli.
Mr Alli believes that developing an addiction to drugs is not a character flaw or a sign of weakness; he says that it takes more than willpower to overcome the problem.
He has formed a lasting and good relationship with Bishop Zulu.
Bishop Zulu thanked the motivational speakers and said that he believes in his students but indicated that they need prayers to move forward in their lives but was convinced that they will succeed.
Several groups from the centre have managed to go through the Salvation Hope Programme celebrating their sobriety.
