"Life Centres are places of hope, where vulnerable children are loved and cared for, and given the opportunity to develop through healthy relationships and play.”
eGoshen Kids Club is located in Elandshoek, a small rural community where many unemployed and seasonal workers are settled, situated near our Church Unlimited Kaapschehoop location. What is unique about our partnership with eGoshen is that this centre is led by a local church called Uniting Reformed Church Elandshoek.
Centre founder, Pastor Samuel Chauque has been a long-time friend of Church Unlimited and active in his community for many years. He has great expectations for the future and has plans for a “never ending garden” to help feed the vulnerable children and even sell veggies to sustain his centre.
The Malelane Hope Centre is located in a rural community very close to the Mozambique and Swaziland borders. Due to its location, there are many undocumented children, which creates a huge challenge for the area.
Oakley Hope Centre is located outside of Hazyview, past the town of Mkhuhlu and serves 100 children Monday to Friday. One of the community challenges, is that there are no clinics close enough to help them. For that reason, we would like to start a mobile clinic service this year.
The Siyanakekela Life Centre’s focus is to grow and equip their team to ensure that the vulnerable children in this community are cared for well. Click the “Read More” button to learn about a recent success story in their community.
Tekatakho Disabled Care Centre (TDC) cares for orphaned and vulnerable disabled children and adults from the Kabokweni and surrounding communities. TDC has opened up many opportunities for Occupational therapists, Physical therapists and other medical professionals to live out the Sinani mission.
What once started as a Friday afternoon Club, has now blossomed into a fully operational life centre. Situated just a stone’s throw from Church Unlimited White River, allows for convenient access to live out the Sinani mission.
The Dwaleni community was blessed with a new Life Centre and the new building is now fully operational. As a result of this blessing, they were able to open a much needed creche for 40+ children and are charging only those who can afford it as a means of self-sustainability and to serve their community.
Zwel Kids Club is most known for the successful bicycle club that has been featured on ETV and other national news outlets. They have an annual Zwel Challenge, which is a mountain bike event that involves the children, the local community and larger Nelspruit and White River communities.
Granite Hill, also known as Madlidlinini, is a very poor community just outside Mbombela, approximately 4km from the N4. Church Unlimited Mbombela members, Fabio Lucas and Eugene Wessels, planted a church after having been preaching to a community from Mozambique that needed to hear the gospel in Portuguese.
The community of Oshoek faces many challenges which increase the vulnerability of children. A lack of access to suitable health care, unemployment, lack of food security, prostitution and teenage pregnancy are all contributing factors.
The care workers of Chisomo Community Based Organisation (CBO) continue to be a bright light in their community of Maonde, as they serve the most vulnerable children in very personal ways. Several care workers have brought children into their homes, caring for them as their own.