Pentecost Focus 2008 - Tearfund New Zealand
Pentecost Focus 2008 - Tearfund New Zealand
Pentecost Focus 2008 - Tearfund New Zealand
“...whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matt 25:40
Many of the street dwellers the organisation helps, have run away
from home because of such things as family violence or abuse.
They live rough on the streets, sleeping in the open and often they
don’t having enough to feed and clothe themselves adequately.
To escape the realities of their harsh situation many turn to solvent
abuse developing into dependence on other drugs.
P Weekly food rations Many babies are born on the streets, as the result of liaisons
between streets dwellers, and Kaibigan has plans to look after
P Street-side fellowship some these babies until the parents are able to care for them.
P One-on-one or group counseling Please consider making a donation to TEAR Fund NZ so that your
P Special medical assistance contribution will help TEAR Fund’s partner reach out to the broken
street dwellers and restore them to productive, responsible lives.
P Evangelistic camp
P Livelihood training what is Pentecost?
P Skills training Pentecost is only celebrated by a small number of traditional
P Care for children at risk churches these days but it does have huge significance for the
whole church. Pentecost is the festival that marks the birth of the
P Building self-confidence Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means
“fiftieth day” and is celebrated fifty days after Easter.
P Reconciliation with their family
Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, the twelve apostles,
Jesus’ mother and family, and many other of His disciples gathered
together in Jerusalem for the Jewish harvest festival that was
celebrated on the fiftieth day of Passover. While they were indoors
praying, a sound like that of a rushing wind filled the house and
tongues of fire descended and rested over each of their heads.
Photo: Linda Gollan
Angel is living his dream of preaching and restoring the lives Please turn over...
of street dwellers.
Would you, or your church, prayerfully consider giving to this life-changing project.
“The very first time I dug into a garbage bag and actually found
leftovers, the stark reality of how low I had fallen hit me.”
Three years later, he was discovered by the Kaibigan project and
as a result, he accepted Christ. Today, Carlo helps Kaibigan staff by
sharing the Word of God through the food programme. No longer
a street dweller, he has a place to call home, and by God’s grace,
he is ready to step back into the mainstream of society. He knows
the depths street dwellers have sunk to and has a real heart to help
those who were like him.
Frankie is another of Kaibigan’s success stories. As a teenager
he stowed away on a boat to Manila expecting prosperity, but
had ended up out of work, destitute, in a dusty forgotten park
for 12 years. He was addicted to glue sniffing and hard drugs.
Angel regularly came to the park, preaching and bringing food to
the vagrants.
Photo: Linda Gollan