I think, therefore I am: Happy new year!!!

Hello all.
I know I'm a bit late for this, but really, I just wanted to wish you all a Happy new year!

As we enter the year of 2015, I wish happiness, peace and love in your lives.
I pray and hope that God guides and protects you all the time.
That He will never leave you by His side.
That He will never abandon nor forsake you.
And that He continues to bless you as He has blessed you and your family all this time.

I wish the same for my family and I.
Most importantly, I pray and hope that God protects me and my family from the devil and his people.
And that I never lose my faith in Him.

20-fix-me

There are so many things I didn't do right the past year, that I wish to mend this year.
And I'm asking God to give me the strength I so desperately need to make things right.
I had a rocky relationship with God and the son, my faith was shaken and there was a time I felt like I have lost my faith completely in God. This is my chance to make things right with God.
And I hope He allows me.

Broken trust, and relationship with friends and family.
That too I need to mend, cause no man is an island.
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I hope 2015 will open doors for me.
There are so many things I would love to achieve this year, but can only do them if God gives me the strength.
Because I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

On the second of January I had a visit.
From a guy in the neighborhood.
He had come to visit his family only to find out that they no longer stay here.
They sold their house and went to live in KZN.

He was crying. And couldn't believe what his family has done to him.
This guy is a drug addict, he's 22 years old and is homeless, wandering the streets of Joburg.
He had come to wish his mom a happy new year.
Only for him to find the sad news.

He told me that he wants to quit drugs, get clean and find himself a job, but can only do that if he'd stay with his mom in KZN.
I gave him his sisters phone numbers, some bread and R10 to go back to Joburg.
Contacted his sister about the matter, who seemed  not to care.

I am really sad about what they did to this guy.
No human being deserves this.
It's not easy for an addict to quit drugs.
And thus these people need patience and love.

The very same week I met his ex friend, who also was a drug addict.
He's clean now, and has been clean for two years 4 months.
Big ups to him.
Unfortunately for him, he doesn't get the support he's longing for at home.
His mom is an alcoholic, always drunk and I doubt they hardly even have time to talk.
He has a part time job, trying to fend for himself and his family.

Maybe you're wondering why am I telling you this?
Well, like I said before, I'm a humanitarian, I hate seeing people suffer.
I want to Start an organization where I can empower the youth, mainly teen moms and former drug addicts.
Since we can't all be academically gifted, I think they need to acquire business skills so they can be able to start and manage their own businesses.
It doesn't have to be a big business, but they can start small and grow from there.

I don't really have a vision of what I want to do in practice but what I know is I want to empower the youth.

I have been talking about opening my orphanage for a while now.
This all can't be done in a year, but I think it's about time I put my plan into action.
This year I'm hoping to raise funds for both my orphanage and youth organization.
I'm planning on getting sponsors, and necessary information about the matter so I can be able to implement my plan into action.
And no, not all of this will be achieved in a year.
It's a ten year plan, but I'm praying and hoping that in five years I'll be seeing progress regarding my project.
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I hope God will be with me as I am trying to secure a job a teacher this year.
I've been waiting so long for this opportunity.
This is where I feel like I will be reflecting Christ in my work.
As a teacher, I will be playing many roles to the learners I will be teaching.
Not only will I be a teacher to them, but I will also be a counsellor, a friend, a mother, sister, I will always be playing pastoral roles.
This is the platform whereby I will be enabling my learners to succeed, to realise their dreams and goals, but most importantly, their worth.

There are so many kids suffering in the township schools.
Not having lunch boxes/ money.
Coming to school hungry, with torn clothes and dirty clothes.
I know teachers don't earn much, I don't come from a well off family, and yes I have siblings who depend on me.
But.....despite all this, I want to put a smile on these kids.
I know I cannot change the world, make every learner happy.
But I really want to help those kids from disadvantaged homes by: bringing them lunch boxes everyday, maybe two slice of peanut buttered bread, which is better than nothing. : buy them a few toiletries, such as a bath soap, Colgate, and vaseline.

I want to help these kids because I have been there myself.
Going to school hungry, coming back home to an empty house.
Going barefooted to school.
With torn and dirty uniform.
I've been there.
And this impacted on me negatively, almost quit school because of this.
Seeing rich kids with their fancy backpacks and delicious lunch boxes.
I've been there and it hurts.
No child deserves this, and even though I cannot save every child from experiencing this road, I can make a big difference on the child I will be helping.

So as I walk into this teaching profession, I hope and pray that God walks with me as I try to secure a job, and that He blesses me in all that I do. And that I reflect the LORD Jesus Christ wherever I go and in all that I do.
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Today I want to thank time and thank God for what he has done for me.
For protecting me all the time.
For walking, talking and laughing with me.
For being patient with me.
For giving me a second chance.

I remember I had late classes last year.
The latest class I had was from 18:50- 20:35.
And it was worse in winter since it gets dark quickly.
I saw myself walking down the Mandela bridge at about 9:15, I heard it was dangerous.
But my battery was low before I could even make transport arrangements.
I walked down the Mandela bridge to Bree street, all alone.
I was the only person in that bridge.
It was dark and quiet.
There were also days I had to leave the house at 4:30 am.
Walk the darkest streets of Soweto all by myself.
But I wasn't scared because I knew that the LORD was walking with me. 2 Corinthians 5:7 - (For we walk
by faith, not by sight:).

In this prayer bellow, I am praying for anyone who is longing for God.
Who wants to form a relationship and turn to God.
Who has lost faith in God.
Who has sinned and needs to be saved.

So here it goes....

Our Father who art in Heaven.
Today I acknowledge that you are the alpha and omega
That you are holy.
That you are love, peace and happiness.
That you are JEHOVAH-MACCADDESHEM, The Lord thy sanctifier
You are JEHOVAH-ROHI, The Lord my shepherd
You are JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, The Lord who is present
You are JEHOVAH-RAPHA, The Lord our healer
You are JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU, The Lord our righteousness
You are JEHOVAH-JIREH, The Lord will provide
JEHOVAH-NISSI, The Lord our banner
JEHOVAH-SHALOM, The Lord is peace
You are EL-ELYON, The most high God
And thus you deserve to be praised!!!

Dear God
I come before you today and I confess that I am a sinner and I am asking for forgiveness of my sins.
I have done so many things that do not please you.
I gave into temptation, and lied, cheated 
I ask you to cleanse me with the blood of Jesus Christ
To wash away my sins and make me whole
And create in me a pure heart, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10)

Dear God.
Today I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour.
I am grateful that you sent your only begotten son to die for my sins.
And I am grateful for the blood of the lamb that was shed on the cross for me.
I am grateful for the sun that shines during the day and the moon that brightens the night.
I am grateful for the air that I breathe, for another opportunity you give me each and every morning to start afresh.
I am grateful for my family, that even though we struggle to survive each and everyday we still remain tight because of the love we share.
I am grateful for the shelter that you have provided me with, for my daily bread.
But most importantly, I am grateful for the guidance and protection that you continuously provide me with.

Dear God.
Many people did not wake up today,
Many are fighting for their last breath,
And I really appreciate it that you have chosen me to further experience this gift called life.
There were days I thought I couldn't make it,
Days I thought it was impossible
And days I wanted to commit suicide
But through all this, you continue to show me the way that I'm supposed to walk in.
And you manage to replace the negative thoughts that the devil implants in my mind.
And you defeat the devil and give me hope, and strength each and everyday.

And I am grateful for that.

Dear God.
Today I am praying for those who have completely lost their faith in you.
I pray and hope that you reveal your greatness to them and show them that you are there and you truly care for them.
Today I pray for those who are in hospitals, who are sick in their homes and believe they will never see a tomorrow
I pray that you show them that you are a God of miracles, and in you there is life.
Today I pray for all those who are mourning, I hope you will be with them, and comfort them.
I pray for those who are homeless, who are lost, who are being kidnapped, rapped
All those who are victims of human trafficking, all those who are being enslaved, 
I pray and hope that you rescue them from every situation that they are in, I pray that you bring them home safely, and that you give them strength to overcome any obstacle they come across to.
I  pray for all those who are in jails right now, that you may get inside their minds and hearts, and enable them to turn to you. Wash them O God, cleanse them by the blood of Jesus Christ.
And most importantly, I pray for the orphans and little children
That they may continue to know you, to love you and place their faith and hope in you.

In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
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Bucket list.

I'm new at this.
Anyway, I thought I should create a bucket list,
And include some of the tasks I would love to do before I die
Or in a monthly basis, or each week.
I will keep on updating you on some of the tasks I have completed.

1. Buy a beggar a Burger once a month.
2. Open an orphanage.
3. Be a missionary and spread the word of God.
4. Skydive.
5. Scuba dive.
6. Personally Know Someone Famous.
7. Climb mountain Kilimanjaro.
8. Learn a foreign language.
9. Shower in a Waterfal.
10. Volunteer in an old age home. (Which I have done six times already).
11. Run a marathon.
12. Spend time at a concentration camp.
13.  Save someone’s life
14. Go treasure hunting.
15. Pay a disadvantaged child's school fees.
16. Own a parrot and teach it how to talk.
17. Buy a disadvantaged child brand new school uniform.
18. Buy my mom a house.
19. Watch the sunset on a beach on my honeymoon.
20. Run my own successful business
21. Be the best teacher in the world.
22. Stand beside the Christ the Redeemer statue.
23. Complete a 40 day fast.
24. Adopt a child.
25. Graduate with a master’s degree.
26. Host a Christmas party for the elderly and the homeless.
27. Ride a camel in a dessert.
28. Pray in the holy land
29. Preach in a foreign country
30. Start a scholarship fund/program.
31. Write a children’s book
32. Write a song.
33. Knit a jersey.
34. Be an organ donor.
35. Get VIP passes to a show.
36. Be a surrogate mother.
37.  Stand next to the statue of liberty.
38. Read the whole bible.
39. Pose naked for charity.
40. Explore a cave.

Makhubu Nonkululeko Evelyn.

I think, therefore I am

Sunday 11 January 2015

Happy new year!!!

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