Left to right: Rhema volunteers showing off their two and three stripes. Volunteers hard at work. Tholape and Tom standing proudly outside their front door.
It was a pleasure to welcome Rhema Ministries onto site in Tembisa for their third house build on Saturday, 29 August, and great to see so many volunteers with two and three stripes on their t-shirts (depicting the number of builds they have attended). The no stripers will get another to earn their stripes in October.
The teams were very focused on the tasks at hand, which included painting and block-laying. But this commitment did not preclude fun and banter among the volunteers, which just added to the enjoyment of the day.
Each team had a team leader from the permanent construction staff, so skills transfer was a strong element of the day with an 'expert' doing the transferring.
At the end of the day, the group joined the one painting team at their house to witness the beneficiary and his wife receive their house. Standing in from of their freshly painted and cleaned house, Tom and Tholape, were thrilled to share the joy of receiving the key to their own home with fellow Christians. Much praise and thanks were given as Pastor Alan and Xana McCauley blessed the house and family.
Tom had this to say: "My new house can change my life. I am very happy. Thanks 100 times."
We look forward to welcoming the Rhema group back in October, and thank them for their ongoing support.
Mandy, Noeki, Morne and the Mellon Housing Initiative on site staff.
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