THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF ALL LIES. (JOHN 8:44)

The Apostle James wrote about the most dangerous part of the human body.
He said: ‘ It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison(James 3:8).    He was referring to a tongue.

The Ninth Commandment talks about this dangerous part of our bodies(Exodus 20:16). This commandment deals with people who lie about others. The example is a false witness who lies about another person in court. In court it is important to speak only the truth. Anybody who lies in court could rob someone else of his good name, of his property, of his freedom, even of his life. A false witness is always a liar(Exodus 23:1-3).

It is so easy to spread false rumours about other people. Such stories usually start with ‘They say’ or ‘I hear’. Today we easily make people think badly of others, just by asking questions like, ‘Can he really be trusted?’ If you hear someone telling a lie about someone else, and you keep quiet when you know the truth, you are an accomplice in that lie. If you do not whole-heartedly defend the truth, you are a liar too.

It is good to encourage others by telling them what you like about them. But if you tell untruths about such people just to win their favour, you are a liar. Sometimes we as people have a habit of only looking for bad things to say about others. Nobody is perfect, but if you do not tell the good things about somebody as well, your hearers will think that he or she is only a bad person. If we speak badly about people behind their backs, we really hurt them.
They are not given the opportunity to defend themselves. If they could tell the full truth, it could give a totally different meaning to their actions. These lies could discourage such people and tempt them to do the very things they are accused of.

Without a listener, there could be no lie. The listener becomes part of the lie, and conveys it to the next person, thinking it is the truth. The Bible says that what you sow you shall reap(Galatians 6:7-8).
If you tell lies about other people, it will come back to you. Jesus says that it is dangerous and foolish to judge others while you are yourself far from being perfect(Matthew 7:1-5).

All liars are placed by Him in the lake of burning fire and sulphur, which is the second death. Let us try to see the good in every person. Let us speak what is good about others. The Bible says: ‘Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed so that what you say will do good to those who hear’ (Ephesians 4:29).

If we love our neighbours then we should not talk badly of them. God is truth and the devil is the father of lies. Therefore we must hate all lies and love the truth.  Stay blessed in Jesus mighty Name

Message by Pastor Andrias Tumahole

LIFE IS TEMPORARY AND YOU ARE JUST PASSSING THROUGH

In most instances we tend to misunderstand the meaning, responsibilities, duties, advantages and expectations concerning a Christian. Someone may ask a question like: what is a South African? The answer being : A South African is a person who belongs to and is a citizen of the Republic of South Africa. Likewise, a Christian is a person who belongs to and is a citizen of the Kingdom of God .

To be a citizen of the Kingdom of God means that you live under the reign and Lordship of King Jesus. He is the King of Kingdom . If you leave your country and travel to another country and want to take out citizenship , you will have to meet certain criteria. To be a citizen of the Kingdom of God, you have to fulfill two.

1. REPENT

To repent means to turn around and go in the other direction. Stop going your way or the world’s way. Start going Jesus’ way. Do not make yourself a secret believer but talk to others about all that Jesus has done for you, because He once said:’ If anyone is ashamed of me and my Word, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the father and the Holy Angels. (Luke 9:26).

2. BELIEVE

We tend to feel that faith is a useful attribute that will get us through life‘s difficulties, but faith alone is not a useful attribute. Christian faith has an objective.   A Christian is in a person called Jesus Christ. Christian faith believes that the Gospel or Good News is that God came to planet Earth to die in my place on a cross. He paid the price for my sins and rose from the dead gaining three things.

Firstly, through the cross He saves me from my sins. Secondly, He gained  the victory over satan; and thirdly, He assures me that I too will rise from the dead. Christians who take Jesus at His Word, can be assured of forgiveness, salvation and heaven, because whoever hears and believes has eternal life and will not be condemned. He has crossed over from death to life. 

Once you are a Christian. You become aware that in the infinite past , before the creation of matter, time and space ,God chose you to be His. This means God’s eyes have always been on you. Now all citizens of the Kingdom of God are privileged to be His chosen people and His own children.      

In the Old Testament, we find a group of men known as priests. Their function was, among other things , to present the people’s sacrifices to God. So, because our Lord Jesus Christ was the last Priest (sacrificing Himself at Calvary as the final sacrifice for sin and accepted by the Father) there is no more a need for a sacrificing priesthood.

The only priesthood left is the full company of believers presenting the sacrifice of praise and holy living to God. Now all citizens of the Kingdom of God are privileged to his Royal Priesthood. Coupled to the joy of salvation we need to know that Christianity is a difficult life to live but a divine privilege from God.

There are many pains frustrations and disappointments to encounter before you reach the land of glory. Christians were arrested, set on fire and used as human torches to light up the Roman emperor’s garden. They were sewn into animal skins and thrown  to wild dogs and lions to be mauled .

The Christian life is filled with pain in this world and you’d better get used to it. Many of your family and friends will desert, reject or argue with you once Jesus become your Lord.

You might feel you are frozen out of friendships everywhere. Remember ,life here is temporary; you are a stranger here who is just passing through. Your true home is in heaven with Jesus Christ. God bless.

Message given by Pastor Andrias Tumahole,Pilgrim Church Ministry

GOD ANSWERS PRAYER IN HIS OWN ACCURATE TIME

First of all, a prayer is a communication between God, (our Almighty) and a human being (His creation), to Whom we are giving thanks, Whom we are praising, before Whom we are humbling ourselves, from Whom we are asking for forgiveness and for anything within His will.

This we do with a conscious conscience that the One we are talking to, is carefully listening to us and knows before we start praying Him, what we are going to ask for and what we are going through. Many people claim to have suffered disillusionment in their prayer-life. They maintain that, in accordance with Scripture, they have made their requests known to God with thanksgiving, but their prayers have not been answered.

There are those whose faith has been shattered as their demands on the Lord for many things such as healing turned out to be fruitless. It is important to know and to accept that the Scriptures do not offer a magic formula for prayer with a built-in guarantee that God will give you whatever you ask for at any time convenient to you. Because God the Almighty has got a special purpose for each and every individual in this universe and He answers everyone’s plight at His own pace.

God knows exactly who you are, the purpose for which He brought you into this world, what you must accomplish, and what you wish should happen, so if all that you ask of Him in the name of Jesus Christ, will ultimately reflect the existence and supremacy of God, He will allow them to happen as you requested, neither earlier nor later, but exactly at His appropriate time.

A prayer is not to be regarded as a sporadic exercise but must be an ongoing experience of the presence of God within you at all times(Ephesians 6:18). When you accomplish this, you will begin to experience a new sensitivity to the Will of God as you become more and more receptive to the promptings of His Holy Spirit. This will enable you to seek His guidance in matters of prayer as you open yourself to the Holy Spirit’s guidance. If you are faithful in this, you have to be sure that God will answer your prayers, it doesn't matter how long, but He will definitely keep His promise.

Message given by Pastor Andrias Tumahole,Pilgrim Church Ministry

Week 4: BEING JUDGEMENTAL BREACHES THE CORE OF CHRISTIANITY

We are quick to judge others and Christians are no exception.
It is easy to point a finger at other people’s failures and it is amazing just how fast an accusing or derogaratory remark travels. It continues to amaze just how the remark will be embellished on its journey, until eventually it bears little or no resemblance to the original statement.

Being judgmental is contrary to the very core of Christ’s teaching because He said: ’Do not judge, or you will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged; with the measure you use, it will be measured to you’(Matthew 7:1-2).
The Lord showed compassion, mercy, forgiveness and love towards all His people and, as followers of Jesus Christ(Christians), it is imperative that we always do the same. If someone does something of which we may not approve, do we ever consider the background of the event and what unfortunate circumstances may have led to the particular act? Do we ask ourselves about the causes which led to the downfall of other Christians? Seeing that an action taken is not welcomed, what did we do to change behaviour or normalize the situation?

In the Holy Bible we have been taught that Christ’s attributes should cause us to show love and compassion. Instead we tend to be the soldiers who kill their partners in the war of sins. Being judgmental is also not showing gratitude to God for having saved us by sacrificing His son.

Instead of passing judgment on mankind and washing His hands of a fickle, sinful human race, God gave us Christ and out of His love, and through Christ, He died in our place so that we might have everlasting life.
You therefore have no excuse to pass judgment, because at whatever point you tend to judge others, you condemn yourself.
This is because most of those who pass judgment commit the very acts they judge(Romans 2:1).
Before passing judgment on each other, consider God’s love for you. Let us stop seeking sin in other people, whilst denying your own and believing only you will be forgiven.

If we claim to be real followers of Christ, why do we pass remarks discrediting other churches?   Three questions:
-What is a church?(Ephesians 2:19-22)
-Who is a sinner?(Romans 5:12-13)and
-How do you receive salvation?(Ephesians 2:8-10)

Remember, salvation is not achieved, it is received. Let us not only know about Jesus, let us understand who Jesus is in our lives, for it is our understanding of Jesus, not only what we know about him that will bring peace and fulfillment into our lives.

Message by Pastor Andrias Tumahole,Pilgrim Church Ministry

Week 3 :TRUE FREEDOM IS FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST

Jesus once said to the people who called themselves believers, ‘You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.’

These people reacted by saying, ‘We have never been anybody’s slaves. What do you mean by saying: “You will be free?” ( John 8:32-33).

Even in these days the very same context is still taking place. Quite often you will find people saying that they are not interested in religion and by this they refer specially to Jesus Christ because they say that religion is so restrictive. For today’s young people, freedom means being able to do as you please, when you please and with whom you please. What these people fail to realize is that the freedom they are trying to create for themselves is a heavy bondage. It is a bondage to their will, to their sin and to satan himself. However, when they surrender their will to the Lord Jesus Christ, they discover true freedom for they are then able to be what they were created to be.

A locomotive is only free to travel the length and breath of the country while it stays trapped on its trail. The moment it liberates itself from this bondage, it binds itself to going nowhere and being useless. When we surrender to God, we discover what we were meant to be and are able to enjoy the freedom of a holy life that is spent in serving God with great joy. True freedom is only found in Christ Jesus.

Message given by Pastor Andrias Tumahole, Pilgrim Church Ministry

Week 2: DON’T LIVE IN THE PAST OR WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW

God gives each Christian a certain lifespan and an opportunity to use it. We must use the time and opportunities that we have been given to be good Christians and to spread the Good News, which we have received.
During our lifetime we must also care for others and for the earth. We have been given time to do our share in the Church of the Lord Jesus. The time belongs to God and He gives each person as much of it as he decides to. Some people receive a longer time and others live a shorter life.

Nobody knows how long he/she will live. On a certain day a  person’s time is over. Then the great question will be what did I do with my time and my opportunities?
Each person should use this time with wisdom. We have to give time to our daily work; we must give time to our neighbours as well as members of our families, not forgetting friends and co-workers. We must use every day of our life in the best possible way.

It is important to have a special time of prayer and Bible study every day. This is the secret of a Christian’s strength. In the Bible we get to know what God wants us to do. We also learn how to share the Good News with others.
Time which has passed, is gone forever and can never be used again. Yet many people think back about the things that happened in the past. Others worry about the mistakes that they made. This hinders them from using the present time correctly.

We must use the past correctly so that we can learn from our mistakes and experiences, in order to work better in the present time. The past must not hinder me today and tomorrow. Sometimes we never think about the future, we only live for today. We do not plan or make provision for the future and this is a great mistake. Other people fear the future and they are so worried about the things, which may happen that they cannot work properly today. This is wrong.

A Christian must think of the future and he/she must plan well, he/she must have a plan about how to do his/her work successfully. He/she must plan for the future of his/her family because if he/she neglects to plan, the opportunities will come and pass by, unused and unnoticed.

The most important thing is to understand what God’s plan is with my life. Only then I can be able to recognise and use the opportunities God gives me. I can only use this time that I have today.   Christ says that we should not worry about tomorrow, so let it be. (Matthew 6:34)

Message given by Pastor Andrias Tumahole,Pilgrim Church Ministry

Week 1: FALLING INTO SIN SOMETIMES DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE FAILED

Most of us can still not believe that no matter how big or terrible the sin that you commit, if you repent and do not commit the same sin again( 2 Peter 2:20-22), Jesus is there to forgive what you have done which was wrong before His eyes. We think and believe that if we have been involved in any type of offence which leads to sin, then we are completely destroyed. This is because of the treatment we get from this world.

MINDS

Something that we should bear in our minds is that we are all God’s people. Either Jew or Gentile, we are all God’s people ( Roman 9:24-26). Sin does not have the last word in a believer’s life. While we may sin, and sin seriously, it doesn’t mean that we are cast aside from God’s care. Neither does it mean that we are forever sidelined and rendered useless in God’s purpose.

THINK

If we think that we are without sin, we should be informed that we make God out to be a liar and His word is not ours,( 1 John 1:8-10). The purpose of Jesus coming to this world was to seek the lost, sinners who have gone astray    ( Matthew 9:9-13).

There may be many sins in your past, do not allow the devil to deceive you into thinking that your usefulness to God is over. While you may suffer from the disciplining of God, He will eventually restore you to a place of honour in His Kingdom, provided you repent of the past sins. You may even find that your days after repentance will be even more successful than your former days when served the Lord before your fall. This message of encouragement is especially for those leaders who have fallen.

Remember our ancestor David’s downfall, but he never said that he was completely cursed. He went back to the Almighty God where his help came from( Psalm 121).

Let me warn the rest of you to beware how we judge those who fall. The Bible warns us to correct those in sin, but carefully, lest we ourselves fall.

Message by Pastor Andrias Tumahole,Pilgrim Church Ministry

Graduations 2014 Level 1: Self-discovery

P-YEP (short for Pilgrim Youth Empowerment Programme) is not only a place where young people come, sit and just talk about youth issues but they learn and they learn a lot. We offer basic education training, performing arts, basic entrepreneurship skills as well as basic computing skills. During our sessions we give them English lessons, spelling tests, group work and presentations. After each session, they are then given homework and assignments to complete at home and submit on the next meeting. These homework and assignments are evaluated and marks are then given to the students. These marks have been calculated into a final mark which was then used to determine if the student will commence to the next level or they have to repeat the level again (evaluation is done in accordance to the level of understanding of the homework or assignment given).

To appreciate their hard work, we held a graduation ceremony in which they all received a certificate award and a trophy award.


All the students performed exceptionally well

As the students all performed well, we had to recognised those who worked extra hard. We awarded our top three performers with a larger second trophy to appreciate the effort they have put into their work. These are the top three performers:

Phindile Mchithwa took the third position

Bheki Lukhele took the second position

While Nonosi Octavia Maleka took the first position as the Top Student

Well done to all our top three students......

It was a wonderful ceremony as some of our students have never received awards, this served as a motivation to them.

This is the beginning of a new year and all graduates are going to be moving on to the second level. In this level they will be working on the person they have discovered in the first level.

We have an open day and registrations on the 17th of January 2015 for all those students who want to take this journey with us and they will be doing our level 1 modules. Come and join this group of young, ambitious and hard working people who are determined to make a change in their lives and succeed.......

Outing after a wonderful year 2014

13 December 2014: We just needed to have an outing as a team to reflect on the year we had and also connect on a more relaxed and social level.

Girls relaxing and having girl chats
 

 Often times, young people need such an outing to get to know more about each other and talk about issues relating to their stage of life.
We also used this day as a closing function for the organisation for the year 2014 as we have had a challenging but productive year. A little celebration to thank ourselves for our hard work.


The girls used this moment to take so many photos, they could not all be uploaded on the blog....*laughs*



'Say cheese' ladies

Who wouldn't be so tired after a day of swimming, eating, dancing, talking and laughing? This indeed was a memorable day.....

Pilgrim Youth Empowerment Programme is not only an organisation but a team, a family. We are united by love and the need to succeed in life. Young people still have so many dreams, all they need is a push in the right direction and they grab the opportunity given to them.
This was really a fun day we had as a team.......

We all make a team

Motivation: What you have now is what you need

 

Many of us tend to see what we have as not being enough or we feel as though why do others have what we don't have. This is because we don't take time to think of our current situation or circumstance first before comparing ourselves with others. For you to notice that you don't have something is because you have seen that someone else has that same thing you don't have. How do I only focus on me and not see what others have, you might ask, simple, Gratitude. Gratitude is you being thankful for what you have and this same gratitude will bring more to your life.

 Gratitude starts by you doing introspection and a thorough analysis of all that you have in your life. Then, you need to ask yourself if what you envy to have is what you really need in comparison to what you have and whether that which you have sustains your life or not. By realising that I have so much and I really don't need to have what I think I need to have, I then realise that there are others who wish to have what I have. Once you get to that state of mind or thinking, gratitude steps in. You start to be grateful for what you have and appreciate it even more.

 The society we live in many times puts so much pressure on us as young people especially the way we look. The more expensive you look, the more appealing you become. This, I believe, might have more to do with ones self-confidence because if I am wisely stylish, I can be able to make even the cheapest piece of clothing to look like a million dollars.

 To succumb to such pressures makes us lose ourselves and become people who live lives that please others but suppresses ourselves. Discontentment being defined as "a restless longing for better circumstances" or "longing for something better than the present situation" (the free dictionary by Farlex: 2014), clearly says that one never gets to a point of satisfaction in your life. If you have a yearning for more than what you have, you will never get to a point where you will be fully satisfied with your present situation. Instead, the more you get, the more you will want to have. At which point will one realise that you don’t actually need more than that which you have. Will it be at a point where you become broke and start to even steal in order to get money or even to lose yourself till the point of depression? Being unhappy with our lives not only affects us emotionally but physically and spiritually as well, hence one can even break down or fall sick due to this.

This issue of discontentment affects many young people at schools, in our communities and can sometimes affect even older people. We get to a point of competing with our peers and also looking at what the media portrays as acceptable and trying to live according to those set standards. We have identified the problem, discontentment, how do we then take the ‘dis’ away from “discontentment’? Accept who you are, accept your circumstance and standard of life. Appreciate what you have and always remember that there are other people who wish to have what you have in their lives. Being grateful brings you to a point of satisfaction and acceptance of all you have as you work hard to achieve more at your pace and not pressured by anyone.

So, every time you get to a point of feeling as if you need something, just think of whether you need it or you want it or maybe just the fact that what you have in your life is all you need. You are uniquely and specially made, so be proud and stand confidently knowing that whatever you need, will come to you at the right time.....

 

Our celebration of Heritage Day: Held 28 September 2014

P-YEP performing on Heritage day

" The spirit of Africa"
This was the theme of our beautiful event we hosted to celebrate Heritage Day as an organisation. The aim of the event was to educate ourselves and others of our different and diverse cultures within South Africa. All the people who attended this event came in their different cultural attire proudly displaying who they are and what they stand for.

"The spirit of Africa" was the theme for the event as it was a day not only to celebrate our different cultures but to also appreciate the diversity of our continent that brings us all together as Africans. Within the event, we held a contest which was titled "Clash of the Cultures 2014" in which the different cultures showcased their uniqueness through their singing and dancing, food and a brief history of where they come from. Amongst the contestants of this challenge, where the Southern Sotho, Zulu and Xhosa cultural groups.

Zulu culture

Southern Sotho culture

Xhosa culture

All cultural groups performed and proudly showed why their cultures are unique. The Southern Sotho group took the 3rd position, while the Xhosa group took the 2nd position. The winners for the day was the Zulu group who won the title of "Clash of the Cultures 2014". Each group walked away with a trophy as a prize for their achievement.

Within this event, our group performed different types of dances that included traditional dances (Southern Sotho, Zulu and Xhosa) and Township dance. Our performance grabbed the attention of the audience as it was outstanding and told different stories about culture and life in general. It was a short theatre production that received honour and appreciation from the audience.

Performance by P-YEP

Township dance



Southern Sotho dance

P-YEP is made up of individuals who are not only young but also gifted. They work hard to show off their different talents and this has helped some discover the potential and abilities they never thought they had.

Through this, we are able to carry out the vision of the organisation which is to use performing arts to help young people to unleash and release their ultimate potential.


P-YEP! Discovering me......

Our launch: 24 August 2014

Our Team

24th August 2014- Launch

Our wonderful team consists of 13 dynamic, vibrant, ambitious and hardworking young people who have dedicated their time to make a change in their lives.

This was a day which we will never forget as we were stepping out and telling people that we have arrived. We performed a short art piece themed "the spirit of Africa" and it was welcomed and appreciated by the audience (Pilgrim Church Ministry). It was our first performance as a group and it has created a spirit of excitement and motivation in us that we realised that we have so much talent and potential we want to share with the world.

The main reason for establishing this organisation was to bring together a group of young people who want to make a change in their lives. Young people who are not waiting for things to happen but are striving hard to create opportunities for themselves so they can succeed and become better individuals.

We have made it our mission that we want to see more young people becoming involved in changing their lives. Many young people just sit around after they complete their education and wait for employment. They then become discouraged if nothing comes their way and end up involving themselves with things that destroy their future and discourage their dreams. We hope that through our organisation which will aim at encouraging, motivating and empowering young people to start living their dreams, will tackle and help overcome this negative attribute that many young people have.

If we start to be the change, others will see and they will also want to see themselves change. We aspire to visit young people at schools, churches, orphanages and those who just idle around in their community doing nothing. We want to introduce and encourage entrepreneurship amongst young people and leading by example ourselves, we aim to get involved in vegetable plantation. With this idea, we aim to plant a certain amount of vegetables and sell them in the community as a way of raising funds for those members who come from unprivileged homes. By starting small, we will be able to start getting into the spirit of wanting to do more things that can help us to live better lives and be able to support our families as well.

This is an organisation that aims to make young people enjoy being young and creative. Whatever idea they might have, we want to help them realise that: you will never know if you will fail unless you try. Even if you fail, you just need to shake the dust off and try something else. Together we can make it work....

Motivation: Education is the key that opens the door of opportunities

My Success is my Responsibility

"Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training or research."- (Wikipedia: 2014)

Looking at the definition of education given above I come to an understanding that education is the acquiring of knowledge and the passing on of this same knowledge to others. Knowledge on its own is defined as, "facts, information and skills acquired through experience or education.". This clearly means that one needs education in order to live, interact and understand all aspects of the human life and human activity. The question would be if we really understand how important it is to motivate one to be educated so that their lives can be better and prosperous.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"- Nelson Mandela
Being educated opens doors for one to see the world in a whole new way and understand how the world operates. If we refer to one being educated it doesn't necessarily mean that one has to have a doctorate degree to be educated but we refer to one actually having the knowledge and skills to do what they want to do. If one wants to become a singer it is important for one to have understanding of music as a literature. You need to educate yourself how to read music so you can grow in the profession you have chosen.

Networking or interacting with other people socially or professionally requires one to be able to communicate using a common medium of language which is English and understand world current affairs. Hence, it is crucial to encourage and motivate young people to have the passion of educating themselves and to also have the spirit of curiosity of wanting to know more of how things came to being, as well as acquiring the skills to change how things are. Being educated not only affects your mind but it affects how you view yourself, your self-esteem and how others view you too. If you are knowledgeable in a certain field of life and having the understanding thereof, you are most likely able to elaborate more on that field.

This is what we aim to achieve in our programme. We are meeting this week and we will be discussing the importance of education in our lives and we are going to try and make education interesting and fun. Our session is going to include setting achievable pass rate goals, learning Basic English Grammar, presentations and public reading, exploring study methods and having a spelling contest. By doing this we are showing young people that education can still be fun and it is very beneficial to ones future and success.

One needs to be educated or knowledgeable no matter what path you wish to take in your life. In order to become a professional in your field of work you need to acquire more skills and knowledge of what you are doing through education. I challenge you to change the way you look at education, stop looking at it as many years of hard work and studying, look at it as a key to opening a door of opportunities for personal growth, increased self-confidence, immeasurable experience and sustainable success.

On your journey to becoming educated and knowledgeable, always remember that your success is your responsibility, only you can make your success a reality. Good Luck and God bless...... 

Introduction: Our young people

Take time to speak to a young person.....

 

P-YEP youth programme

 Young people spend most of their time thinking of things that do not bring any growth or development to their lives. We often overlook the fact that your thoughts determine your reaction. If I constantly think of negative things, I produce negative outcomes in my life. This is why it is important that we encourage our young people to fix their minds on positive thinking and motivate them to have dreams and goals in their lives.

Most disadvantaged children who do not often have the fancy technological gadgets tend to find other negative things to do to keep them busy like drinking or smoking. They don't have anything interesting or exciting that challenges them mentally and this makes them want to be involved in things that will make them forget how unprivileged they are.

If we were to create an environment in which our disadvantaged young people could have facilities that could keep them busy to a point that they forget their family situations or how they don't have what their friends have, we would change a nation of unmotivated youth to ambitious and zealous young men and women.

We often identify what the problems are in our society but do we ever try to come up with methods or solutions on how to tackle these societal problems? Sometimes we don't need a lot in order to deal with an issue, we just need time. Time to just speak with one young person and hear what they feel would change the youth to want to succeed in their lives and by doing this, the young people themselves are letting us know that they need help because they too want a change in their lives.

Our young people just need to know and see that they are loved, appreciated and cared for. Support and encouragement is what makes them see that there is more to life than getting involved with the wrong crowd. I have decided that my mission would be to always tell any young person I meet that "you are destined for greater things in your life", I know that even if they might pretend like they don't hear me, what I have just said will make them think more about their life.

To change a community, take time to speak to young people, put yourself in their shoes and try to be the change you want to see. Let's motivate our young people to bear fruits that will lead them to success and prosperity in their lives. Through our support and encouragement to our young people this world can be a better place....