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<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> is a city focused ministry with one dream:<br />
To transform 12 cities to places where God reigns!<br />
Through <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> God raises<br />
people of purpose and passion,<br />
who live to make a difference in<br />
their cities. We call these people<br />
CITY CHANGERS. God has given<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> a variety of unique<br />
channels through which CITY<br />
CHANGERS are raised. Currently<br />
these channels extend over 8<br />
cities – we trust God for 12.<br />
What’s <strong>inside</strong> ...<br />
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Introduction:<br />
• Challenge Your Church Thinking by Chantalle Schutte two<br />
• The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Dream by Alan Platt two<br />
What are the channels through which CITY CHANGERS are raised?<br />
• Tshwane Campus Life by Jean Symons three<br />
• National Campus Life by Nico Nell four<br />
• International Campus Life by Anton Venter six<br />
• City Changers Institute (CCI) by Marcel Hattingh six<br />
• <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Schools by Gerhard van Greunen seven<br />
• TREE by Basti Hagenlocher ten<br />
• POPUP by Marlene Freislich ten<br />
• Metamorpho by Michelle Janse van Rensburg eleven<br />
• Children’s Homes by Willie Koen and Nerésa Bowen eleven<br />
• <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Foundation by Gerrit Heymans thirteen<br />
An electronic bi-annual publication for <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> partners.
Challenge Your Church Thinking<br />
Chantalle Schutte (Editor)<br />
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In 1996 God spoke to the hearts of our leadership revealing His dream and<br />
special plan for <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> to play its part in the transformation of cities. The<br />
Scripture which forms the bedrock of the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> ministry is Habakkuk<br />
2:14: “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,<br />
as the waters cover the sea”. This is our ministry’s calling.<br />
People are the key to God’s plan for changing cities to places where His<br />
glory is established. In <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> we raise people of purpose and passion,<br />
people who live to see cities changed. We call these people CITY CHANGERS.<br />
They are agents of the Kingdom establishing God’s reign in whatever area<br />
of society they function. <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> has a variety of channels through which<br />
CITY CHANGERS are raised. These channels include our campuses (Tshwane,<br />
national and international), a City Changers Institute, our schools and<br />
colleges, skills training and development centres, a potential and character<br />
development course for the youth, children’s homes and our City Changers<br />
Foundation.<br />
For some people the idea of church also being a school or a training and<br />
development centre is a challenging one! But that is exactly the beauty of<br />
God’s intention with the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> dream. God is not only present in a Sunday<br />
service, He finds expression everywhere in the world around us. Christianity<br />
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Through <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Lives Are Changed<br />
Alan Platt (Visionary Leader)<br />
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The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> dream is God’s desire to see entire communities come under the<br />
Lordship of Christ. In essence God changes the way people live through our<br />
ministry. For God it is vital that people will find a new way of engaging life to<br />
align themselves with His purpose and plan. Changing the way people live<br />
involves three areas: (i) the way they live in relation to God (Surrender), (ii) the<br />
way they live towards each other (Serve) and (iii) the way they live towards the<br />
world (Sub-due).<br />
If we allow God to consistently impact people’s lives through our ministry on<br />
these three levels, it will ultimately lead to changed communities and changed<br />
cities. We are thankful to God for giving us the mechanisms through which<br />
people’s lives can be impacted. Whether it is a campus, school, skills training and<br />
development centre or children’s home –<br />
God is using these vehicles to change the<br />
Blessings<br />
Alan<br />
is not something that only takes<br />
place within the walls of a church<br />
building; it finds relevance in our<br />
everyday world and functioning.<br />
This publication takes you on a<br />
special journey through all the<br />
channels that <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> is the<br />
custodian of. Although these<br />
channels are diverse, they are all<br />
unified by one purpose or mission:<br />
Raising CITY CHANGERS, people<br />
who live to see our cities changed<br />
to places where God reigns!<br />
May you truly encounter God’s<br />
passionate heartbeat for cities as<br />
your read through the publication.<br />
way people live their lives. We invite<br />
you to take a journey through all<br />
these amazing mechanisms. May<br />
your heart be stirred and align with<br />
God’s heartbeat and special plan for<br />
cities.<br />
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Tshwane Campus Life<br />
Jean Symons (City Leader of Tshwane)<br />
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<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> has nine campuses and three ministry points in Tshwane.<br />
Our Brooklyn Campus, under the leadership of Jaco and Mariette Schutte,<br />
celebrates the launch of a new English multi-cultural ministry point facilitated<br />
in the Encore Theatre in Hatfield. We thank God for His grace as this campus<br />
ministers to hundreds of young adults and TUKS students. We always celebrate<br />
the impact we see in the next generation.<br />
At the East Campus Jurie and Karin Kriel have settled in as campus leaders. We<br />
celebrate a growing leadership momentum as well as an increase in attendance<br />
of celebration services – 10% more compared to last year. One of the focus areas<br />
includes connecting not only new partners with the campus, but also promoting<br />
a richer level of community among current partners. The campus launched a<br />
“Connect Team” to help welcome new partners and also started serving cake and<br />
cappuccinos with their barista team taking fellowship to a new level.<br />
In our Midstream Campus, under the leadership of Johan and Charmaine<br />
Poggenpoel, we are excited to report that we are facing huge capacity<br />
challenges with all of our venues. Although this is a problem, we stand amazed<br />
at the growth with which God is blessing this campus! On the 4th of March an<br />
additional service was started at 17:00 to make room for more people. We are<br />
also proud of Jacques van Wyk, our worship leader, who recently launched his<br />
own gospel album.<br />
The Moot Campus has seen wonderful growth over the last year with Carlos<br />
and Simone Coveiro as campus leaders. People have bought into the vision of<br />
community transformation with wonderful excitement. A recent project has<br />
enabled Moot to replace all the old pews with beautiful new chairs. We now trust<br />
God for His provision to tackle the lack of air conditioning in the auditorium.<br />
Our Inner City Campus, under leadership of Johannes and Emily Lehoko,<br />
has seen a surge in Sunday attendance. A recent ministries exhibition was a<br />
great success with many partners registering to take part. We thank God for<br />
a large impact across many cultures of the inner city of Pretoria. We also have<br />
the privilege of ministering to people of the nearby Salvokop community – a<br />
community that faces extreme poverty and hardship.<br />
Establishing the glory<br />
of God in Tshwane<br />
Tshwane<br />
Tshwane<br />
Gauteng<br />
as campus leaders and are now<br />
heading towards an exciting season<br />
in the campus history. Silver Lakes<br />
will relocate to Union Caterers which<br />
will offer more suitable facilities and<br />
is also better positioned for creating<br />
awareness about the campus in the<br />
local community. They expect to see<br />
fantastic momentum from this new<br />
location.<br />
In our Silver Lakes Campus Jacques and Amanda Goosen have settled in<br />
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The North Campus, under the leadership of Jean and Willianna Symons, has<br />
seen wonderful momentum in attendance and the release of CITY CHANGERS<br />
in the past season. On behalf of the city, North Campus is also facilitating<br />
the growth of our new Akasia Ministry Point in Pretoria North. Here we have<br />
experienced a 100% growth in attendance since September last year with Louis<br />
and Lynette Fourie taking responsibility for the ministry point. We praise God for<br />
His faithfulness!<br />
We always celebrate partners who stand up to take responsibility for the<br />
church. Such is the case at our Raslouw Campus where a recent sermon titled<br />
“It’s time” challenged everyone about their involvement in transforming their<br />
communities! Under the leadership of Alan and Ivy Sutton, the campus has seen<br />
wonderful momentum in its volunteer training program and recruiting day.<br />
Apart from this, partners responded with a massive financial offering to purchase<br />
air-conditioning for the auditorium, enabling Raslouw Campus to increase<br />
their ability to host the increasing growth they are seeing on Sundays. We also<br />
celebrate the unique opportunity to have <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Kinderland and Centurion<br />
Christian School on our property.<br />
In our Hartbeespoort Campus, under the leadership of Kobus and Louisa<br />
Windt, we have seen tremendous breakthroughs including a Monday evening<br />
ministry at Hartbeespoort High School and GHS Primary School. We started with<br />
an English service on Sunday mornings and the campus discovered a fantastic<br />
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National Campus Life<br />
Nico Nell (National Cluster Facilitator)<br />
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<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> has five campuses and three ministry points across five<br />
national cities in South Africa.<br />
Our Langeberg Campus in Durbanville Cape Town was the first <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong><br />
planting nationally. Heinrich and Charné Dry take responsibility for leading the<br />
campus. Currently the development of a ministry point in Langebaan in the<br />
Western Cape is underway known as the Weskus Ministry Point. An individual<br />
from the public has donated a piece of land to <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> for the development<br />
of a campus in the Langebaan area. Lofty and Petra Nel are supporting<br />
the project out of Langeberg Campus assisting with the development of<br />
leadership, infrastructure as well as overseeing the building project. The<br />
Weskus Ministry Point has shown tremendous growth confirming our beliefs<br />
of new growth and momentum in the Cape Peninsula area.<br />
new group of people who would<br />
otherwise not have been reached<br />
with the Afrikaans services. We<br />
are also thankful to partners who<br />
sponsored a new visual identity<br />
within the campus auditorium<br />
welcoming a new and fantastic<br />
flavour to the celebration services.<br />
Through our campuses we reach<br />
new believers to find Christ, restore<br />
people who are broken, teach a<br />
new way of living, release the Holy<br />
Spirit in people’s lives and train<br />
leaders to take responsibility for<br />
other people. We thank God for our<br />
campuses through which He brings<br />
people in a closer and more intimate<br />
relationship with Him.<br />
Establishing the glory<br />
of God Nationally<br />
National - SA<br />
In Port Elizabeth Braam and<br />
Sonja Botha are amazed at the<br />
unprecedented growth, grace and<br />
opportunities God has opened<br />
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up to them. Our West Campus has two morning services that are overflowing and evening services that are filled to<br />
80% capacity. As an urgent alternative, a creative solution was placed on the table – the establishment of the Artuo<br />
Ministry Point in Richmond Hill. Here ministry through the arts is used to bring people in a closer relationship with<br />
God. Church is in the format of a street café and theatre productions facilitated by an assortment of art forms such<br />
as singing, drama, piano, violin and acoustic guitar. Leadership capacity was increased when Jaco and Lindi Bruwer<br />
relocated from North Campus in Tshwane to Port Elizabeth to take up responsibility for the praise and worship as well<br />
as management roles in the campus.<br />
Pinetown Campus in Durban brings the warmness, fellowship and friendship which are such distinctive<br />
characteristics of the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family culture. We are trusting for the next wave of momentum in the city which<br />
will find its expression in English because Durban is primarily an English speaking community. We are confident that<br />
that the campus has a tremendous impact on the “felt needs” of the community and that it can eventually become a<br />
community centre. This belief was confirmed with the success we’ve experienced with the Aftercare Centre that was<br />
launched on the 1st of March last year. The purpose of the centre is to create a safe after-school facility for learners<br />
of various ages. Currently the centre looks after 22 children with partners from the campus running the day-to-day<br />
operations. Gary and Hanelie Kelly, our campus leaders, together with their team dream about an evening service in<br />
English with an alternative approach. We trust with them for a new season of breakthrough!<br />
At Meyersdal Campus in Alberton Johannesburg we are experiencing great excitement as we are embarking on a<br />
“Cornerstone Project” which refers to <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong>’s capital building initiative. Recently the campus made their first ask<br />
and recorded R1.2 million in cash and promises. Hennie and Antoinette Viviers together with their team are amazed by<br />
what God is busy doing in their campus. They plan on handling the enlargement of the facilities in phases to decrease<br />
unnecessary risks that may arise due to the unstable economy.<br />
On the 12th of February 2012 our Fichardtpark Campus in Bloemfontein integrated with the Fountain Head (NCMI)<br />
Assembly to form the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Bloemfontein Campus. Chris and Anet Gerber are the new leadership for the<br />
campus supported by Danie and Joharita Roodt. Together with the new leadership we also welcome their whole<br />
NCMI leadership team! One of the first adjustments the NCMI team made was the introduction of a Coffee Shop in<br />
the campus. “Heartbeat Café” is an area where leadership can connect with partners while enjoying rich, fine coffee<br />
products made by trained baristas after each service. We are learning so much from our new NCMI friends as other<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campuses are already using these fresh and unique ideas in their own campuses. The campus is also planning<br />
an additional ministry point in the Northern suburbs of the city in the next month.<br />
God is blessing our national campuses in a special way. We trust Him for His perfect timing and provision. Jesus said in<br />
Matthew 16:18: “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it.”<br />
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International Campus Life<br />
Anton Venter (International Cluster Facilitator)<br />
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The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family finds expression in three international campuses.<br />
Our Auckland Campus in New Zealand, under the leadership of Karel and<br />
Marinda Botha, is facilitating Sunday services in the North Shore. More than<br />
200 CITY CHANGERS are currently part of the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> city transformation<br />
strategy in Auckland. A proud initiative is their “Out of Africa” day which is<br />
already running for its third consecutive year. Last year the event attracted<br />
8000 people and this year we’ve received a $10 000 donation from a bank in<br />
New Zealand due to the previous success of this day. We are also excited about<br />
Lizahn Crauwkamp joining us from our South African Moot Campus. She is<br />
assisting with the Metamorpho processes in Auckland.<br />
Two campuses are situated in London in the United Kingdom. The Stratford<br />
Campus, under the leadership of Don and Cecelia Price, recently relocated to<br />
Loughton and is now known as the Loughton Campus. Sunday services are<br />
held in the Roding Valley School Hall every second week. Our second campus<br />
is Raynes Park Campus situated near Wimbledon and under the leadership<br />
of Ioannis and Cheray Dekas. In London we have more than 250 partners<br />
committed to establishing the Lordship of Christ in the city. We are trusting<br />
God for a <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> London School. We already activated a process for the<br />
establishment of the Raynespark Christian School which will be a community<br />
school funded by government.<br />
The most recent development on the international front is the planning of a<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> church in Stuttgart, Germany. Basti and Lizzy Hagenlocher have<br />
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Establishing the glory<br />
of God Internationally<br />
International<br />
spent the last two years in South<br />
Africa as part of an exposure<br />
program to better understand and<br />
experience the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> dream<br />
in action. They will be returning<br />
to Stuttgart in April 2012 to start<br />
preparations for the establishment<br />
of a <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> campus.<br />
We are thankful for the opportunity<br />
to make an international footprint<br />
for God’s special dream for cities.<br />
We cannot wait to see what God<br />
has planned for us in the future.<br />
City Changers Institute<br />
Marcel Hattingh (CCI Coordinator)<br />
Equipping and releasing<br />
CITY CHANGERS<br />
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The City Changers Institute (CCI) formally equips people for their role as CITY CHANGERS.<br />
The City Changers Institute (CCI) formally equips people through post-secondary and tertiary training mechanisms<br />
with the aim of presenting programmes in all of the eight different areas of society. The CCI team is celebrating God’s<br />
abundant favour and grace as student numbers have continuously increased over the past three years to an astonishing<br />
total of 250 students that are enrolled for the 2012 academic year.<br />
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We are proud that all CCI courses are Christ-centred and leadership oriented.<br />
Within CCI we not only train people for a specific job or vocation but we train<br />
them to become godly leaders within their respective vocational fields. CCI<br />
focuses on raising CITY CHANGERS in different disciplines which currently<br />
include: (i) ministry training (the City Changers Ministry Program & School<br />
of Divinity), (ii) pre-primary through to secondary education (School of<br />
Education), (iii) organisational leadership (masters in either organisational<br />
leadership or strategic foresight), (iv) business (Masters in business<br />
administration) and (v) various other short courses (Professional Continuous<br />
Education). Recently CCI also started to host a five year Bible study and a three<br />
year leadership curriculum for learners in our <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Colleges.<br />
(University of South Africa), Xpand<br />
Leadership Consultants and Ryan<br />
International Schools to name a<br />
few. The CCI team is convinced that<br />
God is on the verge of orchestrating<br />
major breakthroughs. We are<br />
indeed preparing to ride the waves<br />
of His glory when this happens!<br />
CCI has wonderful partnerships that enable us to function meaningfully. This<br />
includes the South African Theological Seminary, North West University, UNISA<br />
“ impacting a city ”<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Schools<br />
Gerhard van Greunen (<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family COO)<br />
Developing children to their full<br />
potential in Christ<br />
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<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> schools are environments where children are supported to develop to their full potential in Christ.<br />
In <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> we have a passion for God and because of this we cannot but have a passion for people. Love and passion for<br />
our city follow with a special focus on education due to its incredible impact on the formation of people in a city. <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong><br />
schools are the vehicles through which God transform children and society. Our dream is to raise a next generation of CITY<br />
CHANGERS that will know God intimately, love others and act in accordance with Kingdom principles.<br />
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The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> East School & College (Pretoria East)<br />
This is where it all started 14 years ago and we are still overwhelmed with stories<br />
of life change that keeps on happening on a daily basis. We have 720 learners<br />
ranging from Grade RRR to Grade 12 and 2011 was our fifth year with a 100%<br />
matric pass rate!<br />
We are blown away by the Mobi-Learn Project that was launched with our<br />
48 Grade 10 learners this year. Every learner received an Android based Tablet<br />
containing all their textbooks in electronic format as well as other electronic<br />
resources supporting their learning experience. Gone are the days of carrying<br />
heavy textbooks around all day! Tablets are capable of offering enhanced<br />
eBooks featuring images, video and audio. Other benefits include higher levels<br />
of attendance, participation in the<br />
classroom, more cost-effective than<br />
textbooks, and pacing the learning<br />
experience according to each<br />
learner’s individual need. The College<br />
is changing the face of education<br />
in South Africa! Moving away from<br />
merely conveying knowledge to<br />
teaching learners the skills for<br />
continual learning in a technology<br />
based society. Over the next three<br />
years this initiative will be rolled out<br />
to all College learners.<br />
The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Edendale School (Mamelodi)<br />
Edendale is currently our biggest school in <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> with 770 learners. We are<br />
astonished at what God is doing here as we celebrate the fact that the school has<br />
grown from only 397 learners in 2007 to 770 learners in 2012 which means that<br />
the school has more or less doubled in the last five years. Our hostel with 137<br />
learners is another area of celebration. Here we have a strategic focus to ensure<br />
further growth in the future.<br />
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The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Xanadu School and College (Hartbeespoort)<br />
Our Xanadu School and College have 251 learners enrolled for 2012. We are<br />
excited about our first five matriculants who passed in 2011! At no point in time<br />
do we despise small beginnings. The fact that we are embracing the Mobi-Learn<br />
Project at East College gives us the opportunity to develop a model that can serve<br />
other <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> schools in the future.<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Kinderland (Raslouw)<br />
Kinderland is our pre-primary and after-school day care centre caring for children<br />
between the ages of three months and Grade 7. We thank God for the wonderful<br />
growth we have seen as our number of children increased from 110 last year to<br />
154 this year. We are also excited that we now have our first English classes as an<br />
addition to primarily Afrikaans classes. The aim is to be a fully parallel medium<br />
school in order to utilise our capacity.<br />
POPKids (Salvokop, Pretoria & Mmakau, Ga-Rankuwa)<br />
POPKids (forming part of POPUP) are day-care centres providing care and love<br />
to 70 children of the Salvokop area and 90 children from the Mmakau area. The<br />
POPKids in Mmakau was launched in January 2012 and we can already see the<br />
difference in the lives of the children. The impact that God is orchestrating in<br />
these children’s lives is just amazing and in sharp contrast to their impoverished<br />
community background.<br />
We are embracing the fact that we are now investing between 30-40 hours<br />
per week in the lives of over 2000 children. We are trusting God for His divine<br />
provision as we aim to redefine the financial models of our schools to ensure<br />
sustainability and more affordable products as we continue with God’s mandate<br />
to establish His reign in our cities.<br />
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TREE<br />
Basti Hagenlocher (TREE Coordinator)<br />
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TREE is <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong>’s vehicle to TRansform the Educational Environment to<br />
a place where God reigns.<br />
To change a city we need to take responsibility for every school in our<br />
city, making an impact for God in this critical area of society. 2011 was an<br />
important year for TREE where we fully transitioned from a youth worker<br />
program to a movement which calls on the church as a whole to get involved<br />
in the schools in their area. Our campuses are stepping up to the challenge<br />
and we celebrate the privilege to invest in thousands of learners as well as<br />
hundreds of teachers. We are also seeing a growing number of parents taking<br />
responsibility for prayer groups and coaching of sports. For the first time we<br />
are also able to measure the transformation in the schools we are involved<br />
with through an annual learner survey.<br />
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POPUP (People Upliftment Programme)<br />
Marlene Freislich (CEO of POPUP)<br />
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POPUP is our skills training and development initiative.<br />
POPUP is not only a programme where the unemployed receive marketrelated<br />
skills training but also a place where people are restored on every level<br />
of their being. Apart from receiving skills training, learners also have access to<br />
medical assistance which includes dental and eye care services. Counselling<br />
is available for those in need as well as weekly food and hygiene parcels.<br />
Learners receive a balanced meal every day of their training and also have<br />
access to a clothing bank. POPUP’s holistic approach to the total restoration<br />
brings new hope to so many people’s lives.<br />
From 2005 to 2011, 3 827 people successfully completed their training at<br />
POPUP with 2 297 learners accepting Jesus Christ as their personal Lord<br />
and Saviour. We are excited to report that 77% of these learners found<br />
employment either in a temporary, contractual, or full-time position. We give<br />
all honour to God when it comes to these statistics.<br />
Last year we launched a second POPUP centre in Mmakau Ga-Rankuwa and<br />
we are planning to launch a third in Soshanguve soon. Both centres will<br />
provide skills training programmes as well as a variety of support services. In<br />
Taking responsibility for<br />
schools in our city<br />
This year will be a year of expansion<br />
to our other national cities in South<br />
Africa, we are trusting God for 120<br />
schools by the end of 2012. Our<br />
focus will be on identifying the<br />
change agents for every school<br />
and serving and supporting of<br />
principals. We are also excited<br />
to transition the coordinating<br />
responsibility of TREE to Cias<br />
Ferreira who has been journeying<br />
with TREE from its inception.<br />
Empowering the Disempowered<br />
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the near future 19 accredited SETA skills training programmes based on SAQA<br />
requirements will be presented at the two centres. Currently POPUP trains 530<br />
learners per annum, with the additional two centres this should increase to<br />
2000 learners per annum.<br />
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Metamorpho<br />
Michelle Janse van Rensburg (Metamorpho Marketer)<br />
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Metamorpho is a one year full-time potential and character<br />
development course for school leavers (gap year) or students between<br />
the ages of 18 and 25.<br />
Metamorpho in Tshwane is currently based at the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Brooklyn Campus<br />
with 63 students registered for 2012! We also have three dedicated houses<br />
or communes for student accommodation. Not only do we want to impact<br />
our students but also their immediate family through special events such<br />
as marriage investment days and adventure days for the families. We have<br />
various projects throughout the year aimed at transforming our communities<br />
as well. A highlight so far has been our involvement with the Nuwe Hoop<br />
School for Disabled Children where we helped them to prepare their grounds<br />
for athletics and maintenance work on the classroom.<br />
We are proud to announce we have launched Metamorpho at both our<br />
Auckland Campus in New Zealand as well as our West Campus in Port<br />
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Children’s Homes<br />
Willie Koen (Children’s Homes Coordinator)<br />
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The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Children’s Homes are environments where children in need<br />
can flourish and grow in the glorious reflection of God.<br />
We thank God for the wonderful privilege He has given us to witness His<br />
glorious and healing touch in so many children’s lives. Through our Children’s<br />
Homes God is touching abused, neglected, abandoned, orphaned, HIV infected<br />
and special needs children in a profound way. Many of the children enjoy<br />
good health, attend a local school, play sports and are able to take care of<br />
themselves. Other children and babies have more intensive needs and require<br />
the intensive care and love of a dedicated caretaker. In partnership with<br />
We thank God for this wonderful<br />
mechanism through which He is<br />
touching and transforming the lives<br />
of so many people.<br />
Developing the potential & character<br />
of the youth<br />
Elizabeth. The expansion<br />
of Metamorpho creates an<br />
opportunity for more young<br />
people’s lives to be touched and<br />
transformed by God.<br />
A safe haven for broken children<br />
uMephi, the Welfare Council of<br />
the AFM (Apostolic Faith Mission<br />
of South Africa), various children’s<br />
homes were established to make<br />
a difference in the lives of these<br />
children.<br />
The Makhulong Child and Youth<br />
Care Centre (MCYCC) is a special<br />
haven for abused children and AIDS<br />
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elated orphans, some of the children have been placed in foster care with us. Situated at the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Edendale<br />
Independent School the homes currently care for 20 children. To create the most normal home possible the “family<br />
home” model is followed consisting of two houses: (i) the Jabulani House for high school children and (ii) the Shalom<br />
House for primary school children. Our North Campus takes responsibility for the operational support of the centre.<br />
Ki-<strong>Deo</strong> creates a loving environment for children between the ages of five and 18, suffering consequences of abuse<br />
and neglect. Our slogan “a place to call home” reflects our heart for the children entrusted to us. At the end of last<br />
year two of the children left the home, one successfully matriculating and the other moving in with family. Ki-<strong>Deo</strong><br />
welcomed three new children and we are now taking care of 10 children in total. It is such a joy to see how God is<br />
transforming children’s lives. Ki-<strong>Deo</strong> is linked with our Midstream Campus.<br />
Heneka Haven is a house with 10 special needs babies. The biological parents abandoned these children due to their<br />
severe mental and physical disabilities which include being blind and deaf to epilepsy and a number of other serious<br />
conditions. Some are HIV positive with a generally short life expectancy. We have two babies that are fed through a<br />
tube directly connected with their stomach. Despite all these special needs it is a house of laughter from early to late.<br />
Heneka Haven is connected to our East Campus.<br />
House Lesedi which means “house of light” is a halfway house where abused and neglected babies and toddlers are<br />
taken care of until they can be adopted or reunited with their families. Currently House Lesedi cares for six babies and<br />
is linked to our Hartbeespoort Campus.<br />
Thembiso Baby House is a house for abandoned and orphaned babies. The babies are cared for until they are<br />
placed with suitable adoptive or foster parents. Currently we are caring for five babies and whenever a baby is placed<br />
with an adoptive parent we celebrate it as a glorious victory. We had such a case two weeks ago when a premature<br />
baby born at 28 weeks was placed with his adoptive parents. House Thembiso is based in Cape Town and linked to our<br />
Langeberg Campus.<br />
My House takes care of traumatised children who no longer have a house to call home. They are assisted in all facets<br />
of their development including sport and educational support. My House is based in Johannesburg and linked with<br />
our Meyersdal Campus.<br />
Not only are the lives of the children impacted and transformed through the homes, but those who serve and love<br />
as volunteers are equally changed. You and I were created to be the carriers of His grace and love. These Children’s<br />
Homes give everyone an opportunity to make a difference.<br />
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The <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Foundation<br />
Gerrit Heymans (Foundation COO)<br />
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The Foundation was established to empower the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family to<br />
carry out our calling to city transformation.<br />
The purpose of the City Changers Foundation is to secure partnerships and<br />
obtain funding for ministries and projects in the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family. We have<br />
seen significant progress since we started about 18 months ago. The two most<br />
important victories are that the Foundation has been able to secure funding to<br />
the value of R1 601 122 for the family during 2011 and the many significant<br />
partnerships we have established. We are excited about the people and<br />
organisations God has linked us with – there are so many lives we still need to<br />
touch and these partners will help us to do just that.<br />
2012 is promising as we have secured funding to the value of R803 620 for the<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family so far. One of the greatest advantages of being involved in<br />
the Foundation is awareness of the victories and miracles God is providing in<br />
the lives of people through <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong>.<br />
Let the journey<br />
continue...<br />
There are many opportunities for<br />
investment in the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Family,<br />
apart from touching the lives of<br />
people there are also tax benefits<br />
and the possibility of earning BEE<br />
scorecard points in some areas.<br />
An investment in the Foundation<br />
contributes to the transformation of<br />
people, communities and eventually<br />
cities. We trust God for testimonies<br />
of miraculous provision during the<br />
rest of this year.<br />
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If you desire<br />
more information<br />
about any of the projects listed in the publication,<br />
please visit the <strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> website .<br />
www.doxadeo.co.za<br />
Hab 2:14<br />
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the<br />
LORD, as the waters cover the sea.<br />
Editor<br />
Chantalle Schutte<br />
Communication Manager<br />
+27 12 991 3883<br />
chantalle@doxadeo.co.za<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Johan Wentzel<br />
Graphic & Motion Designer<br />
+27 83 282 0446<br />
kraak.vars@yahoo.com<br />
Proofreaders<br />
Melinda du Plooy<br />
Monique Barnard<br />
Gerrit Heymans<br />
<strong>Doxa</strong> <strong>Deo</strong> Foundation<br />
Gerrit Heymans<br />
Foundation COO<br />
+27 83 380 0229<br />
gerrit@doxadeo.co.za