Support Nico and Suzette
As this is a calling and not a ‘job’, it can take EXTRA out of you at times! If you feel you would like to support them financially, it will be welcomed and MUCH appreciated!
ABSA Bank
Savings account no: 38008190370
Branch: Durbanville
The Olivier Family
July 2010
As the soccer world cup has come and gone and to think that six months has gone by so quickly, I sometimes stand in awe of how fast time really goes by. We where just talking the other day on what lays ahead for us and the New Life Centre and here we are.
For 2010 sofar we had the privilege to help 13 ladies, I realized again how wonderful and amazing God is, He sends us ladies with real problems, problems I hopefully will never have to endure, I realized again how devastating Aids are, how difficult it is to be pregnant with no support from friends or family, to be alone and not in your own place of safety. I can still remember when I was thirteen years old and how I enjoyed life with absolutely no worry at all. And here we have a little girl thirteen years old in a situation she didn’t ask for, her innocence taken away without her permission…. I thank the Lord every day for my family’s safety. That’s why the New Life Centre are so important in our community, these ladies needs help, support and unconditional love so that they may experience the love Our Lord has for them and that everything will be allright.
Life at New Life Centre is never an easy one, we currently have four different cultures living under the same roof sharing the same kitchen and living quarters. Differences will surely create some heated discussions, but it’s just amazing how quickly the problem will be sorted and they can go on with what they are doing. God just give grace where grace is needed and we don’t have to ask for it.
2010 has started slowly for us on the financial side and is still going slowly.
We were expecting it to be slow with the hype of the soccer and the economy not doing so well. Currently our expenses out number our income by far. Our individual donations have decreased and the support from companies has also stopped. We are finding it increasingly difficult to find financial support for the centre. Please see our short feedback on finances in our July newsletter due 31 July 2010.
We keep on praying and trusting in the Lord for support and we know that all will work for those who trust in Him.
We trust you will enjoy our first newsletter for the year and please if there is anything you want to know please call us or email us and we will gladly help or inform.
Lots of Love
Nico & Suzette
Letter from my heart
15 June 2009
Today I witnessed the birth of a baby evident of a society that is sick… I watched as skilful hands worked to bring her into this life - saw God breath life into her little lungs and knew He has given her a purpose and a destiny in this life……WHAT A PRIVILEDGE…
I welcomed a new girl into our home – raped twice… After trying to take her own life, she decided to embrace the baby growing in her stomach and give life to someone else through her circumstance….
I witnessed a brave mother exchange her sadness of giving her baby up for adoption, for the joy of parents on the other side of the world who have been waiting 9 years for this divine moment in their life…. The meeting…. Sharing something so special only God can orchestrate…sharing a child… I witnessed the sadness of a grandmother, diagnosed with cancer for the second time, saying goodbye to her 4 month old grandchild she would probably never see again….
What is the purpose to all of this…. Where is God in all of this?... RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE… He is the one that enables us to help a dying world; The One who gives us the strength to help carry some of the sadness and hurt of so many others out there.
Today I had the privilege of mending a precious friendship… With the raw memories of a friend losing her brother in a car accident only days ago, I realize how short life is and how precious it is. Never do we know what the day of tomorrow holds and the love of family and friends is the gift that God gives us daily. Sleepless nights and sick kids…moments that are cherished… because we have them… Who knows what the day of tomorrow will bring…
Let’s use every opportunity to its fullest! Let’s seize the day and allow God to use us as instruments in His hands. That is all we are…we have no control, we are His instruments, in His hands. Allow yourself to be used by Him today….
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