His People Ministries Cape Town
Relief Effort
TEMPORARY PLACE OF SAFETY
HIS
PEOPLE, N1 CITY, GOODWOOD
In
light of the recent xenophobic attacks that have afflicted our city, we are
working in conjunction with churches in the Northern Suburbs to coordinate
relief efforts. We have felt it to
be our responsibility to open our doors and to establish a temporary
Place of Safety for the displaced at our N1 City venue prior to relocating
them to permanent accommodation either with members of our church or
established facilities. This will involve:
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Fetching
those members of our congregation who are at risk from their homes and
bringing them to the centre.
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We will then
using our venue to host displaced individuals while arrangements for their
transportation to a permanent facility can be made
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Those who
arrive will be assessed and then relocated to the appropriate accommodation
facility, as established by Disaster Management and other Aid Organizations as
soon as possible.
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Women and
children will be allowed to stay in our Minor Auditorium inside our venue,
whilst men will be housed in the tents we have set-up alongside
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We have set
up a distribution centre from which we will distribute non-perishable
foodstuffs, blankets, mattresses and clothing as per the needs of those we are
sheltering.
Below
are the following ways in which you can help…
Prayer:
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We have a 24hr prayer chain going. Please contact Mel Johnson at
082 455 2259
Donations:
- If you would like contribute to the Relief fund, donations can be made to the following account
o Bank: Nedbank
o Branch: Milnerton
o Branch Code: 10930982
o Account Name: His People Missions Fund
o Account number: 1093029250
o Reference: Relief Fund
- We are in great need of the following basic goods:
o Non-perishable foods
o Cooked food / bread
o Blankets
o Mattresses
o Cooking Utensils
o Stoves and Gas cookers
Volunteers
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We are in
need of volunteers to help with set-up, distribution of food and
In
all things we are working both with the Police, Disaster Management and other
organizations to maximize our efforts. We also consider security to be of the
utmost importance and are therefore making every effort to ensure that our
venue is safe and secured.
For those who are in the Southern Suburbs, St John’s Church in Wetton has also made their facilities available. For further information, please contact them at 021 761 1168.
An
additional Relief Centre in the Northern Suburbs
(Bellville): Bellville Care Mission ,behind Paint City Modderdam Rd or the
Baptist Church, 5th Avenue Boston. Contact Number 084 448 3456.
Thank
you so much for all your support and prayers at this time
The
Elders and Members of the His People Christian Church
