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Wilbrought Ndlovu, Sunday News Reporter
The Kingdom Transfer International Ministries paid a visit to Emthunzini Wethemba Children Home yesterday to encourage and educate the children on the possible effects of drug abuse and peer pressure on their future.
The visit also saw the orphanage receiving food supplies as well as the church members spending some quality time with the children in order to make them feel loved, recognised and remembered, while sharing a meal with them.
Kingdom Transfer International Ministries, evangelist Apostle Somandla Mathe from the youth department said the purpose of the visit was to spend the day with the children to make them feel loved, recognised and belonging so that they would not feel neglected or denied.
“The church’s youth department made an effort of cleaning up the home by cleaning dorms, trimming trees and also sweeping the yard, while we also brought some groceries for the home.
“We had lunch with the children because we realised that as a church, they need to get love and socialise as well with our youth. Since morning our youth have been cleaning the institute and making sure that the place is looking good,” said Apostle Mathe.
“We want them to feel like they are part of Bulawayo because we do not want them to feel neglected or denied. It is important for them to understand that they have to be competent in their personal life, to make decisions that are favourable to them and to avoid peer pressure and drug abuse as that will ruin their future.”
Kingdom Transfer International Ministries member, Mr Delaney Tanyanyiwa who is also in the Youth Department said what drove them to have the theme “no to drugs and peer pressure” was that since they were dealing with teenagers, this was the age group that was more prone to peer pressure and drug abuse.
He said teenage-hood is the stage where children begin to explore.
“What drove us to come up with the theme, ‘no to drugs and peer pressure’ is that we are looking at young people both here at Emthunzini Wethemba and even at church.
“In the life we are living these days, we have a lot of child-headed families so the decisions that they make are prone to affect their future. As we are socialising with them, they are also learning how to take good care of themselves and how to make decisions,” said Mr Tanyanyiwa.
He said they managed to clear some land and created vegetable beds to ensure access to food and also help the institution to be productive.
One of the children at the institute, Admire Ncube said the visit by the church brought about a sense of belonging and recognition.
“I would like to thank the Kingdom Transfer International Ministries for making an effort to come and visit us. We learned so much about peer pressure and drug abuse as well as how it has a negative impact on one’s life.
“We also learned about proper decision-making and carried out some activities such as planting vegetables with the help of the church and cleaning up all the dooms and the institute,” said Mr Ncube.
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