Our partnership with Bridges Of Hope started in 2007 when a 9 member core team was created and went on a scouting trip to South Africa and Namibia. We landed with Bridges Of Hope and adopted the township of Sweet Home. In 2008 we had two teams visit in July and December.
The Bridges Of Hope ministry is built around a CHE (Community Health Evangelist) program developed by LifeWind. When adopting a community, Bridges searches for leaders to become CHEs. After training, these CHEs go on home visits and give spiritual and physical lessons. They also create a list of "felt needs" for the community which is the list that Bridges Of Hope and ROCKHarbor work on when coming alongside the leaders in the community. Bridges Of Hope has a strong desire to work on development as a long term goal and relief only to support short term needs. Here is an official description of Philippe from the Bridges Of Hope website.
The original community which was adopted by Bridges Of Hope in Cape Flats is called Phillipe. The church of St. Paul, once a small metal building is now a beautiful brick structure and a center piece of the community.
In 2009 we are again planning on sending two separate teams, one in July/August and one in December.
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