Greetings.
The
supervision that I assisted with at Groote Schuur Hospital for 11 weeks went
really well. Although it was an adjustment in having to leave earlier than
normal (05:40), it was an enriching time with the students. In all 9 students
participated in the program, 3 from Lesotho, 1 JBH, 2 CPT and 3 DBN. We took
them through an intense program of personal development within the ministry. Half
of their time was dedicated to actual practice of ministry, while the other
half the participants were involved in interpersonal group work, role play,
didactics on the practice of ministry and personal reflections which were
written daily and given to their supervisor. As part of their development as
ministers, various outings were organised to Doves Funeral home, Maitland Crematorium,
CPT Holocaust Museum and CPT Heart Transplant Museum. Workshops also formed
part of the program with Katie Sheel presenting the social issue of human
trafficking and Reinette Evans on Rape Crisis and how the local church can help
survivors. CPE is professional education for ministry as it trains clergy,
religious and laity for work in pastoral care
- in other words it brings them
into supervised encounter with persons in crisis. It is planned that I continue
co-coordinating the CPE program for either the 11 week unit or 5 week model
each year. For more info visit www.cpecapetown.wordpress.com.
I had great response after my presentation at church, with individuals wanting to get involved in Sinekamva (knitting teddy bears, visitations, training and financial support). I am continuously blessed at God’s provision, open doors and His involvement in Sinekamva. It still remains a desire to employ a Xhosa person to help in this amazing and challenging ministry, so please pray with me that God would bless this desire and continue to provide new ways for funding and sponsorship.
Below is a video testimony of a patient that I ministered to.
