Geseënde dag

Die Here is my Tracker
Hy weet waar om my te kom haal
Hy is my versekering
het vir al my glipsies betaal
Hy is my GPS
wys my waar ek moet gaan
en my Roadside Assist
in geval ek sou gaan staan
die Here is my Armed Response
veiligheidshek en ook diefwering
Hy beskerm my teen versoeking
en bring my tot bekering
die Here is my gastehuis
by wie ek rus kan vind
en Hy gee vir my ‘n flitslig
as die duister my verblind
al gaan ek deur depressie
en verkeer ek soms in nood
weet ek my Verlosser kom weer
Hy het reeds oorwin oor die dood!

[Dankie, René Brits dat jy hierdie met ons deel.]

Happy Father's Day

Father's Day

Franchesca May

Father's Day, an idea that is daunting for so many.

People wake up on the third Sunday of June, all to different situations. Some overjoyed by the fact that they have their fathers in their lives, and many saddened by the fact that the idea of a father is non-existent.

See, so many of us wake up to different realities surrounding fathers, yet there is one reality that all of us need to face: WE ALL NEED OUR FATHERS.

Many of us may be convinced that we're doing "perfectly fine" without our fathers in our lives, but we need to acknowledge that every figure in our lives plays a key role. That role can be fulfilled by a specific person only. Similarly with fathers. There is a role that only he can fill. We may form father-like relationships with other people, but that biological gap will always be there.

Many may not have close relationships with their fathers and may yearn for it, but the truth is it's not the end of the world. It becomes your role as a man to be the father you never had when you grow up, and it is your role as a woman to allow your child's father to be involved when you be come a mom.

Life is all about fixing mindsets, let it begin with us.

[Franchesca May - Junior Mayor of Matjhabeng]

Father's day!! Father's day!! Father's day!!

Alex Manise

It is that time of the year where every child is saying thanks to their fathers for being part of their lives. We as the children of this whole world would like to thank every single man out there who has played a role in one's life. This also includes uncles, brothers and even teachers! There is a huge difference between a 'Father' and a 'Dad'. A father is someone who has played a part in a child's birth only and a Dad is someone who might not have played a part in the birth of a child but is always available and supportive towards his child more than the father.

Many children out there neither have fathers nor dads, but they have single mothers - Mothers who play the role of both a mother and a father in her child's life. These women deserve to be treated like Queens and Kings at the same time and they deserve to be celebrated on this day as well! Instead of wasting time on crying over spilt milk when their husbands have run away or passed away, they stand up firm for themselves and their children. These are our pillars of strength.

We give thanks to single fathers as well, fathers that make sure that their children go to bed with something in their stomachs. Fathers that make sure that they grow young men to be leaders and role models of this country. The society has been ruined, the youth has changed, and days have been numbered for those who are ill-disciplined. We thank those fathers that discipline their children. That teach their children what it means to respect an elder. God says to us that "Respect your mother and father for your days to be longer on this earth", every child deserves a parent that they will respect and honour everyday.

Being a parent is a gift, but being part of any child's life on this earth is a blessing.
Fathers! Stand up when the time is still on your side, and take charge of your responsibility. Your child/ren need you. Fulfil your role and obligation when you still can.

[Alex Manise - Deputy Junior Mayor of Matjhabeng]

Herbesin, herwin en herhaal ...

Gaan kuier HIER vir baie oulike idees.

Warm idees vir 'n koue dag!

'n Heerlike aktiwiteit om binnenshuis te doen. Geniet
dit en stuur foto's van julle Jeugdag-skeppings.
Dankie, juffrou Chantelle Gebhart dat jy hierdie
heerlike aktiwiteit met ons Koester Karos-lesers
deel. Nog idees HIER!!

'n Gebed vir ons kinders en jongmense ...

Dankie, ds. Gerhard, dat jy hierdie gebed met ons deel. 

Henry John Heinz

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Op ouderdom ses jaar het Henry John Heinz sy ma begin help om na die klein tuin agter hul familiewoning om te sien. Op twaalf het hy 'n tuin van drie-en-half akker bewerk, met 'n perdekar aflewerings , driekeer per week, aan kruidenierswinkels oral oor die stad Pittsburg gedoen. Uiteindelik het hy sy eie maatskappy gestig en dit 57 Varieties genoem.

Die Henry John Heinz-maatskappy is in 1905 geïnkorporeer, en tans, meer as honderd jaar later, verkoop dit meer as eenduisend-driehonderd produkte wêreldwyd, van tamatiesous tot babakos. Maar daar is ander dinge wat jy moet weet: Henry John Heinz was lief vir Jesus en diep betrokke by die bevordering van Sondagskool in Pittsburg en oor die wêreld heen.

Sy maatskappy was bekend vir die baanbrekerswerk in veilige en higiëniese voorbereiding van kos en was sy tyd voor op die gebied van arbeidsverhoudinge. Hy het gratis mediese voordele, swem- en gimnasiumfasiliteite gegee, en vroue bevorder tot poste met groter verantwoordelikheid deur hulle toesighouers te maak. Hy het aansien verwerf vir die verbetering van werk- en verblyftoestande van sy werkers.

In sy testament het Henry John Heinz gesê: 'Ek het die wens om ter aanvang van hierdie testament, as die belangrikste punt daarin, die belydenis van my geloof in Jesus Christus as my Verlosser te stel. Ek het ook die wens om te getuig van die feit, dat regdeur my lewe, waarin daar ongewone vreugde en verdriet was, ek op wonderlike wyse ondersteun is deur my geloof in God deur Jesus Christus. Hierdie nalatenskap kom van my toegewyde moeder, 'n vrou met sterk geloof en aan wie ek die sukses wat ek behaal het, toeskryf.

Bron: Radiokansel

'n Heerlike Riebie-uitdaging

Dankie, juffrou Chantelle Gebhart dat jy hierdie heerlike
aktiwiteit met ons Koester Karos-lesers deel.
Nog idees HIER!!

'n Heerlike Riebie-uitdaging

Dankie, juffrou Chantelle Gebhart dat jy hierdie heerlike
aktiwiteit met ons Koester Karos-lesers deel.
Ons plaas môre nog 'n uitdaging - hou die ruimte dop!
Nog idees HIER!!

Strength made perfect in weakness

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I read a few years ago the story of a 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master.  The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?"

"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.  Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches.  The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.  This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced.  For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched.  Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out.  He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.  "No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."

Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake:  he dropped his guard.  Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him.  The boy had won the match and the tournament.  He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and the sensei reviewed every move in each and every match.  Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind:  "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered.  "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.  And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

We don't often view our weaknesses in the same way, but we should.  I am reminded of the time that Paul prayed fervently for God to remove some affliction unknown to us, what he called a "thorn in the flesh."  Refusing to remove it, God said to Paul, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness." (2 Cor. 12:9).

That seems to make no sense, and yet we see throughout the Bible how God is able to work despite the weaknesses of men and women, showing forth his power -- David with his small stature against Goliath the giant, Gideon a man of no significant background leading a greatly outnumbered band of men, Jesus taking on humanity in the form of a helpless baby.  In fact, the greatest demonstrations of God's power have come when men and women have felt the weakest.  Remember that the next time you feel inadequate.

"Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me....For when I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Cor. 12:9b-10)

Alan Smith

Maskers moet hy dra en almal kyk daarna ...

Die dra van 'n masker, kan baie
prettig wees - wie sê 'n mens
kan nie in jou "helde" se voetspore
of liewer maskermaniere volg nie?
Hierdie masker verhoog bepaald
jou aansien tussen die maatjies.
Wees veilig en dra jou masker.
Ons "batman-model" is Luan Herbst.

Global day for parents

Being a parent is the most important job in the world.

The first 1,000 days of life is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to build a baby’s brain and shape
a child’s ability to learn and grow. Parents want to
give their children the best they can.
Yet, many have no choice but to work long hours,
often away from home, to support their families.