Movement Discussion

Hi Guys

Lets get talking...........

Structure? How to begin or has the movement begun?

How do we talk about the movement?

Our next get together is on the 14th of November, Francois will mail a venue!

May I just list my values and I would like to suggest that we write a statement of belief!

These Values embody Christ and the early church!!!!

Radical Inclusivity
Eternal Perspective
Nobility
Authenticity
Itegrity
Simplicity
Servanthood
Apprenticeship
Nurturing
Community
Enaging

Looking forward to the conversation!!!!!

Mpume

I would just like to introduce you to one of the Students at Siyabona Leadership School, which I feel will give you a good idea of what we are trying to achieve with Siyabona.
Mpume lives in Orlando East, this is a very well known zone in Soweto. Mpume has a high school education and he is very passionate about his community. Unfortunately he has lost 2 sisters to AIDS. Mpume serves his community by developing vegetable gardens and teaching about AIDS and the dangers of practising sex outside the boundaries of marriage. Unfortunately in his community there is a lot of rape and many woman get infected through that.
A couple of months ago Mpume got a research group to come and do voluntary AIDS testing in one of the High Schools with 1300 students in his community, where he provides teachers and students with fresh, healthy vegetables. 100 Students took part in this inisiative and 73 of the 100 people tested HIV+. This confirmed Mpume’s mission to provide education about the illness and healthy food to build the immune system of those who are infected.
Mpume has many people under his influence. He is postitive and very well equiped for what he does. He lives only from donations and shares whatever he has, going hungry many days, helping his community.
One evening at Siyabona we had to share which leader has had the greatest impact on our lives. Mpume’s response was pofound. Sitting in our group with corporate leaders he said: “All I can say is Jesus Christ, that is it, He was God and could ask others to serve Him, but He served them.”

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Siyabona Update

Here are some pictures from Siyabona Leadership school. Things are running smoothly and the interaction and growth is very exciting.

Keep in touch.

Siyabona Session 2

We will have our second session of Siyabona tomorrow. The first get together was a great experience and there is great excitement for the second session tomorrow.

We had about 30 students from all racial and socio-economical backgrounds. It was a great dynamic and the students enjoyed the interaction in our country that is still very much isolated between white, colored and black.

I pray that this will help elevate the leadership quotient in our country.

Siyabona Leadership School

Siyabona - Zulu word meaning: we see, we have the ability to see the future.

Our vision is to cultivate diverse transformational leadership

Our core values:

Servanthood
Reconciliation
Apprenticeship
Integrity
Stewardship

Siyabona Leadership School will be an experiment where we introduce low, middle and high income groups to the same environment. Here in South Africa this is crucial to get our country mixed up and at a place where we share and learn from each other. Siyabona will provide the environment where the corporate CEO can learn from the local leader from a squattercamp, but also where the squatter can learn from the CEO.

Our country needs transfromation and the development of leaders. Siyabona is non-profitable and will exist only to see this happen.

I ask for your prayers and thoughts on this idea!

Siyabona will start on the 11th of April and will get together once a month for 3 hours.

Consumerism

It scares me. Consumerism that is.

Yesterday I had to wait in a queue for 2 hours to renew my car license. The whole system of the state department here in SA is so insufficient. But what a lesson of how deep consumerism has her claws into me. We snap our fingers and pay loads of money to have things our way. This doesn't work here in South Africa.

While in the queue waiting a crippled man walked in and was ushered to the front of the line. He was black. Many of the white, sophisticated consumers could not handle this and started complaining. "He also has to wait in the line", was the cry. Then they took him to the back again, but eventually someone ushered him into the offices for personal attention.

It was pretty sad to see how we choose consumerism, rather than the example of Jesus. These were the European whites who brought Jesus to Africa. Somewhere in their process of showing Him to Africa, they have lost Him.