LOGAN VON WILLINGH’S STORY
Logan is the proud Manager of Bro’s Street Food and the Chairman of Change Makers. He is 37 years old and married with two beautiful children. This is an incredible transformation from the man who joined Change Makers in 2014, and a testament to God’s faithfulness and Logan’s perseverance. THE EARLY YEARS In 2011 I […]
AUBIN ALEXANDER’S STORY
FROM RAGS TO RICHES may be a cliché, but it is true of Aubin. The first day we met him in 2013, he lived in a small shack and looked dishevelled! Today he is one of our most honoured and respected leaders, humbly enjoying the riches of God’s grace as he walks in the plans and […]
BRANDON OOSTHUIZEN’S STORY
MY EARLY YEARS I was young and I was innocent. My early schooling years were good, and I was well cared for, although I had only a mother and not a father (he was not part of my life.) My mother looked after me very well. But it all started spiralling down when I went […]
THE STORY OF GERRIT JANTJIES
I dropped out of school in Grade 11 and startled mingling with the wrong crowd. Although there was a lot of peer pressure, I can only blame myself for wrong choices that I made. I had a good job, but due to my drug addiction, I lost everything. I lived with a girl and we had a daughter, but even they left me after 3 or 4 years when realising I can’t even look after myself, let alone them.
CLINTON ARENDORFF’S STORY
I was in a state of hopelessness and without direction when God invaded my life! Younger years Even as a young boy I mingled with the wrong crowd – older guys, gangsters, drug addicts. And as a result, I too experimented in these evils. These guys were made out to be respected, popular, and cool. […]
WAYNE SOLOMONS’ STORY
I was familiar with drugs As I grew up, drugs was part of my life, as my father was a drug addict. When I was 16, he died of a stroke. At that stage I started experimenting with drugs and soon I became addicted. Because of it, I started stealing. At the age of 20 […]
JACOBUNE DORECHT’S STORY
EARLY YEARS My father died when I was 6 years old. I don’t remember him, but I was told that he smuggled with drugs and alcohol. When I was about 8 or 9 years old, I was introduced to drugs. As I result it influenced my schooling. I didn’t do well and I picked up […]
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
BACKGROUND I grew up with both parents until the age of 13 when my father died. In his absence, I was looking for father-love on the streets of Roodewal. That is why I made friends with men older than me. I was vulnerable and they took advantage of me. I joined a notorious gang at […]
𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻!
GROWING UP IN ROODEWAL “I grew up with a single parent. I never knew my father. I was bullied a lot as a child. Because I didn’t have a father or a home to run to, I had to fight my own battles. I started using drugs when I was 14 years old. When I […]
Meet McAllistair Smith
McAllistair was born in 1994. He grew up in Roodewal with his mother and stepfather. “We didn’t have much, but they tried their best to raise us. My mom had diabetes and other health problems. She was in and out of hospital. Then one day she just didn’t come home. She was only 30 years […]
