Devoted Newsletter Issue 7

NewsletterNewsletter7 www.devotedmag.co.za From the Editor AID TO AFRICA, SPREADING Our theme for Issue 33 of Devoted is Keeping on Joy by restoring eye sight keeping on, even though we sometimes feel we can’t. We pay tribute to those organisations which Vulnerable communities experience greater risk factors and are staying loyal to a true and higher calling, no matter worse health care access. These community sectors are more what! Many people dedicate their lives to serve and help vulnerable than those in other parts of the world. They are others and we are privileged to know a few of them. This dependent on the goodwill of initiatives such as the Aid to Africa issue is a tribute to their good work and we hope our community outreach programme, a DFL initiative. This initiative readers will find the stories uplifting and will share it with aims to help, uplift, and support the vulnerable communities others. deprived of health care and certain services, and will go the The publishing firm, Charisma House, shared a message proverbial extra mile to do it! Read the full story HERE. that really resonated with me: “If we do not speak up now, we may lose the chance to speak at all. Simply Content is king stated, the subject of the muzzling and silencing of our voices must be addressed, but not in a defeated, hopeless I – even in community news way. Instead, it must be confronted and, using biblical n a world filled with fake news, we stand out from the crowd in our principles and spiritual weapons, it must be overcome. efforts to provide readers with honest and authentic news. Devoted The good news is that the church cannot be cancelled, gladly links with like-minded media outlets, and the spotlight is and in Jesus’ name we will not be silenced. If all of us do on Radio Khwezi. The value of community radio lies in the fact that our part, be it little or large, the cultural tide will turn.” it improves its community’s livelihood. It plays a significant role at a Read the full note from the editor HERE. grassroots level for rural development, speaks to its listeners in their language, helps to build a sense of community and, most importantly, DoctorsAnother Milestone ffoor r Life informs and uplifts its listeners. Community radio informs its listeners about what is happening globally and provides information that helps Doctors for Life (DFL) International supported them formulate informed opinions. Read more about Radio Khwezi the pro-life doctor, Jacques de Vos, until he was and the Its Khula to clean up together campaign HERE. cleared to practice medicine again. Dr De Vos was prevented from practicing medicine and help others. He What is life like at a mission? now has been given the green light to do what he was called to do! He can now complete his community service or centuries, mission work and missionaries have been painted and practice medicine. We celebrate with Dr De Vos and negatively by secular media. The negative labelling dehumanised the DFL team in this issue. Read the official press statement HERE. Fworkers who have worked endlessly over many years and doing the work they have been called to do. The attacks on their work infringe on their dignity. We visited the KwaSizabantu Mission to find out what life is really like there. The many uplifting and inspiring stories were reason enough to believe that the public deserves to hear the real stories. Read some of the inspiring stories HERE, but we will also share more with you on our Facebook page. Like us on Facebook: www.dViesitvouor wteebdsitemat ag.co.za www.facebook.com/devotedmagazine