A Program of Hope

Classes of Hope

On Saturday July 11 we will have the first of two graduation celebrations for our Evangeline Ministries Sewing Class. We will award eleven new sewing machines to women who have completed all of the sewing course work and also learned some of the basics of the computer. If there is any doubt that we are making a difference here, it is erased when I read about the lives of the women and what these courses mean to them. Two of the women sell wood at this side of the street. This wood is used either for braai or barbecue and for heating and cooking. One of them says, "I am selling wood which is so difficult for me because I am getting older. My family is uneducated and so we are facing poverty. I heard about this program from Paul, (one of our teachers) He told me if I learned to make clothes and sell them it can help me feed my children and send my child back to school who dropped out earlier." Another woman came to the after she saw a lady wearing a shirt and the lady told her she made it all by herself after she learned from this place "so I came to join. I can make my dress and can use the computer and I can make my business," she said."It will help me to get a job and have a better future," said another. I am so moved and humbled and grateful to be here.