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Whom Shall We Send? (Poem)
Whom shall We send? The angel flew and touched my lips With a burning coal. It did not singe But purified my soul. Who shall go for Us? Whom shall We send? “I will go.” Was my feeble answer. And yet a stronger resolve I said, “Send me.” No matter the unknown. No matter the … Read more
Annual General Meeting 23 October 2024
On the 23 October 2024, CYPSA hosted its Annual General Meeting. The meeting commenced with a short devotion from Matthew 26:7, where all in attendance were encouraged to hold nothing back in serving God and others, but that rather, like the woman with the alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, we should give all that … Read more
Open Letter to Parliament – Stop the BELA Bill
The situation is critical. Our country’s youth, once full of hope and ambition, are now facing grave challenges. They are losing their lives to drugs, disease, and hunger on the streets. Their aspirations of becoming educators, legal professionals, medical doctors, or nurses have been crushed.
Development of an anxiety disorder following an emergency department visit due to dagga use: a population-based cohort study
The study looked at whether using dagga is linked to seeking medical help for anxiety. Researchers checked health records from Ontario, Canada, between 2008 and 2019. They focused on people who hadn’t gone to the doctor for anxiety before and compared those who went to the emergency room (ER) for dagga-related reasons to those who … Read more
BELA BILL Public Hearings Dates 2024
Provincial hearings already completed: KZN, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West.
CYPSA SUBMISSION TO NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES: COMMENTS ON CANNABIS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES BILL
We have grave reservations about the Bill itself, as well as specific provisions of the Bill, despite further amendments having recently been made to the Bill.
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Umphakathi Okhathazekile (the Concerned Young People of South Africa) is a non-profit organisation which was started by concerned people of South Africa in 2009 and then registered as an NPO in 2010.
The moral decay in our communities caused such great distress to us that we could not keep silent any longer. We have united in taking a stand against the devastation caused by drugs, immorality, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, crime, prostitution, pornography and abuse, amongst other evils, in all their forms.
Do Not Be Afraid!
And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him. (Luke 5:10)
As Jesus preached along the shores of Galilee, a multitude soon pressed against them. Simon made room for Jesus in his boat from where He preached. Simon probably lost a few hours of work as he provided Jesus the platform to preach from. Maybe Simon thought to himself, that he is wasting business time. Maybe he thought about the pressing needs of his own family and of his friends. However, after Jesus spoke to the crowds, He turned to Peter and provided him with a great catch of fish. Simon seeing the catch, realized that Jesus knew about his own sinfulness. Being straight forward he acknowledged his own sinfulness and begged Jesus to go away. But Jesus answered, – do not be afraid, from now on you will catch men.
Simon met up with something far greater than only a business. Simon acknowledged his own sin (this tension of having things his own way) and Jesus did not push him aside. On the contrary He drew him into His work. This brings us with the question; have we took time to bring our own sins to Him and have we heard the words in return, – don’t be afraid!