Bethel Church in Lavender Hill Community, Cape Town, South africa

News from Ivan Alamano, “I want to thank the Regions Beyond family for the the donation we received. Lavender Hill is a very poor community where crime and violence, gangsterism and abuse is a daily occurrence. Venecia and I have been working in this community for the last 45 years. We have seen many lives change through the gospel of grace. Gangsters change, drug addicts change, families are united. The covid 19 pandemic has affected this community as it had the rest of the world. But thanks to a group of people in one of the flats who felt the need to do something. They formed a committee among themselves and started with a feeding scheme, depending completely on donations. Someone blessed them with a large gas stove. Donations started pouring in. Regions Beyond was one of them. They are feeding hundreds of people including children every day. One of the committee members is a lady and her husband from our church. This lady, Isobel, was wonderfully delivered from drug addiction. She is the mother of 5 children. Although very poor she is willing to help others. This group is committed and totally dependent on donations. Your donation has been a great encouragement. Thank you, Ivan and Venecia Alamano.”