Fortsetzung
Post aus Namibia 20-9-2021
Ausbildung bei COSDEC
Am Dienstag kamen wir wieder, fanden beide vor, aber Riian konnte oder wollte mit uns nicht reden, warum er so unregelmäßig komme. Daraufhin haben wir seinen richtigen Bruder, Jonas, bei dem er auch wohnt, kommen lassen. Adolf und Jonas sprachen jetzt länger mit ihm in seiner Muttersprache. (Wahrscheinlich reden sie sonst wenig miteinander. Lernen findet hier oft durch Abschauen, aber nicht durch Reden statt!) Beide wollen sich nun verändern, regelmäßig kommen, um möglichst den Kurs1 zu bestehen, um dadurch wenigstens einen kleinen Ausbildungsnachweis zu haben.
Anfang Oktober wollen Margret und ich noch einmal nach Swakopmund reisen und zu erfahren, was nun aus Gerson und Riian geworden ist. Uns ist es bewusst, dass es für die jungen Männer, die in Okombahe aufgewachsen sind, und wohl noch nie vorher in einer größeren Stadt wie Swakopmund gewesen sind, nicht einfach ist, ein geregeltes Ausbildungs- und Arbeitsleben aufzunehmen. Es ist so unterschiedlich vom Leben auf einer kleinen Farm oder von dem behüteten Leben im Schülerheim. Vielleicht müssen wir da auch noch lernen, diesen Umschwung für diese jungen Erwachsenen besser vorzubereiten.
Diese Ausbildung für ein Jahr (Kursgebühren, einfache Unterkunft und Verpflegung) kostet uns als Verein ca. 1800.-€ pro Auszubildenden. Für dieses Jahr hatten wir dankenswerterweise einige Spender, die diese drei jungen Männer finanzieren. Vielleicht finden sich wieder einige Spender, die gerne einen ganzen oder einen Teil der Ausbildung für 12 Monate regelmäßig finanzieren. Falls ich das in den kommenden Wochen weiß, könnten wir schon jetzt die entsprechenden Auszubildenden aussuchen.
Wir sind dankbar, wenn Sie an uns denken und für uns und die Menschen hier beten. Viele Menschen sind arbeitslos, haben wenig Hoffnung und sind sehr verzweifelt.
Joachim Knoche, 1. Vorsitzender, Tel über WhatsApp 00264 81 3353514 Zurück
continuation Decision support – day centre?!
According to Augustinus and Yvonne's wishes, the day center itself should meet two conditions. On the one hand, around 30 needy and neglected children should be registered there by their parents, who are then obliged to be present from midday to evening, receive food and receive academic and personal support. On the other hand, the center should also be open to young day visitors, who can use the facilities (Wi-Fi, computers, homework support, learning opportunities and sports activities, etc.) for a small fee. The management of this larger day center can only be taken over by a well-trained person (management and pedagogy), who should also live in the day center.
I am confident that we can build this day centre together with other organisations, but given our current capabilities, we will only be able to cover the subsequent running costs for staff, water, electricity, investments and repairs if we scale back or abandon other projects (around 78 young people who receive school support, the two existing soup kitchens, etc.).
What do you think?
Can you encourage us to undertake this additional project?
continuation Confirmands support confirmands
Joachim Knoche,
the chairman of the Namibia Support Association, was able to spend 5 weeks in Namibia in November. At that time, Namibia was not a corona risk country and after presenting a negative corona test, he was able to move freely anywhere in the country. So he managed to spend a few days at the confirmation in Okombahe.
On a Saturday in mid-November, all the confirmation candidates and their families met at 10 a.m. in the 100-year-old Protestant church in the middle of Okombahe. The weather was hot, more than 35°C, but a pleasant breeze blew in the church with all the windows open, so it was bearable in the church. Pastor Andreas Nowaseb led the 35 confirmation candidates, including the girls dressed all in white and the boys dressed in black, to their seats and the congregation sang hearty songs. Unfortunately, the power went out that day, so the specially hired pianist could not accompany the songs with his own electric piano. But the African voices, especially those of the young people, were captivating. After the liturgy and a detailed sermon in the Nama-Damara language, the young people were blessed in small groups. Everyone received their confirmation verse as a framed picture to hang up. At the end of the official ceremony, Joachim Knoche brought greetings from the Untersteinbach congregation. He also emphasized that the Untersteinbach confirmation candidates and their parents had collected so much money for those confirmation candidates in Okombahe who are in need and who have regularly attended the Sunday children's service in recent years that the confirmation fee for 14 confirmation candidates could be paid. The children's service leader Yvonne and the soup kitchen manager Albertina had selected these 14 young people in advance. He was able to show the congregation two large group photos of the Untersteinbach confirmation candidates, one with masks and one at a distance without masks, and handed them over to the pastor. The gratitude and joy was great and all the sponsored confirmation candidates came forward and were photographed as a greeting for Untersteinbach. After the 2½ hour service, the individual families continued celebrating at home.
The next day, the following Sunday, was the first communion for the confirmation candidates with their parents and relatives. After communion, a member of the congregation stood up and said that he had seen many of the confirmation candidates dancing in the disco the previous evening. He then asked the confirmation candidates to dance for Jesus in the church. During the following song, all the confirmation candidates came to the front and danced happily and very emotionally, this day also with the electric piano.