JOINING HANDS 29 NOV

GOEIE NUUS
KOERANT
Vars bries in die media-wêreld
Suid-Afrikaners is vuisvoos gelees aan sensasionele en/of negatiewe nuus, moord en doodslag, korrupsie, diskriminiasie,
politiek en misdaad. JOINING HANDS is ‘n vars bries in die koerantwêreld met sy visie van slegs goeie
nuus in ‘n weeklikse gemeenskapskoerant.
IS die media werklik so negatief? Mediastudies
toon aan dat slegte nuus die goeie
nuus by verre oorskry met soveel as 17
slegte nuusberigte teenoor elke een goeie
nuusberig.
Hoekom? Wat is die rede? Die antwoord
hierin kan waarskynlik lê in die werk
van evolusionêre sielkundiges en neurowetenskaplikes
wat beweer dat mense
nuus soek van dramatiese en/of negatiewe
gebeure.
Hierdie kenners beweer verder dat ons
brein sodanig ontwikkel het in ‘n sogenaamde
jagter/versamelaars-omgewing waar
aandag onmiddellik aan enigiets negatiefs
of dramaties gegee moet word ter wille van
blote oorlewing.
Dus – hoewel ons nie meer leef in ‘n era
waar ons onsself hoef te verdedig teen
oer-ongediertes nie, het ons brein nog nie
by hierdie waarheid uitgekom nie.
In ‘n onlangse studie gelei deur Michael
J Robinson rondom mense se voorkeure
ten opsigte van nuus, het hy egter bevind
dat negatiewe nuus ook noodwendig ‘n
negatiewe uitwerking op lesers het.
Die ekonomiese korrespondent Paul Solmon
van die publikasie New Hour berig dat
verbruikerspessimisme ‘n uitvloeisel van
negatiewe beriggewing is en ‘n effek het op
ons aankope – hy beweer verder dat slegte
nuus selfs soms kan lei tot depressie, al is
die berig nie van toepassing op ‘n leser as
sulks nie.
Sodanige lesers kan selfs uiteindelik irrasionele
besluite maak, as gevolg van hul
negatiwiteit, beweer Solmon.
Wanneer ons kyk na televisienuus, die hoofstroomkoerante
lees, of op sosiale media
kuier, is dit moeilik om die teenwoordigheid
van GOED in ons wêreld raak te sien – en
tog is dit voortdurend rondom ons.
Ons alledaagse lewe is vol gewone helde,
ware verhale van transformasie, stories van
omgee en ondersteuning.
Joining Hands het dit ten doel om hierdie
stories aan u te bring en sodoende die aard
van ons gemeenskap se gesprekke en
denke te verander.
As ons op hierdie manier ‘n paar glimlagte
langs die pad kan versprei, mense
na mekaar kan laat uitreik en ‘n verandering
teweeg kan bring, het ons in ons doel
geslaag.
JOINING HANDS se visie is om slegs
goeie nuus te publiseer om op hierdie
wyse die gemeenskap van Jeffreysbaai,
Humansdorp en St Francis te motiveer
om uit te reik na mekaar.
‘n Besigheid in ons omgewing sal ook op
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aanpak - sien ons eerste gemeenskapsprojek
met Builders Express Jeffreysbaai
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Oud-Nico Malanner skitter
by Aardklop
Die verhoogproduksie Melk & Vleis, pennevrug van dramaturg en oud-Nico Malanner Marina Albertyn, het vanjaar
op Aardlop skoonskip gemaak en volgens die Aardklop-paneel bo ander produksies uitgetroon. Melk & Vleis het
vanjaar weggestap met 5 van die 7 toekennings:
Beste aktrise: Illse Roos, Beste akteur: Paul du Toit, Aardklop beste regisseur: Marthinus Basson, Aardklop beste
algehele aanbieding en die ATKT-Aarklop-toekenning vir grensverskuiwende werk vir Marina se teks: Melk & Vleis.
Regisseur Basson is veral bly oor die rits
toekennings en erkenning aan Marina wat
die stuk reeds as 22-jarige in haar studentejare
aan Maties geskryf het.
Joining Hands het met Marina gesels oor
haar drome wat fyn met haar skryfwerk verweef
is, hoewel sy dit duidelik stel dat sy nie
skryf vanuit traumatise kinderjare, wroeging
en diep persoonlike ervarings nie, maar dat
haar skryfwerk primêr gebore word vanuit
Die rolverdeling van Melk & Vleis
harde werk, breedvoerige navorsing en
noukeurige waarneming. “Ek dink nie mens
moet te veel oor ‘n skrywer weet nie anders
verwar mens hul werk met hul lewe. Ek wil
egter hê mense moet weet die dinge waaroor
ek skryf, kom primêr uit navorsing en
waarneming en nie uit my eie lewenservaring
nie. Skrywers het dikwels traumatiese
kinderdae of ervarings waaruit hul materiaal
kan put. My ouers het byna als reg gedoen
en ons met baie liefde en gesonde grense
groot gemaak. Dit was, en is fantasties vir
my persoonlike welstand maar baie beperkend
vir my skryfwerk. Aangesien ek nie
derms het om uit te ryg nie, doen ek maar
navorsing oor ander mense se stories,” sê
Marina
Op die vraag: “Swot drama, leef drama, lief
drama – vanwaar skryf”? antwoord sy tong
in die kies “seker van my rekenaar”!
“Ek skryf gewoonlik eers ‘n teks en verwerk
dit dan as ek dit hoor in die monde van
akteurs. Ons is anders as romanskrywers
in die sin dat die woorde ‘n lewe moet hê
wanneer dit geuiter word. Dikwels klink iets
mooi op papier (skerm) maar lomp en oordadig
op die verhoog. Daar is eintlik min tyd/
plek vir poësie. Ek skryf grotendeels met my
logika. Kognitief. Ek is nie baie romanties
oor die saak nie. Ek drink nie rooiwyn nie en
ek het nie muses nie. Ek skryf uit navorsing.
Miskien as ek ouer en slimmer word sal ek
sê ek skep uit my “ego” of my “identiteit”.
Vir nou skryf ek maar so eg as wat ek kan
oor wat ek lees en wat ek waarneem. Ek bid
ook dikwels voor ek skryf vir empatie. Mens
moet verstaan hoekom jou karakters doen
wat hul doen sodat die drama sin maak. Ek
dink mens moet skryf uit “verstaan”, hetsy of
dit kom uit empatie of navorsing”, gesels sy.
Laat enige boek/geskrif/gedig jou ooit
huil?
“Die Bybel meestal- as Dawid kla oor
sy lewe in die Psalms. Ek lees tans The
President’s Keepers van Jacques Pauw.
Dit dryf my tot trane. Die gedig, “A Certain
Slant of Light” van Emily Dickenson maak
my bewoë. Ek huil gewoonlik as ek vir die
hoeveelste keer ‘n Marilynne Robinson
boek lees. Veral Lila.
Op die vraag hoekom sy skryf antwoord sy
kripties dat mens skryf omdat jy dink dat jy
‘n storie het om te vertel waarna iemand anders
sal luister. “ Ek dink dis sinneloos om
te probeer oorspronklik wees. Daar’s niks
nuut onder die son nie. Die oorspronklikste
mense wat ek ken is díé wat dinge deurdink
en onoorspronklik hard werk. Oorspronklikheid
móét ‘n nut hê. Anders is mens net
irriterend. Ware, sinvolle oorspronklikheid
kom as mens hard werk een eerlik is...dink
ek.”
Skrywers (dink ek) moet gek wees oor
boeke en daarom die vraag wat Marina se
beste boek-kopie ooit was:
“Ek dink die R20 wat ek vir Anne Michaels
se Fugitive Pieces in ‘n Hospice winkel
spandeer het! Dit gaan oor ‘n seuntjie wat
deur ‘n Griekse argeoloog tydens die Holocaust
versteek, en toe aangeneem is. Dis
nou een van my én my ma se gunstelingboeke.
Daar was ‘n fantastiese boekwinkel
in Brown’s Café op Humansdorp toe ek op
skool was, ek dink dis nou “95 on Main”.
Daar het ek o/a Marlene van Niekerk se
Agaat gekoop vir ‘n appel en ‘n ei. Dit bly
een van my gunstelingboekwinkels al is hy
nou kapot. RIP.”
Op die vraag of sy skryf beskou as emosionele/geestelike
terapie, dink sy eers
en antwoord dan: “Mmm . . . ek beskou
dit meer as ‘n dissipline soos enige ander
werk. In daardie opsig laat dit my verseker
groei- wat seker die einddoel is van terapie.
In die oomblik het ek definitief nie katarsis-
Marina Albertyn
of Damaskus oomblikke voor my rekenaar
nie. Dis wel interessant as mens kyk na die
temas wat mens ondersoek het op verskillende
tye. Terugskouend kan mens definitief
die dinge Freudiaans ontleed. Ek kan
byvoorbeeld nie wegkom van die platteland
en die plaas in my drama’s nie. Humansdorp
bly kleef aan ‘n mens se rokspante al
bly mens in die stad waar daar geen koeie
in die strate loop nie.”
Wat is vir jou die heel moeilikste deel
van die skryfproses?
“Die skryf-deel. Skryf is byna alleenlik (in
my geval) dissipline en ek moet baklei teen
die duiwel se oorkussing. Die etiek rondom
skryf is iets waaroor ek baie dink. Wie
stel mens bloot as jy skryf? Ek is dikwels
geïnspireer deur stories wat ek in die koerant
lees maar wonder oor die blootstelling
van daardie individue. Fiksie kan baie seermaak
wanneer dit mense ontbloot in
die werklikheid. Ek wonder ook oor die
geestelike aspek daarvan. Ek sukkel soms
met die dubbelsinnigheid van drama. Aan
die een kant is dit noodsaaklik om ‘n volronde
karakter te skep maar aan die ander
kant voel dit dikwels of mens gal braak
deur deurentyd oor swaarkry te skryf. Ek
sukkel met die balans tussen donker en
lig. Dit sou vals wees om te ontken dat
die donker bestaan, dóg ewe vals om aan
te voer dat dít uiteindelik oorwin. Ek dink
Audrey Blignaut het gesê dis die moeilikste
om oor vreugde te skryf. Sentimentaliteit,
vir een of ander rede, fermenteer in kuns
sonder dubbelsinnigheid. Ek dink die soetsappigheid
gebeur omdat mense agterkom
dis vals. Om dus die lig te belig sonder om
die donker te ontken, is vir my die
moeilikste deel.”
Wie/wat is jou allergrootste inspirasie?
(vir skryf?)
“Mense. Mense het interessante stories.
Mense vertrou my nogal met hul stories.
Akteurs inspireer my. Ons het bitter min
ouer akteurs in ons land. Meeste het die
beroep verlaat na die streeksrade ontbind
het in die post-Apartheidjare. Dikwels skryf
mens dus met ‘n spesifieke akteur/aktrise
se vermoëns (en beperkinge) in gedagte.”
Oor Melk & Vleis:
Dis 1996. ’n Onafhanklike vrou los haar
werk as aktuaris in die stad nadat sy verlief
raak op ’n sjarmante jong boer.
Sy probeer haar bes om in te pas by die
kleindorpse gemeenskap en wend haar
vernuf aan om sy familieplaas in die Oos-
Kaap van gewisse ondergang te red.
Nadat hul met moeite deur in vitro ’n erfgenaam
vir die plaas skep, begin die ongemaklike
weefwerk wat hul verbind geleidelik
uitrafel. En wanneer haar man haar
verraai? Hell hath no fury like – ’n boervrou.
Marina studeer tans vir haar doktorsgraad
en is besig met ‘n drama oor die grensoorlog.
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Beesland Slaghuis weer
oop na brand
“Aan God al die eer en heerlikheid!” - Pieter, eienaar
Die bekende Beesland Slaghuis wat onlangs afgebrand het, is weer oop en bedryf hul slaghuis nou vanaf hul nuwe
perseel in Da Gamastraat (langs die Savoy Hotel).
Eienaar Pieter, vertel van die skrikwekkende
nag: “Die oggend sesuur het een van ons
werkers wat agter die slaghuis woon, my
paniekbevange gebel om te sê dat die
slaghuis brand!”
“’n Mens kan die magtelose gevoel wat oor
jou spoel wanneer jy jou besigheid voor jou
oë sien afbrand, nie in woorde beskryf nie –
dit waarvoor jy vir vier en ‘n halfjaar gewerk
het, binne die bestek van ‘n kort tydjie totaal
in puin . . .”
“Ons het Beesland vier en ‘n halfjaar gelede
oopgemaak met net sowat R10 000 en baie
geloof, genade en hulp van tannie Mercia
Ungerer die gebou-eienaar. Ons het net op
die been begin kom, toe ons in Desember
3 jaar gelede drie dae sonder krag was, en
sowat R600 000 se vleis verloor het.”
En toe kom die brand . . .
Pieter vertel verder: “Gelukkig het God aan
ons keuses gegee in die lewe - Wanneer
so-iets met mens gebeur kan jy kies om
te gaan lê en jouself jammer te kry oor die
skinderstories, of op te staan en met God
aan jou sy AAN te gaan – en dit was ons
keuse.”
Na forensiese ondersoeke is bevind dat
die persoon wat daardie nag by Beesland
ingbreek het, na bewering die besigheid
aan die brand gesteek het – per ongeluk, of
moedswillig – die vrae bly . . .
“Ons wil die gemeenskap van Jeffreysbaai
opreg bedank”, sê Pieter, “vir elke bemoedigende
woord, handdruk, gebed, hulp en
Geesvervulde Woord wat ons deur hierdie
tyd staande gehou het”.
“Ons nooi die gemeenskap uit om Beesland
te besoek en self te ervaar hoe God in Sy
Guns en Goedheid ‘n besigheid en familie
opgetel, gedra en herstel het – aan HOM al
die eer!”
“‘n Besigheid sonder ‘n teken, is
‘n teken van geen besigheid!”
So gesels Rouen en Joey Delport, nuwe eienaars van FreeFlow in Jakarandastraat
2, Wavecrest. “Ons het jare lank in Jeffreysbaai kom vakansie hou,
in die tyd toe die Skulpiefees nog ‘n GROOT ding was,” gesels die egpaar,
“en altyd vir mekaar gesê “hier wil ons eendag kom woon!”
ie twee vriendelike Vyrstaters in murg en
een, het sowat ‘n maand gelede Jeffreysaai
toe getrek en saam met hulle in die
esigheid is dogter Micayla en skoondogter
rish. Pa Bennie (Rouen se pa), is ook berokke
by FreeFlow en gee dikwels handjie
y. “Ons is ‘n gelukkige familiebesigheid!”,
ê die egpaar.
oey vertel hoe haar man elke Vrydag vir
ie hele personeel kos maak - “sommer
m ons waardering aan hul te betoon, en
m lekker saam te kuier! Hy braai soms vir
ns, maak soms ‘n potjie, en soms maak hy
ommer lekker kuierkos!”
ie res van die personeel bestaan uit Mieta,
lmarie en Andrew - “ons absolute regterande!”
glimlag Rouen.
Ons klem is op uitstekende kliëntediens, en
ns verwelkom enige positiewe en opbounde
terugvoer van kliënte. Dit is vir ons
an die uiterste belang om die beste diens
oontlik aan die gemeenskap te bied, en
m ons woord gestand te hou. Ons glo dit is
n goue reël vir die bedryf van ‘n suksesvolle
esigheid”, sê Rouen.
Hy sê verder dat hul pryse uiters billik is
en dat hul hul bes sal probeer om enige
geskrewe kwotasie te klop! Goeie nuus vir
die gemeenskap!
FreeFlow bied ‘n magdom dienste - ondermeer
“decals” vir branderplanke en mure,
en T-hemp drukwerk (sien die volledige lys
dienste op hul voorbladadvertensie).
“Ons droom is om binne die volgende jaar
meer dienste aan ons kliënte te bied en ons
doel is om ‘n langtermyn-kliëntebasis op
te bou wat ten alle tye tevrede kliënte is!”,
gesels hul.
Vir hulle is kwaliteit belangriker as kwantiteit
en hul passie is om ‘n werklike verskil in die
gemeenskap te maak.
“Joey kan nie verby ‘n honger of hartseer
kind ry sonder om stil te hou en te probeer
help nie”, gesels Rouen, “my vrou se hart is
wawyd oop vir ander mense!”
FreeFlow is elke weeksdag van halfagt tot
halfvyf oop vir besigheid!

Community is God’s desire for us
Community is encouraging.
Being in community gives you the chance to
be around people at different stages of their
faith journey—and to bear their burdens
alongside of them (Galatians 6:2). That’s
awesome, because everyone has something
to teach and to learn. In fact, it creates
the ideal environment to be a Barnabas
(friend), pursue a Paul (teacher), or train a
Timothy (student).
What it comes down to is lifting each other
up, learning from one another, and being
the friend each of us needs. That’s how
Hebrews describes community:
Community attracts the Holy Spirit.
The Bible says the Holy Spirit is present
whenever believers gather together (Matthew
18:20). A great example of this was
the early church of Acts, which made a habit
of meeting together, eating together, and
worshiping together. As a result, “the Lord
added to their number daily those who were
being saved” (Acts 2:46–47 NIV).
Being in church on Sundays is definitely
important. But if you want to be a Christ
follower, be one every day in the context of
all your communities. That’s where you’ll
see ministry happen.
Ons nooi graag alle inwoners van Jeffreysbaai, Humansdorp en St Francis (en
vakansiegangers!) om vir ons te skryf en jul mening te lug oor enigiets onder die
son (mits dit nie ‘n negatiewe mening is nie :-)
Ons doel by JOINING HANDS is om hierdie koerant ‘n goeie nuus-koerant te hou
en daar is soveel positiewe nuus wat u met ons kan deel.
Skryf aan info@joininghands.co.za (nie langer nie as 100 woorde nie asseblief) en
onthou asseblief om u naam, van en sel- of telefoonnommer by te voeg.
Ons hoor graag van u! Kinders kan ook aan ons skryf vir moontlike plasing van
hul briefies op die JOINING KIDS-bladsy - julle briefies moet nie langer wees as
70 woorde nie en onthou om julle name en ouderdomme by julle briefies te plaas
hoor!
And let us consider how we may spur one
another on toward love and good deeds, not
giving up meeting together, as some are in
the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and
all the more as you see the Day
approaching (Hebrews 10:24–25 NIV).
Community is fun.
Community should never feel boring or
forced. In fact, it should be the exact opposite.
Psalm 133:1 (NIV) tells us, “How good
and pleasant it is when God’s people live together
in unity!” Our culture can sometimes
portray Christians as a pretty boring bunch.
But that couldn’t (or shouldn’t) be further
from the truth! Believers can be goofy, witty
and just really fun to be around. Yes, community
has a higher purpose. But it should
also be enjoyable!
Community fosters love.
We’ve probably all been to a wedding where
the officiant recited the familiar words of 1
Corinthians 13, which ends with, “And now
these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.”
Paul held love above all else in his letter to
the Corinthians. And he did the same with
his letter to the Colossians: “Bear with each
other and forgive one another if any of you
has a grievance against someone. Forgive
as the Lord forgave you. And over all these
virtues put on love, which binds them all together
in perfect unity” (Colossians 3:13–14
NIV).
Community is life-giving—and essential
to following Christ. Scripture says that’s
because we’re better together than we are
alone (Romans 12:4–5).
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“Die goeie wat ek wil, die
doen ek nie ...”
“U genade is vir my genoeg
. . .”
Die nag was nog altyd vir my welkome
verlossing: nie net van die dag se sleur,
spanning en probleme nie, maar donker en
sterre en maanlig deur kantgordyne en die
wete dat die hele huis se mense slaap, het
nog altyd ‘n mate van vredigheid gebring:
onverdiende alleentyd met jou diepste
binneste self.
Ek onthou dat ek van tienertyd af soms nie
kon wag dat dit slaaptyd raak nie, nie omdat
slaaptyd en kussingraak, slaap beteken het
nie, maar omdat slaaptyd dinktyd beteken
het... nie gewone bestuur-werk-toe dinktyd
wanneer ek met God in gesprek is nie, nie
gewone dagdroom-dinktyd tussen afsprake
in Nina’s met Cappacino en room nie, nie
gewone luukse Saterdagmiddag-vinnig-wegglip-droomland
toe droomtyd nie, maar
dinktyd oor dinge wat in die na-nag saakmaak....want
dit is juis in die na-nag dat die
werklikheid op sy felste slaan, dat die term
introspeksie se voorvoegsel ‘n klinkklare
feit word en jy konfronteer word (moontlik
agv van jou totale weerloosheid hier teen
donkernag om drie) met jou eie wegsteekself
waarvan net jy (teen jou sin) en God
(omdat Hy jou maker is) kennis dra.
met verskrikking terugdeins. Want van die
omgeemens wat more-oggend toebroodjies
met tuna maak skool toe en vir elke kind R5
in die hand toevou vir snoepie (is alle ma’s
so weeloos-skuldig teenoor hul kinders?)
is daar wanneer almal slaap geen sprake
nie....en raak sy weg in donker dieptes van
WEET: WEET ek is nie naastenby die ma/
vrou/mens wat God vir my lewe gewil het
nie.
Ongeag my suksesse in die arbeidsmark,
ongeag my pogings om my man gelukkig
te maak, ongeag my ure se opsommings
vir my kind se standerd-nege eksamen...
ongeag dit alles, slaan die Prediker se
waarheid snags fel toe wanneer jy met
vrees besef alles kom tot niks.
Die absolute enigste iets wat hoegenaamd
ewigheidswaarde het, is nie troosgeskenkies
om jouself te paai nie, is nie werksuksesse
en prestasies nie, is nie liefdevol-gekookte
aandetes op deadline-aande van
JONING HANDS-boekies nie....trouens
niks maar niks het sin nie....tot jy skuins
voor opstaan besef dat die enigste ware
sin lê daarin om God se liefde prakties dag
vir dag, minuut vir minuut uit te leef, om Sy
koninkryk uit te bou, nie met leë woorde wat
jyself nie eers kan leef nie, al het jy snags
die mooiste voornemens nie, maar met liefde
wat jy net in genade van God kan afbid...
“Want die goeie wat ek wil, dit kan ek nie...”
en net voor radelose moedeloosheid jou tot
gek-wordens toe mal het, kom ‘n fluistering:
“My genade is vir jou genoeg” en jy besef
“met my God spring ek oor ‘n muur en loop
ek bendes storm”
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Dis dan wanneer alle maskers afval en van
geen belang is nie, wanneer jy geestelik
naak voor jouself staan en (as jy die guts
het) jy nie skroom om jou self spieël-eerlik
te sien nie - en noodwendig gewoonlik
As ons maar net die groot liefdesgebod een
dag op ‘n slag, een minuut op ‘n keer, kan
aanvat, kan leef, en kan ervaar....met ‘n
genade so groot soos ons God s’n, sou dit
alles TOG sin hê. . . .

- Bingo Royale gee ook ‘n splinternuwe voertuig weg in hul kompetisie - wees daar op die
16e Desember vir die groot trekking in die Fountains Mall!
From left: magistrate Theresa Botma, ps Angie Baartman apostle Baartman,
Natasha Dhludlu, ps Moses Zealand, Mercia Zeeland, Clr Bryan Dhludlu, ps
Jan & Sherley Fortuin in front seated ps Mercy Cwayi.
Azizah Grooming Academy
celebrates first year
The Azizah Grooming Academy, with branches in Jeffrey’s Bay and Humansdorp,
recently ended a year of successes with a joyful Thanskgiving Celebration
in the Humansdorp Boutique Hotel.
zizah Grooming Academy is a dream
ome true for founder, pastor Mercy
wayi, who knows from first-hand
xperience how growing up in less
ortunate circumstances can leave a
oungster without hope.
he founded Azizah in 2006 with the
urpose to turn around lives of teenge
boys and girls. Two fully qualified
ouncellors of sound character are
nvolved full-time as mentors for the 34
irls in Humansdorp and the 12 girls in
effrey’s Bay, who was part of the 2017
rogram.
here!” says pastor Mercy. “We are here
to provide both them and their children
with love and care”.
Teens are guided in several skills,
learning how to cope in the outside
world by respecting themselves and
others.
They are taught Godly morals and
values and that their identity lies solely
in Jesus Christ.
Furthermore there is also lots of fun
and the girls are taught how to conduct
themselves as ladies.
Guests and their parents in a festive mood at the First Year Thanksgiving
Celebrations of Azizah Grooming Academy, held at the Humansdorp
Boutique Hotel recently.
We are here not only to provide hope,
ut to give TONS of Jesus Love to the
eens. We want them to know that even
n world without any hope, God has a
erfect plan for each and everyone.”
zizah works together with parents so
hat children never feel that their parnts
are not known in their lives.
Our parents are always welcome
Pastor Mercy says Azizah’s dream for
2018 is to supply the girls with pamper
parcel consisting of toiletries, deodorant,
toothpaste, toothbrush, soap,
tissies, sanitary towels and of course a
little chocolate!
Azizah is in need of more facilitators
and pastor Mercy can be contacted on
072 692 8392.
Vat hande met Bingo Royale!
Vanaf Vrydag die 1e Desember sit Bingo Royale elke dag ‘n groot sak
hondekos onder hul eie Kersboom voor hul besigheid in die Fountains Mall.
Hierdie is een van die jaarlikse gemeenskapsprojekte wat Bingo Royale
aanpak.
“Die eerste jaar was daar net die 24 sakke wat ons self onder die boom geplaas het,” së
Shreuder Venter, eienaar van Bingo Royale, “maar die inisiatief het vinnig gegroei en meer
en meer mense plaas elke jaar hondekos onder die boom”.
JOINING HANDS wil die gemeenskap vra om hierdie Desember Bingo Royale se inisiatief
te steun sodat ons kan kyk hoeveel sakke kos ons hierdie jaar bymekaar kan maak!
Kom ons mik vir ten minste 200 sakke!

2018 Mighty Men Conference in Humansdorp
The 2018 Mighty Men Conference in
which people are drawn to the goodness
of GOD THE FATHER by HIS
LOVE and by FELLOWSHIPPING
together will be held on the farm Geelhoutboom
in Humansdorp from March
02 to 4, 2018
Everyone is invited to attend this event
at a minimal cost of R50 per person.
If this event is shared by facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/MMCEAST-
ERNCAPE/)
You will get a R10 discount on your
ticket.
To register go to: http://easterncapemmc.co.za/register/
Vendors:
There will be a Vendor area where you
will be able to buy yourself take away
food, coffee and cold drinks.
It is recommended however to still bring
your own food as per your own needs.
Emergency Services:
Doctors and paramedics will be on
standby during the whole weekend in
the case of a medical emergency
Day Visitors:
Day Visitors will be allowed and there will
be a separate parking area for the day
visitors. Please remember to bring your own
camping chair.
Sunday Service:
Women and children will be allowed to join
the men for a church service on the Sunday
morning at 10h00
Head Quarters:
Head Quarters will be available on a 24
hour standby period. Kindly visit https://
www.facebook.com/MMCEASTERNCAPE/
for updates on this huge event!
14m-hoë kruis op
Mighty Men
plaas geplant
‘n14 m-hoë kruis is Vrydag op die plaas
Geelhoutboom geplant, waar aanstaande
jaar se Mighty Men Konferensie gehou sal
word.
Die eienaars Fisantrand Boerdery (EDMS)
Bpk en ‘n span gewillige helpers wat ook
bydraes gelewer het, het om hierdie jare
lange droom help verwesenlik die kruis geplant.
Die woorde op die kruis JESUS LEEF
gaan verseker baie harte raak.
Die gebed is dat die kruis nuwe hoop vir
ons area sal bring en dat die Mighty Men
Konferensie wat volgende jaar op die plaas
gehou sal word, instrumenteel sal wees om
transformasie in die KOUGA en ander areas
te bewerkstellig.
Mag die oes GROOT wees en mag ABBA
VADER alle lof, eer en verheerliking
kry!
Book of the Week: AB - The Autobiography
AB de Villiers is one of the finest batsmen
ever to play cricket, and yet his achievement
extends beyond his outrageous
armoury of drives, pulls, paddles, scoops
and flicks. Whether he is delighting home
crowds at the Wanderers or Newlands or
setting new records in Bengaluru or Sydney,
he plays the game in a brave, whole-hearted,
smiling manner that projects a positive
image of his country around the world and
also makes millions of South Africans feel
good about themselves.
This is AB’s story, in his own words...the
story of the youngest of three talented,
sports-mad brothers growing up in Warmbaths,
of a boy who was nurtured at one of
Pretoria’s finest schools and who excelled
at tennis, rugby and cricket, of a youngster
who made his international debut at the age
of 20 and was then selected in every single
Test played by South Africa for the next 11
seasons, of a batsman who has started to
redefine the art, dominating bowling attacks
in every form of the game and being
ranked among the world’s very best in
Test, ODI and T20. And yet, through all
the pyrotechnics and consistency, AB
has remained a true sportsman in all the
best senses of the word - quick to deflect
praise, swift to praise opponents, eager
to work hard, to embrace the team’s
next challenge and to relish what he still
regards as the huge privilege of representing
his country.
This is the story of a modern sporting
phenomenon. The statistics tell barely
half the story but, so far, AB de Villiers
has scored 14 000 runs in 98 Tests for
South Africa, 8 000 runs in 190 one-day
internationals and more than 40 000 runs
in his professional career. He is mainly
distinguished by the style in which he
bats and his humble, determined captaincy
of the South African national team in
one-day international cricket.
Three rules for a better braai!
RULE 1: Keep the Lean Cuts Juicy
Submerging your meat in water enriched
with salt and sugar helps to season the
flesh from the inside, plumping it up with
moisture.
RULE 2:
Deploy Spice Rubs for Flavour. There’s
no faster way to bring flavour to your
grilled food than by using a spice rub.
AB - THE BIOGRAPHY
RULE 3: Add Smoke to the Fire Grill marks
on your food add flavour, but nothing beats
the depth of smoke. For rich BBQ flavour
add a packet of wood chips to braai setup.

Derik Botha - die man met
kuns in elke hartklop
In Wavecrest Jeffreysbaai, woon ‘n ongelooflike interessante kunstenaar in
‘n woonstel toegegooi onder sy kuns. Teen die mure hang sy skilderye – wat
elk sy eie storie vertel, en op die koffietafeltjie staan twee nuwe skeppings
in wording – want hy maak die allermooiste bakkies uit weggooigoed. Bo
jou kop kantel ‘n lamskerm waarvan hy onlangs die gloeilamp ingesit het.
Skuins oorkant nooi nog ‘n gesellige lamp jou uit om te kyk en te verkyk en
wéér te kyk!
Ons kuier by Derik Botha wat op sy dag in
televisieproduksies soos Dokter-Dokter en
Nommer Asseblief te sien was, en saam
met Roger Moore in Wild Geese gespeel
het. Hy was ook te sien in die rolprent
Tigers don’t Cry en het in die destydkse
TRUK se toneelstuk Hamer van die Hekse
sy verskyning gemaak.
Die man waarvan koerantresente gesê het:
“Derik Botha, as Jim, die beminlike jongste
seun, het besliste toneeltotensiaal en lewer
besonder voortreflike spel, waarin woorde,
gebare en bewegings geiintegreer is” – die
toneelstuk “Die Reënmaker, saam met
Klaas de Boer.
Maar hoewel die blink toneelwêreld vir
Derik opwindend was, het hy besluit om na
Somerset-Oos te verhuis waar hy sy lewe
aan liefdadigheid gewy het en hom uitgeleef
het deur ondermeer verstandelik-gestremde
volwassenes te versorg.
Vandat hy egter in Jeffreysbaai woon en
op pension is, het hy tyd om hom uit te leef
in sy kuns en dit doen hy met die grootste
oorgawe!
Derik gebruik letterlik enigiets wat ander
sondermeer sou weggooi, om die allermooiste
kunswerke te skep en sy hande staan
vir niks verkeerd nie. Sy grootste verkoper
is die lampskerms en blombakkies wat hy
sommer in ‘n middag met geoefende hand
skep.
‘n Kuier by ‘n man wat wêrelde vir ons
oopgemaak het met sy borrelende persoonlikheid
en aansteeklike geesdrif!

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The story of
Yamkela (12)
amkela came to the VICTORY 4
LL playschool when she was two
ears old.
his beautiful young lady came to VICTO-
Y 4 ALL’s kindergarten when she was
nly two years old. She lives with her mothr
in a shack in the slums of Jeffreys Bay.
er mother can not work for health reasons
nd has to take care of her daughter and
erself with a small amount of child support
he receives from the government. Our
ocial worker tries to visit weekly to check
n on the mother and provide them with
he food if needed. We are grateful we can
ake a difference in this girls life. Even with
er challenging living circumstances, she is
ommitted to being at school every day and
s involved with various projects.
Joykids International (NPC) delivers and average per month: 3 500 loaves of bread, 1500 sachets of 200ml long life
milk, 500 liters of fresh milk, soup mix and ingredients to five cooking houses. On he pictures above Hennie Visser
with moms and kids of Die Vlakte, in Humansdorp, bringing the Word of God to the Community.
Joy Kids International on a roll!
Always positive
Although it is not always easy at home, she
always comes to school with a smile. She
has a tremendously positive attitude and
is not the type that is easily brought down.
For example, last year, after learning about
waste recycling in a project at school, she
started working creatively at home to create
recycled goods.
She will sell the products she made to buy
new school shoes! This small entrepreneur
has a great sense of responsibility and is
serious about her schoolwork. She is a
smart girl who easily completes the teaching
material.
Yamkela is always quite involved in the after-school
projects. Ideally, she would like to
participate in all the projects offered. At the
moment she is part of the school choir, the
bead group and takes part in the catering
project.
Joy Kids International has weekly, termy
and annual projects wherein planned programs
meet the various needs of the underprivileged
and spiritually starved community
in the Kouga region.
Joykids Supports & Ministers to the
Impoverished
Joykids is only a name to act as a vehicle
to move among the impoverished people
of the Kouga Region of the Eastern Cape,
South Africa, a means of reaching the lost.
Calling To the Young Ones
Our calling is from the heart of God. Joykids
EMERGENCY
NUMBERS
SAPS JBay
042 200 6804 /071 497 0623 / 10111
Trauma Support Centre
076 708 6100
Fire Brigade
042 291 0250
Ambulance
10177
Policlinic
042 293 2625
NSRI Station 37
079 916 0390
Emergency/ Disaster Control
042 291 0250
has been borne out of need and because of
many prayers of caring people and the cry
of young ones without hope, that has come
before the Lord.
God has heard this cry from his beloved
ones that was smothered in their blood, left
to die in loneliness, deserted by the world,
because of selfishness. He will provide the
means to raise up his army against this
wicked world.
Finance
No one organization is involved in this effort
and no fund-raising scheme will have the
chance to corrupt Gods plan.
Credibility
For reference to the projects at Joykids, see
our testimonies page to express thanks and
suggestions.
The Ministry Team
Joykids has more than one responsible
member to execute correct and high standards
in the ministry. Everyone involved has
a growing relationship with God for some
time and because of the fact that they are
so close to God, He can send them out to
do this work - not because of their great
personality, but because of the love of God
towards them.
The teacher who offers this project is very
impressed with Yamkela’s hospitality and
orderly way of working. She is so enthusiastic
about this project she tells the teacher
exactly what she has done and learned
each time.
About VICOTRY 4 ALL
14 years to break the cycle of poverty
Since 2003, Victory4All has been working to
create a better future for children from the
local areas of Jeffrey’s Bay and Humansdorp.
The founders, Johan and Astrid Vos, a couple
from the Netherlands run these projects,
together with a wonderful team of over 70
local and international staff and volunteers.
More than 550 children receive a good education
in a loving environment.
Kouga Municipality
042 200 2200
Security Companies Number
ADT Security 086 121 2250
G4S Security 086 1911042
Smhart Security 086 110 1516
Cape Cross Vetinary Services
071 150 8650
Oribi Vetinary After Hours
0726963331
Bee Removal
0842024871
Contact VICTORY 4 ALL at 082 821 4291 or
e-mail them at info@victory4all.com.
Snake and Reptile Removal

Make way - Die Tipsy Terte is here!
The much talked about and exciting new Die Tipsy Terte movement originated under the women in Jeffrey’s Bay, specifically to celebrate femininity. Says
Marelize Fourie, who calls herself “The Main Tert”! : “our focus is on motivating, inspiring and supporting one another and striving to turn all our dreams
into reality.”
Mother Teresa’s legend and what she did for
the people around her is one of the biggest
inspirations behind Die Tipsy Terte .
Their motto “peace starts with a smile” could
not be more true! It is not about how much
you can give, but with how much love you
give that matters and where better to start
than right here in our community!
A beautiful calendar by Die Tipsy Terte
was just printed and is available for purchase
by contacting Marelize at
tipsytert@gmail.com.
A message from Marelize to the women of
Jeffrey’s Bay, Humansdorp and St Francis
brings it all together in her own words: “Let
us be an inspiration to each and every woman
in this country, because every woman
deserves to feel good about herself. With
this ripple effect, you will also be able to be
an inspiration to others as soon as you are
able to feel good about yourself.
Knowing that there are other women close
to you that might be in the same situation
as you OR have the same feelings as you
is very comforting and with this support, you
never have to be or feel alone ever again!
Die Tipsy Terte are there for each other
and with this combined force of love and
care, they aim to reach out to the community
and help with their contributions to
charities and the needy in the area.
Lieve oom Vluppie
My ma en twee van my sissies (ek het mos
vyf sissies - ja, ek weet dis baie maar my
pa sê hille hettie daai tyd tie-vie gehad nie,
whatever that my mien) het nou met hierie
koerant-ding begin virrie gemeenskap - hille
sê dis tyt lat ammal mikaar moet help.
My pa sê disse goeie idee wantlat die
wêreld is inne gemors ennie land is in sy
dinges en ons leef innie laaste tye. My ma
sê my pa moenie alteit so flippen negatief
wees nie want dit maak haar op haar
seniewees en sy kan nie nou stres oor die
gemors innie land as sy moet werk nie.
Dan sig my pa net so hard en sê: “Laat ek
maar innie tyn gan werk, nie lat mens veel
kan doenie want allie blommiekies vrek
vannie droogte” - Dan moet jy sien hoe wort
my ma so rooi innie gesig van kwaatgeit en
dan sê sy: “Jimmel my man! Die Vader het
al soveel reën gestier die laaste tyd en jy
kla wraggies nog!” Dis dan wanneer my pa
baaaaaaie vinnig byrie agtirdeer uitloop en
innie tyn gaan werk. (Jy moetie vir my ma
sê nie, maar my pa werk nie genuine innie
tyn nie hoor jy? Hy gaan sit ommie draai en
lees koerant wantlat hy is biekie skrikkerig
vir my ma aslat sy haar gesig so rooi maak)
Ennieway, jy moetie furgeet lat dit ampir
kersfees is nie hoor en jy moet asseblief
fur my ‘n baabie pop koop met so
prinsesse-rokkie aan. My een sissie sê baabie
poppe is so “old school” (whatever that
may mien) en lat ek as ek dan MOET bedel,
lievers moet bedel virre selfoon wantlat jy is
mos stinkryk (hoekom is jy stinkryk hê oom
Vluppie? ONS geld stink nooit nie, behalwe
as die hoinkie op die sitkamervloer gebollie
het en miskien val ‘n geldjie dan daar naby
. . .)
My ma en my sissie (die twee wat saam met
haar die koerant-ding doen) is die hele dag
op die pie-sie - my pa sê hille oë sal sowaar
vierkantig wort en hy kry nooit meer ordentlike
kos vanlat my ma so “into” JOINING
HANDS is nie. O jimmel! TOE blaas my ma
haar altwee se wange so pof en haar hele
gesig wort so bloetrooi soos my kerkrok en
sy sê vir my pa: “My man, as ek my sonde
nie ontsien nie! DOEN lievers iets vir jou
saligheit en gaan koop vir ons kentakkie!”
Toe my pa trigkom met die kentakkie né
oom Vluppie, toe is SY gesig so bloetrooi
soos my kerkrok! Hy plak die hele boks
kentakkie net so oppie tafel (en hy worrie
nie eers of een vannie vraatsige kinners sy
witvleisies gaps nie) en hy sê: “Vrou! Kry
daai koerant van jou oppie strate! Larrie
mense mekaar kan beginne help want ek
het my kar nou net kaduks gery deer ‘n gat
innie pat - dis nou ‘n geval van soek die pat
en wen ‘n Datsun!” Haai oom Vluppie ek het
nie geweet aslat mens ‘n pad sien, kan jy ‘n
Datsun wen nie, maar ennieway . . .”
Toe sê my ma: “My man! Jy het die lig
gesien! Die koerant gaan allie mense hier
op Jeffries en Hiemansdorp lat saamstaan!”
Wat dit te doen het met paaie en gate en
dingese, weet ek nie, maar my ma se
smaail het amper reg rondom haar kop
gegaan aslat sy nie sikke bak-ore gehaat
het nie! Sy was die hele res van die dag so
gelikkig lat ek nie eers raas gekrei het omlat
my kamer soos ‘n varkenshok (dis een van
my ma se favourite woorde) lyk nie!
Ek moet nou eers loop wantlat ek moet vir
my sissie gan help skottilgoet was oorlat
ek prenkies geteken het op haar mier - nou
moet ek gestraf word. Jy moet gou trigskryf
assebliev.
Lievte, Netie

NWKV bied uitstekende
ontledingsdiens aan boere
Waarom aan Ekonomiese studiegroep behoort? Om doeltreffend te boer en
wins te maksimeer, is dit belangrik om jaarliks jou Boerdery te ontleed en
evalueer sodat nodige veranderinge en regstellings gemaak kan word. Die
inskakeling by ‘n Ekonomiese studiegroep is die medium wat boere kan gebruik
om doelstelling te bereik.
Watter voordele hou dit vir my as boer
in?
1. Gratis diens deur die NWKV.
2. Boer se inligting word hoogs VERTROU-
LIK hanteer.
3. Boere in distrik vorm ‘n studiegroep en
kom jaarliks bymekaar, waar hulle evalueer
word.4. Boere meet hulself met hulself en/of
met boere binne die groep
5. Leer bymekaar en pas mekaar se suksesvolle
praktyke toe.
Hoe werk ‘n studiegroep?
Vraelys word deur boer ingevul waarin
bestuursinligting t.o.v. inkomste en uitgawes
van boerderyonderneming aangevra word.
Hierna word inligting verwerk tot op die vlak
van netto Boerdery inkomste. ‘n Volledige
verslag word aan deelnemers gegee en
persoonlik met hulle bespreek waarna aanbevelings
gemaak word vir monitering by
volgende evaluering.
Hoe neem ek deel?
Skakel NWKV produksie adviseur in u
gebied, naamlik:
Ooskaap - Juan Venter @ 079 693 1953
Pluimpie vir NWKV Ontledingsdiens
Tydens ‘n onderhoud wat Landbouweekblad
met mnr Nelius van der Westhuizen, 2016
se Voermol Skaapboer van die Jaar gevoer
het, praat hy met lof van die NWKV se
ekonomiese ontledingsdiens. Op ‘n vraag
watter raad hy het aan medeboere kan gee,
het van der Westhuizen geantwoord dat dit
(essensieel) noodsaaklik is dat elke veeboer
moet weet wat sy netto boerderywins per
hektaar en per kleinvee-eenheid is. Die
NWKV bied ‘n uitstekende ontledingsdiens
aan boere waar hulle sterk- en swak punte
uitgelig word.
The Department of Energy has paved the way to enable smaller scale renewable
energy projects to generate power not only for own use, but also for the
benefit of industries such as the farming sector.
In an era characterised by the significant impacts of climate change, renewable energy
sources, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, can contribute to reducing carbon
emissions and help to decarbonise the global energy mix. According to BP’s Energy Outlook
(2017), renewables in power generation are estimated to be the fastest growing fuel
source (7.6% p.a.) over their outlook to 2035. The large-scale roll out of solar installations
have helped to reduce the cost of solar technologies and improved cost-competitiveness in
recent years. The use of solar power thus holds specific potential in the farming industry.
Farmers can install their own PV infrastructure to reduce their carbon footprint whilst also
saving on electricity costs. The good news is that on 10 November 2017, the Department
of Energy published the Licensing Exemption and Registration Notice in the Government
Gazette (No. 41237). Agri SA welcomes the publication of the Exemption Notice. The
exemptions from the licensing requirements in terms of the ERA will assist farmers with
existing PV installations to connect to the Eskom grid without having to apply for licensing.
In addition, the exemptions will encourage further investment from farmers to diversify their
energy supply through embedded generation.
Agter staande: VLNR – Albertus Geldenhuys, Van Zyl Naude Jnr., Eduan
Viljoen, Izak Naude. Voor sittende: VLNR – Johnny Watson, Van Zyl Naude
en Gawie van Wyk Almal is van Richmond, behalwe Gawie wat NWKV Produksie
Adviseur is – gebaseer in Carnarvon.
Invest in the Eastern Cape!
The overemphasis on the Eastern Cape province’s economic challenges often
overshadows the debate about its potential. It is true that the province’s
unemployment is above the national unemployment rate of 26.5%, with
youth unemployment also higher than the national figure of 35.6%.
But the discussion shouldn’t end there. The
Eastern Cape province plays an important
role in South Africa’s economy, contributing
approximately 8% to the national Gross
Domestic Product (GDP). This makes it
the fourth largest contributor to GDP after
Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, and the Western
Cape.
While typically considered as a rural
province, the provincial economy is mainly
dominated by secondary and tertiary sectors,
such as manufacturing and automotive
industries, as well as trade and finance. The
least talked about story of the Eastern Cape
province is that it produces a third of South
Africa’s fresh milk and wool, respectively.
The province is also a key producer of
citrus, with new emerging farmers currently
joining the industry.
There is also a rise of new commercial grain
and oilseed farmers in areas around the
Matatiele, Ugie, and Maclear towns. Most of
which benefited from the support of organised
agriculture, as well as private investors.
The province’s 2016/17 total commercial
maize production is estimated at 83,400
tonnes, a 10% recovery from the previous
season. Although this volume looks relatively
small compared to the expected national
output of 14.5 million tonnes of maize, for
farmers such as Joe Myengo in Maclear,
Victor Mongoato in Matatiele and many
other farmers in the province, it is a notable
achievement.
Young farmer
of the year
Stefan Erasmus (left) won the regional
leg of the Agri SA-Toyota SA
Young Farmer of the Year competition
during the Agri Eastern Cape annual
congress. Here he and his wife
Yolandi (centre) receive the award
from Toyota SA sales and business
manager Ricky Pillay. Photo: Anneli
Young

Wat plant ek in Desember?
Die beste plante om hierdie seisoen in die Oos-Kaap aan te plant
HYDRANGEA
Most hydrangeas thrive in rich, porous,
somewhat moist soils. Add compost to
enrich poor soil.
They prefer full sun in the morning, with
some afternoon shade; however, many will
grow and bloom in partial shade. This is
especially true for the bigleaf hydrangeas!
Flower buds actually form in the late summer
and flower afterwards the following
season, so avoid pruning after August 1.
Only cut away dead wood in the fall or very
early spring.
To prune, cut one or two of the oldest stems
down to the base to encourage branching
and fullness.
If the plant is old or neglected or damaged,
prune all the stems down to the base. You’ll
lose the flowers for the upcoming season,
but also renovate the plant for future years.
It’s best not to deadhead (remove faded blooms) on the big mopheads; leave them over the
winter and cut them back in early spring (to the first healthy pair of buds). It’s fine to deadhead
the lacecaps; cut down to the second pair of leaves below the flower head.
Arthropodium cirratum (New Zealand
Rock Lily)
Plant a real tree in a pot for the holidays,
choose something indigenous like a wild
gardenia (Gardenia thunbergia). Choose a
colour theme for your beds like traditional
red and gold or try modern bright pinks
and purples. Plant marigolds for gold and
dianthus for red. Or plant bedding plants in
rows to create red and white candy stripes -
petunias are perfect for this.
Garden beds and containers will need regular
watering and feeding now. Trim
back spring growth, pinch back perennials
such as fuchsias, geraniums and calibrachoas,
and dead-head annuals regularly to
encourage more flowers. Stake tall plants
with soft ties. Mulch garden beds to suppress
weeds. Fungal diseases, aphids and
slugs love this time of year. Keep a lookout
and spray accordingly.
Summer herbs and veggies to keep on sowing include basil, marjoram, chives, oregano,
coriander, thyme, borage, squashes, pumpkins, melons, peppers, chillies, eggfruit, cucumbers
and spinach. Plant out runners from your strawberries, pinch side shoots of tomato
plants and mound soil up around potatoes.
Hot tip: Plant up a festive wreath with succulent plants like echeveria. You can use circular
floral foam rings (available at florists) and simply stick unrooted echeveria rosettes in there.
If you spritz it with water now and again, they will actually root into the foam, and you will
have new plants for the garden after the festivities.
Die Arthropodium cirratum word gekenmerk
as ‘n uitstekende skadu plant
asook n puik kus-blom wanneer dit buite
geplant word.
Alhoewel die plant dit kan uithou om in die
son of semi-skadu geplant te word, floreer
dit egter in vol skadu en in droër gebiede.
Wanneer die lelie eers geplant is, moet dit
goed water kry sodat die wortels kan vestig
– hierdie stap sal verseker dat die plant
beter sal vaar in droër maande.
Die pragtige blomme sal jou sommer baie
vreugde verskaf in jou tuin en is ook ‘n
uitstekende snyblom!
Die Poinsettia
Poinsettias is ‘n baie algemene plant in
Suid-Afrika wat hoofsaaklik blom in die
winter.
Nadat die blare afgeval het, kan dit buite
geplant word om weer te dra vir die volgende
winter.
Sorg : Plaas die Poinsettia in direkte sonlig
gedurende die winter – die plant moet
beskerm word teen die hitte van die somerson
as dit weer in die winter moet blom.
Gee jou plant net water wanneer die grond
droog is.
Gee genoeg water tot dit by die pot uitloop
en gooi dan die oortolloge water uit. Voed
die plant weekliks vanaf middel-lente tot
einde somer.
Ons het op hierdie blink idee afgekom om so ‘n bietjie pret in jou tuin in te bring deur
twee lekker groot dromme met “potting soil” te vul (onthou om gaatjies onderin te
boor sodat die water kan deurloop) en om lekker groterige klippe onderin te plaas
vir dreinering. Verf dir dromme dan vrolik en plant blomme van jou keuse daarin! Die
sambreeltjies is opsioneel maar lyk tog te oulik!
Stuur vir ons JOU tuinwenke tesame met ‘n profielfoto van jouself en jou naam en van
sodat ons elke week ‘n tuinbouwenk van ‘n inwoner van Jeffreysbaai, Humansdorp of St
Francis op die JOINING GARDENERS-bladsy kan plaas!
Summer Tips for JBay Gardens
No summer garden is complete without scented plants, so add more roses, gardenias,
heliotropes and lavenders.
Clean out your garden pond and plant new water lilies while they are in flower.
Stake tall perennials, like gladiolus, alstroemerias and dahlias. Lanky plants fall over and
expose roots, which is fatal!
Prune back spring-flowering shrubs such as azaleas, Cape mayflowers and deutzias. Pruning
them later will affect next season’s flowering.

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Gebruik eierdoppe om saadjies in te plant!
Het jy geweet dat jy eierdoppe kan gebruik om blom- en groentesaadjies in te
plant? Wanneer jou saadjies opkom, kan jy die eierdop net so in die tuin plant
sonder om die plantjie daaruit te haal - die eierdop sal aan die plantjie die nodige
voeding verskaf om mooi te groei!
Jy kan ook saadjies in die eierdophouertjies plant - maar wanneer jy dit uitplant,
moet jy die plantjies versigtig uithaal en net so in die grond in jou tuin plant!
Kinderboek van die Week: Skwiek
Op ’n dag kry Nathan ’n geheimsinnige boks
voor hul woonstel se deur. En binne-in is ’n
hamster. Hy is oulik en wollerig en sy naam
is Skwiek. En hy is nie sommer ’n gewone
hamster nie ... Hy kan mense hipnotiseer!
Maar dan vind Nathan uit Skwiek is op ’n
geheime sending ... en ’n gevaarlike skurk is
warm op hul spoor!
D
t
One day, Nathan finds a mysterious box in
front of their flat. And inside is a hamster. It’s
cute and fluffy and its name is is Squeak.
But Squeak isn’t an ordinary hamster ... He
can hypnotise people! But then Nathan discovers
that Squeak is on a secret mission ...
and a dangerous crook is hot on their heels.
ons wil graag van julle hoor!
Hierdie is julle EIE bladsy - daarom wil ons baie graag van julle hoor! Skryf vir ons
‘n briefie oor wat julle in die koerant op JULLE bladsy wil sien, en onthou om jou
naam en ouderdom by te sit hoor!
Van volgende week af gaan ons julle vra om vir ons te skryf wat julle graag vir
Kersfees vir ANDER mense wil doen - dink solank daaroor en laat hoor van julle!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 cups orange juice
1 banana, cut in pieces
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
Add ingredients together in blender and
blend until smooth.
Tropical smoothie recipe
1 orange peeled and separated
½ cup lemon juice
¼ cup crushed pineapple with juice
¼ cup milk
1 cup yogurt
Mix ingredients all together and blend until
smooth.
Healthy Orange Smoothie
1 orange peeled and separated
¾ cup sliced peaches (if canned use juice
also)
1 cup orange yogurt
½ cup ice cubes
Blend in blender until smooth. Substitute
peaches with different fruit such as banana
or a can of mandarin oranges, if desired.

ie graad 12-leerders van Hoërskool Nico Malan op Humansdorp druk besig met hul laaste vraestel van hul hoërskoolloopbaan eergister, voordat hul die
oekoms ingaan. BAIE sterkte aan al ons graad 12-leerders van ons gemeenskap met hul toekomsplanne!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Travis Gradwell,
Luciano Arries and Arnold Vermaak
from Highschool Nico Malan in Humansdorp
for being chosen for the
EP u/17 Coastal team.
These learners will travel to White
River, Nelspruit, from the 10th-14th
of December for the SA u/17 Rural
Cricket Week. We wish you all the
best

Jonathan Hill (right) with his 91,10kg
Yellowfin.
A proud Ross Spowet with his 82kg Brandon Kennedy with his new EP Record Rainbow
Yellowfin.
Runner weighing 52kg.
Records shattered in
excellent tuna season
“It was a marvellous tuna season with quite a few records shattered,” says Tim Christie,
chairman of the St Francis Rod Real and Boat Club, member of the Eastern Province Deep
Sea Angling Association.
The St Francis Rod Real and Boat Club was started by real fisherman, for reel fisherman. A club for serious
fisherman/women who walk the walk and talk the talk. Casual but serious where members can enjoy professional
support and guidance in all aspects of angling globally.
St Francis offers the world!
St Francis Bay offers from deep sea to rock and surf fishing, as well as light tackle river fishing and fly-fishing.
Charters are available from a number of companies at Port St Francis, and for the rest, ask any local with a
fishing rod. Competitions are well advertised and includes rock and surf fishing, as well as tuna challenges in
winter and deep-sea fishing in summer.
With the tuna season now come to an end, let St Francis Safaris introduce you to the lazy echoing of gulls
while searching for whales & dolphins playing along the shoreline.
Tim Christie with his 1000 pounder!
St Francis Safaris
St Francis Safaris, owned by Tim, offers a variety of Boat Trips in St Francis Bay and is situated on the sea –
this is one of the up-market holiday locations as well as a malaria free area.
You will also discover abundant bird and various other marine
life: Whales, Dolphin, Sharks, Seals, Penguins and a vast
number of Pelagic bird species. Call Tim on 082 569 3750 for
bookings.
Biggest tuna in history
In 2016 Tim caught the biggest tuna in the history of the St
Francis Bay Classic when he caught a gigantic yellowfin,
weighing 84,7kg, breaking his own record of 74,6kg, which he
held for 16 years – a pending Eastern Province record on 80 LB
line class and the competition record for the heaviest yellowfin
tuna reeled in to date.
STUUR JOU SPORTNUUS
Ons nooi graag alle klubs, organisasies, skole en individue om
hul sportnuus met JOINING HANDS te deel.
E-pos dit aan info@joininghands.co.za tesame met foto’s in hoë
resolusie vir moontlike plasing op die SPORTBLAD. Onthou
asseblief om die name van die persone op die foto’s duidelik
aan te teken en saam met u nuus te stuur.
U kan ook skakel na 072 180 4966 of 079 139 7419.