BY PHEMELO MOHUTSIWA

The Young Adults League (YAL) of the Lutheran Church in the Western Diocese distributed Bibles to 96 learners from Tshedimosetso Secondary School in Jouberton on Sunday.

The distribution of Bibles to learners is part of a campaign led by YAL in partnership with the Department of Education to fight Satanism in schools.
The Director of YAL in the Western Diocese, Richard Montsho, explained that the campaign was launched last year to respond to the reported incidents of Satanism in schools which showed to be mushrooming.

“As the league of the church, we could not fold our arms and hope that our will kids fend-off this devastating phenomenon alone. Our resolve was to go back to basics – teach and encourage the kids to read the Bible and pray daily,” said Montsho.

He said the plan is to collect and distribute 10 000 Bibles to schools throughout the North West province.

The representative of the Department of Education, Simon Mogotsi welcomed and appreciated the initiative as an investment in learners’ future. He indicated that Satanism is alive and the schools do not have the capacity to deal with that plague adequately.

More stakeholders are urged to join in the fight against Satanism to ensure that learners stay focused on their studies without any menace.

Officiating at the event, the Presiding Bishop of ELCSA, Reverend Bishop Marcus Molefe Ditlhale encouraged the members of the church to become active change agents who respond to the needs of the communities that they live in.

“The role of the church is within the communities because these are people who need our help, not only spiritually but also to deal with the harsh realities of poverty and unemployment”, Bishop Ditlhale said.

The Bishop encouraged YAL members to do more in addition to this Bible initiative and the community outreach activity which the league embarked on, on Saturday to mark the end of Mandela month celebrations.

Fourteen needy families and the Centre for the disabled (We can Care Centre) benefited groceries, schools uniforms and cleaning materials to the tune of R45 000.00.

-TDN

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