Who We Are, What We Do.
 |
 |
.jpg) Uitenhage/Despatch House of Prayer |
Be a glimmer of hope! Join us for our visit to Zimbabwe 24 Sept - 2 Oct More Details Here. |
 |
 |
||
| A little bit of History. | ||
|
Over the past eleven years GAP ministries has evolved through different phases to what it is today. After being stirred by God to move to the Eastern Cape, and with a burden for missions work, God divinely connected us with a group of people with a similar vision and interest. This led to the establishment of the Exodus Centre about 9 years ago, which was instrumental in presenting the Love Southern Africa ‘99 conference, of which we were very much a part. The vision of the Exodus Centre was to mobilise the Church to get involved in world missions but also with the needs of our local communities. Over the years most of the people involved in the Exodus Centre left Uitenhage, basically leaving us on our own. After much prayer, our calling to the area was confirmed once again, and about four years ago we established “GAP Ministries” which functions independently of other ministries but with the full backing of our local church, the Dutch Reformed Church, Uitenhage North.
|
||
| Where do you find us? | ||
 We are situated in Uitenhage which forms part of the Nelson Mandela Metropole, formerly known as Port Elizabeth. Uitenhage is mostly known for the VW factory - the only one on the continent of Africa, and its subsequent motor component manufacturers which supply components to VW and other motor manufacturers in the Eastern Cape and nationally. So Uitenhage is very much an industrial city with the typical appearance of an industrial town. The demographics are reminiscent of most South African towns and cities with a well built up centre and neighbourhoods with sprawling townships surrounding it. Fortunately Uitenhage is surrounded by the typical natural beauty of the province with many mountain ranges in close proximity. Some of the most inaccessible wilderness areas in South Africa are just a stone’s throw from here. So if you do get tired of the noise and bland appearance of factory facades you can easily escape by taking a drive into the bush, or to the beach, which is also not too far away. |
||
| What do we do? | ||
|
Moving from an initial focus of mobilising Christians for missions, we gradually became more involved in mobilising Christians to take ownership of their city, province and country; to adopt a transformed lifestyle based on prayer and to see Gods’ Kingdom established in our city. This focus led us to start networking with many other ministries with a similar vision. These are listed on our links page. In between, we never relinquished our passion for involvement with the needs in our local communities that led to our participation in many local and international outreaches. Our vision is: “To establish Gods Kingdom through prayer, evangelism and social action”. Our mission is to share the love of Christ through, prayer, evangelism, mobilization and transformation, not necessarily in this order. Activies include the following:
|
||
|
||
|
How are we governed? |
||
|
GAP ministries is a trust that is managed by the trustees. The founder of the trust was Johan van Wyk, Pierre’s dad who realised the need for formalising what we were doing and prompted us to jointly form the Go and Proclaim Trust 5 years ago. The trust is subjected to the requirements as laid out by government for operating a trust of this kind. The minutes of our last annual general meeting as well as the financial statements of the past financial year are available upon request. Due to the unique and demanding requirements of a ministry ,our church leadership require all full time missionaries to have, what we call, a sending cell or, in other words, a support group. Together with them we meet on a regular basis to pray, to strategise and to cry and laugh together. They serve as an accountability structure together with the senior leadership of our church. |
||
| How are we funded? | ||
 The Go and Proclaim Trust that serves as the operating mechanism for our personal as well as ministry expenses. The trust is financially supported by individuals and churches. |
||
| Where can you reach us? | ||
| Postal Address: Pierre, Sugnet, Pieter and Eldi van Wyk GAP Ministries PO Box 1305, Uitenhage South Africa 6230 Tel No (h): Tel No (0): Cell No: E-Mail: outreach@global.co.za Please sign our guestbook or give us feedback! |
||
Home | About us | Events | Prayer Initiatives | 2010 Sports Ministry | Links | Photo Gallery | Giving | Guestbook | Contact us
Phone: 041-9228308 . Fax: 041-9922956 . Email: outreach@global.co.za