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August 2009
Newsletter #1 Sex, Gangs
and Satan by Eugene van Deventer
Provisional J.A.S.O.N. Carelle ‘s story...
Project Worship dates. ...hope after Satanism It’s been almost a year since much deeper than her pre- life. Since then Carelle’s life NGK Miederpark 2 August - Potchefstroom - the youth pastor of the tentious mask could hide has changed..a lot! Miederpark Dutch Reform behind. After I got to know Although she still struggles Christian Fellow- 7 August Church asked me to be their Carelle better, it came out ship Church youth leader. Since my time that her severe verbal and - Potchefstroom - there, I have discovered that physical aggression had led NGK Miederpark 9 August the high divorce rate and her to a peer group with - Potchefstroom - alcohol abuse amongst the sinister nocturnal activity. parents had some serious At age 15 she had already Amphitheater North 12 August West University repercussions amongst the taken part in various Satanic - Potchefstroom - teenagers. The most severe rituals many of which were being sex, gangs, Satanism illegal. These rituals in- Youth Explosion 15 August and a high ratio of self- volved highly sexual and A picture of Carelle and my- Christian Fellow- mutilation. But in Jesus physical tasks which led self at church. ship Christ, there arose stories Carelle into acts of self- NGK Miederpark 23 August of...HOPE. mutilation. A desperate ex- with some of her old habits, - Potchefstroom - Carelle came to our cell- ternal release for the ever I am happy to report that group by order of her single growing internal pain. the self-mutilation and Sa- NGK Miederpark 30 August - Potchefstroom - mother after her arrest for Fortunately, Carelle and I tanic activities are a thing of shoplifting. It soon became went to go and see a Cult the past. Her efforts being apparent that the verbal and Counselor, Hendrik Venter, focused on bringing her For more information: physical abuse inflicted on for deliverance. At these peers back into His Light. Mobile: +27 72 856 1877 her and her mother by her sessions, Carelle decided to father had created scars invite Jesus Christ into her Fax: +27 18 290 7496
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[email protected] J.A.S.O.N. Project J.A.S.O.N., an acronym for rhythm: To unite the youth Potchefstroom. Jesus and the Sons of Now, of different churches in Come and join us. Everyone Project is a worship move- Potchefstroom by creating is welcome!!! ment whose main mission is opportunities for inter- to bring a joy to worship denominational worship. music in a world where tra- At the moment the move- dition has taken president ment is in its infancy, and over an intimate relation- although its lifetime may be ship with Jesus Christ. short, the relationships that My girlfriend, Jana, and I on our The project’s recent heart- are created daily will have summer holiday in December. beat has taken a new long term effects within
