Today Impact Direct Staff attended a Business Breakfast at Granger Bay Restaurant organised by New Trends and Outlooks a business owned by two young men Kyle Jonck and Jason Martin.
The aim of this breakfast is to get business men and women using the power of social media therefore the two guest speakers was no other than Marlon Parker that spoke about “Important Jumps for the future of your business” fish where others are not fishing.

Marlon Parker at Business Conference 2020

The other speaker was Dave Duarte a Digital Media and marketing educator in Cape Town and his talk was around “Marketing 2020″ He shared so many interesting facts regarding marketing and social media.

Dave Duarte at Business Conference 2020

“As we go forward, I hope we’re going to continue to use technology to make really big differences in how people live and work.”
Sergey Brin

Jason Martin(19) Had been a drug Addict since my Father past away in the year 2001, for his life was hard as a young lad. His mother could not provide for him, all clothes he wore was broken, life was tough. He only family member finishing his education and establishing a business

Since he accepted Jesus His Life went from better to Better, Strength to Strength Today he’s set free of Drugs named; Tik (Methamphetamine
), Dagga (Marijuana), Tobacco and Alcohol he is now 4years free of it and fall part of a team called the Impact Team. Jason now an ICT Student at College of Cape Town.

Kyle Jonck (20) An Economics student at Unisa.
Grew up in Mitchells Plain, in a dysfunctional home.
This did not keep him behind, he never indulged in any form of drugs
He decided to take on the business world, looking forward to the future in expectation
of accomplishing goals

New trends & outlooks started with two youngsters from Bridgetown Athlone .Kyle Jonck and Jason Martin met at the Impact centre ,they decided to start a business conference ,with the aim of empowering the youth ,business leaders ,entrepreneur and people wanting to start their own business.

Well done Kyle and Jason for a great event

Apostle Roger Peterson

Impact’s Director, Roger Peterson has gone to the UK to visit our sister church’s in Salisbury, Red Hill, South Hampton and Bromley.

He will be there for 3 weeks going around to churches about what’s happening at the Impact Center and building on an already strong relationship, which started 10 year‘s ago when Apostle Roger went over on a mission trip to the UK.

Because of that trip, we have had many friend’s of the UK coming to SA, to avail themselves to the underprivileged communities in South Africa. We’ve had many positive stories coming from theses trips.

We will keep you posted on Apostle Roger Peterson’s trip to the UK.

Pricilla and Gloria setting up Impact's table.

Registering the Senior's

Dementia SA.

Some of the Senior's.

Friday The seniors, were spoilt to a lovely day of pampering and honouring.

Impact Direct and Social Development came together and hosted the HONOURING of the senior’s, honouring off the senior’s is very important to Impact Direct.

The day consisted a heart wrenching talk on Dementia, done by Bobby Judzen of Dementia SA, who’s wife also suffers from a form of Dementia.

The day ended with the pampering of the senior’s feet and hands as well as checking of the blood pressure and weight.

Gail Osborne greeting the senior's.

Rae Goedeman and Eleanor Ruiters

Today impact Direct was blessed with a visit from a spokesperson from St Luke’s Hospice, Eleanor Ruiters who has worked for St Luke’s for 10 years.

She spoke about the myth’s that come with St Luke’s, some people think that when you go to St Luke’s you going there to die.

“You draw strength from the patient’s, who still has that zest for life, who still not giving up on life” Eleanor said.

St Luke’s Hospice provides palliative care
to people who are approaching the end of their lives. A team of skilled professional staff
and volunteers improves the quality of life of these patients through early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of
pain and the other physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patients and their families. This is given, irrespective of the
patient’s ability to pay for the service.”

St Luke’s started working in the in patient care field in 1982. At this time the St Luke’s Hospice offices were situated at the Vincent Palotti Hospital in Pinelands. Then they were moved to a home in Trill Road Observatory but it became obvious that the premises were too small and with the help of the Lombardi Family Trust in 1985 the present Kenilworth property was acquired.

“I enjoyed the talk, and learnt a lot about St Luke’s, learning that it‘s not always when you going to die that you need to go there. I don’t need to give up on life, but be positive an d live life to the fullest” a senior said.