Everything in life has a beginning and an end, created by the Almighty for a purpose. Similarly, the Almighty created everything in pairs or opposites, whether night and day, hot and cold, happiness and sadness or male and female . The purpose of this is for us to reflect and ponder regarding the Creator and his creation.
We look at the growth of a seed, how the ground is generous taking in compost and allow the seed to grow beautifully. Not only is there lessons to be learnt from ground, but for us to understand the growth of the seed into a plant. In our daily lives growth is important, whether for self development, for our spirituality, the growth of our children or even our business and career. In many instances in our lives we need to continue to move forward, learn from things that happened in the past and find our way to grow in all aspects of our lives.
As an organisation, 15 months ago we were able to feed 10% being 250 people in one sitting, today we feed 2,500 people. This growth has been exponential in this short time frame, however this growth is not by mere chance, it is a result of each one of us working together to provide for those suffering from hunger and most importantly the assistance from the Almighty God. Although growth may seem uncomfortable at first, the main reason for this is that we have not been in this position before. Our children are the future of tomorrow, in a country facing challenges of gangsterism, drugs, kidnapping amongst other things we need to nurture our children to become better human beings which may have a positive effect on society. They should be taught to love all of creation, to always show acts of kindness despite this not being reciprocated and to be compassionate and care for those faced with adversities.
Today we fed the communities of Khayelitsha, Manenberg, Lavender Hill, Lotus River, Grassy Park and Vrygrond. Many people in these communities suffer from poverty and hunger. In winter months when it is cold hunger becomes even more challenging as people seek food amongst other things to provide warmth.
May we all be a means to assist those in need, even if it be in the form of providing hope and warmth with a plate a food. We would like to thank all our sponsors and the team for your continuous support to make this possible, may we continue to grow together on this journey to allow those in need to benefit from our actions. As Nelson Mandela said, “It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences and that if people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
See below some pictures of todays feeding:
Falaah Foundation 