We offer help and hope regardless of race or religion, offering a "hand-up" and not a "hand-out" - because we care!
The CRADLE OF HOPE operates in the spirit of UBUNTU.
The rationale behind the name UBUNTU can best be explained as follows :
To remind ourselves of what we can do in our everyday life to help others, we attribute the following pledges to the letters in the word UBUNTU :
U = Understand each other
B = Build relationships with respect
U = Unwavering commitment to the cause
N = Need to trust each other
T = Tune out our differences amicably
U = Use our time and talents to help those in need
We define the true meaning of UBUNTU as :
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humanity, generosity, compassion, helpfulness
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living productively through other people, true to the age-old concept of goodwill; "live and let live"; thus unselfishly helping our fellow man to lead a good quality of life
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that a person is a person through other people is the philosophy of UBUNTU through which we can learn respect for our fellow man
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respect for and conservation of the environment to enable us to live a healthy life on a healthy planet.
Main Objective :
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The upliftment of homeless and destitute families, especially women and children, through the proclamation of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ by living the Gospel.
As The Bible teaches us, the poor were not to receive handouts. Israel was instructed not to gather all of their harvest. They were to leave something on the land for the poor to gather for themselves. They could benefit by means of working for themselves, by gathering what was left behind. This stands in stark contrast to the modern concept of mercy aid. Mercy aid strips people of their initiative to work and take responsibility for their own lives. It is not a means to build an economy. God’s intention is that “there shall be no poor among you. . .” (Deut 15:4). The Biblical ethic and philosophy for a sound economy is to eliminate poverty. We have a heart towards the poor and we are committed to a process of eliminating poverty. We must change how we do business at street level to line up with God’s mandate and principles.
Revelations
5:9
And they sang a new
song : "You are worthy to take the
scroll and to open the seals, because you were slain, and with your
blood you
purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and
nation."
Matthew
25:42-43 (New International Version)
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you
gave
me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I
needed
clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did
not
look after me.'
We are children of God, helping other children of God who are
suffering. That is all. We do not wish to gain any
glory
for ourselves. We have no connections with any
political party or specific church denominations. We love
Jesus
Christ and serve His children.
