BETHESDA & JCA CHRISTMAS PROJECT 2026

We are excited to introduce this year’s Christmas Project!

Children need lots of space and place to run and jump and play. On most days, our playgrounds and fields are full of activity, and we praise God for the opportunity to mentor and minister to all the kids who enter the gates of Bethesda. These everyday moments help children build friendships, grow in character, and feel a sense of belonging.

Bethesda Outreach opened our Christian school to the surrounding community in 2007 to educate kids and serve as an outreach to children. We thank God for the remarkable growth and influence of Jabulane Christian Academy (JCA) – now serving over 300 students. We are in an important season of growth and consider this sports field an investment in children and in the ministry of Bethesda & JCA.

Currently, the multi-sports field funded through our 2021 Christmas Project is being used to its fullest potential. As our athletics programme continues to expand, our grounds are carrying more strain than ever before. We are now in need of a full-size sports field to serve our children well into the future! We will take a phased approach beyond this initial project to add in needed equipment, seating, storage and other necessary amenities.

This field will help to equip our teachers, coaches, parents, and kids with a tool to develop valuable relationships through the experience of sports. It will provide for many sports including soccer, cricket, and track and field. It will also allow us to host visiting schools and tournaments on our own campus, providing opportunity for further connectedness and ministry to neighbouring communities and schools right here where God has planted Bethesda.

Your gift can help transform 18,000 m² of rugged African bushveld into a thriving sports field, complete with cleared and levelled ground, nutrient-rich topsoil, durable sports-grade grass, and an irrigation system to keep it all green. The cost to bring this vision to life is approximately $165,000 / R2.4m – just R136 (USD $9) per square metre.

Would you prayerfully consider your contribution toward a lasting imprint on our land and on the lives we touch here at Bethesda?

Together, we can provide a place where children can compete, build character, grow in faith, and create lasting memories for years to come.

To God be the glory!

Michele Geurink
Executive Director

“Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”   -James 1:27