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Whom Shall We Send? (Poem)
Whom shall We send? The angel flew and touched my lips With a burning coal. It did not singe But purified my soul. Who shall go for Us? Whom shall We send? “I will go.” Was my feeble answer. And yet a stronger resolve I said, “Send me.” No matter the unknown. No matter the … Read more
Annual General Meeting 23 October 2024
On the 23 October 2024, CYPSA hosted its Annual General Meeting. The meeting commenced with a short devotion from Matthew 26:7, where all in attendance were encouraged to hold nothing back in serving God and others, but that rather, like the woman with the alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, we should give all that … Read more
Open Letter to Parliament – Stop the BELA Bill
The situation is critical. Our country’s youth, once full of hope and ambition, are now facing grave challenges. They are losing their lives to drugs, disease, and hunger on the streets. Their aspirations of becoming educators, legal professionals, medical doctors, or nurses have been crushed.
Development of an anxiety disorder following an emergency department visit due to dagga use: a population-based cohort study
The study looked at whether using dagga is linked to seeking medical help for anxiety. Researchers checked health records from Ontario, Canada, between 2008 and 2019. They focused on people who hadn’t gone to the doctor for anxiety before and compared those who went to the emergency room (ER) for dagga-related reasons to those who … Read more
BELA BILL Public Hearings Dates 2024
Provincial hearings already completed: KZN, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West.
CYPSA SUBMISSION TO NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES: COMMENTS ON CANNABIS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES BILL
We have grave reservations about the Bill itself, as well as specific provisions of the Bill, despite further amendments having recently been made to the Bill.
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Umphakathi Okhathazekile (the Concerned Young People of South Africa) is a non-profit organisation which was started by concerned people of South Africa in 2009 and then registered as an NPO in 2010.
The moral decay in our communities caused such great distress to us that we could not keep silent any longer. We have united in taking a stand against the devastation caused by drugs, immorality, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, crime, prostitution, pornography and abuse, amongst other evils, in all their forms.
Are You One Of Them?
Jesus said to them, Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward relent and believe him. (Matthew 21:31-32)
Within this portion Jesus made a profound statement to the pharisees. The pharisees saw themselves as religious and righteous. But their righteousness was according to their own opinion of themselves. Contrary to them, tax collectors and harlots realized that they were unworthy in themselves. Hearing John preaching to them, it cut them to the heart. They realized the truth put to them, came to repentance and mended their ways. They humbled themselves. This was difficult for the ‘righteous’ pharisees to do as they felt content in their own view of themselves. Confronted by John’s sermons they disliked it, and rejected it. Through their own actions they closed the door to enter into God’s kingdom.
We as humans are always quick to defend ourselves against any kind of criticism. However, when realizing the truth and humbling ourselves admitting to our own wrongs, we become part of His Kingdom. Being cleansed by Jesus blood, the door is open to anyone coming in this manner. Are you one of them?