Living Way Newsletter

Welcome to our August newsletter. This month we focus on our entrepreneurial programme as we close one chapter and open another. God bless and stay in touch.

Entrepreneurs Trained

It has been an incredible journey with the six entrepreneurs that joined us in April. From their training, weekly support groups and mentoring, they have travelled a long way in their businesses. In early August, the support meetings came to an end, signaling the end of the structured learning part of Living Way's entrepreneur development programme. The baton has been passed to the business owners and they are motivated to take their businesses to new heights.

The group has been challenged about many different things during the last few months. When asked what the most important thing that they have learned, they answered:

To work with the Lord

No matter how big my dream is, it is achievable

I've learned that business is a skill that you really need to work hard at to obtain the best results.

God, not me, owns the business and I am accountable to him for every decision

Business comes in different forms and everyone has a talent for different things

Above every little thing we do, God is the one above and he is the one who gives us the knowledge to run our businesses

We celebrate with these entrepreneurs as they face the business world. We believe that they have the skills and tools to achieve their dreams. We also linked our entrepreneurs with a microfinance institution, Act of Grace, which has already provided some of our entrepreneurs with much needed capital.

The next set of entrepreneurs joins us on the 15th September for their training. This group will be bigger, with 15 small business owners taking part. Our hope for this group is that Living Way would be a ladder for them to reach their own dreams for themselves and their businesses.

How you can be involved

- Refer

if you live in Cape Town and you know of a grassroots business person that would benefit from our Entrepreneur Development programme, please refer them to us.

- Volunteer

there are many different ways that you can serve with Living Way. Contact Richard as to the best way of doing this

Points of prayer

For open doors - that as we approach pastors regarding our programmes, that God would bless the relationships that are built

That the right entrepreneurs would be part of the training in September

For wisdom as we develop plans for 2009

Feel free to email Richard at richard@livingway.co.za.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
Saint Augustine

Our Values
We believe that dependence on others is to be avoided (2 Thess 4:11-12, 2 Thes 3:10)

Therefore: We aim to provide opportunities for sustainable livelihoods through empowerment.

Contact Us:
Tel: +27 84 704 8073
Email: info@livingway.co.za
Website: www.livingway.co.za

Who is Living Way?
Living Way is a Christian non-profit organization that has a vision of extending God's Kingdom and economically empowering the under-resourced. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, it is part of the Living Hope family of organizations. The award winning, USAID funded Living Hope has been working in the field of HIV for over 8 years and highlighted the need to address poverty in a sustainable way. Hence, in November 2007, Living Way was launched.

Living Way is running three primary programmes: Community based Savings Clubs, adding value to Job Creation projects and Developing Entrepreneurs through training, support and mentoring.

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