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Prayers for power

Friday, 1 July 2022, may have marked one of the darkest days in Parys’ history.

As most residents and businesses battled without power or water, Overcomers lived up to the motto “Help is Coming!”
Staff, interns, Everyday Children’s Church (EDCC) and Operation Safe Place youth packed the familiar Overcomers bus and overflowed into the Town Hall square.


Over the dreary drone of generators, the choir and band belted out songs and sounds of hope and worship, interspersed by energetic children dancing and words of wisdom from the ministry team.
While the executive mayor, her councillors, and the Development Forum were in intense negotiations with Eskom; light, love, and levity filled the hearts and minds of Overcomers’ staff and frustrated residents for two colourful but unified hours.

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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