Protea Glen church hosts inspiring Soweto Boys Seminar
“It’s not really about the number that we are targeting but if we can get one boy who has been impacted by the message from the seminar we would have achieved great.”
Founder of Boys Mentorship South Africa, Mpumelelo Buthelezi hosted a seminar to mentor young boys coming from all parts of Soweto.
The seminar was held at the Christian Family Church International Soweto (CFCI) in Protea Glen.
The main purpose of this seminar was to let the boys know that they have people to count on.
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The seminar hosted 73 boys and 15 young adults coming from different parts of Soweto like Mofolo, Diepkloof, Protea Glen and other areas.
Buthelezi founded Boys Mentorship South Africa in 2012 with hopes of empowering young boys and helping them become better people in society.
He said the goal behind these seminars that are spreading all around Gauteng had always been to encourage young boys and bring them closer to God hence they are hosted in different churches.
Buthelezi also shared his life experience of once being an addict and living on the streets.
“We are on a mission of reaching one million boys by 2028. In every township in Gauteng, we are holding these seminars so we can reach the number that we are targeting,” said Buthelezi.
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“It’s not really about the number that we are targeting but if we can get one boy who has been impacted by the message from the seminar we would have achieved great.”
During the seminar, the young boys participated in a few activities that were given by Buthelezi.
In these activities, boys were divided into groups to share their views on the topics they were given such as their vision of where they are going, who they are, and where they come from.
Pastor Isaac Nemurura from the CFCI said, “My biggest highlight in the group activity was when the boys were telling us about their backgrounds and the kind of families they come from, for me that was touching. I wish I could do something to ease the pain they come from.”
The church ladies and residents of Protea Glen had also prepared a meal for the boys who attended the seminar.
Mirriam Jemera who is a church member at CFCI spoke about how much of a great initiative this is for young boys.
“Boy children are carrying heavy burdens as well so I am happy that this seminar is happening and I know our boys will also change for good,” said Jemera.
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Even after the seminar was closed off with a prayer the young boys carried on with their activities and went on to get food.
Kamogelo Khumalo (20), one of the young men who attended the seminar said, “I enjoyed seeing the guys step out of their comfort zone because there are people here that wouldn’t usually do the activities that we are doing now.”
