Jesus Christ is our love,
living in community our calling
and serving the poor our passion.
GIVING HOMELESS MEN FAR MORE THAN A PLACE TO STAY
We care for homeless and destitute men with little or no money who arrive on our doorstep. Many of our men grew up in broken families, have been addicted to alcohol/drugs, have lost their jobs, were in prison and have had to face serious relationship difficulties, and eventually found themselves homeless. Some of them are mentally challenged and others have been living on the streets for years - broken men in need of God's grace.
PROVIDING "WORK FOR FOOD" FOR THE POOR
We care for poor men and women who struggle to feed their families and meet the basic needs of their children. On a daily basis we offer the opportunity to 15-20 desperate people to simply "Work for Food" in the Melusi vegetable garden.
However, before these men and women start their work in the morning we worship God, speak about his son Jesus Christ and pray for God's mercy over our lives. Afterwards everyone is involved in practical tasks in our garden or in the Melusi community kitchen.
CARING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED
We care for children and young people teach and disciple them. Melusi facilitates teenager groups in local rural areas and minister through Bible studies, singing and games. Besides the youth clubs, we organize youth camps, discipleship camps and sport events. Our objectives are to minister and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the youth, to disciple new-believers in their walk of faith, to train local youth so that they can minister and reach out to their communities and churches, enabling us to handover ministries and pursue new support for outreach.
BRINGING HOPE AND LOVE INTO HOPELESS SITUATIONS
Weekly trips are undertaken into different informal settlements around Dundee where we visit and support the poorest families and people in desperate need. The living conditions and the life stories of many people are heart-breaking. No words can describe their suffering and pain.
Over many years relationships of trust have been established and our teams are warmly welcomed in these communities. We come to bring hope and love - something our people lack the most.
SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST
We love Jesus Christ. He is our life, He is our hope, He is our joy and we are passionate about following him and inviting others to do the same. Melusi Fellowship is therefore simply a Jesus church.
We meet for our church service on the Melusi property every Sunday at 9h00. Our fellowship comprises folk from the community representative of all so-called race and social groups. People from the wider community of Dundee attend as well as team members and the homeless men we care for. It is the diversity of our people that makes Melusi Fellowship unique.
