So your probably thinking why would an organization call themselves "BEAM"? To tell you the truth I had no idea at first either. Until I sat down to think about it for a little while. So here is what i came up with. A Beam is a bright light that shines in the depths of darkness, John 1:5 says "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not prevail against it." I then instantly realized how their name fit hand and glove with the gospel! Christ asks us to be the light in the darkness and to bring his Kingdom to this dark perverse nation! Christ overcame this world and everything in it, that's a huge reason why we follow him because we know that he is no phony. So I love how they came up with this name it truly speaks about God's GLORY!
So now that you understand the symbolism behind BEAM I should tell you a little bit about what they do!
BEAM is a non profit organization that is located in the very low income region just off the outskirts of Pretoria South Africa. The low income areas are known as "townships" basically underdeveloped urban settlements owned by the government, most of these citizens use materials like scrap metal, scrap wood and plastic bags to build their homes. It is one of the saddest sights you will ever witness in your life. It's honestly heartbreaking to imagine that Millions upon Millions of people have that to look forward to THAT when they walk back to there homes from their hard days of work! So what BEAM does for this broken community is absolutely incredible and mind blowing! They take in these children and adults who have NO HOPE and raise them up in the LIGHT. Giving them Food for their empty stomachs, clothes for their naked backs and encouragement for their future. These people of South Africa need care and emotional healing and through Christ Jesus we are able to make that happen!
I hope this blog post gives you a better understanding of what BEAM is all about and what their are doing to move God's Great Kingdom! here is a couple of verses I think you should check out that have alot to do with this movement God's creating in SA!
Isaiah 58: 6-7
verse 6: Is it not this fast which i have chosen: to lose the bonds of wickedness, to lose the bond of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free and that you break every enslaving yoke?
Verse 7: it is not to divide your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked that you clothe him, and that you will not hid yourself from the needs of your own flesh and blood?
So now that you understand the symbolism behind BEAM I should tell you a little bit about what they do!
BEAM is a non profit organization that is located in the very low income region just off the outskirts of Pretoria South Africa. The low income areas are known as "townships" basically underdeveloped urban settlements owned by the government, most of these citizens use materials like scrap metal, scrap wood and plastic bags to build their homes. It is one of the saddest sights you will ever witness in your life. It's honestly heartbreaking to imagine that Millions upon Millions of people have that to look forward to THAT when they walk back to there homes from their hard days of work! So what BEAM does for this broken community is absolutely incredible and mind blowing! They take in these children and adults who have NO HOPE and raise them up in the LIGHT. Giving them Food for their empty stomachs, clothes for their naked backs and encouragement for their future. These people of South Africa need care and emotional healing and through Christ Jesus we are able to make that happen!
I hope this blog post gives you a better understanding of what BEAM is all about and what their are doing to move God's Great Kingdom! here is a couple of verses I think you should check out that have alot to do with this movement God's creating in SA!
Isaiah 58: 6-7
verse 6: Is it not this fast which i have chosen: to lose the bonds of wickedness, to lose the bond of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free and that you break every enslaving yoke?
Verse 7: it is not to divide your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked that you clothe him, and that you will not hid yourself from the needs of your own flesh and blood?
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