Our story begins in 2012. The beautiful building we serve the community from, stood abandoned for two years after the “NG Feesgemeente” amalgamated with “NG gemeente Alberton-Wes”. Here in the heart of Alberton North the needs was shouting at us to be heard. A comprehensive community study was done from 1 March 2012 to May 2012 in order to determine the real needs of the community. A presentation was made to the church council of “NG Kerk Alberton-Wes” (the owner of the buildings) and permission was granted and support committed to use the buildings to serve the community from. On 3 September 2012 Ligstad’s doors was opened for the community. Lonely seniors living in the area found a “home away from home” where they can socialize once a week with their peers and where they could be spoilt a bit. Fifteen children were also welcomed at the aftercare on that day.
These humble beginnings was all God needed to multiply what was offered to Him in dependence and total obedience. What you see on our web page is the product of God’s blessing on the work done by obedient staff and volunteers.
The story is everything but done and every new day is an opportunity to add a new page to Ligstad’s story. Thank you for considering to become part of this story.
We need to thank various organisations and partners who believed with us that an organisation like Ligstad is viable in Alberton. They are:
– The church council of “NG Gemeente Alberton-Wes”
– Tutela Headoffice and Tutela Family Care Greater Alberton
– Alberton Record
– Many more individuals were borrowed to Ligstad for seasons by God and without them, from whom we learned so much and on who we could trust for their support, our organisation would not have grown this much.
Deelname is die kern van elke byeenkoms. Die krag van gedeelde gebed kan nie onderskat word nie.
Corrie Ras
- Create an Aftercare program designed to focus holistically on the needs of each and every learner in our care.
- Established a high quality Early Childhood Development program that focuses on the overall well-being of our learners ages (3 to 6 years/Grade RRR to Grade R).
- The “God Is Good”-group was founded which is a loving pro-active care group for seniors.
- Ligstad offers counselling services for a wide array of emotional needs.
- Training is provided with regards to a wide variety of subjects, from parental guidance to healthy functioning.
- Partnerships has been created with other non-profit organisations to help provide much needed services to community members in need. These include people living on the street as well as individuals suffering with substance/drug abuse.
