Tshega Christian Mission

My name is Tebogo Portia Maake. I joined TCM 17 January 2016. To me TCM is not only my work place but a family. TCM has transformed my life as well as my family’s life. When I join TCM I was a nobody. Having joined this organization my life was never the same, be it spiritually and financially. TCM has taught me that all people are the same. More educated or less educated you are treated the same under the leadership of our CEO ma’am Ellanie.

She encourages the spirit of self-empowerment which led me to start studying and pursue my dreams. What I love most about our organization is that it empowers its own staff and trust that as TCM we can do more than we can think of.

My name is Bevly Maake, and this is a small story of how TCM has transformed my life. In 2010, my little brother and I became orphans at the ages of 9 and 5. My mom’s cousin (Maggie) took on the responsibilities of looking after us along with her 3 other children at the time, even though she didn’t have the financial capacity to do so. We all ate, bathed, and slept in one small shack. In 2011 TCM took me into their school to improve my quality of education and built us a beautiful 2-bedroom house. My life had drastically changed for the better. TCM supported me all the way through and continuously provided us with all our basic needs like food and clothes.

Through the strong support that TCM has provided me, I have gone to study at the University of Pretoria where I got my bachelor’s degree in commerce. I am now 22 years old and currently working for one of the biggest banks in South Africa. I thank God for using TCM to transform my life for the better.

The greatest virtue at TCM is the presence of God, apart from all the other things that can be spoken of. It is an understatement to say we are at work when we are at TCM. It’s a sanctuary where one can experience the presence of God.

It is my first time to work at an organisation where spirituality is the anchor for everything, including the decision-making process. I saw the Lord responding to some critical matters in which as humans, we were too minute to find solutions. TCM taught me to put my trust in the Lord and leaning not on our own understanding (Prov 3: 5-6).

We have a moment with the Lord every day before we start any daily proceeding because we believe that all other things work better when we put God first. People are getting transformed by the preaching of the word of God every morning. Sometimes, devotion sessions become praising and worship sessions, pouring our hearts to God. Surely, TCM is our Bethel (the house of God), or Peniel (a place to see the face of God), and our Jerusalem (a place of peace).

The Lord used TCM to transform my life, as I was raised from dust to become a person who can be counted in the society. I have seen the love and care at TCM, which l am so passionate to pass it on to others through Christian education. I used to see teaching as a profession until this organisation showed me that it is more of a calling to be a teacher (Prov 16:3). I have never had this feeling of self-actualisation as l have now ever since l started working at TCM as a teacher. I am and shall continue to be an instrument that God uses to bring transformation to his people through the various programmes at TCM.

My name is Koketso Sekgobela. I came to The Lighthouse Academy in 2010, I was a 21-year-old girl, who had lost hope in life. I had no idea on how to turn my life around. Then I was given the opportunity to turn my life around and to be a responsible person, by giving my life to Jesus Christ. I am thankful even today that I have a place I can call home, TCM.