Transition House

You are here:

Transition House - House of Blessings

In April 2009 we opened up our first transition house, this is now accommodating 4 young men and one missionary who overseas them. As the children grow up at the Promise centre and become young adults our aim is to see them grow further still, and gradually make the “transition” into adult life, learning and developing as many life skills as possible, in order for them to finally leave and graduate on.

Our hope is that they will be equipped both practically and emotionally, ready to become interdependent members of the community, in order to confidentially start living their own lives and peruse their life dreams, thus enabling them to contribute to their own community and society in general. We encourage and help each individual to set life goals,

incorporating a plan and vision for their own future. Where possible are aim is to commit to each of these young adults creating and providing opportunities, to give them the necessary tools to assist and help facilitate them on their life journey.

We believe education is one of the biggest key, to enable each individual to be able to make informed choices for their future careers and callings. Therefore much support is given so that each individual can first finish school and then go on to peruse higher education of their choice.

Practically at the Transition house they learn to become more independent in every way, cooking, cleaning, food shopping, washing their clothes, budgeting and paying house bills and all the other things you need to run a house. Many of the young adults will finish school late for their age, often as late as 25yrs of age due to not having the adequate support in earlier years, this makes it difficult for them to start contributing financially to their own lives and start to plan for their future.

Our aim is therefore during their time in the Transition House to assist them in finding a job or apprenticeship work so they can start to contribute financially. This may mean they continue their studies at night school.

Meet our first four boys to graduate on from the Promise Centre and have this opportunity to live in our 1st Transition house, which we gave the name the “House of Blessings”

Tedes was 17yrs at the time of moving into the Transition house and had previously lived at the Promise centre for 5yrs .He is currently being sponsored to study in an local English speaking school at an ACE school of tomorrow he is a dedicated student one of the highest achievers in his school winning awards both Academically and in Sports. He would like to become an engineer and has just taken an aptitude test.

This indicates he certainly has the capabilities to peruse such a career. He is currently serving at his local church controlling the Keyboards and his hobbies are football and basketball he love cars. Tedes has a wonderful warm big friendly personality and a great enthusiasm for life, and is determined to do well in life and make a difference where ever he goes. He is loved by many and is always a pleasure to be with.

Geraldo was 16yrs when he moved into the transition house and had previously lived at the Promise centre for 2yrs. He is in grade 7 at school and is one of the top students in his class he would like to become a doctor. He also dreams to travel and see other places around the world.

Geraldo loves football and has a great talent. He is currently learning how to manage the sound system at church and would love to play the keyboards too.Geraldo has a wonderful gentle, soft friendly personality and is always happy. Geraldo is always willing to help and has a caring and servant heart.

Chico was 19yrs when he moved into the transition house and had been living at the Promise Centre for 4yrs he is currently studying in 5 thgrade and is determined to finish school and would like to become a teacher. At church he plays the bongos and is currently learning to play the drums which he loves. He also plays the guitar and loves to sing. He would love to take a course in computers and have his own computer one day.

Chico is a friendly young man with a warm sensitive friendly personality, he has a big servant heart and is always willing to lends a hand.

David was 20yrs of age at the time of the moving to the Transition house he had lived at the Promise centre for 2yrs previously.

He is currently at school in 9 th grade and studying hard and is dream is to become a vet, as he has a love for animals.

He has successfully just passed his driving test and his hobbies are playing the base guitar for his church and he enjoys computers and is very caring towards little children and has a warm sensitive nature.

On the Wednesday 15 th April 2009 the boys packed up their worldly belongings to move into their new home, it was time to say goodbye to the Promise Centre and all that had become familiar to them and move on ………