Est. 2025 · South Africa

Messengers

Proclaim good news to the poor. Heal the wounds of the brokenhearted. Tell captives, “You are free.” Isaiah 61:1–3
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Built on compassion,
purpose & faith

Messengers is a community of dedicated volunteers, generous supporters, and faithful servants — coming together to touch the lives of the vulnerable, the brokenhearted, and the captive. We are not merely an organisation; we are a family.

Each day we are inspired by those whose lives we are blessed to touch — whether struggling orphans, isolated elderly, or people searching for freedom and hope.

Proclaiming the good news of His love and grace to the poor, the brokenhearted and the captives — for His glory. — Messengers

Mark Your Calendar

Upcoming Events

Drop-off
22 March 2026
Spread the Love
Hosted by Messengers · Loeries & Gracia Youth Centre

Spreads and goodies for lunchboxes, blessing 132 children across two homes.

Loeries — 36 children

Gracia Youth Centre — 96 children

No volunteering required — a simple drop-off at the children’s homes.

Volunteer
4 April 2026
Easter with the Elderly
Hosted by Messengers · Uncle Ben’s & Silversig

Easter egg handout accompanied by Bible verses and personal messages of hope, at two elderly homes.

Volunteering needed — join us for the handout visits at both homes.

Budget: R1 000 per home

Volunteer
14, 15 & 16 May 2026
Applous
Hosted by NG Skuilkrans · Supporting Loeries

The annual choir festival runs over three days with all schools competing. We volunteer in shifts at the stalls:

Snoepie — Sweets & chips

Cake Table — Cupcakes

Coldrinks

All proceeds go to Loeries graduates currently studying at Potchefstroom.

TBC
June 2026
Hot Chocolate & Hot Dogs
Hosted by Messengers · Wollies & Wollies Helpers

A warm community outreach event — more details to follow.

Budget: TBC

Celebration
June 2026
Heartwork Graduation
Hosted by Heartwork · Prisoner Graduation

Celebrating the graduation of participants in the Heartwork prisoner rehabilitation programme — a milestone of freedom and new beginnings.

More details to follow.

Children
July 2026
Ligpunt’s Vacation Programme
Hosted by Ligpunt · Messengers leads condensed versions

A vacation programme for children in the church and surrounding communities. Messengers runs condensed versions at:

Gracia

Loeries

Budget: TBC · More details to follow.

To participate, contact us

Our Mandate

The Lord has appointed us
as Messengers to:

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Preach good news to the poor
Serving those that can’t fend for themselves — the vulnerable and the needy in our communities.
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Heal the brokenhearted
Walking alongside victims, the elderly, single parents, widows, widowers, and orphans with compassion and dignity.
3
Tell the captives: “You are free”
Redefining identities in Christ and empowering transformation through truth, grace, and spiritual authority.
4
Tell the prisoners: “Be free”
Preaching the Gospel and leading lives to salvation and new beginnings through the living Word of God.
Announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace
Encouraging people through God’s Word toward new beginnings — being a new creation, cultivating new habits, and being transformed by the renewal of their minds. Teaching spiritual authority in Christ and equipping with the knowledge of God’s Word, training in prayer and the full armour of God. (Col 3:1–15, Romans 12, Eph 6)
Comfort all who are in sorrow
To strengthen — through exhortation and encouragement — those crushed by despair who mourn, by reminding them of their identity in Christ and their spiritual authority, and pointing them to the joy set before them.
Give them
A beautiful bouquet in the place of ashes — introducing Christ as the Lover of their souls. The oil of bliss instead of tears. The mantle of joyous praise instead of the spirit of heaviness. Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaks of Righteousness, planted by Yahweh as a living display of His glory.

Our Scriptural Foundation

Isaiah 61:1–3

The mighty Spirit of Lord Yahweh is wrapped around me because Yahweh has anointed me, as a Messenger to preach good news to the poor. He sent me to heal the wounds of the brokenhearted, to tell captives, “You are free,” and to tell prisoners, “Be free from your darkness.”

I am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on his enemies, to comfort all who are in sorrow, to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn —

— to give them a beautiful bouquet in the place of ashes, the oil of bliss instead of tears, and the mantle of joyous praise instead of the spirit of heaviness. Because of this, they will be known as Mighty Oaks of Righteousness, planted by Yahweh as a living display of His glory.

Our Leadership

Meet our Team

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Celeste van Wyk
Founder

Celeste brings heart and dedication to the Messengers family, serving alongside the team to carry love, hope, and healing to those who need it most — walking faithfully in the calling of Isaiah 61.

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Werner van Wyk
Director — Governance & Funding

Werner oversees corporate governance, funding coordination, and operational excellence. He brings a spirit of teamwork and perseverance to everything he does — values equally at home on the padel court.

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Nicola Rodink
Director

Nicola believes it is her calling to be a blessing to others. She sees Messengers as the hands and feet of Jesus — carrying love, hope, and healing to the broken, the poor, and the vulnerable.

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Marli Theron
Director

Marli is committed to journeying alongside those in need — offering not just temporary relief, but lasting hope through the truth of the Gospel. Her heart is to see lives transformed by His grace.