The Heart

Have you ever had the chance to listen to someone's heart beating? Or  been at a hospital and listened to the heart monitor machine? 
Its so profound to me how the body can not function without one powerful muscle called the heart.
How its main function is to supply all the bodily parts with blood - by constantly pumping and working to ensure that all is in order.

No wonder so many love songs refer to the heart, and listening to the heart.
When we hurt, we hurt from our heart because it seems that our heart does not pump enough blood, or it seems that the pain we feel comes straight from our hearts.

We have to be so careful with this organ that sometimes seems to control who or what we are. We forget that our emotions and our heart are two separate things! 

My Blog today wants to remind you to keep breathing, take in each moment, live a life where you embrace the fact that your heart is beating and that no matter what the situation seems too be!

Thank you God for my heart! 

Have a blessed day and remember as long as your hearts beating - you're still living in this game called life.
Be careful how you guard your heart as well as how you handle other people's heart too.

Have a blessed day all

RLabsJozi Champion 
Liezl Jacobs 

Her God Became My God

I am so excited to do this blog this evening because I am hoping that someone, somewhere needs to hear this just as much as I did :)

A married couple from Gabon inspired me to realize that their God is my God and is SO alive and able to do what we allow him to do!
Gerald explained how he was religious and did believe in God but never had his own personal relationship in God - until God became "real" in his life! 
How his wife Berty persuaded him to give her God a try - they are studying IT and live off money that the government supplies them with which used to be just enough to survive.
They often wondered how they were going to make it each month - so Berty had an idea for them to trust God - but in order for it to work Gerald needed to agree to do what Berty was about to ask him!

She said that they were to tithe a tenth of what they have been given by the government which seemed totally   insane to Gerald as it were they were struggling to just make it each month. He decided to give her God a try - lol but in the back of his mind he was actually trying to prove a point that she was wrong. However her God proved himself by blessing them with finance - an amount just appeared in their bank account, they called all their family members to find out if they have deposited the money in their bank account and all said no! It was from that moment that Her God became his God!

Today they stand in unity and trust and serve one God, they have a car, renting their own home, have a small business and have no financial lack.

Sometimes we forget that God is real because we do not see him, so we forget or loose hope that he really is there! This couple touched my life because I realized that the same God they were telling me about is my God. That I need to completely need to trust when I ask him for something he is able to do! 
I need to trust him whole heatedly and realize that  God is real, God is able, God is willing!

Speaking to two ordinary people who don't even need to say much because their lives, joy, peace and love for one another tell you about how awesome this God of ours really is!

I dare you to take this challenge with me, let my God become your God. Ask him to do something for you - follow his word and ask him to keep his promises. Believe that he is your heavenly father and wants to do for you as a dad wants to do for his child. 

Berty & Gerald thank you for reminding me that God is alive and real - Jesus Christ - You are amazing and I am totally excited about putting my trust in you, following your word and expecting something to happen and being amazed by the outcome knowing that my God is real! 

Be blessed - allow my God to become your God today! 

Liezl Jacobs RLabsJozi Champion! 

Elevation in motion

Elevation is the main aim and mission. It has been our mission as Rlabs Jozi to enlighten and uplift individuals emotionally and spiritually. It has been a journey which has been a virtue. Talk about commitment, perseverance and mostly importantly dedication. It is not for our own good but the good of the community and its masses. I still say touch a life and make a difference and feel the inner goodness of being a blessing in ones life. It all starts with yourself. A good thought gives birth to a good attitude and a good attitude gives birth to a good behavior and believe you me you will have good results.

What does Rlabsjozi mean to the community!!!!!!!!

Rlabsjozi is very important to the community and contributes a billion containing free knowledge to the community. I believe that we are the champions of the community  and we are foundation of tomorrow's youth.

knowledge is shared  for free here at Rlabsjozi, as a result empowering your future and your neighbors future in the neighborhood.

True Fulfillment

Here on this journey of RLabsJozi, I found  the true meaning of fulfillment, of being filled up by filling someone else up, by being happy by making someone else happy, by being greatful of all you have by realizing someone else does not have, by giving from the outside but receiving on the inside. 

RLabsJozi reminds me that there is more to life than just me and my LIFE; that there is a world out there hungry and desperate for an opportunity to learn and empower oneself! That your "bad" situation is really not as bad when you hear the next persons story! I have learnt that its never too late for anything, that life is all about the choices you make, that life deals you cards and the way you play will determine the outcome! 

We are given one chance at this thing called life and I choose to LIVE! To embrace this exciting journey of being the change I want to see in this world, to make a difference, to be a giver of hope, to be there to let someone know that they are able.
Life is about embracing each moment, learning to dance in the rain, to wait for the rainbow after the storm, to be able to appreciate hard work that must end in success! 


Thank you RLabsJozi for giving me the opportunity to embrace life, to realize how fortunate I am and how I am able to touch someone else's life when really they are touching my spirit just with a "smile & thank you" 
2012 was awesome can not wait for 2013  - you know what they say "Reach For The Moon, if you fail you land up with the stars" 


Over & Out 

Liezl Jacobs 

FRIENDS AND DRUGS

Growing up these days isnt the same anymore. Drugs is the root to all evil and the evil is everywhere, dosnt matter where you live and hw rich or hw poor you are everybody cn fall into the circle of drugs. in most cases ppl start off by trying to impress friends and at the same time throw their lives away. Impressing friends wont get tou anywhere because if they influience you in a bad way then they not ur tru frirnds. I dont believe its your friends that gets you hooked on drugs because there is no such thing as peer pressure bt there is something like self pressure. Everybody has a mind of their own and cn make disisions for themselves and if u say no the 1st time jst remember y u said no!

young people

Good morning people am a young from westbury age of 19 years as i young girl i know life out there is not easy i know most of us are going true taff times with family and friends but young people don't give up to soon there are always away to get out of it,its not always about drugs to solve the probloms but there are always one way speak to someone you can trust you can pray to God even though you cannt hear him answarings you but he can hear you.
Young people are giving they lives away because of a small misunderstanding at home young people please dont give up.
I THANK WHEN YOU MOVE PAST YOUR FEAR AND YOU GO AFTER YOUR DREAMS WHOLEHEARTEDLY,YOU BECOME FREE.
Young people let us not take our life away from me there were times when i felt like i can just kill myself but no when of doing it than i thank of the pain am gonna go more true so as young person please let us not take our life even if you feel you have one by your side always remember God is with you every step of the way so please don't give up now.If there are eny young people who would like to know me better you can find me facebook its Racquel smith LOVE YOU ALL.

my time with Rlabs

A warm welcome to all the people out there what a great day wow so hot and good God bless.My time with rlabs was very nice and am looking out for more they are the fun full people i ever met it is really nice being with them i have leaned a lot for the time that i have with them i love them a lot many God bless them with many more to come mwah.
'if the ship of your life is tossing on the sea of strife,you need someone you feel alone and your house is not a home you need someone.if it seems life isn't fair,and there's no one left to share all those lonely days and nights,when things just won't turn out right;and you want someone to care,and someone to just be you need someone'.
never let a bad day makes you feel like you have a bad life.

"Its about getting up on the inside"

“'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope'” (Jeremiah 29:11) 

No matter what life dishes out you need to remember to keep on getting up on the inside - you need to make sure that you have inner peace, inner joy and that you are alive on the inside.
Life doesn't promise to be perfect but it is up to you to decide how to make this imperfect life perfect.
You make the decision to "live", to wake up in the morning and decide "today I choose to "live".
Today I choose to have a great day despite my circumstances or this worlds expectations.

There are some things in life money just cant buy - like love, family, happiness, peace, contentment, being okay with where you at no matter where that place might be. Focusing on all the blessings, regardless of the blessing being big or small. To one person your "small" blessing might be something they have been waiting for all their lives and might be their big blessing that they have been waiting for.


Decide to bless someone everyday with a smile - costs you nothing! Do a good deed each day, remind someone that there is hope out there, decide to give more of yourself to others, decide to be the change you wish to see in the world, decide to count your blessings, decide to cut out anything that does not make you feel good, decide to empower someone, decide to be the reason someone smiles, decide to make someone feel better than what they did when they woke up! DECIDE on a greater destiny.

You know the saying life is what you make of it - ITS TRUE!
Life is filled with a whole lot of goodness its just up to you to see it, so take off them dark, grey negative shades and open your eyes to a world that is just waiting for you to make a difference.

All the great people we know and read about never made it over night, neither did they have success on their first try of the dream they had within them - but look where they are today after never giving up! Choosing to keep on trying, "to keep getting up on the inside"

Today my challenge to you is to "get up on the inside" 
Make the decision today to embrace this life, this journey that we have all been given by grace and live each day with no regrets. 
We only have one life to live, once chance to be who we were destined to be, one life to live!
SO TODAY CHOOSE TO LIVE!

Don't Take In Criticism

Sometimes the people who are criticized the most are the ones who try to do something constructive with their lives. It amazes me how people who do nothing want to criticize those who try to do something. After many years of suffering over the criticisms of people and trying to gain their approval, I finally decided that if God is happy with me, that is enough.

Each time someone criticizes you, try making a positive affirmation about yourself to yourself. Don’t just stand by and take in everything anyone wants to dump on you. Establish independence! Have your own attitude about yourself and don’t be defeated by criticism.

During Winston Churchill’s last year in office, he attended an official ceremony. Several rows behind him two gentlemen began whispering. “They say Churchill is getting senile.” “They say he should step aside and leave the running of the nation to more dynamic and capable men.” When the ceremony was over, Churchill turned to the men and said, “Gentlemen, they also say he is deaf!”

Lord, at the end of the day, I want You to be happy with the way I lived, whether others criticize me or not. If You are happy with me, that’s enough! Amen.

Here's to a week of focusing on the positive ! 

MY BRAIN IS COLD

What a Tuesday mxm but it's more like a blue Tuesday because everything today just felt dead to me lol .
I feel like iam busy getting flu ,i didn't actually want to get out of my lovely warm bed but i just had to because my mom went back to bed and she left me with all the cleaning .I finally got the strangh to get up and do all my mom cleaning but i now just got abit carried away and forgot all about the classes i needed to be at every  Tuesday morning @9 am @Rlabs .So now i arrived late for my class but I'm so happy i didn't miss anything yet.....

life is all about doing something special in life

First of all you have to have the lord in your life.In life there are different challenges enjoy live to the fullest.I think life is what you make out of it .life is all about meeting new people learning new things doing different things in life.

tell me something

I can tell u something about this cruel world we are living in today,there are people with no feelings at all for the next person.And that is so hard breaking ,we are all human being's.


                                                             That's my story.S.E.PEDRO

the story of my life

I want to tell u'll about myself, i'm a friendly person but still quiet.I love to meat new people and go i love the see,i always find peace by the see.Life is so sort so enjoy your life while u still alive once u dead u cant.

                                                                Thank You S.E.PEDRO.

A Season For Everything

So its time for a New Week! Rlabz Jozi to do their thang! Very exciting  time for all the champions to empower others just as they have been empowered! There comes a time and season for everything in life, this week lets embrace what life has to offer. Lets not wait for something to happen - lets be the ones to make it happen! Lets embrace each and every opportunity given unto us and remember that each obstacle comes with its lessons and teachings.Life is after all what you make of it! Lets decide to be Victors and not Victims! Lets take control of our lives and make sure that we are touching someones life along the way! 
So here's to a week filled with lots of soaking in the positives and ignoring the negatives! 

RLABS JOZI Here we go! :) 

Internet,googgle,blog

GraceRlabs

The story about my learning,education is the future.Jozi RLabs,what an exciting word to spread,where we get together an learn,upgrading our knowledge,getting to world of searching   engine,goggle,searching,imaging ,mapping and blogging.


Getting to translating languages to another.Be a blocker to write about any story.Publishing to the public to read.Thanks to the teachers,Angelo and Gary,the CEO of FWC,the student for helping one another.

Thanks Rlabs Jozi,for what you are doing for the community,keep on the good work not only for us
but for the whole South Africa.Thanks so much.

September 2012

This space has so much to tell you ......you going to have to watch this space to see more ....................
Gary Saaiman and Angelo King you have made such a difference and sometimes I wonder if you realize the impact you have had in so many lives? .....we sometimes do things, make decisions and never consider the consequences thereof , whether it be good or bad ......the GOOD and HOPE you have shared will always form a part of each persons future and this is really what RLabs is all about .........!

Marlon and Rene Parker , when God gave you this dream , you were obedient to what He wanted you to do and that is why the success stories we share on this blog is testimony that each one has a gift and a calling and when we heed to that we will be successful.

Pastor Roger & Jenny Pietersen the visionaries of Impact Direct , we salute and thank you for the covering  you give to RLABS , hearing Gods voice and allowing CHANGE in peoples lives!

It has been an honor to be a part of this great MOVEMENT , I look forward to being a part of renewing peoples minds and sharing this platform with everyone............

Knowledge Is Power

Just when you think you "know it all" there is to know about the internet and all it has to offer, two strangers (who now have become part of our family) come along and let you know that you really "don't know it all! :) And just like your brain you aren't using it to its full capacity! But there is hope and good news - they will show you how you can use this thing called "social media" ! So training takes place everyday after a hard days work and here we discover how AWESOME this social media thing is and how many tools and opportunities are at your disposal - right there just waiting for you to tap into this virtual world you had absolutely no idea - its almost like finding a magic lamp (Google)  and wala you can find out ANYTHING you need to know! The BEST part is you get to teach other people about this unknown world & power we know so little about and soak in their emotions and feelings of joy, self worth, excitement, happiness & knowledge. You being able to teach others that will teach others that will teach others and so on! A never ending circle of empowering people- letting them know that they "can" and that they are "able to" no matter WHO they are WHAT they are, WHERE they come from and WHY the are able to make a change and be the change!
We are able to practice Gods greatest commandment "LOVE", putting others needs before ours and understanding that we are empowered through empowering others.

It takes ama-zing people to sacrifice their time, effort & lives to teach others and take them along on this journey!
Gary & Angelo you have changed lives, motivated, empowered, encouraged, walked the walk and inspired many lives in your short time here! I know God has great things in store for you and that your lives will be enriched seven fold the amount that you have imparted in others!

SO here we go....... ready, set, GO!

THANKS FOR THE DAY

I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO TOOK THE TIME TO DO A BIT OF STREET JOURNAL WITH ME AND THE REST OF THE TEAM AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THE HEART IS FOND BUT MINE IS GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY AND I WANT TO SEND MY CONDOLENCES TOO EACH AND EVERYBODY WHO LOST A LOVED ONE ON 9 SEPTEMBER MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE.THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN FEEL THE PAIN BUT THE LOVED ONES AND IT'S HEART MONTH SO MAY ALL BE STRONG THANKS FOR USING GOD AS YOUR SAVIOUR AND HEALER THAT MADE YOUR HEARTS STRONGER MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY YOU ALWAYS TRUST IN GOD AMEN.THE FERNANDO NOW WITH THE TEAM OF RLABS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS HAPPY CHILDREN'S MONTH AS WELL HAVE A EXCELLENT DAY.

Thank GOD for small blessings.

Hi my name is Antoinette and i'm from Newclare.
I was quite exciting when i heard about the computer course,
it was always my dream to do a computer course but finances
never allowed me to do it,so now you must know when this came along,
it was like a dream come through.

Thank you RLABS Jozi for this opportunity i really appreciate it,
and a BIG thanks to my facilitators, Angelo and Gary you guys rock.
May GOD take you to higher heights in HIM as you continue doing
good and making a difference in many lives out there

Love you guys and may goodness and mercy follow you all the days of you'll life.

unemployment

women cutting meat

Today at Rlabs jozi we took a walk in the streets of the community.In our community we are having a big problem and that is unemployment.I interviewed a lady called Sbongile she is a mother of a few kids.Due to unemployment she is forced to sell food on a corner next to the nursing college.  

This lady come from as far as Soweto to make a living by selling food.She have to wake up 3o clock in the morning.She have to prepare at that time because she dont have a proper shelter to store her equipment.Sbongile  also have a problem with the metro police because the come and take there belongings.Its not fare because there is no jobs and alot of people are suffering out there she said.She said they asked if they can park a caravan there but the cops said they can not leave it there for 24 hours.

She say she need proper shelter because she think of the rainy days.SHE told me thet the business is

CABLE THEFT

Walking around with my R labs class in Plunkett avenue and i noticed that the telephone cable was cut on both sides. It made me think,what if there is an emergency? how do we as the community get hold of the police,fire brigade or ambulance etc

dangerous cables hanging near a school

Is cable theft a necessity because of unemployment or is it a new way to get cash for drugs. Is it really necessary to put your life on the line for a few hundred rands when at the end of the day u know its not worth it.

There are still a high number of reports of Telkcom and power cables all over the world, with cables being stolen for scrap especially copper and that leads to metal prices increasing.

Us as the community should report cable theft and put a stop to all this, to make our country a better and more safer place for the children,leaders for tomorrow and at the same time help ourselves.   

Health Departments Hospitals and Clinics

First of all their surface is very poor.You sit for hours before getting any attendance and that is not cool I think they should more effort in what they are doing .you should be attending people fast enough that are not feeling well .You must be up and awake working at these places .There is no time for sitting around and having your own conversation..They should do their job get more people that are good at what they are doing.They should be more accurate at what they do for a living . They are busy with peoples life's in their hands. They should take their jobs very serious your health is very important.Life is good live it to the fullest put GOD in your life first of all .Life is nothing without him in your life.They should attend people in time.

BETTER LIFE

Hi there my name is  Samantha and I'm from a community called Westbury here crime is high or that is what i thought,but i guess i was wrong.As i grew up i always wanted to changed the way our people was living,there is a high rate of poverty.There are people that go to bed without food to eat,children go school hungry.That was the way a friend of mine was living and it broke my heart,knowing that i ate and she had nothing to eat.

Today me and my group at Rlabs Jozi went to interview people on the streets and i was chocked at the number of people who struggle.I spoke to a guy named Aluwani Ramuhulu who said that he wish that government could do something about the unemployment.They should created more jobs then there will be less hunger in our country.

We asked for a free education so that each and every child have freedom to attend any school they wish to go.There are young people pushing around trolleys for a living collecting empty bottles and changing them for cash.They stand up early hours that is like a job for them they support their families,they have children that goes to school,they need to eat.

That's were crime comes in the young children don't find jobs because they left school reason being their parents could effort it.Most of them had to leave school to look after their siblings,there are no jobs but the streets are full of dirt yet there are so many people without jobs Y.

That makes u think will there be jobs for our children one day,we sent our children to school through the rainy days to sit at home Y.They say our children is our future but the way things are going now our children wont have a future.Please we need an increase in job employment urgently.

                                                       YOURS TRULY S.E.PEDRO.

HOW TO SAVE OUR COMMUNITY

THIS IS MY STORY ABOUT A DAYCARE CENTRE THAT WAS BURNT DOWN WHICH HAPPENED EARLY THIS YEAR.

FROM WHAT  I SAW WAS JUST WHY WOULD SOME ONE DO THAT TO KIDS WHO DONE NOTHING TO THEM HOW CAN THEY BE SO COLD HEARTED  WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN FIX THAT TODAY WE CAN HELP THESE IN NEED BY STANDING TOGETHER AS ONE CAN DO ALOT  THERE ARE PLACES LIKE THIS THAT SOME OF US THAT NEED IT BUT WE CANT DO ANYTHING CAUSE OF WHAT OTHERS WIIL DO TO US IF WE TRY AND MAKE A LIVING.

SO POEPLE LETS STAND TOGETHER AS ONE AND FIGHT 4 OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT WORK

 JOIN US ON RLABSJOZI AND SEE MORE WHAT WE TRYING TO DO 4 OUR COMMUNITY

Drug mean topic TIK [crystal meth]

AFTER USING CRYSTAL METH[TIK]

As a young girl i was never on drugs so i don't know how does it feel to use it
.
But what i can see from young people drugs is really taking them for a ride[SAD].I was reading this poem of TIK it was writing by a young girl who was in jail for drug charges and was really addicted to crystal meth.She was released from jail but true to her story the drugs owned her.This drug called crystal meth.It is a drug that can let you do things and you don't even realize that you did it,this drug can destroy homes and tear families apart.Its a drug that you can easily found most people know it as crystal meth[TIK],this drug's power is strong you can try it once it MIGHT let you go but if you try it TWICE it's gonna own your soul.After that you will start to steal,you will lie,you will do anything just to get high drugs can take kids from parents and parents from kids,it can turn people from GOD and believe me that's just the start it'll take your looks and your pride,it'll ravish your body,it'll control your mind it'll own you completely,you will get nightmares while lying in bed,the voices you will hear from inside your head.

This drug will be your MASTER,and you will be hes SLAVE,he will EVEN go with you,when you go to your GRAVE.It can bring you more MISERY then WORDS can tell,it will take you by HAND AND LEAD YOU TO HELL AND YOUR GRAVE .[SAD]YOUNG PEOPLE PLEASE STOP DOING DRUGS ITS FROM THE POINT OF HELL


                                                       LETS KEEP PRAYING FOR OUR CHILDREN
                                                                       TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

A walk to remember

This is my last week here in Johannesburg and what an amazing time this has been.Life is such an blessing and to have lived a month of my life with the people of Jozi was and still is an extreme blessing.

We came here to do some work and empower some people in order that they may empower their community. Touching one life at a time and in time , changing their homes, streets, areas, town and eventually their country. They actually have the world as their aim because they are change agents, bringing change to everything their hands and lives touch.

Yet, to be totally honest with all who reads this post. The people of Jozi who we, Angelo King and myself had to come empower, actually touched, empowered and influenced our lives so much that future generations will be blessed through who we have become in this month.

And I sit and wonder, if these champions of Rlabs Jozi could have a great impact on two total strangers lives who they came to love and know in only a month, " WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO ACHIEVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THE REST OF THEIR LIVES "

I am amped up to see what the future will produce and I will be watching this space and so should you.The bottom image is just two of the lives a people bringing hope has transformed forever. People of Jozi, be blessed.

My experience

My experience of the week was very nice. I experience a lot of things i did not now and dream of, The class teacher so very friendly person and what makes the class nicer is the way the teacher explain the work, the work i tot i will never experience   things like this because i never had the opportunity to go to computer class or do my grade 12 So thank you to Angelo to his brother and to f.w.center for giving us this opportunity. This class gave us a lot of experience to fine work when time goes on

Taking a step in life.

My name is Viola Daniels and I live in a colored community in Johannesburg.A friend of mine told me that F.W.C. would be offering computer lessons at their church. This happened a few months ago and I waited in anticipation for it to happen.On Sunday 02 September 2012 she came to inform me that these lessons would start on Monday 03 September 2012.I always had the desire to take computer lessons but always put it off.

I was very skeptical when I walked into the premises of F.W.C on Monday morning,not knowing what to expect.I was quite nervous and was just out of it.When I  heard that the class was full I felt disappointed
thinking that I had missed my chance after making up my mind.When told that there was an afternoon session I was overjoyed and felt at peace.There is a saying that goes that one is never too old to learn and that
is true.My daughter had bought a computer in 2008 which she had used for her studies.She moved out in 2010 and left for me to use.I never used it as I felt it was a stupid idea.There was no interest whatsoever because I felt it would be difficult to use it.

In the past three days I  have come to learn that one can accomplish a lot with a computer.I don't
regret taking the decision to come for these sessions.The people that are with me in these sessions are awesome.They do not look down on one another.It is as if God had a plan for making us a group.We
learn a lot from one another everyday.The facilitators are just as awesome as they are well equipped,friendly and just great people to be around with.

I know that what I have learnt thus far at these sessions is of great value for me.If it was not for the opportunity given to me to make what I thought was impossible - possible I would never have taken this
step.To be honest I think the computer at home would still have just been an ornament for display
purposes.

Thank you for making me realise that nothing is impossible.By the grace of God I know that he had
a hand in this decision.

Rlabs Jozi my experience

The first time I heard about Rlabs was from a member of my church. My first impression was that Rlabs is all about the community and as I came to the premises I found out for myself what it was all about.

I might have registered late but they were kind enough to let me enroll, I did not expect that.  It seems that the facilitators are more caring than you would think.  Another thing I liked about it was the fact that the courses were free which is understandable because this is for the community members who do not have the funds to educate themselves further so they might be more successful in their careers or general lifestyle.  The people here are friendly and are not too uptight yet they are strict about the rules which is a good balance for me.  At the end of the day everybody has a great experience in learning new and exciting things.

Rlabs has really lived up to my expectations and it is a good thing for people to know about this experience.  This could be the community college of our country, well I certainly hope so.

My Experience at Rlabsjozi

WHAT  I  LEARNT  AT RLABS   IS  UNEXPLAINERARABLE 

I  WOULD  LIKE  TO ENCOURAGE  YOUNG  PEOPLE  LIKE  ME  TO COME   AND JOIN   THE    

CLASS AND  LEARN  MORE   ABOUT  SOCIAL  MEDIA  IS NOT  JUST  ABOUT  CHATTING        

ITS   A NETWORK   THAT  YOU CAN CONNECT    WITH MANY PEOPLE  LIKE SINGERS,ACTORS,MUSICIAN  ARTIST  AND MUCH MORE SO I WOULD  LIKE TO SAY THANKS  FOR GIVING  ME THIS  WONDERFUL   EXPERIENCE  AND GONNA  GO THROUGH   MORE IN LIFE  THANK YOU RLABSJOZI    FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE SHOWING  ME ITS  A GREAT

  OPPORTUNITY'S  AND GONNA  GO THROUGH  MORE AMEN

Dear Rlabs Jozi

The greatest gift you can give people is your time, its like you giving a portion of your life,that you can never bring back,so therefor I just want to say thank you Rlabs Jozi!!!!!!!!for what your organization is doing for the communities.

I had an awesome time and experienced alot.The skills that your organization is teaching the communities,is such a precious gift that we so thankful for and we appreciate it dearly.

Keep up the good work.

MAXINE JANSEN




                                                               When you tempted to lose patience with someone
                                                                just think of how patient GOD has been with you
                                                                all this time.

rlabs

When i came to Rlabs jozi, i didn't know what to expect. I was insecure about the type of people that i would meet as we all know that there is not that much friendly people in the world, but at rlabs jozi I've learn ed that they make feel like you are part of something big.the people that i did meet at Rlabs jozi made feel welcomed. I would like to thank Rlabs jozi for the opportunity that they have given me,because I've learned alot from Rlabs jozi.

LEARN MORE ABOUT ME

"HELL-LOW,My name is Heather Herforth by some people call me TWIGGY,uhm....I am 19 years of age but soon to be 20 and I'm very HAPPY to say I've came a long way and I've gone true alot.Firstly i want to say I'm a young lady with BIG DREAMS who wants to become something in life.I am very lucky to have a strong mother in my life who stands behind everything good i do,she is a very positive person I LOVE HER SO MUCH.I have 4 wonderful sisters who i love dearly,i finished my MATRIC at Westbury Secondary School in the year 2011 and i have to say that my schooling years was the best ever ,i have came across alot of wonderful friends and lost a few but the other half that I'm left with are truly a blessing to my life.We supported each other in everything but i have to say we have came a long way.GOD also played a very huge role in my life ,he has also done amazing things in my life and I'm proud to say that he still has BIG things in stores for his little angel,i put all my trust in him.

THE LIFE IN WESTBURY;BY SAMMY GAL

Hi there my name is Samantha im from Johannesburg but lives in a place called Westbury.I came to this place called Rlabs jozi where they teach u about computers.I knew nothing about computers but now i know how to set up a email,tweet and blog.

I come from a poor community and u have to struggel to get anything in life but with what i've learned here i know that i can make it out there in this taff world.Life is what u make of it not what life trows at u,its a journey so enjoy the ride.

What i;ve learned to is that people need people to learn we need each other to grow in life.Here in Jozi the crime is high and by doing this computer classes it keeps me out of touble.I have told others about this place Rlabs and are looking forward to coming to the classes too.

The guys here at Rlabs named Gary and Angelo are so pasience with us and always have smiles on their faces .I look forward to learning more,u are never to old to learn and the computer is a helpful tool.

rlabsjozi

I  would like to thank rlabsjozi for the skills that they though us this far.I would like to tell all the young people that you can make a change in your life.Rlabs made me a better person.Before i came to rlabs i found it hard to communicate to people but it all change.I would like to tell the rlabs group that they must keep up the good work. The activities that we have here is wonderful.Everybody here at rlabs is very friendly.I just love being here.

me myself Racquel Smith with Rlabsjozi

Hi am Racquel Smith a young girl from westbury am friendly kind loving caring like dancing and singing and i want my voice to be heard.
Rlabsjozi-being with them is really great i have learned a lot it is really a blessing being with them what they are doing is a very good job and i like it a lot for the time am with them i have learned a lot about gmail,twitter and bloging as well i have never though that i will meet people like them who is so kind and caring rlabs is really doing a wonderful job for young and old people with rlabs you can get very far in life.The first day with rlabs i didn't talk much but as time went on start talking with the people which is a great thing and i have learned a lot i thank God for that and as well am looking forward for more with them you know when some told me about rlabsjozi at first i didn't it then i let some come and when i that person come back to me and told me how did things go it was something good and then the next day i went am a person that like things and i went.
Being with rlabsjozi believe me i don't want to miss a day if am with them am always happy and am learning a lot and i know this can lead me to my dream job i just have to believe in my good God with him everything is possable thanks to rlabsjozi for everything more simple for me and for much more people I LOVE A LOTS RLABSJOZI YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST
                                               
                                                      gOoDlUcK rLaBsJoZi.  

Rlabs an there amazing work

''WOW,I'm so happy be writing about such great group (RLABS)and  work they offer us people who wants to learn more about computers and social networking and what it can actually do for us as people .When i first came to this center i  was actually scared to enter  because there was alot of people who i didn't know and at that time alot of things want true my mind like eg.will i be able to to do the task i was given or will i actually learn anything from this place ,and  wasn't expecting all the wonderful programs they gave us  but the people here at RLABS are very friendly to work with i feel at home.I just want to thank RLABS for all the energy they have put in to help me prosper in what ever I'm learning here.                                                                                                                     
I'M A STAR IN THE MAKING !!!!

me and rlabsjozi

i just wanna thank rlabsjozi for makin me understand what social Media is all about what i learnt for the last past two weeks was very nice i enjoyed it alot i just hope to learn much more in life and be a pro one day

thanx rlabsjozi alot

rlabs jozi

first of all i like to thank the lord for giving me this chance to learn something different in life. life is all about
meeting new people and learning new things.it is very exiting
the facilitators are also very kind and friendly.

we learned alot in a weeks time it is very nice and exiting to know you know something different.
life is all about different experiences it is what you make out of life take it one day at a time.
the students are also very cool i like to hang out with them i just love them.
it was fun meeting gary and and angelo they are really nice guys from capetown.

about my life

i am a young sixteen year old going through a hard life so for all the teen age girls please guys look out of what u choose in life today's world is not the same like back than we have more than what our eldest had so don't miss use it u gonna be sorry when its to late for these of you all that left school at a young age go back even if you to old there is a night school out there you can even learn more there than what u learnt at school most girls sit at home because they left school today they think why didn't i just go to school when i was told to now iam at home doing nothing there where i was gonna be working now. that's how far my story goes think about it please.

rlabsjozi
i just wanna thank url alot without url i was not gonna be able to let my story out to the young girls i hope url just

think about my life and just make yours change its really not nice

myself

am a great and loving person

teambuilding and saying happy womensday the last day of the autum blow.

The autum wind is blowing a gentle breeze while we of rlabs jozi make a circle and do a team building exercise infront of the streets of hursthills and the pedestrians and motorists.The purpose of the training to promote womensday and to have fun at the same time while being hard at work getting to know why team building is also a good way to encourage each and everybody to be their selfs.We learn whats new,we get thaught by the best and we certainly interest to learn more about events and people that encourage their communities through a positive mind set.Go into the weekend with with the best spring day mindset and remember to watch what motivating and wonderful activities there are all around the world and near a  area around you.Tell a friend a neighbour or just a love one from us we say pleasened weekend and a spontanious spring day to all my,family and friends  hello and my son happy birthday for turning 6years on SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2012 KEANU LE REAL MENTOR  be at church on sunday and come and see him in the flesh.To all who does wonders in the area of your countries thank you and PRAISE THE LORD THAT YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE.MY LADY FOR THE DAY IS MY CHILDS MOTHER AND DAUGTER FOR THE DAY HALLE AND GLOBAL LADY FOR THE MONTH OF WOMENSDAY MY MOTHER SO TAKE CARE ENJOY THE WEEKEND AND ALOT OF LOVE FROM US FROM RLABS JOHANNESBURG SITUATED IN HURSTHILL.THANKS TO THE FWC AND RLABS WE LOVE YOU GUYS. my name is fernando gerrit jansen...........ALL THAT JOINED US IN MY PRESENCE I SAY THANK YOU AND THANX FOR YOUR VALUES AND KINDNESS HAPPY LADIES DAY AND THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.WE ARE RESPECTING YOUR EFFORT AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS THE PROGRAM. RLABSJOZI...IM OUT.........

Communities Heart Beat

In the hustle and bustle of the busy Johannesburg city life we find ourselves at the very heart of the community. Where people who has not had the opportunity to complete school or go to university try and make it day by day. People from all ages and nationalities walking the streets in hope to find a job to provided an income for their families.

The view from RLabs Jozi

RLabs Jozi took to the streets today to interview some of this people. We found that unemployment was on everyone's lips. This gave us the opportunity to speak into peoples lives and tell them about the HOPE that RLabs Jozi intends to bring. Education, Empowerment, and skill. This is only the beginning and with the up and coming champions who has embraced the movement we will surely see a changed community.           

Rlabs Jozi; Action.

Smiling....!!!! In the beginning it was all about the volunteering hours needed in psychology. Little did I know, God has a brighter beautiful vision for our country. This beautiful surprise was waiting for our arrival. I have stopped complaining, I have stopped blaming other people for all the wrongs and bad in our country. I have stopped complaining because I am up on my feet doing something about the change that I want to see in our country. I realized complaining with no deeds makes me one of the people who contribute negatively to our country.

Rlabs is an NGO which started in Cape town, its all about making a difference and giving hope. There are many ways to do this and our focus at the moment is being trained Social Media wise in order for us to train other people too. Train the trainee project. Our online counselling will be open soon on mxit and this is our way of helping as an ambulance, its our transport to real counselling and invitations for Social Media training.

Join us to be the first champions of Jozi Rlabs. Give hope and Love.

"I need you, you need me. I love you, you love me. I pray for you, you pray for me. We are ALL a part of Gods' body. It is His will that every need be supplied." This are lyrics from the song 'I need you to survive, by Juanita Bynum,'

Rlabs Jozi Hopegivers
Keep smiling.

Street Journalism. #hopegivers

Its just a road, a path for cars and people to travel on, that's all i use to think of a road. At Serpentine street Hursthill Johannesburg; well this side a road looks like a boarder, a division, our own neighbours are living in boxes while we have too many rooms to spare. Don't give them a room, teach them how to mix cement and make bricks, teach them how to build. One of the residents Thomas Mthembu explained how difficult it is to get a job. Difficult to get a job, yes maybe, well if you don't have the right tools then definitely. So this is what Rlabs Jozi  Hopegivers are going to do, we will teach them how to use computers, the Internet, how to compile a C.V, how to search for jobs on the Internet, how to advertise their need for jobs on the Internet, we will help them sign up for an email, etc. Give Hope to someone, bring light, it is difficult to work in the dark.


A big house, the road, and the shacks. 


Rlabs Jozi #Hopegivers ; let us not turn a blind eye.

LET OUR VOICE BE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY

TODAY TOGETHER WITH THE RLABS GROUP WE TOOK ON THE STREETS WITH SOCIAL JOURNALISM DID INTERVIEW'S WITH A FEW OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER'S THERE VIEW'S ON TIVATES WHAT IS NEEDED IN OUR SURROUNDING AREA AND WHAT IS CAUSING US TO FEEL DIMOTIVATED OUR TALENT AND SKILLS IS SO MUCH NEEDED TO HELP OTHERS WHO HAS LOST ALL HOPE DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT ,DRUGS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SILENCE THE VOICE OF THE ENEMY BY CREATING MORE POSITIVITY  TO FILL THE GAB OF HOPLESSNESS MORE FASILITIES ARE NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY WHICH WILL EMPOWER OUR YOUTH ESPECIALLY SO WE COULD NOT GIVE UP ON OUR VISION AND REACH OUR DREAMS RLABS JOZI IS HAVING SUCH A BIG IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM CAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AND BELIEVE ME CAUSE RLABS IS THE FIRST ORGANISATION TO HAVE REACHED OUT IN WESTBURY IT IS REALLY CHANGING LIVES WE EVEN GOT INVITED TO A LUNCH BY ONE OF OUR FELLOW CITIZIN WELL RESPECTED WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY POVERTY IS ALSO PLAYING A VERY BIG PART IN THE COMMUNITY OUR SOLOUTION TO ALL OUR PROBLEMS IS WORKING TOGERTHE AS ONE  BY DOING THIS IS WE CAN ONLY ACOMPISH IT BY MOTIVATIN ONE ANOTHER LEAVING THE CRITISIM BEHIND AND STANDING WITH ONE ANOTER KNOWING THAT WE BEHIND EACH OTHER ALL THE WAY WHEN TURNING THE BAD INTO GOOD.

changing lives

To young people :

Our lives has to change, our careers, our talents, our style of approaching one another in a right way.

We need to have a better vision of our lives and we need to stand together so we together can help each other to be our wrong ways.

We need to come together, us as youngsters and we need to seek the guidance of our seniors so that we can be led into new ways, so that we can have a new understanding and so that we can create a new young people and change our lives and community.  

TO PROMOTE RLABS AND TO HEAR COMMENTS OF CITIZENS FROM JOZI

Me and the group consisting of todays guys who went into the streets are Angelo,Ethol,Gary,Venice,Lance,Monique,Fernando,Brandon and Eathon just telling some residents of the hursthill community about our purpose in the area and want we trying to do,by helping ourselves and our neighbourly creations from above females and males.The area of hursthill is full of dirt the by- passer said to me when I ask his opinion.Me and Brandon spoke to Nicolene King and Howell just telling them about what our purpose is and what we trying to promote at the training centre and what tools they can use in future for their own benefit.We spoke about drug abuse and to create something more valuable than the older generation to get GOD back in our life style again just to break down the enemy in the township the devil poisoned mind to corrupt our human beings to life we get forced in.Keanon Cupido is part of 836 FC and also said to us that they are doing house visits to help drug abussive people and let them find god start to do something more creative and to known for good activities in their communities.Today is the second last day of womens month and in south africa we have miss PJ POWERS as the choice of the day and then looking at animals mine personally is the donkey reason why JESUS had the oppurtunity to ride on one and did any of you yet?The way we speak and study the enviroment and nature and its creations here at rlabs johannesburg is of outer importance to us thats why we want to clean up,go out and be part of the world in these kind of activities,projects and mind-sharing of the world and its creations.Potholes another issue in the area of Hursthill and all around,so garbiagge bags for a clean up operation will be a good method of involvement and please bring back the road workers,and please people dont disturb men and women while they busy trying to help us all by keeping our areas looking good.We all know the area we reside in represent us and my thaught of the day"keep a positive mind,towards a brilliant future". Fernando and the crew of rlabs Hursthill.

LIFE IN DESTRUCTION

NO matter were you are in the world you will find that life is hard and most of the time you see that people are sad and unhappy. to day i saw the most beautiful thing LIFE IN DESTRUCTION. A beautiful Flower surrounded by dirt. By things you cant imagine but all i can say is were there is darkness theres is light no matter how small no matter if its not bright it is beautiful the flower was the light in DESTRUCTION

How Lance sees the neighborhood

                                                    

cigarates budds

According ot the invetigation on the 29 th of August 2012 done be Lance Daka . Many people are actually being affected by othe peoples actions in the neighborhood .

How does someone make a diiference in the neighborhood of Hursthill on the Western side of Johannesburg? Each indivivdual can start by doning small things which will be a huge action in the eyes of the eyes of the community. One can begin with stopping   the littering of the cigaretes .  A lady that was interviewed on this day had said ,"  that pollution the neighborhood is the major problem''.
Her children can't even play in a clean environment.

Flip side of the coin

So on my journey through the suburbs of westburry i came across a confusing yet interesting site. On the one side a beautiful hillside property and on the flip side i saw a dilapidated house . So i asked myself why. i came up with a few thoughts that sprung up. Could it be a issue of money , Status or just segregation . does money give u a right to bask in beauty or does status allow you to  
 be separated from those of less statue . so next time you come across a "flip side of the coin " ask yourself why .                       

                              " segregation is mans way of security  "

                                                         UNKNOWN                          

PEACE LOVE AND HAPPINESS

what rlabs taught me, is to impower myself to learn what is most important for the future,to improve and to develop my own career.rlabs is the future of me and fellow  members most empowering project for  our community and surrounding community residents.thank you rlabsjozi and staff.

O you of little faith...

My week was filled with uncertainties, doubt and little faith. At my check in at Rlabs Jozi today was only a 5 due to my personal struggles however it took only a few minutes until my spirits were lifted again.  I learned a lot of things especially how one should always look at the brighter side and how there is always a door opened when one door has been shut how one should look at what they have instead of what they don't have.  God is there; He listens; He will not give you a load that is more than you can handle- oh no- he gives you a load you can carry and in the process make you stronger.  As you interact with other people you realize life is not bad after all...I believe that is what Rlabs Jozi is about - the effort to instill faith and hope in the lives of other people- a second chance. God Bless!

New Adventures

It is not easy for some people to take that step of faith into the world of technology.
RLabsJozi  Has embarked on a journey to provide a safe place for people to do just that.


We have been joined by a diverse group of young people that took that step. Coming from different backgrounds and places here in Johannesburg it is interesting to see how they respond to vast world of technology.

Day two of the Introduction to Social Media class gave them a chance to share there experience thus as Blogging was the tool of the day.

Storytelling is a big part of RLabs history and with much enthusiasm the participants go into the swing of thing. We are looking forward to read about all there new adventures.

Happy blogging team Jozi!   

     
   

What my experince has been with the Rlabs Jozi

Monique in class

On the day of  the of  the 22 of August i was introduced to Angelo and Gary they run a social networking organization the experienced has been beyond my imagination of what social networking is all about the apps that one can use in everyday life which is essential normally we do not have the time to have a clear prospective to what the site has to offer us we will be lost when using these sites an interacting with each other by making life much more easier for us the nice part about this is meeting new people how is this gonna help me as a person and to teach others what i once never knew before learning something new everyday empowers one and  something from the rest of the group in the business world allot of skills is required this experience takes one on a life time journey and having to take it with one across the world i hope with what i I'm still gonna learn will help me reach my goals in future and help my community members, it is amazing how much time and effort the RLabs team is putting in to helping us. They giving us hope where all was lost and showing that we should not give up at all times.It is not always easy having to make make the sacrifice of being away from family and friends. I believe this is a success because of the road they have taken with Christ.       

robotics 2014

I want to tell our citizens that there will be an event scheduled for 2014 and during the year there were numerous robotic events that took place teaching our people from around the world how advanced ergonomics has grown over the years and how intelligent men and women has become to create these remarkable creations.The events has been set out for all the people who create with the purpose to show intelligence,skill and how men and friend in another form can work together and be astonished in their own creative order,if its Gods will let us from Africa build something that can prevent air pollution through robotic intelligence.

Lets Get'it

Open minded that I Am, i arrived with much anticipation . As the introduction began experiences was shared and it opened my thoughts on the purpose and relevance of the RLABS initiative . as we all know that drugs affect us directly an indirectly . So the empowerment that the RLABS initiative creates it allows people of all ages ,race and backgrounds the opportunity to grasp the ever evolving concept of technology on a social media platform . and this again allows experiences , life styles and possibly advise to be shared among people who share a similar history or experience . So from here forth i hope to firstly empower myself and from then empower those around me and those who have not yet been exposed to the platform of social media. SO Lets Get'it.............


                                                PEACE LOVE and  HAPPINESS

NEW BEGINNINGS

This was our very first community member who stepped into our space here at Rlabs Jozi to register for the ” introduction to social media ” course we are offering this week. We are extremely exited to see the enthusiasm in the eyes of those who walks through our doors into our creative space.

This is where we will grow, this is where we will empower others and this space is where we will change the world, one person at a time.

Johannesburg will never be the same again, and if you have the heart to see your community changed, you are welcome to become a change agent, and as a wise man once said, ” in order for one to change the world, you first have to change yourself “.

This is it !!!!!!!!

Lincoln Smith our 1st intake