Standing in the Gap: Rustervaal Vigil for 13 Lost Children
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Standing in the Gap: Rustervaal Vigil for 13 Lost Children
On JustGospel's Just Business with Lindi Tshabangu, Jordache from Rustervaal Community shared details of a night vigil honoring 13 learners who died in a Monday morning scholar transport accident—calling the community to prayer and solidarity.
A Parent's Worst Nightmare
"As a parent, you send your kids to school using scholar transportation. You trust the driver to take your child to school and bring them home because unfortunately we live in a country where we all don't drive and our public transport doesn't reach far destinations," Lindi explained. "We lost young lives in a horrific accident. For me, the heartbreaking part: parents heard about their children passing through social media."
One pupil who attended Rustervaal—known as Pampoenkie—was among the victims.
Ubuntu: One Child is Our Child
"The reason the community came together: one person's child is your child," Jordache explained. "We lost not only as families but as the broader community. We decided to have a prayer night vigil to pray for families for strength, to pray for scholar transport throughout the year. If our year starts like this, there must be a message the Lord wants to send: it's time to become vigilant because the enemy doesn't sleep. The Bible says it goes through seeking who it can destroy."
He quoted 2 Chronicles 7:14: "When my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray, only then I shall hear from heaven and heal their land. It's time we come together in prayer, seek the face of the Lord so our children still remaining can be safe. The parents must understand they're not alone—the whole Vaal community is with them. Rustervaal is standing with them in the spiritual realm and in the flesh. We are South Africans. When one is wounded, we all are wounded."
The Principle of Ubuntu
"A child is raised by a village. That's how we grew up. A tannie from down the street could literally send you to the shops. If you didn't adhere, you could get a box without asking for it. You couldn't tell your parents because they'd ask what you did—they'd even tell you you're wrong because adults never lie, then they'd hit you again. So you keep quiet when you get home."
Ward 16 (Rustervaal) is very close-knit. "This is not about race, color, or language—it's about us being Africans, Ubuntu. Today there's no color, no language, nothing. We are South Africans.
Standing in the Gap: Rustervaal Vigil for 13 Lost Children
On JustGospel's Just Business with Lindi Tshabangu, Jordache from Rustervaal Community shared details of a night vigil honoring 13 learners who died in a Monday morning scholar transport accident—calling the community to prayer and solidarity.
A Parent's Worst Nightmare
"As a parent, you send your kids to school using scholar transportation. You trust the driver to take your child to school and bring them home because unfortunately we live in a country where we all don't drive and our public transport doesn't reach far destinations," Lindi explained. "We lost young lives in a horrific accident. For me, the heartbreaking part: parents heard about their children passing through social media."
One pupil who attended Rustervaal—known as Pampoenkie—was among the victims.
Ubuntu: One Child is Our Child
"The reason the community came together: one person's child is your child," Jordache explained. "We lost not only as families but as the broader community. We decided to have a prayer night vigil to pray for families for strength, to pray for scholar transport throughout the year. If our year starts like this, there must be a message the Lord wants to send: it's time to become vigilant because the enemy doesn't sleep. The Bible says it goes through seeking who it can destroy."
He quoted 2 Chronicles 7:14: "When my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray, only then I shall hear from heaven and heal their land. It's time we come together in prayer, seek the face of the Lord so our children still remaining can be safe. The parents must understand they're not alone—the whole Vaal community is with them. Rustervaal is standing with them in the spiritual realm and in the flesh. We are South Africans. When one is wounded, we all are wounded."
The Principle of Ubuntu
"A child is raised by a village. That's how we grew up. A tannie from down the street could literally send you to the shops. If you didn't adhere, you could get a box without asking for it. You couldn't tell your parents because they'd ask what you did—they'd even tell you you're wrong because adults never lie, then they'd hit you again. So you keep quiet when you get home."
Ward 16 (Rustervaal) is very close-knit. "This is not about race, color, or language—it's about us being Africans, Ubuntu. Today there's no color, no language, nothing. We are South Africans.
