Die histories Strooidakkerk in die Paarl, die heel oudste gemeente in die vallei, pronk met \u2019n nuwe blom in sy pot. Dit is in die vorm van sy nuwe leraar, ds. Elsch\u00e9 Eygelaar, ook die kerk se eerste vroue-dominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsch\u00e9 (32) het Sondag (30 Januarie) amptelik hier dominee geword toe sy haar eerste erediens gelei het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy neem die leisels oor by die immer gewilde ds. Bekker Nieuwoudt, wat einde verlede jaar, n\u00e1 36 jaar as leraar van die Strooidakkerk, afgetree het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsch\u00e9 het die meeste van haar grootwordjare in die Karoo-dorpie Laingsburg deurgebring, waar haar pa die skoolhoof was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is n\u00e1 skool na die Universiteit Stellenbosch, waar sy haar studies in teologie begin het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsch\u00e9 het haar lisensiaatjaar in Brackenfell voltooi, waarna sy \u2019n rukkie in die Vrystaat as sendeling deurgebring het terwyl sy op haar eerste beroep gewag het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is aan die einde van 2014, op die ouderdom van net 24 jaar, deur die suidelike voorstede-gemeente in Constantia beroep, waar sy tot aan die einde van verlede jaar leraar was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsch\u00e9 s\u00ea dit is \u2019n geweldige eer vir haar om na s\u00f3 \u2019n groot en geskiedkundige gemeente soos die Strooidakkerk beroep te word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy erken hoewel baie groot uitdagings vir haar hier voorl\u00ea, was die kerk aan die begin effe intimiderend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaar ek het \u2019n baie warm verwelkoming van die gemeente ontvang, en lidmate daag nou nog by die pastorie op om my te kom groet en \u2019n lekkerny aan te dra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsch\u00e9 s\u00ea sy gaan onder meer by die Strooidakkerk daarop fokus om aan die jeug te bou, veral lidmate tussen 18 en 35 jaar, om sodoende vir hulle \u2019n volwaardige plek in die kerk te bou en godsdiens vir hulle aan te bied as lewensvaardigheid, en nie net Bybelskrif nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsch\u00e9 erken dat die bediening byna \u2019n 24-uur-per-dag-sewe-dae-per-week-beroep is, maar sy maak wel \u2019n bietjie tyd vir haarself ook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is lief vir die kunste, spog met \u2019n baie interessante versameling jenewers, en het ook al haar eie jenewer gemaak. Daarbenewens het sy \u2019n groot liefde vir die natuur en fietsry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is \u2019n fietsry-ambassadeur vir die borskankerbewusmakingsprojek IK<\/span>Boobies en ry gereeld fiets om geld vir di\u00e9 organisasie in te samel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sy beoog juis om later vanjaar, wanneer Strooidakkerk-lidmate besoek afl\u00ea by die Karoo-dorpie Williston se kerkbasaar, waar hulle jaarliks \u2019n snoekbraai hou, om die lang, eensame pad van Ceres na Calvinia as geldinsamelingsprojek saam met vriende per fiets af te l\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dus, buiten die feit dat sy opgewonde is om die mooie Paarl haar tuiste te maak, sien sy ook baie daarna uit om Paarlberg en die omliggende gebiede se fietsryroetes te verken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die kerk bly egter Elsch\u00e9 se eerste en grootste prioriteit en sy sien baie daarna uit om die gemeente van die Paarl te dien.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die histories Strooidakkerk in die Paarl, die heel oudste gemeente in die vallei, pronk met \u2019n nuwe blom in sy pot. Dit is in die vorm van sy nuwe leraar, ds. 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