Kapt. Kevin Williams, hoof van kommunikasie by die Parow-polisiekantoor, gaan einde vandeesmaand vir die laaste maal vir diens aanmeld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy s\u00ea sy geloof in die Here en sy betrokkenheid in die gemeenskap was twee groot bydraende faktore in sy jare lange loopbaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams, \u2019n pa van twee, het in 1984 by die Ho\u00ebrskool Kensington in Kaapstad gematrikuleer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was van plan om Bybelskool toe te gaan \u2013 van een skool na die ander, maar ek het besluit om dit nie te doen nie. Ek het nie \u2019n alternatief gehad nie, maar ek het geweet dat ek nie Bybelskool toe gaan nie,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00e1 skool, in 1985, het hy by \u2019n oliemaatskappy aangesluit, waar hy twee vloere as teemaker bedien het. Dit was ook van korte duur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het besluit ek soek iets beter; ek soek iets meer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het ook by \u2019n pakhuis in Soutrivier gewerk en vir \u2019n rukkie doelloos en rigtingloos rondbeweeg. Hy het in September 1985 by die polisie aangesluit en 26 jaar lank by die Kensington-polisiekantoor gewerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams self het sy grootwordjare in Factreton in Kensington deurgebring en s\u00ea dit was vir hom \u2019n voorreg om daar te kon dien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was bevoorreg om in my tuisdorp my loopbaan voort te sit. Dit is \u2019n groter uitdaging. Dis altyd maklik om in \u2019n ander gebied te werk, maar ek het dit beskou as \u2019n opdrag en het besluit daar gaan ek my mense dien, tot die beste van my vermo\u00eb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het uitgeblink \u2013 net deur middel van sy dienslewering, s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het teruggegaan na die skole waar ek op skool was. Ek het kinders uit die agtergeblewe gemeenskap gemotiveer om \u2019n verskil te maak, maar eers moes ek die verskil word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was oortuig dat ek geroep is om as \u2019n lig in die duisternis te beweeg. Ek wou alle skole, prinsipale en onderwysers laat weet dat hulle op my kon staatmaak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy is as tussenganger tussen die polisie en die gemeenskap aangestel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaardie geleentheid het ek met albei hande aangegryp. Vir my was dit belangrik om elke prinsipaal, skoolsekretaresse, sport-instansies en geloofsorganisasies te ken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het my moue opgerol as polisiebeampte en met die opbou van die gemeenskap gehelp. Die herbou van ons gemeenskap en sy mense was vir my belangrik. Ek het ook besef dit is \u2019n deurlopende taak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2011 is hy tot die rang van luitenant bevorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was spesiaal, want ek het nie daarvoor aansoek gedoen nie. Dit was die Here wat my bevorder het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het op 4 September 2011 ook by die Parow-polisiekantoor aangesluit, waar hy as hoof van korporatiewe kommunikasie aangestel is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams, \u2019n pastoor by die Atlantis-kerk van die Nasareners, het ook oor die jare terugslae beleef. In 2019 is bloedkanker by hom gediagnoseer. Hy het behandeling ontvang en goed herstel. Hy het vroe\u00ebr ges\u00ea dit is deur sy geloof in Christus dat hy sy stryd teen di\u00e9 siekte kon oorwin. Hy het oor \u2019n tydperk van 10 maande tydens sy behandeling altesame 31 kg verloor. In Maart 2020 is hy kankervry verklaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk be\u00ebindig my diens, want ek het 60-jarige ouderdom bereik en in die polisie moet jy op di\u00e9 ouderdom aftree. My 38 jaar diens is slegs deur Christus moontlik gemaak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams het al die beamptes met wie hy oor die jare gewerk het, bedank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy laaste dag is op Vrydag 29 September. \u201cEk het dit baie geniet in die polisie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het nog geen konkrete aftreeplanne nie, maar s\u00ea hy gaan Limpopo en Gauteng saam met sy vrou verken, sy doktorsgraad afhandel en rus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy beplan ook om by die polisie en gemeenskap betrokke te bly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk groet dit waarvoor ek lief is. Dit wat ek met trots gehandhaaf het, die uniform. Ek l\u00ea die tuig neer,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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