Om ander dowes te inspireer, het die 31-jarige Christo Lourens van Brackenfell vanjaar besluit om deel te neem aan die Mnr. Dowe Suid-Afrika-kompetisie en hy is boonop aangewys as een van die ses landswye finaliste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil ander dowe mense wys dat ons dieselfde as horende mense is en dat ons ook enigiets kan doen. Ek sal graag ook wil begin deur meer dowe mense bewus te maak van sport en te wys dat enigiemand dit kan doen. Ek het \u2019n groot hart vir al die gestremde mense,\u201d s\u00ea Christo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die doel van die jaarlikse kompetisie is om die dowe gemeenskap te bemagtig en \u2019n brug tussen dowes en horendes te bou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lourens is doof gebore, maar dra \u2019n kogli\u00eare inplanting wat sy gehoor verbeter het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was van kleins af tot in matriek in gewone skole, en het gereeld gegaan vir spraak- en gehoortoetse, dus is ek baie dankbaar daarvoor dat ek kan praat en kan hoor. Ek was in Laerskool Totius en in Boston- Private Skool tot in matriek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lourens s\u00ea hy is al \u2019n paar keer gevra om deel te neem, maar het nooit belang gestel nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het di\u00e9 jaar gevoel dis nou die regte tyd en ek hou van \u2019n nuwe uitdaging,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christo is \u2019n administrasieklerk vir \u2019n patologielaboratorium in Kaapstad en in sy vrye tyd leef hy sy liefde vir die buitelewe en sport uit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het al hele paar keer die Visrivier-staptog in Namibi\u00eb gestap, so ek is baie lief om vir paar dae te gaan stap en is ook \u2019n ywerige hardloper. Ek hardloop vir Brackenfell-hardloopklub en is ook baie lief vir fietsry.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om meer oor Christo te leer, besoek sy Facebook-blad Christo Lourens \u2013 Mr Deaf South Africa 2022 Finalist<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Om vir Christo in die Public Choice Award te stem, kan lesers hul stem stuur na 47439 met die nommer MDS10. SMS\u2019e kos R3 elk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die finaliste sal van 8 tot 10 April in Gauteng bymekaar kom vir \u2019n werksessie en om mekaar te ontmoet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die eindronde word in September beslis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Om ander dowes te inspireer, het die 31-jarige Christo Lourens van Brackenfell vanjaar besluit om deel te neem aan die Mnr. 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