The vision of CTCF and BreakThrough Ministries is to provide food, housing and a Christ centered living environment for 3000+ orphaned and homeless children.  Our ultimate goal is to build up a generation of Christian leaders to help change tomorrow in the QwaQwa region of South Africa.  The task before us is arduous and the obstacles are many.  Our needs are great, but with God, all things are possible.

Seven years ago, the founder of BreakThrough Ministries, Wim van Rensburg, during prayer, had a calling from God to leave the comforts of Cape Town and move closer to the displaced and orphaned children of the QwaQwa Valley.  When Wim returned from work that day he told his wife Hylien who replied she had the same urgency laid on her heart that very morning.  The van Rensburgs sold everything and moved to Harrismith, SA.

Wim had a vision for the children: an orphanage to house the children, foster homes with loving Christian couples, a community center to serve the village of Leratong and a church to provide the anchor of faith.
The journey has been hard for the van Rensburgs.  There is no financial support outside of what Wim made from his many employment skills.  The first five years were a struggle to provide food distribution...once a day...maybe. 

In July 2003, I became acquainted with Wim via email as we both have a passion for motorcycles.  We’re both are members of the Christian Sport Bike Association.  It wasn't until December of 2003 that I learned he ran an outreach ministry.  Wim sent a VHS tape explaining his work and his vision for the children.  The message on that tape changed the direction of my Christian walk.  
"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22  
I was a "hearer only" type of Christian but I wanted to become a "Doer of the Word".  I spread the news about Wim's ministry and started sending some money to help with the food allocations but God still laid heaviness on my heart.  The weight wasn't lifted until I committed to traveling to South Africa to see the situation for myself.

Much has happened since my first trip to South Africa in 2004:

*The orphanage/community center is finished. 
* The children are receiving food daily. 
* The first "foster home" is completed adjacent to the orphanage.  Nine more are planned.
* Christian groups from the US and Europe are making mission trips to the QwaQwa Valley.
* The Word of God is being taught to the children in our care.

I've learned a lot about mission trips and being immersed in the Third World.  My journeys to South Africa in 2004, 2005 and 2006 have only deepened my drive and focus to plant more seeds of caring.  I attempt to scatter the seeds; God grows the concern and reaps the glory.

Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ Matthew 25:45

If you've found our website, ask yourself why?  Did you stumble across this site or did God lead you here?  If you're a believer in Jesus Christ and you feel He has brought you to us, please consider the following:

1.      Include CTCF in your daily prayer time. 

2.      Pray about a mission trip to South Africa.  It will not only change your worldview, it will change your life.

3.      If you feel led to help financially, you can donate with a credit card from our Partners Page or with a check to "Changing Tomorrow Children's Foundation" mailed to:
CTCF
c/o Brian Phillips
1135 Washington Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103-7905
$25.00 a month will make a HUGE difference in the lives of children who basically have nothing.  $25.00 a month can help raise the Christian leaders of tomorrow in a land currently without hope.

4.      See if your church might be interested in learning more about CTCF.  
 I'll do my best to be available for presentations to your church group (traveling distance may be a factor).  OR...View the online PowerPoint presentation HERE

If you have any questions about CTCF, email me HERE.  
You can also contact Wim van Rensburg from BreakThrough Ministries, SA HERE

God bless,
Brian Phillips
Changing Tomorrow Children's Foundation Servant
610-432-2733
610-442-8710 cell

Mission statement: "To provide abandoned and orphaned children the opportunity to grow up in loving, Christian foster homes, where they can receive nourishing food, clothing, medical care and the supportive training they need to become the leaders that will change tomorrow."

	Changing Tomorrow Children's Foundation (CTCF) is a registered US non-profit, IRS 501c3 corporation.
	CTCF does not use donations for administrative expenses and has no paid employees.
	All donations received are used to care for the children of QwaQwa, South Africa.