2 days ago
Local churchgoers ‘bless' broken road
New Life Worship Centre International, based in Danville, Pretoria West, filled troublesome potholes with more than the Holy Spirit.
Churchgoers and community members have expressed frustration over the potholes on 330 Sekelgras Street since they formed during the heavy rains earlier this year.
Chairman of the church's men's fellowship, the Cornerstone, Mandla Mpangani, said the potholes were causing members to use longer routes to attend services.
'These potholes have been around for quite a long time, I think three months now, since the rains of February and March. We started organising our men's church members and community members for the asphalt and cement, and to rent out the stamper. We started at 09:00, cleaning the road and filling them [potholes] up until 15:00,' Mpangani said.
Mpangani said the church's efforts were welcomed by community members who didn't mind the street being closed for the work to commence, and even sponsored lunches for the volunteers working.
'Our church members use that street when we go to church, and since late February, early March, we have started using alternative roads to get to church.
Mpangani said they decided to fill the potholes themselves so that the members could use the road again.
'The community was happy, some of them donated money to buy drinks, water and lunches. Happy people were honking their cars and greeting us. We closed the road for almost two hours because the other part has got big potholes. They didn't fight us, they were very happy,' he said.
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