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One of the real Hero's of South Africa
Pastor Gustav du Toit, now also known as Dr Gustav du Toit.
On 12 Feb 2004, Coca Cola launched a national campaign, which urged south Africans to nominate "real heroes" in their communities to carry the Olympic torch when it passed trough Cape Town, South Africa. Driven by McDonald's stores nationwide and on-line, the campaign is said to have garnered 10 674 nominations in total.

Dr. Gustav du Toit was nominated as one of 10 674 nominations that was made. For the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay in Cape Town, South Africa, Coca Cola passed the largest majority of opportunities, to carry the Olympic Flame, to ordinary people who are an inspiration to others. Dr. Gustav du Toit was one of the Olympic Torch Bearers. Out of the total of nominations which was 10 674 only a few of South Africa's Heroes were selected to carry the flame in Cape Town, South Africa. The Torch traveled throughout the whole world in many different nations and also made its turn in South Africa

This was the report that was written in the weekend Argus of (5th June 2004), a "national newspaper", concerning Dr. Gustav du Toit. 

"A Charismatic church minister, with a vision to bring change and hope. Gustav du Toit is a living example of how one man can make a difference. Born in Zambia, Gustav grew up on the East Rand. Feeling a special calling, he joined the ministry years 30 years ago and has been hard at work ever since. He founded Lofdal Christian Academy in Kraaifontein, a mission school which educates 90 children from pre-school to grade 6. On the same site, he built a hospice which cares for 14 + terminally-ill patients, many dying from HIV/Aids and cancer. He also created a soup kitchen, which provides more than 18 600 young people e and hungry children with a nourishing meal, seven days a week. In keeping with his phenomenal capacity to give, Gustav du Toit provides three students with the funds needed to pursue their tertiary education. This year, he dreams of building an orphanage".
Pastor Gustav du Toit, was also granted a physiology Dr's degree at the University of Texas, U.S.A. Dr. Gustav du Toit believes that we are not born only to make heaven, but to make a difference on the face of the earth. At Lofdal World Prayer Centre we also believe that every person was born for these 5 purposes:
  1.   You were planned for God's pleasure - that is to worship God.
  2.   You were formed for a family - That is fellowship
  3.   You were created to be Christ like - That is discipleship.
  4.   You were shaped for service - That is ministry.
  5.   You were made for a mission - That is evangelism. 
Therefore, everything we do at Lofdal World Prayer Centre and all the extended projects and departments currently running, is only a tool to get the harvest into the Kingdom of God. It's all about the harvest, getting people to live out their dreams and accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. Bringing restoration and change in the lives of lost and dying people, and in this way bringing change to our surrounding communities, Cape Town, South Africa and the rest of the World.
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Soupkitchen Growth
Lofdal World Prayer Centre's soup kitchen has also grown rapidly, from feeding 10 000 mouths, we moved on to 18 600 mouths per month, seven days a week. We believe that we are moving towards 20 000 mouths per month this winter.
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Life Development Institute
Lofdal World Prayer Centre has also started a life development institute, which exists out of 4 categories of courses which are running on a weekly basis. The first course is called the 101 course, which is basically discovering the Lofdal Membership and Membership covenant. The 201 course is called Discovering Spiritual Maturity and Maturity covenant. Then class 301 which are called Discovering my ministry, Ministry covenant, and the 401 class which is discovering my Mission and Mission covenant.
These courses are running once weekly and one course has 5 sessions, one session a week. This a method to Evangelize the Harvest, Shepherd the Harvest and then to send them out in the mission field.
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Increase in Church Services
We have also grown from 2 services on a Sunday to 8 services running every Sunday, with ministers and graduated bible school students who are ministering to the surrounding communities and even farms that are in the surrounding area of Lofdal World Prayer Centre. These are the services now presently running every Sunday:

8:30 am -   A Morning service on a farm in Joostenbergvlakte
8:30 am -   A Morning service in Wallacedene
9:00 am -   Lofdal Power House Church - (English Congregation) Morning Service at
                  Lofdal World Conference Centre.
10:00 am - Morning Service at Lofdal World Prayer Centre
10:00 am - A Morning Service in Delft.
10:00 am - A Morning Service in Franschoek
15:00 pm - A Xhosa Service for the Xhosa speaking people at Lofdal World Prayer
                  Centre
16:00 pm - Children's Service in Wallacedene
18:00 pm - Combined evening service at Lofdal World Conference Centre
18:00 pm - Evening service at Franschoek 
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Itinerary of Pastor Gustav

Dr. Gustav and our youth Pastor, will be leaving for the United States on the 9th July 2004. This is the Itinerary to see in which different areas of the world they will be ministering:

July 2004
France                                  10 - 12 July 2004
United States of America    13 - 26 July 2004
United Kingdom                   27 - 30 July 2004

September 2004
United States of America    15 - 30 September 2004

In November month, Dr. Gustav will also be going to Russia.

December 2004  
United States of America    8 - 21 December 2004
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