South Beach Stoke in Durban is a beacon of hope for street kids and lost youth, offering spiritual guidance, beach clean-ups, and activities like surfing, soccer, and skateboarding. Many find faith and bring families to church, forging lasting connections as the mission nurtures and empowers young lives.
South Beach Stoke is more than just a weekly gathering—it’s a beacon of hope for Durban’s street kids and lost youth. For seven years, rain or shine, they’ve been a consistent presence on South Beach, offering not only spiritual guidance but also practical lessons on environmental responsibility through beach clean-ups and engaging activities like surfing, soccer, and skateboarding.
Their impact extends beyond the beach, with many children finding faith, bringing their families to church, and forging lasting connections. With a core group of dedicated kids and support from afar, South Beach Stoke’s mission is clear: to nurture and empower young lives until they stand tall on their own.
South Beach Stoke seeks to make a difference in the lives of the street kids and the lost in Durban, South Africa. They have been working in Durban for the last seven years.
Every Saturday morning they meet on South Beach, regardless of weather conditions. Before any activities, they share a Bible lesson and one of the leaders will bring a “Green Message”, a lesson on the impact of pollution on the environment and fun facts about sea life. As a way to put into action what they are learning, they regularly run beach clean-ups to help the anti-litter initiative.
Over the years many children have given their lives to Jesus, and have been baptized and joined churches. Some have even brought their parents to church to be saved.
The hope is to take the crew surfing every Saturday but even when conditions are not right, they play soccer, touch-rugby, and ride skateboards with the kids.
When the surf lesson or other activity is finished South Beach Stoke provides a meal. For some of the children this is the only meal they will get on that day.
There is a core group of kids who have been engaged from the beginning and some that travel 80km from Ballito to join us each week. It is South Beach Stoke’s goal to walk alongside these young people until they are successful and independent.
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