{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-07T10:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofgideons.co.za\/learn-about-friends\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:42:29","slug":"learn-about-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsofgideons.co.za\/af\/learn-about-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ec664 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0ec664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662a1d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"662a1d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"laf102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leer oor Vriende<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4104d91 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4104d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_2\" data-name=\"Layer 2\" viewbox=\"0 0 230.65 6.77\"><defs><style>      .cls-1 {        fill: url(#linear-gradient);      }    <\/style><lineargradient id=\"linear-gradient\" x1=\"0\" y1=\"3.38\" x2=\"230.65\" y2=\"3.38\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop offset=\"0\" stop-color=\"#6ebc4f\"><\/stop><stop offset=\".4\" stop-color=\"#4792a0\"><\/stop><stop offset=\".76\" stop-color=\"#ffde17\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#f18f33\"><\/stop><\/lineargradient><\/defs><g id=\"Layer_1-2\" data-name=\"Layer 1\"><rect class=\"cls-1\" width=\"230.65\" height=\"6.77\"><\/rect><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"laf103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ons ken die waarde van <i>Vriende<\/i> van Gideons<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf104 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"laf104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Vriende<\/em> is 'n netwerk van gelowiges wat deur 'n enkele visie verbind word: om mense te help om tot geloof in Jesus Christus te kom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074e91e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"074e91e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e3925 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1e3925\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d437b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32d437b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"laf201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sedert 2014<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"laf202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Namate God meer deure vir Gideons oopgemaak het om mense met die Evangelie te bereik, het ons 'n groot behoefte aan bykomende gebed en finansi\u00eble steun gesien.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"laf203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Vriende<\/em> is 'n belangrike deel van daardie antwoord: 'n netwerk van gelowiges wat bid, gee en deel waar hulle woon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43574d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f43574d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35e382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c35e382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/friendsofgideons.co.za\/af\/become-a-friend\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sluit vandag aan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9a582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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sendelinge dien Gideons en hul vrouens in hul eie gemeenskappe in sowat 200 lande.<\/li><li>Hulle ken die kultuur, die mense en die godsdienstige klimaat van di\u00e9 wat hulle probeer bereik.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf330 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"laf330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"laf321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Vriende<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-laf322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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