The Recovery Programme is based on the 12 steps to recovery
Daily Devotions
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We must respectfully disagree with this popular sentiment. The single most critical meal you and I should consume on a daily basis consists of a focused time with God in His Word and in prayer (Ps. 1:1–2).This is definitely one of the first steps to Recovery.
Praise and Worship (twice a week)
As part of the recovery process we have Praise and Worship every Wednesday morning and every Friday evening where we sing together as a group, praising the Lord. Praising God is a normal response to what He has done for us and who He is. The book of Psalms, the largest book in the Bible with 150 individual psalms, is full of praise to God. In fact Psalm 150, the last psalm in the book, concludes with the injunction. “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! (Psalm 150:6) Psalm 92 begins with the statement. “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High”, saying that it is good to praise.
Road to Recovery- step work
The Road to Recovery is the stepwork that we use. This stepwork is based on the original 12 Steps to recovery that originated from AA.These steps get taught in a class format once a week.
Change Is Possible: The Eight Principles of Road to Recovery.
Since the beginning of time, men and women have searched for happiness — usually in all the wrong places, trying all the wrong things. But there’s only one place where we can find tested-and-proven, absolutely-gonna-work principles that will lead to healing and happiness. These principles come in the form of eight statements from the truest of all books — the Bible — and from the most revered Teacher of all time — Jesus Christ. Jesus laid out these principles for happiness in the Sermon on the Mount in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 5. Today we call them “the Beatitudes.”
Change, Jesus says, can be ours, but the pathway to change and happiness may not be exactly what we’re expecting. From a conventional viewpoint, most of the following eight statements don’t make sense. At first they even sound like contradictions. But when you fully understand what Jesus is saying, you’ll realize these eight statements are God’s pathway to wholeness, growth, and spiritual maturity.
Matthew 5:3-10
3 “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.”
4 “Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
5 “Happy are the meek.” “Happy are the pure in heart.”
6 “Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires.”
7 “Happy are those who are merciful.”
8 “Happy are the pure in heart : for they shall see God
9 “Happy are those who work for peace.”
10 “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.”
One-on-One (to determine how the resident is responding and deal with any matters arising)
These are one on one meetings to establish how the client is responding to the program and to determine how they are doing in their recovery. Any problems they might be struggling with on a day to day program basis gets discussed and help offered. Once a week the Sponsor can phone the centre to get an update on the clients recovery progress.
Individual Counselling/In-depth Christian Counselling by a certified counselor
The counselling received gets done by the resident Pastor Dr. Marieta van Rooyen. Christian (or biblical) counseling must be Christ-centered. Biblically-based and Spirit-filled to the glory of God and for the blessing and healing of His people. Christian counseling should also be characterized by agape or Christlike love that is the fruit of the Holy Spirit.”
For through Christ complete Recovery is possible.
Physical/Therapeutic duties
Bethsaida is a working farm therefore all residents are allocated certain tasks to teach them not only new skills but also to teach them to take responsibility again. How to work within a structure and to learn to work together in groups. These activities include the following : gardening, food processing, cooking, electrical work, plumbing, building projects, working with animals etc.
Group Counselling Sessions-to facilitate group discussion and to share information
Twice a week we have group sessions discussing different topics related to recovery. As the name implies, group therapy is when the addiction counselor brings together a number of people who are all facing similar issues. Within the confines of a safe, controlled therapeutic atmosphere, participants are able to discuss challenges that are common to the group.
The goal of group therapy is for each participant to gain a deeper understanding of their disorder, while at the same time giving support to and from others in the group.
Sport Activities
Different Sport activities are provided once a week, these mostly include volleyball, cricket and soccer, because we believe a healthy body houses a healthy mind. It also helps to create team building between the fellow residents and adds an extra bit of fun to the recovery process.