The Matthew 25 Project

13/10/2026

🎨🖍️ 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣! 𝗪𝗘'𝗩𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗡𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥! 😂

Our little artists at The Matthew 25 Project have been drawing, colouring, cutting and creating up a storm… and they've officially used up EVERY last scrap of paper in the house! 😅✂️

📄 Do you have any scrap paper, old printing paper, or paper that's only been used on one side?

We'll happily take it off your hands! Our little creative geniuses will put it to VERY good use! 🎨🌈

Because when the creativity is endless, the paper needs to be too! 😂❤️

Please help us keep those little hands busy! 🙏

📍Drop off point: 24 O Reilly Merry Street Northmead
☎️ 083 327 6415

12/10/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 🍞🥛

A little kindness goes a long way… and right now, we could really use yours! ❤️

Every single day at The Matthew 25 Project, we have the privilege of making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children, struggling families and moms who need help, navigating difficult circumstances.

But behind every meal served, every sandwich made, every baby cared for and every child sent to school with the supplies they need, there is a community of generous hearts making it all possible. ❤️

As our projects continue to grow, so do the needs. From keeping our Children's Home stocked with everyday essentials to preparing 1,980 sandwiches a week, providing food parcels to families, supporting moms and babies, and helping schoolchildren through our Stationery Drive - there is always something needed.

And that's where 𝗬𝗢𝗨 come in! ❤️

We've put together our latest Needs List covering all five of our projects. Whether you're able to donate a single item, fill a shopping bag or rally your friends, family or colleagues to contribute, every little bit truly makes a difference.

🏡 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡'𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘:
Groceries, fresh produce, meat, dairy, cereals, snacks, toiletries, cleaning products and household essentials (contact us for a detailed list).

🥪 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘:
Brown bread, peanut butter, jam and sandwich spreads.

🥫 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗟 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘:
Maize meal, rice, pasta, cooking oil, flour, sugar, tinned foods, long-life milk and other non-perishables.

👶 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗:
Baby formula, nappies, wet wipes, baby toiletries, baby food, clothing, blankets and personal hygiene products for moms.

✏️ 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘:
Exercise books, pens, pencils, crayons, rulers, erasers, pencil bags, mathematical sets, calculators and school toiletries.

❤️ 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚'𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. Sometimes it starts with something as simple as a loaf of bread, a tin of food or a packet of nappies.

Thank you for being part of our journey and for helping us turn compassion into action, one small act of kindness at a time. ❤️

11/10/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗞𝗜𝗧 𝗞𝗔𝗧! 😂🍫

This afternoon, after their nap, our little ones were each treated to a finger of Kit Kat. ❤️🍫

Then came bath time...! 🛁

It was Mr. M's turn, but suddenly, Mr. M was nowhere to be found!

House Mommy called him... no answer.

Called again... still nothing!

We knew he was somewhere close by, but Mr. M was keeping VERY quiet! 👀😂

After calling and calling, Mama decided to try a different approach.

🍫 Mama: "Mr. M, would you like another finger of Kit Kat?"

👦🏽 Mr. M: "YES, PLEASE!" He shouted from around the corner!! 🤣🤣

And just like that, our missing little boy gave away his hiding place!

Apparently, bath time isn't worth answering for... but a Kit Kat? Now THAT deserves an immediate response! 😂❤️

Never underestimate the power of a little chocolate! 🍫🥰

05/10/2026

💛 “𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿… 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀?” 💛

Today was our first day back at school after the holidays. Teacher Tanith asked each of our children to share their highs and lows from the holiday.

One by one, they shared the things that had made them happy… and the things that had made them a little sad.

When everyone had finished, Teacher Tanith was ready to move on to the next activity.

But one little boy wasn’t quite finished.

He stood up and said:
“𝙉𝙤, 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩, 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧! 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨?”

So Teacher shared her highs.

He listened carefully… and then asked:
“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴?” 🥹

Such a tiny moment. But such a big one.

Because sometimes the most beautiful signs of growth aren't found in schoolwork or milestones.

They're found in -
❤️ a little child realising that grown-ups have feelings too

❤️ a child who has been listened to… learning to listen

❤️ a child who has been cared for… learning to care

❤️ child learning empathy. ❤️

These are the moments that remind us why we do what we do.

Taking the broken, reconstructing, and giving purpose!

05/10/2026

🍎 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 🍎

Today, on Teachers Appreciation Day, we want to take a moment to celebrate the very special teachers who pour so much love, patience and dedication into our children! ❤️

At The Matthew 25 Project, education is about so much more than ABCs, numbers and textbooks. It is about helping a child discover that they 𝗰𝗮𝗻. It is about rebuilding confidence, creating security, encouraging curiosity and giving every child and young person another opportunity to succeed.

To Teacher Tanith, Teacher Gillian, and Teacher Lianne - thank you for seeing the potential in every learner who walks into your classroom.

🌈 Teacher Tanith, thank you for creating such a loving, happy start to learning for our little ones.

📚 Teacher Gill, thank you for your patience and dedication in helping our primary school children strengthen their foundations and discover what they are capable of.

🎓 Teacher Lianne, thank you for walking alongside our older GED learners and reminding them that their story is not over, that there is always another opportunity, and that their future is still full of possibility.

Thank you for the patience on the difficult days, the laughter on the good days, the encouragement when things feel hard, and for celebrating every little victory along the way. ❤️

Our children are growing, learning and blossoming because they have people like you cheering them on. 💛

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰... 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 22:6

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🍎✏️📚

30/09/2026

📚✏️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗪 𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ✏️📚

It’s that time of the year again! ❤️
We’re launching our 2026 Stationery Drive!

🎯 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟: 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗬 & 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗦!

We want to help 100 children start the new school year prepared, confident and excited to learn. 🎒✨

We’re collecting:

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺:

📚 Softcover & hardcover exercise books
✏️ HB/grey pencils
🖊️ Blue pens
🌈 Coloured pencils & crayons
🧽 Erasers
✏️ Sharpeners
📏 Rulers
📐 Maths sets
🧮 Scientific calculators
✂️ Scissors
🖍️ Glue sticks
🖊️ Highlighters
📝 Exam pads and other useful school stationery

𝘞𝘦’𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭-𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬:

🧼 Soap
🪥 New toothbrushes
🦷 Toothpaste
🧴 Deodorant
🧽 Face cloths
🧴 Body lotion

You don’t have to fill an entire pack to make a difference. ❤️ Donate one item, a bag of stationery, toiletries, or enough for a complete pack - it all adds up!

🎒 100 CHILDREN + 100 PACKS = A BIG DIFFERENCE

📍 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁:
The Matthew 25 Project Charity Thrift Shop
24 O’Reilly Merry Street, Northmead, Benoni

📞 083 327 6415
📧 [email protected]

Together, we can make sure 100 children walk into the new school year feeling confident that they have whayvthey need to start well.

26/09/2026

A huge shout-out to St Dunstan's College for jumping on board and joining our Sandwich Challenge! ❤️🍞🥪

Two amazing Grade 7 learners took up the challenge and made an incredible 53 sandwiches (around 7 loaves of bread)! 🥳🙌🏽

But it didn’t stop there…!

St Dunstan's ALSO donating another 22 loaves of bread to help us keep those sandwiches coming! 🍞

That means their contribution represents around 29 loaves of bread towards feeding hungry little tummies. ❤️

We absolutely LOVE seeing young people getting involved and learning that you are never too young to make a difference!

Well done, Grade 7s! Challenge smashed! 💪🏽🥪

Thank you St Dunstan's, for supporting The Matthew 25 Project and helping us keep our Lunchbox Project going.

Now… who’s taking up the challenge next? 👀🥪

24/09/2026

A few days ago, Mama had made a big pot of noodles for lunch, but the kids were having far too much fun playing outside to come and eat.

So eventually Mama went into the garden and said:
“𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯… 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳!”

Now, for those who don’t know, Peter is our imaginary little boy who apparently gets all the toys that aren’t looked after, all the food that gets wasted… basically, Peter does VERY well in our house! 😂

So Mama started calling:
“𝘗𝘦𝘦𝘦𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳! 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳!”

And one of our little boys enthusiastically joined in…
“𝘗𝘌𝘛𝘌𝘙! 𝘗𝘌𝘌𝘌𝘌𝘛𝘌𝘙!”

Mama said: “𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳! 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘉𝘐𝘎 𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴!”

Suddenly our little three-year-old stopped!

No more calling Peter!

No more playing!

He turned around and RAN for the dinner table! 😂😂😂

Apparently Peter is welcome to the unwanted toys…
but Peter is NOT getting the noodles! 🤣🍜

23/09/2026

What an incredible community we have! ❤️

Seeing our little Lunchbox Project featured by Good Things Guy is incredibly special.

What started with a simple desire to make sure children had something to eat at school has grown into something so much bigger!! ❤️

Our schools, families, students, businesses, volunteers and everyday members of our Benoni community have rolled up their sleeves, buttered bread, spread peanut butter and jam, donated supplies and helped us make over 22,000 sandwiches in just the second school term! 🥪

Every single sandwich represents a child who didn't have to sit through a school day hungry!

We are incredibly proud of this community - and incredibly grateful.

And we're not finished yet! ❤️
The challenge is still on… let's see just how many little tummies Benoni can fill!

Thank you Good Things Guy for sharing our story and helping us spread the word!! 🙏🏼

Together, small acts really do become BIG things. ❤️

The community of Benoni spread the love – and the peanut butter – and helped make over 22,000 sandwiches for children who needed them, in the second school term. And the challenge is still on!

Read more 🔗 https://www.goodthingsguy.com/benoni-community-army-of-sarmies/

22/09/2026

A little update on our sweet little one from last week... ❤️

Yesterday, he was safely returned to his family.
We can’t always share the details or circumstances surrounding the children who come into our care, but we can tell you that he was very happy to see his family again - and that always makes our hearts happy too.

During his short time with us, he was completely embraced by our Matthew 25 family. Our kiddies welcomed him so beautifully and showered him with love and affection. He settled in wonderfully, had a lovely time with us, and left with some beautiful and much-needed things of his own.

To every single person who donated clothing, nappies, shoes, bedding and other goodies for him — thank you. Your kindness mattered. ❤️

And please don’t stop...

We are now stocking up as we prepare to fill our second baby home. We want to be ready when the next call comes - whether it is in the middle of the day or the middle of the night.

When a little one arrives unexpectedly, we want to be able to say:
“𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”❤️
Every donation helps us make that possible.

Thank you for continuing to love, support and stand alongside the children of The Matthew 25 Project. 🏡❤️