Team spirit and cooperation,

In the last couple of weeks, I have been part of several projects.

During the three different projects, one thing was highlighted. Team spirit and cooperation.

We can have all the numbers we want, but if we do not work together, then numbers are irrelevant. Numbers can split, it can divide and even be subtracted, and the project gets lost in hurt and confusion.

If we do not act like one loaf of bread, we cannot defeat the enemy. Remember Gideon and his 300 men? They acted as one loaf of bread that destroyed the Midianite camp.

So many personalities come together. They carry the same vision and have the same passion, but when one does not agree with another’s viewpoint, things become tricky.

The question we should ask ourselves is: what is the aim of the project? That must be the focus. Why did we come together?

This will determine how sincere we are to the project and why we signed up.

We cannot be divided. Rather, sort it out there and then. In our fight against crime and pollution, we must stick together. Not one of us can do the enormous task ahead of us alone. We need each other to accomplish what has to be done.

Team spirit is defined as feelings of camaraderie among the members of a group, enabling them to cooperate and work well together. Two things stand out in this; feelings of camaraderie and work well together.

Our feelings must be sorted before we embark on a project or become involved. We must make sure our intentions for joining are correct. If we join for self-gratification, or fame, our feelings will be offended, and the team spirit will be destroyed.

Especially with community projects, it is important that we must check our feelings. We must show camaraderie. How do we do that? We leave our own ideas at the door and join with humility. Only then can we work together well.

Brakpan needs us. Brakpan’s future depends on us!

Let us change our thinking, humble ourselves, then take hands. Get the team spirit back in our hearts and minds. Then, let us take hands and become the solution that Brakpan needs.

Grace and peace to you all.