Abstract
The president of the Republic of South Africa has addressed the nation many times during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions and lockdown of 2020, and has spoken very strongly about and against the violence toward the vulnerable in our society. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many societies, it has mainly revealed the brokenness in our society and the violence against the vulnerable on multiple levels. Arguably, a place where we can discover God is in the midst of our challenges and struggles, a place where God reveals plans and hopes for our lives. It, therefore, is in a place of hopelessness that wholeness can be discovered. This process, whilst painful, can also be transformative and even healing. This pandemic has created a context that has revealed brokenness in lives, systems and economics. Contribution: This article will look at how the church through its youth ministry can offer hope, specifically for the youth, as a vulnerable group, so that they may experience the transforming power of God amidst a global crisis through the creation of an alternative community.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the world in unprecedented ways and has revealed the many incongruities between the developed and the developing world with poverty being a major concern in the spread of the virus (Deguma et al 2020:363–364)
After the lockdown was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the economy has contracted, unemployment has increased, there has been a surge of violence against the vulnerable and there has been a continued rise in state corruption (Counted et al 2020:1–2)
The lockdown has not been merely about restricting the spread of the virus in the hope to build sufficient capacity in the health sector; it has resulted in numerous resistances to what was perceived as a human rights violation by restricting movement and access
Summary
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the world in unprecedented ways and has revealed the many incongruities between the developed and the developing world with poverty being a major concern in the spread of the virus (Deguma et al 2020:363–364). 1.When referring to church, in this article, it will be referring to the people who gathered under the common belief in God to worship in communal spaces, the building.
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