What happened on Saturday? I went back on the drink. Why? I've been sober for a long time
and I wanted a drink. Yes, but what good does it do? Why did you start drinking again? Stephen, you have a wife and kid now. Yes. Do they mean nothing to you? They mean a great deal to me.
- There you go. I'm Dirk Van Vuuren. I'm in charge of Filadelfia Ark. Filadelfia Ark is a care centre
for destitute Afrikaners. People who no longer feel at home
in the outside world and who have come here looking for help. For 15 years we've lived
under a <i>"foreign"</i> government that had no regard
for the fate of poor Afrikaners. We started noticing a real decline.
It was terrible. Drug dealers had taken over everything. There was no more work for our people.
Children were ending up in prostitution. That's when I made the decision
to bring these people here to offer them a safe haven. To try and help them escape their
destructive environments. That's how Filadelfia Ark started. Filadelfia Ark functions
as an autonomous community. I would say it is
80 percent self-sufficient. That's why everyone here
has their own task to fulfil. We have farmers here,
we have teachers, we have cooks... And a hairdresser too.
Adri. She cuts the hair
of all the inhabitants. How's Steven? Good, good. He's working now. He works from 5 am until 5 pm. Oh, heavens!
- But he's well. Are the two of you better?
- Yes. I'm glad.
- We're not drinking anymore. Yes, that's the most important.
I'm happy for you. Circumstances brought me here.
I lost my husband. I was allowed to stay here, but my daughter had to leave
because... Because of her behaviour. So, I ended up here alone. Is she potty trained yet? No, not yet.
- Why not? At night I put her in a diaper and during the day
she pees in her pants. And then auntie tells me...
- Lenore, yes. That I mustn't hit her for that. No, you shouldn't.
You'll make her scared of the potty. You have to turn it into a game, sister. Yes, with walking,
I made a game out of that. And she started walking?
- Yes, she started walking. It looks nice, hey? Yes.
- Thank you! We'll see you soon. Thank you. See you later.
- All right. Uncle Dirk told me I was staying here.
I'm not leaving, you know. My brother told me: <i>"Yes, you're going
to the old people's home."</i> <i>"Your things will be sold."</i>
Do you understand? I told him:
<i>“You're not the boss of my things."</i> I'm the boss of these things.
I'm the boss of my caravan. Uncle Dirk said nothing like that
would happen, you know. <i>“This is the old people's home."</i> <i>"You're already
in the old people's home."</i> As long as everyone does their share,
Uncle Dirk will do his share too. You understand? Everything fair, you see,
there's nothing wrong... If Uncle Dirk says this is how it is,
then they have to do it. This place belongs to him.
It's his farm. He calls the tune
and the men just have to dance. Uncle Dirk is a good man. But, brother, he can get angry too. You know. He can get angry too. There's a few rules on the farm. Your room has to be tidy.
OK? I don't want a dirty room,
I don't want any dirty clothes. Also, I don't want you to be dirty. So, we wash every day here,
and we're clean. This is Auntie Madeleen.
She's your new mum. If you have any problems,
come and talk to her. All right? Are these the only clothes you have?
- They gave me clothes. How many sets of clothes
did you get? I was given three pairs of trousers,
and two pairs of socks. Do you have shoes?
- I was given shoes. Listen to me. You actually ended up here
in a very fortuitous way. It's our Father
who brought you to this place. You didn't just arrive here by chance.
OK? This Father loves you very much. He lets things get difficult,
but it makes you stronger. OK? Yes, but like I told Auntie,
it feels like someone has stuck a knife into my heart
and is cutting it into little pieces. Why? I just can't find
any happiness in life anymore. Just remember,
He always has control over your life. OK? Quiet now, son.
You've arrived. Have you heard from Bonnie? She's doing well.
- Really? She seems to be well.
Maybe she's lying to me again. She's only visited once and never called after that.
- Really? I recently heard she's married. You can't believe
everything people say... I don't see them anymore... But she looks good, you know.
- Really? That makes me happy. I haven't seen her in a very long time. Is Charlene better?
- Satanist, through and through. Still?
- My sister saw her on Facebook. She had shaved off all her hair
and was wearing strange clothes... Woaw. I stay away from that. Uncle Dirk's told me that's best.
- Rightly so. When you live together with
this many people there has to be order. So we start with a parade,
like in the army. We do inspections every day.
They're very important. The cabins have to be tidy and clean. We also keep an eye
on people's behaviour. For example, for the young girls
there are separate rules. Their parents
aren't always strict enough. At 8 pm they have to be home. They must never be alone with a man
without supervision. When are we having another karaoke? I don't know. Why have we never
held a Valentine's day Ball? Why don't we have a Valentine's day Ball? Uncle Dirk doesn't believe in it.
- In Valentine's day? He says, you either love someone,
or you don't. He says that's how men and women
start betraying each other. Because of Valentine's day?
- Mhm. The biggest crisis is employment. The new legislation,
that is already on the table, is that all farms that work
with black labourers now have to give a 50 percent share
of the farm to those black labourers. Not sell to them, give to them! The worst thing of all is that positions
that used to be held by whites, administrative and executive positions, the blacks now want to fill. So you end up at places,
like the airport for example, where the whites
can't work during the day. <i>"Because we are too white."</i> They don't even want
labourers to be white. Of course, the levels of criminal activity
have been on a constant rise. This is my friend's home. Look how they're forced to live,
with that double fence. Within the grounds more fences.
Not to forget the security guards. It's terrible. The thief's mentality is: <i>"He must have money to put
that many fences up around his home."</i> <i>"He must have something to hide.
Let's go take a look."</i> I had a run-in
with one of these criminals. He said: <i>"I'll take your baby
and put him in the microwave oven."</i> <i>"You! Open the safe."</i> He said: <i>"Because I want the money."</i> <i>"Because I want the money."</i> That's how he spoke. So you can lock yourself in,
but once he's in, and his gun or his knife
is on your wife's throat, then you just do what he tells you to. They're more for the <i>"Kaffer</i>s"
than for us whites, you see. So it's a dangerous nation,
you know. It's a dangerous nation.
It's a baboon, mate. It's a cross between a jackal
and a <i>"fuckall"</i>. It's a dangerous nation,
that I can tell you. But here, it's safe. It's safe here with us. OK, the tarring group first, then Uncle Peet and his group
and then the rest. Dawie, Piet, Armand, Danie, Brian, Sean, Bertus, Jean-Pierre, Phillip, Riaan, Tinus... Johan Mostert. Thank you, Uncle.
- Get up earlier, OK! Adriaan. Hello, Uncle Dirk.
- Hello, Arnold. Thank you, Uncle Dirk, have a nice day. Mitsy. Ryan. New man. Thanks. Dear Ryan, you're a new man. I don't have to give you anything.
We give what we have. That's how you start. If things go well
you will earn more and more, OK? Thank you, Uncle. Have you got a bag, please? No climbing up there. You'll all get a spanking.
Stop it. That's no place to hang off.
Stay away from the clothes line. It would be nice
if we could get hold of a TV. Those TV's cost 1200 rand,
but he'll sell it for 250. It's just missing the remote,
but I can buy one of those. That's not a problem. Has Stokkie got his own TV?
- Yes. He's already got his own TV. So that he can
watch the rugby at night. When it gets dark we start to work. We start keeping an eye out
and begin patrolling the farm. One night, on patrol like now,
it was pitch black... I passed a spot and noticed
something different. I shone the torch on it. It was an intruder from outside.
A black guy who had entered the farm. I called with the radio for back-up. They quickly turned up
so I had help if anything should happen. So far, nothing serious
has ever happened. I grew up in the East Rand,
Johannesburg, in Brakpan. Nowadays, people joke
about Brakpan. It's pretty bleak there. They say dogs go around
in pairs. They're scared the kids will bite them. It's become a really bleak place. We grew up within the Church,
you know, we were very religious. My brother and I
always prayed for the truth because we saw
how the churches betrayed us. Then we began to think... They murder our people,
rape our women and nobody does anything. Everyone just says:
Jesus, forgive them. Then I read other things in the Bible
that said: No, it's not like that. So my brother and I decided
we were going to kill some of them. But we got caught. My brother and I both
got sentenced to 20 years. I've been here ever since. I want to welcome
everybody here tonight. The farm has slaughtered its first lamb,
and tonight we're going to taste it. I'm going to start with a prayer. Thank you, Father, for allowing
us all to come together. We ask that You bless our gathering,
and that You be here with us. We praise and we bless You,
Yeshua, the Messiah, Amen. Amen. Retiefie, how's the meat looking?
I've only just seen it... Good and fatty. Nice. Take that man, who was murdered here,
you know... That old black man
who had worked for the guy, well, Gary told him:
<i>“Man, these murders are unacceptable."</i> He just said:
<i>“But he doesn't pay people."</i> That was all
the old black guy said. He was asking for murder.
You can't do that with these people. You'll just make enemies
who will stab you in the back. White and black mixed together...
It's a mess, man. Yes, it's a disgrace. A disgrace. Rain is coming, friend.
Rain is coming, I can feel it. <i>Tonight the working people</i> <i>will cut corn, will cut corn...</i> <i>My beloved is hanging in the bush</i> <i>My beloved is hanging in the bush</i> <i>My beloved is hanging
in the bitter berry bush</i> <i>There have been tears for you</i> <i>Oh my love...</i> <i>Read your bible.</i> <i>Pray every day,
pray every day, pray every day.</i> <i>Read your bible, pray every day.</i> Today is our Sabbath,
when we all come together. There is something
we need to talk about. That's the subject
of social costs versus charity. Here, in our country, the money
that is collected by the State is mainly given to
black empowerment companies to help poor black people
better their situation. Those are the facts. Nobody can say that today there are not
enough poor people who need charity. Not in South Africa amongst the whites,
amongst the Boers. But that's how it is
in this world today. Let us finish with song 3. <i>May the Master Yeshua
bless you with His love</i> <i>And his spirit of charity
descend on you like the rains</i> <i>Our Father, so grand
gives us our daily bread</i> <i>That is His love for you and for me</i> <i>That is His blessing for you and for me</i> Hallelujah Last Saturday, or the Saturday before,
they also served me a little wine. Just a very small amount. Mate, I really felt its effect. Did it go to your head? This one's very light, you know. That's true, Uncle.
- Isn't it. What's this?
- Crocodile. A crocodile they shot in the Limpopo.
- Waow! Poor crocodile.
- A formidable beast! Yes, I saw it,
it was quite a crocodile! We should put crocodiles
in those slums. It's awful how those
slums are mushrooming. I saw it this morning
along the highway. Send in snakes and crocodiles.
- Throw in a few crocodiles. A crocodile has its pride.
It won't eat <i>"Kaffer</i>s". Well said! Who's not 10 yet? I'm 10, Uncle! I'm 10! Well, you must only swim
if your parents are there. She waits for her dad.
- Or with another adult. I don't see a political solution. I don't see a military solution. Not even a solution
involving the churches. There is only one solution, and that is that this people
shall turn to repentance. Criminals rule our country. Criminals on both sides
fatten themselves, white and black. I see no hope for this system. It must fall and it will fall.
The only question is when. Do you have children? Yes, two sons. One was in an orphanage,
the other in foster care. He's still in foster care.
- Oh, yes. But he's very naughty.
He won't listen to his foster parents. Their father died.
- Oh, OK. Forwards a bit. That's how I ended up in this situation. I had nowhere else to go,
and no other family who I felt I could go to, you see? Just remember now
you've inherited a big new family. Yes, that's what I was going to say.
