The main short and long term objectives of Resthaven are –

to preach the uncompromised gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the community at large but specifically to those for whom the main and ancillary objectives of Resthaven has been established;

to bring as many of those who accept the Lord Jesus Christ via discipleship to a true and meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ.  By means of these other objectives as stated in James 2:15-18:

"If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?  Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.  But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.”  Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

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• to provide facilities, including but not limited to accommodation, clinics, food, clothing, shelter, care and education to those in need;
• to provide retirement homes and other accommodation, care and medical facilities for the elderly and pensioners;
• to provide skills training, job opportunities and sheltered work facilities for members of the community, including but not limited to, the unemployed, destitute and disabled;
• to operate children's homes providing educational, spiritual and physical care to orphans, abandoned children, sickly children, or abused children, until adulthood, or until the children's placement in foster care or adoption;
• to provide educational facilities for members of the community, inclusive of adults and children; and
• if needed, to provide safe houses for children removed from their parents in terms of any order of court; to house, care for and protect abused women and their children.

The ancillary objectives of Resthaven are –

• to uplift the community by providing food to residents in the areas in which Resthaven operates;
• to create employment opportunities for residents and the wider community;
• to promote social upliftment by serving on boards (formal/informal), committees and statutory bodies concerned with welfare, education, victim empowerment and crime prevention;  and
• to co-operate with other organisations to ensure the efficient distribution of welfare, education and other resources.