About Us:
Meet the Potgieters

Welcome to our corner of the internet. While this platform was born out of a specific journey, at its heart, it is about a family—ordinary people living a life dedicated to a higher purpose.

We share the beautiful, the difficult, and everything in between — because behind every challenge, there is another side.

About Us:
Meet the Potgieters

Welcome to our corner of the internet. While this platform was born out of a specific journey, at its heart, it is about a family—ordinary people living a life dedicated to a higher purpose.

We share the beautiful, the difficult, and everything in between — because behind every challenge, there is another side.

– WHO WE ARE

Our Story

We are Ernest and Carla Potgieter, and together with our two incredible sons, Ewald and Estiaan, we make up the Potgieter family.

Our life is centred around our home and our ministry in Groblersdal, where we navigate the beautiful, often unpredictable, path of faith and family.

– MEET US

Ernest & Carla

Ernest

Ernest serves as the Pastor at AGS Groblersdal. His days are filled with ministry, leadership, and walking with people through real life — always pointing back to Jesus, hope and the Word.

Carla

Carla is the heart of our home. She carries the day-to-day rhythms of family life with warmth, courage, and faith — creating a space where love and honesty can live together.

– OUR SONS

Ewald & Estiaan

Ewald and Estiaan have changed our lives in the most beautiful ways. Through their autism journey, they have taught us to slow down, to celebrate the smallest victories, and to see the world through a lens of patience, grace, and deep love.

Their gentle spirits, honesty, and unique ways of experiencing life remind us daily that progress is not measured by milestones alone, but by moments of connection, calm, and joy.

As their parents, we have learned that different is not less. Through Ewald and Estiaan, we have discovered a deeper appreciation for presence, perseverance, and the quiet strength found in everyday breakthroughs.

You are wonderful exactly as you are.

– PURPOSE

Why We Share Our Lives

As a family in ministry, we have always valued authenticity. We share our story to remind others that “perfect” is a myth — and that hope can be found in the middle of ordinary, messy, beautiful life.

We pray deeply, laugh often, and support one another through the seasons we never saw coming.

– OUR FOUNDATIONS

What We Stand On

The Word

The lens through which we see every challenge and every blessing.

Family

Our first and most important ministry — the place we return to again and again.

Community

We weren’t meant to walk this road alone — we grow together, support together, heal together.