Meet our Leadership Team
Ps Leon & Matilda de Rouwe
Pastors of Destiny Christian Academy
We asked Ps Leon some questions and here is what he said …
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Overlanding with a 4×4
What’s your favorite school event or tradition? Holiday!😂 (OK, ok, 🤦♀️) Real answer: Having kids come to me and hug me.
What’s your go-to karaoke song? Footloose and Summer of 69
Your favourite weekend getaway spot in and around Johannesburg with your family? I break boundaries – Kruger National Park for me😂
How many years of experience do you have in organizational leadership? 33 years
What’s your greatest joy in leading people? I love to equip people and see lives change.
Favourite Bible verse. Matthew 6:33
Favourite Bible Character Peter
Gospel song that you call, “My Song” Oceans
We asked Ps Matilda some questions and here is what she said …
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Most adventurous for me was to marry my husband (every day with him is an adventure!)😂
What’s your favorite school event or tradition? Awards evening (to see the kids enjoy the fruit of their labour)
What’s your go-to karaoke song? Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Your favourite weekend getaway spot in and around Johannesburg with your family? Hartbeespoort Dam
How many years of experience do you have in organizational leadership? 33 years in leadership with my husband
What’s your greatest joy in leading people? To see people grow and change for the better.
Favourite Bible verse. Ps 139v1-18
Favourite Bible Character. Elijah
Gospel song that you call, “My Song” Another One In The Fire
Sandi Moodley
Principal of Destiny Christian Academy
We asked Mrs Moodley some questions and here is what she said …
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Sea walking in Bali (walked on the ocean floor)
What’s your favorite school event or tradition? Sports Day (based on my fond childhood memories of buntings & mascots, oily doughnuts, green apples and a juice in a brown paper bag😂)
What’s your go-to karaoke song? Mom💕 by Megan Trainor
Your favourite weekend getaway spot in and around Johannesburg with your family? Hartbeespoort Dam
Average number of years in education. More than 20 years
What inspires you to stay in education? It’s the impact we make… In shaping the future by transforming individual lives, fostering strong families, and promoting thriving communities.
Favourite Bible verse. Rom 8v38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
Favourite Bible Character. Deborah
Gospel song that you call, “My Song”. You Hold It All Together by Maverick City
Ojonla Lekomo
Deputy Principal of High School – Destiny Christian Academy
We asked Mr Lekomo some questions and here is what he said …
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Tower of Terror & Anaconda ride at Gold Reef City
What’s your favorite school event or tradition? Entrepreneurs/Market Day
What’s your go-to karaoke song? Islands In The Stream by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Your favourite weekend getaway spot in and around Johannesburg with your family? Zambezi Bush, Pretoria
Average number of years in education. Over 22 years
What inspires you to stay in education? My love for children and their growth, helping them to be the best they can be; guiding them to find and develop their God-given talents for kingdom glory.
Favourite Bible verse. 1 John 5:14 – 15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Favourite Bible Character. Joshua
Gospel song that you call, “My Song”. You Are Great by Moses Bliss
Anitha Kistanna
Deputy Principal of Primary School – Destiny Christian Academy
We asked Mrs Kistanna some questions and here is what she said …
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? A 3-day hiking trip:The Dolphin Trail
What’s your favorite school event or tradition? Awards Ceremony where hard work is rewarded.
What’s your go-to karaoke song? Night Fever
Your favourite weekend getaway spot in and around Johannesburg with your family? Warmbaths – Bela Bela
Average number of years in education. 48 years and counting
What inspires you to stay in education? It’s the opportunity we have “to take their hands, open their minds and touch their hearts”, so that they become all they were destined to be.
Favourite Bible verse. Philippians 4v13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.
Favourite Bible Character. Prophet Isaiah
Gospel song that you call, “My Song”. When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus
Angelique van Heerden
Deputy Principal of Nursery School – Destiny Christian Academy
We asked Mrs van Heerden some questions and here is what she said …
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Having to grow up in the Kruger National Park (13years)/ To swim with Dolphins in Kenya
What’s your favorite school event or tradition? Our Nursery School Concert
What’s your go-to karaoke song? I’m Alive (Celine Dion)
Your favourite weekend getaway spot in and around Johannesburg with your family? The Athletics Stadiums on most Saturdays🤪🤣🙈
Average number of years in education. 12 years
What inspires you to stay in education? “Watching caterpillars become butterflies,”🐛🦋 seeing children discover, transform, and learn new things.
Favourite Bible verse. Psalms 37:4-7 NKJV
[4] Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. [5] Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. [6] He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. [7] Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Favourite Bible Character. David
Gospel song that you call, “My Song”. “Available ” – Elevation Worship