by Resurrection Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | South Africa
Gavin and Jenny picked us up for the trip to the Rhino and Lion park, a reserve of about 3,000 acres that is both home and protection for many of Africa’s signature animals. Gavin and Jenny drove us through the park to see lions, cheetahs, rhinos, ostrich, tiger...
by Resurrection Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | South Africa
Gavin picked us up for the run into Johannesburg for a day of touring to gain a better appreciation of the cultural context in our host country. We began with a bus tour of Soweto, an accumulation of many townships that under the apartheid laws were the designated...
by Resurrection Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | South Africa
This, our final day at the schools, was all about the teachers. All the teachers and caregiving staff from both Elim and Ditshego were present as we provided support through testimonies, skits, and training, then served them lunch. As we left in the afternoon, we...
by Resurrection Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | South Africa
Our team continued the work with students and staff, leading art projects, helping with landscaping tasks, preparing the planting bags for the tunnel gardens, and training staff in first aid, recycling, and child protection principles.
by Resurrection Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | South Africa
We began this day at the Ditshego Preschool which is located next to the city of Mooiplaas’s dump site. Ditshego is full of hope, love, learning, and laughter in the midst of extremely challenging conditions. Ditshego is anything but an “overnight...
by Resurrection Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | South Africa
Following another great breakfast provided by Nich and Alta at our accommodations, we again began the day at Elim School. Pastor Ian Edwards joined us from the Mariannridge Methodist Church, near Durban. Mariannridge is part of the Clerpine Circuit of the Methodist...
