by Resurrection Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | South Africa, South Africa Agriculture, South Africa Churches, South Africa Education, South Africa Partners
Today we went directly to the Ditshego preschool in the Mooiplaas informal settlement, located on and around a refuse disposal site. Although the settlement is home to perhaps 16,000 people, it has no electricity, water, or sewer services, and it was immediately clear...
by Resurrection Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | South Africa, South Africa Agriculture, South Africa Churches, South Africa Education, South Africa Partners
In the morning, we were back at Elim school. The children were ready and waiting, with some jumping up and down and yelling as we drove through the gate. We joined all the students in the school building for morning devotions and prayer and it was back to work where...
by Resurrection Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | South Africa, South Africa Agriculture, South Africa Churches, South Africa Education, South Africa Partners
The day was devoted to spending time with the students and teachers at the school at Elim, which is situated next to the Elim church. But before we left Mahanya, Fedor carried out an animal rescue, removing a small dove that had found its way into Charlene and...
by Resurrection Staff | Oct 23, 2017 | South Africa, South Africa Agriculture, South Africa Churches, South Africa Education, South Africa Partners
Lesson 1 on Sunday, our first full day in South Africa, was that in early spring in this part of the world, day begins to break a little after 4 a.m.—and at least one of God’s great community of birds doesn’t wait for that. Others soon joined the chorus...
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 27, 2017 | South Africa, South Africa Education
Today was all about the teachers. We had all of the teachers at both Ditshego and Elim gathered in one place to exclusively focus on them. Our goal today was primarily to help build up and encourage the teachers, and simply validate and show love to them. We also...
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 21, 2017 | South Africa
Today was a bittersweet day, as it was our final day at Elim. Our whole team has formed meaningful relationships with the children and teachers, so it was tough to say goodbye. We spent the morning with the children divided into three age groups for smaller classroom...
