by Resurrection Staff | Jul 19, 2017 | South Africa
Today we split into two different groups for the morning of Mandela Day. Four of us spent our morning with a group of children from Elim at the Old Age Home. Upon arriving at the home we were overcome with how many people/groups from the community were there to lend a...
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 19, 2017 | South Africa
We split our time between two schools today, Elim in the morning and Ditshego in the afternoon. At Elim, we split the kids into three groups–early elementary, late elementary/middle and older kids (late middle or early high school). The young age group was full...
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 15, 2017 | South Africa
Today we started off our morning with a beautiful church service at Elim, a small church near an informal settlement outside of Centurion (near Johannesburg) where many families live in difficult conditions. Being greeted with the brightest of smiles and most...
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 14, 2017 | South Africa
The team boarded their flight to Atlanta after being sent off by Barb. With an adventurous flight we arrived in Johannesburg!! It was an experience none of us will forget, especially for Cassie, first-time international traveler. We were warmly welcomed to South...
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 25, 2016 | South Africa
Saying good-bye is never easy. On the last day the teachers and the team sat in prayer circle to share joys and concerns. Lots of hugs and tears were shed during our final moments. The Ditshego teachers presented the team with blankets as a token of gratitude....
by Resurrection Staff | Jul 21, 2016 | South Africa
It will be very difficult to leave the Ditshego teachers, staff and students tomorrow. We have spent hours training most of the staff and they can’t wait for us to come back again to teach them more computer skills. We are the ones that feel the most blessed...
