BID US "HAMBANI KAKUHLE" (Go well, Goodbye)
3 DAYS AWAY UNTIL SOUTH AFRICA!!! We are ALL super excited for this opportunity and blessed to have the support of our family, and friends.
On Monday, we had our final team meeting before the trip and the packing party commenced to a frenzy and hit us in rapid realization that we are actually doing this!!! We had a lot of past team members to support us and help launch us off to our own odyssey. South Africa has always been a destination in my bucket list and it wouldn't be fair not to know anything about the country before entering it. Here are a few things I thought you would like to know about this beautiful nation.
If you do not know anything about S.Africa: it is at the bottom tip of the continent where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean. Population is about 51 million. 80% black, 9% white, 9% colored.
Social and Political structure had been Under the Apartheid law since 1948 till it was repealed by the early 1990's! Former president Nelson Mandela was the first to be elected by a fully representative democratic election. He also diversified the government with multi racial democracy. (See movie INVICTUS 2009 for the cinematic effect. Starring Morgan Freeman & Matt Damon and directed by Clint Eastwood)
South Africa is also the leading nation with 5 million of its population infected by HIV. close to 10% and have thousands of orphaned children wandering the streets without food or shelter.
80% of them have a history of abuse: physical, sexual or emotional. (referenced: Fall, M. (1986). Street children. Street Children, 13, 47- 53.
Please support our team in prayer. Pray that we may find strength in each of us and have God use us with his will and not our own.. Pray that we may adapt well with any obstacles that may be put in our way. Pray that we can find commonality with the kids in BOH and grow to understand them and just love on them. Pray that we have a sound and safe trip. Pray for our families at home. We hope to carry on like the past teams before us spiritual and emotional support to who ever we may come across and also help bring this nation and its needs into light and global awareness. We leave this Friday January 6, 2012. Much Thanks
Social and Political structure had been Under the Apartheid law since 1948 till it was repealed by the early 1990's! Former president Nelson Mandela was the first to be elected by a fully representative democratic election. He also diversified the government with multi racial democracy. (See movie INVICTUS 2009 for the cinematic effect. Starring Morgan Freeman & Matt Damon and directed by Clint Eastwood)
South Africa is also the leading nation with 5 million of its population infected by HIV. close to 10% and have thousands of orphaned children wandering the streets without food or shelter.
80% of them have a history of abuse: physical, sexual or emotional. (referenced: Fall, M. (1986). Street children. Street Children, 13, 47- 53.
Please support our team in prayer. Pray that we may find strength in each of us and have God use us with his will and not our own.. Pray that we may adapt well with any obstacles that may be put in our way. Pray that we can find commonality with the kids in BOH and grow to understand them and just love on them. Pray that we have a sound and safe trip. Pray for our families at home. We hope to carry on like the past teams before us spiritual and emotional support to who ever we may come across and also help bring this nation and its needs into light and global awareness. We leave this Friday January 6, 2012. Much Thanks
I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.
Philippians 4:13
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