On Wednesday we made our way to the Cape Town Airport for our flight to Johannesburg. There we were joined by the final member of our party to reach South Africa: Amanda Craft’s backpack. The backpack had quite the adventure;…
Read more »Cindy Easterday, Guest Author Kopano ke Matla Toant’song ea Bofuma Lesotho (Unity Is Strength in the Fight against Poverty) is the Joining Hands against Hunger network in Lesotho. Initiated in 2002 through the Presbyterian Hunger Program, KKM is one of…
Read more »It started in a building built of shipping containers. Today, the children of the Rainbow School after-school study programme fill the rooms of JL Zwane Presbyterian Church and Centre. They gather around teachers for two hours of tutoring. Children come…
Read more »In an explosion of sound, color and movement, Siyaya (“We Are Moving”) proclaims a message intended to “capture hearts, broaden minds, build bridges, and inspire hope and vision.” Siyaya is an HIV/AIDS educational ministry affiliated with JL Zwane Presbyterian Church…
Read more »He liked to be high. And he did not like to let go. We visited a community-based orphanage for 15 children. JL Zwane Presbyterian Church supports the orphanage which is run by one woman and her daughter with help from…
Read more »Our visit to the Guguletu Township on Tuesday, February 26, was coordinated by the JL Zwane Presbyterian Church and Centre. The Rev. Edwin Louw, Associate Pastor, Ms. Yvonne Daki, and Mama Nomazizi provided an introducation to the hope-filled, hope-instilling ministries…
Read more »On a wall in the Sothemba AIDS Action office, one can read a sign that says: What AIDS Can’t Do AIDS cannot cripple love. It cannot shatter hope. It cannot corrode faith. It cannot take away peace. It cannot destroy…
Read more »“The judge slid his glasses down his nose and looked over the tops at me.” We stood in silence in the offices of Sothemba (We Will Hope) AIDS Action as Jacque Pondo, an HIV/AIDS counselor with the organization, reflected on…
Read more »On Monday, February 25, we learned about ministries responding to HIV/AIDS related to BADISA, a joint ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church (synods of the Western Cape and Southern Cape) and the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (Cape Synod)….
Read more »By Joy Gaska, guest author Today was our first day venturing out into the community to assess the current HIV/AIDS situation in Cape Town. We met with local Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) who readily welcomed us and shared with us…
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