Posts Categorized: South Africa

South Africa: “Our Myron?”

The travel/study seminar has been an experience of intersecting communities. There is the community of the travelers; over meals, in times of reflection, and during crowded bus rides we have bonded. There are the communities of our sisters and brothers…

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South Africa: Connecting Pain

Joy Gaska, Guest Author A question I struggled with last night was: “How has your pain connected with the pain you have witnessed”. As I reflect on that question what I struggle with is the world that I was born…

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South Africa: Possibilities for Ministry

How can we support the sisters and brothers in Christ, the programs, and the churches that we have met? How can we encourage Presbyterians individually and collectively to engage in ministries that respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic? These are questions…

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South Africa: That I Will Be Able to Continue This Work

For seven months, the Rev. Buhle Mpofu has served as the HIV and AIDS Coordinator for the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa (UPCSA). The church has identified addressing HIV and AIDS one of its three mission priorities. The HIV…

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South Africa: That They Will Have Strength

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA), formerly known as the Tsonga Presbyterian Church, resulted from work of the Swiss Mission in South Africa that began in the Northern Transvaal in 1875. Today the Rev. Esther Maringa serves as…

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South Africa: The Prodigal Joins Us

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;…

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South Africa: Joining Hands against Hunger in Lesotho

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…

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South Africa: Rainbow School

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…

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South Africa: Siyaya

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…

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South Africa: He Did Not Like to Let Go

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…

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