This year, 2020, has been one for the history books. The impact of this pandemic has reached people from every walk of life and every part of the world. COVID-19 has touched all of our lives, impacting us to varying degrees. Some have lost loved ones, jobs, homes. We feel like the fortunate ones. We […]
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How a young boy spends his afternoons in the township of Embonisweni by Phoebe Giffey-Brohaugh This is the last of a three-part story. If you would like to learn about Njabulo’s days from beginning to end, read Part 1 here: Getting Ready for School& Part 2 here: Attending a South African Primary School On Tuesday
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by Phoebe Giffey-Brohaugh Vuyisile, Ruth, and Silvia feed up to 100 children twice per week in Embonisweni, South Africa. Growing up in the township, life is a rollercoaster; it is a simple, communal culture, and it is filled with difficult obstacles that both children and adults must face every day. The township of Embonisweni is
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by Phoebe Giffey-Brohaugh This is part 2 of a day in Njabulo’s life. Read part 1 here. Today is even hotter than usual. Njabulo got out of school early today, because they are taking exams. As we are driving into the community of Embonisweni, we meet him on the dirt road in the midday heat.
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Learn Abigail’s story, mother of Nothando, Ozzy, and Thuba, who participate in the After School Program. by Cintia Roberta Potelecki Abigail is a single mother. At 36, she works from Wednesday to Sunday in Nelspruit, a neighboring town about 32 km from Embonisweni, where she lives alone with her three children – Nothando, Ozzy, and
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by Phoebe Giffey-Brohaugh Njabulo was up by 4:30 this morning, because his dad went to work. When his father works, he gets up early to say goodbye. When we arrive at 6, his niece, Mbali, is unusually quiet, because she has just gotten out of bed. Njabulo is busy with trying to find his belt
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“You don’t have to have much to make a difference.” A group of TTH staff and volunteers in South Africa piled up into the gray condor, our trusty ministry vehicle. It was filled with all the typical supplies for the After School Programs for the week: vegetables in bulk, bags of maize meal and beans,
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Last week we had a team of four women from Texas volunteer with Ten Thousand Homes in South Africa. On Sunday evening, they hosted a ladies’ night at a local church, inviting women from a small community called Embonisweni. The event had one simple goal: to share stories and experiences with each other. These
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