Venda Pit Toilet Drowning On December 6th another child drowned in a pit toilet in South Africa. This time it occurred in the Venda tribal area of Limpopo. A 3-year-old handicapped child died in the toilet located at his home. When the parents realized that he was missing they notified the police and it was 24 hours later that they…
Kevin grew up in the dusty streets of Sekgakgapeng village in Limpopo, one of the poorest provinces in South Africa.
Letter writing is an important part of building a relationship with your sponsored child. However, sometimes you may find yourself with pen in hand staring at a blank page. What would be relevant to write about and what would my sponsored child find interesting? Here are 8 tips to make your letter writing much easier. Your Family…
When God created Adam, he saw that he needed a helpmate so He created Eve. I have been thinking a lot about the value of a helpmate this last month while Beth has been in South Africa hosting a couple of our mission teams. She is still my helpmate and is working hard to help me, but I am…
We have some exciting news regarding our nutritional program in South Africa. For the last seven years, in partnership with Meals from the Heartland and Convoy of Hope and many generous donors, we have been providing food security for 7,500 children in South Africa. Our vision in the early days was to provide food security, along with other child development…
Beth and I have been back in South Africa for one month now. It is spring of the year and all things are like new. Many of our animals have new babies and even our Pastor Jonathan and his wife have a new baby girl. The rains have not started yet, so the grass is still dry and tender. This…
As we are preparing to leave this beautiful land again, I am pausing to reflect why I am still here after 12 years and just what I love about living and serving in Africa. The why is pretty simple. It is a “calling” from God, and I am just being obedient to His calling. I am here as an Ambassador…