After the adventure of going to Matsapha to find the prostitutes, I was full of passion and vision and also absolute disgust for the culture’s view of women. I found out that one of the boys in my class had been to this prostitution place in Matsapha before. And that broke me even more, that […]
How far would you go or what would you do in order to get five dollars? I’m assuming, some of us would take silly bets or do simple silly things to earn a few bucks here or there. Take, for instance, my friend Michael who will eat any spicy/odd concoction of food for a few […]
“Please, make me something.” Not just the cry of an 18 year old girl, but the cry of a multitude of young women yearning to be “something” in a society that says they’re not. It didn’t long for me to hear that Bongiwe started skipping some days at school. She didn’t hide the fact from […]
“God does not ask us to be successful, he only asks us to be faithful.” -Mother Teresa This was one of my favorite Mother Teresa quotes. But I didn’t really experience it’s meaning until now. And it’s still hard for me to actually believe. I feel like a failure. I am a teacher, and I […]
While Tenele had dropped out of school and didn’t even come to tell me, she did send me a letter. My spirit was partly renewed by receiving her letter, but also still crushed because it almost seemed like she was saying goodbye, or giving up. To translate a little here…”make wami” means “my mother.” On […]
So Tenele never showed up Friday, right? Well, I got a letter later that day from Ayanda. Tenele had written me a letter and asked Ayanda to deliver it to me. She said that she still wanted to go to school but that her boyfriend, Cedric, wouldn’t let her go. Ayanda proceeded to tell me […]
Immediately after getting the kids registered at schools, I sent a message out to friends and family back home via facebook about the children’s lives and if anyone is interested in supporting them. I was thrilled by the feedback from certain individuals who are now eagerly supporting the children. I told the kids they are […]
On Friday, January 14th, I set out with one goal and one goal only: get Tenele into school. But God had other plans. At the end of the day, I, unfortunately, had not accomplished my goal; however, like Jesus multiplied the bread and fish, he multiplied the number of children that did get into school […]
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