"Believers who have the gospel keep mumbling it over and over to themselves. Meanwhile, millions who have never heard it once fall into the flames of eternal hell without ever hearing the salvation story." - K.P. Yohannan
Hello from Mpumalanga, South Africa! Sorry for the delay, things have been super busy since our arrival on late Sunday evening. After some orientation & adjustment to time, Tuesday we started the construction of the home and care center.
The home is being built for a "go-go" (Grandma) who has 2 children of her own and is also caring for 4 orphans ranging in age from a few months to 15 years old. Right now all 7 are staying in a small 8x8 dirt floor home with a leaking tin roof. When Ten Thousand Homes saw the need it was decided to restore the existing 1 room home and also add on 2 more rooms.
The team has been working hard to gain ground in the construction process of the home. As of right now the foundation has been poured & bricks are starting to be laid. Neighbors have been coming daily to lend a hand and it’s been really amazing to see them function as a community.
As I mentioned before we’re also working on a care center. The care center will provide a place for HIV/AIDS orphaned children to go & be cared for; receiving meals, homework help, and a sense of family. The center is being built behind the home of a local woman, Elizabeth. Right now Elizabeth is feeding 100-150 children daily from her home. This center will give her the facilities she needs to continue to extend compassion & love to the local children.
Please continue to pray for the team as the work is very physically demanding!
Created by: Karl Bratnober on 1/15/2010 5:36:23 PM
At 3$ a brick, and 1k bricks, we changed a child´s life last night! We raised 3k$!
Thank you to all of you who came out last night! It was a really awesome concert. Thanks to Sleeping At Last, Jeremy Larson and Taylor Maxwell for playing an awesome show. Keep checking this post for pictures of the event, and updates on the HOME that we are creating.
Thanks for checking out the Blog!! We are excited for the event and to be a part of making a change in South Africa!
Our Compassion Justice DTS is hosting a Benefit Concert, to raise money to build a home during their time in South Africa. This event is an opportunity for people to get involved with the HIV/AIDS crisis in a practical way. When looking at statistics and the stories coming out of Africa on this issue it can be overwhelming. It is hard to know where to begin, but together we can make a difference in Africa. This is your chance to GET INVOLVED! Proceeds from the event are going to the building of homes for children influenced and orphaned by HIV/AIDS. We can restore hope to these children´s lives!
The CJ DTS will be partnering with an organization called Ten Thousand Homes to build the homes. Check out there videos Here!
Hello from Mpumalanga, South Africa!
