Posts by olia

The Skinny on Dinner Ministry

By Sean Lem Over the past month and a half, we have been trying out a new ministry we like to call, “Sean’s Dinner Party!”[…]

If you hadn’t left…

By Jung Lee This picture of Lonwabo was taken in early 2013 when he was 12. Three years later he is one of 8 boys[…]

Vuk`ukhanye Ministry

By Zukisani Nzala Within Zola we have created our first Vuk’ukhanye group.  This group is comprised of seven individuals, and it’s just right for us[…]

Sean’s Dinner Party with Thobani’s Family

By Jung Lee When I first got close to Sean he was in a place of devastation.  The dreams he had to serve in South Africa[…]

I want to be a good father.

By Jung Lee Zukisani was grim-faced all the way home. His ex-wife allowed him see his children for 15 minutes for the first time in[…]

Vuk’ukhanye (Rise n’ shine) Community group

The Kuyasa community is stricken with many problems such as murder, rape, street gang fights and robbery. Also, it has been flooded with NGO’s and[…]

“You know you are special to me, right”

I finally caught up with him and sat him next to me to talk. He said, “I made one mistake three years ago (stolen a[…]

Religious Freedom? A journey to Transkei

I saw something wrapped in a piece of nylon around Lelo’s waist.  Just to poke fun at the muti (traditional medicine), I pulled it out[…]

It takes a village to raise a child

Once I had a sleepover at my friend’s house when I was a kid.  My friend had an uncle.  After we were put to bed,[…]

Sometimes they are more than a mother.

“Mama, tell me what is your typical working day as a caregiver look like” I didn’t expect to be surprised when I asked. She is[…]