April 4th, 2021 Non-stop Easter fun was had with the Bokamoso team in Snake Park, Soweto on Easter Sunday! Eight hours of non-stop action: workouts, self-defense training, sex-trafficking awareness education, Easter egg hunts, birthday celebrations, clothing and toiletry donations, a healthy & hearty lunch, yummy cupcakes and of course, the all important Jerusalem Challenge (goodness, …
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April 3rd, 2021 A morning of fun, Easter candy overload, and learning about the true meaning of Easter was had as we hung out with some of the kids from Hlanganani Orphan Care. They loved the Easter egg games and hunt, the decorating of cupcakes (Eek…sprinkles galore!), and the time to talk about Jesus’s love …
March 25th, 2021 After many months of preparation and anticipation the day finally arrived when we said “good-bye” to buckets and celebrated the completion of two brand new, flushing toilets! And two fabulous sinks! They are the first flushing toilets in the informal settlement of Zenzele, Randfontein. The project also included safely sealing up the …
February 2021 Laughter and water bounced off the walls as the kids threw water balloons at one another. Their pure glee was contagious. We were hanging out with the kids from the Lanseria informal settlements/township for their monthly mentor group. Once they had settled down after the fun (and rather wet) “ice-breaker”, we dug into …
30 January 2o21 He introduced himself, stating his age…12. Impossible, I thought. My friend echoed my thoughts…12? Surely, he is closer to 8? Eight…that would make him my son’s age but he looked younger still. No, he wasn’t lying, he was 12. His stick-like arms and legs told the truth. The barely-there clothes, he wore, …
On December 23rd, George (Lyta Ekasi & Bokamoso Fitness Club) reached out to us to inform us that there were ten kids from a local informal settlement that would not be able to celebrate Christmas with nice food or any gifts this year. Could we do anything to help? He emphasized that for these children …
It is amazing how God connects people together. One relationship leads to another and in the end, connections are formed that led to blessings coming to fruition and God’s will being accomplished. One such connection came through Ryan’s gym…they heard we worked with orphanages and wanted to help raise funds for a children’s home in …
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. (Saint Francis de Sales) When I was chatting to God about our upcoming Lyta Ekasi (Light Up Your Township) party with vulnerable and orphaned children, He was so joyful that we could love on the kids for Him. He said, “The kids …
December 4th, 2020 God + Coincidence = Godincidence! Have you ever had a “Godincidence”? They are pretty cool…you just happen to be at the right place at the right time and God connects you to someone? Awhile back I was at the grocery store shopping for an orphanage event; when I do I often get …
After weeks of planning and checking off ‘to-do-lists’, we were finally all ready to help put together one of the most important and fun elements of the upcoming Lyta Ekasi (Light Up Your Township) Christmas Party… the kid’s Christmas presents! Although it is great fun to go shopping for the kids, it is often hard …
