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It amazes me how much Abohna has grown

It amazes me how much Abohna has grown

He used to be one of the smaller ones in the preschool. Now next to one of the preschool children at #OLIALifestyleECD he is like a giant.

Some black and whites

Some black and whites

Just awesome.

Khayelitsha! (New Home)

Khayelitsha! (New Home)

Likuye and her mother was in a verge of being left homeless. They had left their abusive father without any provision. Likuye appears to be suffering from PTSD. They were evicted from their previous home but were fortunate to find this one. She desperately needed […]

Inathi, I love you!!

Inathi, I love you!!

Inathi is a very independent and capable child.  However, she is also known in the community as the trouble maker.  After the meeting with her mother and separately with her father, we came to the conclusion that the relationship with her mother needed much improvement. […]

Home visitations

Home visitations

Jaemin started home visitations. This mother supports a family of 5 by selling boiled chicken feet. She earns $3 per day. It is not easy to be a good person with such struggles but she is a caring mother.

Sometime they just need hugs

Sometime they just need hugs

Likuye is quiet and reserved to the point that she would pee on her pants unless the teacher sat her on the toilet periodically. This scared child was dancing along by mid-day after a long hug. Her heart was beating rapidly and Helen held her […]

Monthly Seminars – Lifestyle ECD Centres

Monthly Seminars – Lifestyle ECD Centres

We had our first monthly seminar with the parents of Siyaqingqa. The first step of building resilience in children is the loving relationship with the caregiver. Jaemin shared about being a good mother and Helen led a relationship building exercises. Oh the happy faces! ‪#‎OLIALifestyleECD

Anavuyo, you are precious to Jesus. (funeral presentation)

Anavuyo, you are precious to Jesus. (funeral presentation)

We were asked by the Anavuyo’s family to make a video presentation for her funeral.  The funeral was on March 21, 2015.

It came at a great cost

It came at a great cost

For the past six months, we have worked in the Nkanini area planting Righteous Men Assembly (RMA).  We were gaining hundreds of supporters without being able to mobilize them. The 5 year old girl Anovuyo went missing on Sunday.  4 days later her chopped up and burnt […]