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OLIA Strategic Planning

OLIA Strategic Planning

They are the new faces in OLIA.  We will be exploring our future together.    

I want to be a good father.

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 4 months. It would be more accurate to say that he had a devastating look on his face. It all […]

OLIA Family in Strand

OLIA Family in Strand

We had an outing to Cape Town.  We had a wonderful time with Pastor Yoon’s family and Zukisani.  Pastor Yoon’s family joined OLIA this year and he will be providing a pastoral care to the local workers to start off.  We pray that Pastor Yoon’s […]

Merry Christmas and thank you.

Merry Christmas and thank you.

We wish you a wonderful Christmas.  Thank you for your love and support. Here is lots of smiles so we can share the joy. Please visit our newly designed website www.precioustojesus.org

Vuk’ukhanye (Rise n’ shine) Community group

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 missionaries attempting to help the situation, but most (if not all) of their attempts have become failed attempts. With much […]

Preston at MK (Missionary Kid) Festival

Preston at MK (Missionary Kid) Festival

It was a wonderful time fellowshipping with other missionary families.

“You know you are special to me, right”

“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 DVD Player) and people never trusted me again. Also, I don’t know where my life is going. I have tried […]

Toyi Toyi (Strike) or Love – Kuyasa March

Toyi Toyi (Strike) or Love – Kuyasa March

Community members and children came out singing toyi Toyi songs. Toyi Toyi is a South African dance that is used to intimidate during political protests. Many came out waiving banners and posters saying “Stop to rape, our rights and justice.” The community leaders came to […]

Religious Freedom? A journey to Transkei

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 in front of his mother.  They consider it jinxed if someone else, especially a foreigner such as me, touches it.  […]