Haylo

Greetings All!

long time still.....been in the Motherland for a few weeks now. It's been good to get back to the community out here, the work and of course my lady! Ya it's good to be back....but I do miss the T-dot summer.....here winter is coming to an end so some nights can get pretty cold but, the days are generally pretty warm.

As for the AE work, I currently have two local Interns: Hloni and Lerissa. They're both very gifted, talented and competent; it's really an honor giving leadership to them. Most recently Lerissa conducted a Needs Assesment Analysis of part of Edendale, a local township. This was done on behalf of a preschool there by the name of Bonginkosi Preschool. It's a small school as it stands now and really needs refurbishing so they are planning on expanding which has been made possible by partnering with other organizations, etc. The kids are precious and the teachers are so committed. There's actually a website which is pretty informative for the initiative and you can even sponsor a child's education, please check it out: http://bonginkosi.wordpress.com/about-bonginkosi/our-story/.

The Preschool

The assessment happened by way of surveys; it was a great experience. My job was to make sure the surveying teams (which had to be fluent in Zulu) were kool, so i was driving up and down in the township on roads that weren't meant to be roads, dodging chickens and people.........it was great as most of my work has been urban thus far. I'd really like to spend a week/end or something out there - please join me in praying for an opportunity to do that.

The Surveying Team (Hloni with back to us, Lerissa holding pillar)

As for the near future, there is a team of 11 coming in from the US this Saturday, then another 4 on Sept 7th. Their schedules have been prepared well in advance and i'm confident that by God's grace it will be a meaningful experience for everyone involved. Those of you who are the praying type, please ask that Jesus would make this experience everything He intends for it to be!


By the way, the trip here was great by God's grace. My layover this time was in London, England. I had a few hours and decided to explore some. I stumbled upon a bunch of free museums and in particular ended up at this one called VA (or sum'n...) and inside saw many interesting sculptures like the one below...... anyone who can figure out what Biblical (dat's a BIG clue) scene it is will win....... something.........from me. Bless up!