Pórtate bien (Behave yourself!)
I often say to the children or even to friends as a humorous goodbye, "Pórtate bien!" Behave yourself!" I certainly said it to my children as they grew up. We have a pretty clear idea of what that means when we say it to a child, but what does it mean when...
Universities in Turmoil
If you live outside of South Africa, you are probably not aware of the crisis at our universities. A little more than a year ago, university students started to protest, demanding no increase (or a very slight increase at worse) for the 2017 academic school year. Their rallying cry was #feesmustfall. At first, the protests … Continue reading Universities in Turmoil
A Normal-ish Week
So I’m going to see if I can write an update here without a completely crazy story. What?! Yep, we actually have had a pretty normal week! Two Sundays ago was Harvest for Saint Andrew’s church and school. I have never experienced a Harvest festival before, but let me…
From the Archives: A Sweating Missionary
A trip to the Zambia-Botswana Border…
How to Create Community
Date: 2016-10-10 00:00:00We know that the church is not a specific building, but the people within that specific place. However, how do we go from just a building full of people, to a community of believers striving for one common goal; to lift each other up in the name of Christ?
Our SAMS missionaries strive…
Children at Risk: Changing Young Lives
Did you know that over 400,000,000 abandoned children live on their own on the streets of hundreds of cities around the world? They struggle to just survive the day. UNICEF defines an abandoned child as one who: Does not know where his or her next meal is coming from,...