Many young children are living in crushing poverty in remote villages in South Africa. A preschool can provide much needed early...

A notable accomplishment of last year was the diligent completion of everything necessary for six of the girls being helped in their...

It was eighteen years ago that we first met Sr. Eugenia Tabane. She was living at the convent at St. Brendan’s as a retired principal and...

We were hopeful that the Sacred Heart Sisters would be able to re-open the Bakhita Village home this year, but they have decided against...

The first Sunday after our arrival here, we gathered all fourteen of the Bakhita St. Brendan’s girls together and presented the gift bags...

Our first few days in South Africa are usually spent reconnecting with old friends. Over nineteen years, we’ve developed some very warm...

As we end our annual visit to South Africa, we are thinking about the former Bakhita Village girls, especially the ones who are not doing...

Much of our work here since mid-January has been serious as we try to bring a positive impact to lives of innocent children. But along...

We, along with an OLSH Sister and one of the former Bakhita Village Care Givers, are continuing home visits to the girls who were in...

A few days after our initial welcome from our St. Brendan’s students, we gathered them together to give them their gift bags so...