

Appreciation and Awareness
Many generous and kind friends and parishioners from Christ the Redeemer church have supported Bakhita Village for many years. As we...


A Sad Afternoon
Besides all the happiness that we encountered at Bakhita Village, there is the reality of some difficult situations. We had one...


Good-Bye For Now
We said good-bye to our wonderful friends at Bakhita Village and St. Brendan's School. Sr. Helene and Sr. Nancy organized a dinner for...


A Seminary
We traveled to St. John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria to pay a visit to our friend, Fr. Masilo John Selemela. When we first came to South...


The Day Begins and Ends
The girls at Bakhita start their weekdays quite early. They make their beds, dress for school and eat a bowl of soft porridge with bread...


New Toys
Thanks to generous parishioners of Christ the Redeemer Church, the girls have some great new toys.


Work Time and Play Time
Some time ago, a local organization donated some computers and monitors to Bakhita Village. They were in storage waiting for the right...


Everyday Life
One of our wishes for this visit to Africa is to catch up with old friends from our days of living here. Most of our day is taken up...


Saturday at Bakhita Village
Our day starts as we drive one of the girls to a clinic to receive her antiretroviral medication. The clinic is not far away but the...


Empty Suitcases
On the Feast Day of St. Bakhita, February 8, we were welcomed to Bakhita Village with prayers, songs and dancing. The following day,...