One of our Bakhita Outreach families is in urgent need of safe, secure housing. Annah and her children—Ngwakwana, Tumelo, and Selaelo—have been living in a structure that has simply reached the end of its life. Annah is facing significant physical and mental challenges, yet she continues to care for her children with quiet courage and a mother’s fierce love. For the past year, our Outreach Team has been assisting this family, delivering food, school supplies, and water—small

Throughout the year, our Outreach Team travels into rural villages to visit our Bakhita children. These little ones are growing up in some of the most difficult conditions imaginable - living with a guardian, a granny, or sometimes a single parent who is doing everything possible to keep the family afloat. Poverty shapes every part of daily life here. Food is scarce, jobs are almost nonexistent, and most homes have no electricity or running water. Each month, Mma Dinah and Sr

One of our greatest joys each year is our first big gathering of the Bakhita girls and the Sacred Heart Sisters who care for them. This year’s celebration was every bit as meaningful as we hoped. Celebrating Our 2025 Graduates We began the day with our twelve girls who completed grade 12 in 2025. They’re now discerning their next steps—some applying to universities, others exploring technical colleges. The process can feel overwhelming, so we brought them together for a small

As we prepare for our annual visit to our Bakhita family in South Africa, we have filled several suitcases with 150 lbs. of gifts so generously provided by wonderful donors. This year, an unexpected gift will also be traveling with us. A wonderful young artist, Mary Elizabeth Huber, who paints religious icons for a children’s magazine in Georgia, was doing research on St. Josephine Bakhita before painting her icon. She came upon Bakhita Charities and began an email conversati

One of our Outreach Team members, Mma Dinah Chabalala, often takes it upon herself to visit families that live close to her in the nearby...

Each year, some of the most joyful and heartbreaking days of our adventure are the Outreach Visits to our Bakhita children living in...