Shortly after John’s arrival in South Africa, he, and a group of 35 Bakhita girls gathered for a day of reuniting, fun, food, and gifts....

Most years, we leave together in January to visit our Bakhita girls in South Africa. This year is different. There was the wait for...

South Africa’s strict lockdown during the height of the pandemic has helped the children of the country avoid contracting the virus and...

It’s hard to imagine that in early March as we were leaving South Africa, “coronavirus” was a word that was just reaching our vocabulary...

The heroes of this part of the world are the grandmothers. Full stop. The stories of grannies taking care of the children left behind...

Our good friend Sr. Sally Duigan invited us to visit and help out a little at Holy Family Care Center in Ofcalaco, South Africa. It’s a...

This year, as we were preparing for our annual visit to Africa, good friends gave us a bin full of Beanie Babies to bring along. We...

We met Molatelo when she came to Bakhita Village at age 7. She and her sister were living on their own after the death of their mother....

More than 50 gifts, graciously prepared by generous donors, made their way to Africa – along with us – ready to be given to grateful recipie

Each year many donors, known to us as the "wonderful gift bag people”, fill up two-gallon Ziplock bags with specific items for specific...