

Return to Bakhita Village 2016
After spending a day calling on key people in the diocesan headquarters in Tzaneen, we finally reached Bakhita Village. Our return was...


Gifts and Suitcases
Before the Bakhita Appreciation and Awareness event at church, we had two empty blue suitcases and many empty gift bags. But by the time...


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...














































