http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/
It makes me cry each time I read it. It challenges me way beyond my comfort zone each time I read it. Go on take some time to read as well!
http://amazima.org/
And these are the people to help support Katie http://147millionorphans.com/
Showing posts with label orphans and widows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orphans and widows. Show all posts
Monday, November 1, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
How much do you earn?
Do you know what the minimum wage is for a domestic worker in South Africa? Take a look at this web site http://www.mywage.co.za/main/minimum-wages/domestic-workers-wages and you see that the minimum wage for a domestic worker/housekeeper is about R6.11 to R 8.40 per hour.... if you convert that to Australian Dollars the maximum per hour minimum wage is 1.34690 AUD. How do you manage to keep a family on that? Often times a domestic worker will be supporting up to 8 -12 family members as extended family needs support too. This situation is radically exacerbated by the whole AIDS epidemic and most greatly effects the problems that orphans and widows face.
When a friend of mine was doing mission work in Zambia we worked out that that our yearly tissue bill as a family was more than the average income in Zambia. May we have an attitude of gratitude and generosity! How often we forget to be grateful, I know I take so much for granted.
Photograph from http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cacegypt.org/HSWebDesign/rwennerstrom/images/township.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cacegypt.org/HSWebDesign/rwennerstrom/pages/activities.htm&usg=__oGGQrEmxHcJQU0cpOM2yG0et0fM=&h=300&w=400&sz=58&hl=en&start=0&sig2=EnLx0LJINB9YS6j8S61jOw&zoom=1&tbnid=TR0DwMvDZ3jjZM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=171&ei=aV12TJm0CI6dcbnt2fMF&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtownship%2Bin%2Bsouth%2Bafrica%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1296%26bih%3D639%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=142&vpy=88&dur=60&hovh=167&hovw=223&tx=142&ty=46&oei=aV12TJm0CI6dcbnt2fMF&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
How much do you earn?
A lot compared to that no doubt!
When a friend of mine was doing mission work in Zambia we worked out that that our yearly tissue bill as a family was more than the average income in Zambia. May we have an attitude of gratitude and generosity! How often we forget to be grateful, I know I take so much for granted.
Photograph from http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cacegypt.org/HSWebDesign/rwennerstrom/images/township.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cacegypt.org/HSWebDesign/rwennerstrom/pages/activities.htm&usg=__oGGQrEmxHcJQU0cpOM2yG0et0fM=&h=300&w=400&sz=58&hl=en&start=0&sig2=EnLx0LJINB9YS6j8S61jOw&zoom=1&tbnid=TR0DwMvDZ3jjZM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=171&ei=aV12TJm0CI6dcbnt2fMF&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtownship%2Bin%2Bsouth%2Bafrica%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1296%26bih%3D639%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=142&vpy=88&dur=60&hovh=167&hovw=223&tx=142&ty=46&oei=aV12TJm0CI6dcbnt2fMF&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Muslim Work in South Africa
Please, please, please.... take the time to read the article Islamic Dawa and Humanitarian Aid in Africa on page 11 of the March/April edition of the Barbnabus Fund Magazine! It is well worth the effort of downloading the magazine!
http://barnabasfund.org/AU/Resources/Barnabas-Aid-magazine/
BFAid March-April 2009.pdf (2.4MB) Published: Sunday 01 March 2009
We as Westernised Christians need to wake up to the fact that we have some responsiblity to care for the poor, orphans and widows in the rest of the world....if we don't the Muslims will! I am continually shocked at the lowering of standards in South Africa. When I did social work there before my 19year old was born, there was a high standard in child care. Now I hear of governement social workes bringing children to a home without the 'adequate accomodation' , Socila workers bring children to live in shipping containers, if there is warm love and kindness shown to the children.
http://barnabasfund.org/AU/Resources/Barnabas-Aid-magazine/
BFAid March-April 2009.pdf (2.4MB) Published: Sunday 01 March 2009
We as Westernised Christians need to wake up to the fact that we have some responsiblity to care for the poor, orphans and widows in the rest of the world....if we don't the Muslims will! I am continually shocked at the lowering of standards in South Africa. When I did social work there before my 19year old was born, there was a high standard in child care. Now I hear of governement social workes bringing children to a home without the 'adequate accomodation' , Socila workers bring children to live in shipping containers, if there is warm love and kindness shown to the children.
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