The last three days of our time in South Africa were spent in the urban community of Zwelisha – about a 40 minute drive east of Hands Hub. This is a massive sprawl of small single storey breeze block homes, each surrounded by a small area of baked, pale, sandy earth. The Care Point is …
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The Care Workers
There is so much more for us to share about our time in Msengeni, which we can do face to face on our return. However we really do want to write about the last morning which was devoted to the Care Workers because we wanted to try to show our support for these amazing people. …
Visit to Msengeni
We have now been in Southern Africa for a week, and have been submerged in experiences and emotions. We are writing this on the verandah of the Hands at Work ‘Hub’ in White River. The sun set a few minutes ago, and the hill opposite – Legogote – is fading into the dusk. We can …
The team arrives!
We’ve arrived! Sitting on the verandah of the Hands at Work Hub watching the sun rise over Masoy, the first community in which Hands worked over 22 years ago. We had a wonderful welcome from our Hands Hosts, Kristi and Daytona on arrival yesterday afternoon. We then had an hour to talk through our programme …
Starting the Journey
The team has been planning the St Albans visit to Hands at Work in South Africa and Swaziland for months now. We have dealt with the logistics and administration, had our vaccinations, and agreed where we meet at Heathrow. We have met for preparation meetings where we have learned about the challenges facing the people …
St Albans Team to visit Hands at Work Hub in South Africa
This summer, a team of 8 from the St Albans Diocese will visit the Hands at Work Hub based in South Africa and the Msengeni community in Swaziland.
Hands at Work St Albans Volunteers 