Over the past few days we’ve been finishing off the teaching phase of our training and setting our sights on the outreach phase. Many of us who have been working in Red Hill since the fires are moving on - some to Zanzibar, some to Transkai, others to Mozambique.
Thursday night we had a small farewell party at Red Hill - handed out chicken and cold drinks, opened the peace garden which one of the residents has built, and made known those who were staying on. It was emotional for many of us as we said our goodbyes and pondered the impact of our presence in the community.
For many of us Red Hill has been our first experience of working in a development situation, building from the bottom up and managing the various needs of the parties involved. It’s been stretching, but has really opened my eyes to a holistic approach to being a follower of Jesus.
I hope to visit Red Hill once a week, play pool with some of my friends at the Shabeen and visit Nick, Paula and Liana, who are going to be living in a shack there during the outreach phase.
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