South Africa holds the distinction of being ranked #4 in a list of 2012’s most dangerous countries. Sadly, we also hold the title of rape capital of the world with 118 rapes per 100,000 people, and the murder rate is among the highest in the world. Most of the time, we don’t really focus on…
Month: December 2012
“Who’s Looking After the Kids?”
November wasn’t a typical month in the life of the Waldron household. With a 3-week trip booked for HopeShares (Seed of Hope’s Canadian partner), I we preparing final details in late October when we learned that Michelle’s dad, Ray, would need heart surgery. A handful of complex health concerns meant that although the surgery would…
Inches and Kilometres
I recently read a story about a little boy who had just learned about inches in school. He and his family were going on a road trip to Capetown and he wanted to know how many “inches it was to Capetown.” Well, the family lived in Durban, which is 1750 kilometers from Capetown!! The Mom…