We have been celebrating Heritage Day in South Africa. A day to rejoice in the rich culture of the many groups in this wonderful country; the rhythm and harmony of the African music, the colour of the Zulu bead work, and the caring of ‘ubuntu’ within the extended family.
We are also celebrating the ‘heritage’ we are blessed with in the Zanini Bantwana team. Often we feel that we are working with giants. Not people with a lot of what this world thinks of as important. But people with great spiritual standing and strength. Recently I noticed one of the team had written on Facebook at 4 in the morning. I mentioned it to her and she explained that she likes to pray between 3 and 4 each morning. You don’t meet people of that callibre every day, not even in Christian ministry.
Then one of the hospital staff wondered why the Zanini Bantwana staff come to work so faithfully each day and work away, but there doesn’t seem to be anyone checking up on them all the time or getting them to sign in. Why do they keep on working when they could get away with it? Sethembile replied that they may not sign in, but what they do is written on their consciences.
God has blessed this work with a remarkable group of people. We salute them and celebrate them.
Zanini Bantwana 