South Africa

In South Africa there are "Settlements" know before as townships. This is where a vast majority of non-white people live. Our guide for the day, this past Thursday took us to see a pastor friend of his in one of these "Settlements".  This is a Part of Johannesburg and is 12km by 25km square. This whole area is squared off in sections some have water and electricity and some do not. We visited 2 pre-schools one with running water and electricity and one with none. 

These schools are very important because children cannot go further in school if they don't first attend this type of pre-school. The pastor we visited ran one of these in conjunction wit his church. The kids come from the surrounding neighbourhoods. Most from broken families that do not have much.

The homes here are very modest 3 room houses with a covered toilet outside on a small plot of ground, which is usually covered in garden and fruit trees.

The kids were so very beautiful. But you could see in their eyes that they had been through too much already even though they were only under 6 years of age.

I did not have to many words. Just mostly tears. I am wrecked.

Peter