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August 11th 2015
Dear Reader, Today was our first day in the Grace School (it was a bank holiday yesterday) and we were all looking forward to seeing old friends and getting underway with some of the things we had planned. It was an early start; morning assembly at 7:30am meant we had to be out of bed before dawn (a challenge which defeated one of our group!). With a quick breakfast in our bellies we made ou ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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Frances Lancaster

South Africa 2015

In 2012 a group of 22 people from Park URC visited Siyabuswa in South Africa. A small group of six have returned so that we can see friends that we made on our last visit and to help out once again.We hope to build on some of the work that we did before such as painting classrooms at Grace Christian Private School, supporting the bible college students and spending time with the amazing people. We will do our best to keep you updated about our trip. However, Siyabuswa has suffered recently with daily power cuts, so keep checking back but bear with us!... full info

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