Winter Warmth for Ranyane - 22Apr - 6Mei

[Kagiso II]

Vra bietjie warmte, samblief Meneer

Hallo ammal – so-ja, noudat ek jou aandag het, wil jy nie deur jou tasse en kaste gaan grou en daai klere wat meddie jare te klein gekrimp het , bymekaarmaak, nie, asseblief? (en sommer oppie solders en kelders en familie en vrinne en sommer die bure en dié se vrinne ook. O-ja, en die komberse wat jy kan afstaan.
Ds. Gawi Joubert vra ook GROOT asseblief vir “waterdigte skadunet”. Die ouer Boesmans veral kan mos nie watwonders huis of kaya of pondok bou, nie. Nou reën hulle nat binne in hulle “huise” en dan kom al die verkoues en griepe en ander kwale wat saam met natreën gaan, hulle by.

Nie veel beskutting in die winter nie. Die Boesman is niè 'n bouer nie

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We are undertaking an Outreach to the Bushmen of Ranyane and Xanagas in Botswana and the target is 5-Tonnes (FIVE tonnes) of clothing.

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The Kalahari / Kgalakgadi winters are harsh and they have nothing to fall back on except your goodwill and open heart. The only jobs in the area are cattle herder. The pay is ONE meal per day and one cow PER YEAR.


But it is the children that suffer most. Minus 6c and colder nights - it's not fun ...

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Dates for the outreach - if you want to join us: 22 April to 06 May 2011. (Chances are that we will return earlier as there is another team going to Sepopa Mission).

The 22nd April will be our “packing” day where we will load the clothes into and onto our vehicles. We depart in the early hors of 23rd April [the group will decide the time].
Accommodation can be arranged for those of you further away from Pretoria.

We depart from NG Church: Pretoria-Garsfontein
285 Emmie Hartmann Street
GARSFONTEIN
Pretoria East.

We need you. We need your 4x4. They need you 'being there' and showing that you care.

Kannie gannie? Maak dan asseblief 'n las of bydrae vir die wat graag wil, maar dit nie kan bybring nie. (TRANSLATION: If you can't go with us, please make a contribution in support of those that want to go but can't afford it).

Wanna know more? e-mail me at Xanagas(dot)alive (at) gmail(dot) com.

By voorbaat dankie almal (manne & maninne)
Thanking you kindly (guys & girls)
Mac
xanagas.alive@gmail.com
Phone: 082 699 3055


May the Road rise to meet you,
May the Wind be at your back,
May the Sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall softly upon your fields. Until we meet may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

Directions to Heaven:
Turn right ... keep straight.

[Saltman]

Ai Oom Mac!

Sou wat wou gee om saam te gaan, maar bo en behalwe die ekstra paar duisend km van Slaapstad af, is ons besig met 'n overhaul wat tot einde April - begin Mei gaan aanhou! So wegkomkans is daar nie.

Die klere le hier! Die kar is gereed! kort net 'n drywer met tyd en geld ...

Volgende keer!

Hoop oom-hulle kom reg

Voorpsoed en seenwense
Herbie

[Kagiso II]

Hi Herbie - yippp, oompie verstaan - Die klere kan jy maar box en pos :-)
Ek sal bietjie navraag doen by courier diens - dalk kan hulle ons goeie prys gee.
Hoeveel klere het julle ? Is daar nog ander Kaapnaars wat ook wil bygooi?

[Kagiso II]

Hi all : Just a quick update on the Outreach:

We have clothes. # tonnes of it
We are 6 persons going on the Outreach:
- Oom Mac; Deon Connoway; Monty Wheeler; Stefan & Brother; Jana [she belongs to deon]

Wednesday (tomorrow) we pack the "camping Gear" - Thursday we pack the clothes and Easter Friday we set off.
Overnight at KANG and next morning set off [off the tar ] to Ranyane - rest of day sorting the clothes [all 3 tonnes of it]
and the eve we show the Jesus Film. Next day - distribute clothes, then we hit the road again [still off the tar] as far as we can get before nightfall - "Bushcamp" [read "waterless camp]
Monday we visit D'Kar [Bushmen Museum"] then push for Sepopa - visit the Mission there and reach out to Leon & Annetjie.
Tuesday - on to Shakawe, Muhembo where we cross over the Okavango with the ferry and try reach Seronga in time.
Willie has an outreach programme for us - Jesus Film in the evenings.
Saturday 1 May - looooooooong road back, Sleep over wher enight finds us - 2 May, we push for HOME.
Please pray for our save passage; getting through the border posts; peace in the group, a word, an action that will bless those we get in contact with ... and what comes up.

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If you want to be kept "posted" on our "vordering" - P/M me your e-mail & cellphone info and my Dwergie will fwd the news as she gets it.
The Group [Span] really really needs your prayers as well - As jy bereid is om ook op die gebedspan te wees - laat my ook per P/M weet [dan word spesifieke gebedsversoeke ook vir jou aangestuur]
Kom - kom help ons oorlog maak. Want sonder gebedsdekking haal ons nie eens Pretoria se buite wyke nie..

[Grant]

BOTSWANA


Strike to close borders
Border posts are to be targeted in a public sector strike expected to paralyse services during the Easter holidays.
The strike is set to begin on the 18 April and end on the 29th.
Publicity Secretary of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU), Goretetse Kekgonegile said the main targets were the Ramokgwebana, Ramatlabama, Tlokweng and Martin’s Drift border posts.
“We want to withdraw labour from all the border posts,” Mr Kekgonegile said.
“This will impact negatively on the Government as there will be no people arriving or leaving the country.”
After the 10-day strike, union leaders are to discuss the way forward and if the employer did not bring any offer, they were likely to embark on a go-slow.
Secretary General of BOFEPUSU, Andrew Motsamai said during the 48 hours notice to go on industrial action the unions, the employers, and a mediator would meet to discuss the rules and conduct of the strike, issues of essential services and skeleton staff.
“Should the employer engage security agents to fire rubber bullets at us, we will be ready,” Mr Motsamai said.
“The industrial action will be so massive, Botswana will never be the same again.” National negotiator of the Botswana Secondary Schools Teachers Union, Tobokani Nicholas Rari said it was important for workers to realise the employer could apply the no-work-no-pay principle for the days that workers were on a strike.
“This is legal, however we need to sacrifice in order to be part of this historic event,” Mr Rari said

[Herrie]

Hi Mac, sterkte vir hierdie trip. Jammer dat ek jou nie hierdie keer kan help nie - ding werk nog nie reg uit hier by my nie. Hopelik sal ek jou volgende keer kan help.