Leaving tomorrow!

Hi all!  Thought we'd do a blog so we could share pictures and news with family and friends.  We are headed to Shongweni, South Africa on July 2nd and won't be back in the United States until July 17th.    Shongweni is near Durban on the eastern coast.

We will be building a house for a family that includes two orphaned teenagers, their aunt and their 1 year-old cousin. The home where they were living was damaged by the rains last year. While we were there we are also hosting vacation Bible school for children in the village.

The Makhoba family:

And the website for the organization: http://www.africanorphansproject.org

Stay tuned for more updates.  Thanks for reading!

- Rachel (we may take turns updating so I'll try to clarify who is writing)