Comments on: Visiting a refugee camp… in South Africa

By: niherasebekei

niherasebekei — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:58:20 +0000

Nice site.
Thanks, admin.

By: arthurstewart

arthurstewart — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:47:05 +0000

while many need help, i don’t think i would trust this request. sounds like a lot of the emails I get from someone promising me money as part of an inheritance of some sort. the bit about “we can share the money” seems a bit suspicious, don’t you think?

there are many legitimate ways of helping refugees in need. unless you know someone personally, i would recommended working with an established and trustworthy group or organization.

By: krishna jirel

krishna jirel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:16:14 +0000

hello i am krishna jirel from malaysia,,n someone african people are requesting with me for out from south africa refugee camp, and they told me,they have lot of money something 15,00,000,and they want to share that money with me,because he want to come in my country,if i agree with him,we want to share his money’s 30% to me, n 60% is for himself,10 %is pay for any enpence,and now first i need to sent some money to there soposse 1500, us $so it’s real or not? i don’t know about them,now i am trying to sent that money to them,but i think they are going to cheat with me, i can’t believe,but i have so many document,which is they sent to me ,so they told me,this document is very legal documents,,if it’s real,ok i wanna help to them,plz try to reply my question answer,god bless u all,,

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By: Caren

Caren — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:30:48 +0000

I haven’t visited the site in a week or so. The last blog I saw was Melissa’s – filled with God’s amazing hope and beauty and was stuck by the contrast of this staggering suffering and need. What a hurting, messed-up, amazing world we live in. We should remember both the pain and the beauty. Stewart family, you are a light in the darkness and will be in my prayers. I know you are making a difference.

By: Allen Goddard

Allen Goddard — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:17:45 +0000

Thank you Arthur for the example you are setting in simple solidarity with South Africa’s most marginalised people. Yesterday I was part of a meeting in Pietermaritzburg in which more than a dozen community organizations pledged to work together to prevent the spread of xenophobic violence here. We meet again soon to set up structures for a task team to go to any potential incident at any time of day or night, in order to ascertain the causes and hold the immediate neighbouring community to account for the incident.

By: zana

zana — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:33:47 +0000

Like your mom said, please be careful. People at Wesley are behind your loving efforts. Zana

By: arthurstewart

arthurstewart — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:04:10 +0000

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. God is teaching us a lot as we seek how to love well in this situation. BIG ISSUES. I need to remember that God doesn’t require us to figure it all out. Just love…

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By: ed

ed — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:02:34 +0000

great to hear that you guys are taking an active stance on this issue. it’s far too easy, and too frequently done, that the church says that it wants to help, to be involved, and to make a difference and yet doesn’t move. God bless you guys for making a start.

even if you’re just there, witnessing, blogging, and talking to people it makes a difference. someone has to spread the word so that shameful actions of the gov’t & people that are attacking these people will be brought to light and stopped.

I pray that God watches over these people, and you all, in this situation.