OVC - Orphaned and Vulnerable Childrens Camp

Its been a while since I last blogged and in my heart it has really been stirred up to share what has been lined up in my calender for the coming few weeks. Apart from the stressing exams which have befallen me currently, a place my chin high up as I await for the OVC camp. The OVC camp is he Orphaned and Vulnerable Childrens' Camp which is going to be running from the 3rd to the 7th of July 2011. Stretching in from the one we had last year there is great anticipation for the success of this camp. I know for such that all the leaders from all campuses of UKZN are looking forward to just spending their time with the kids from Ukukhanya Life Care Centre and Ntuzuma mostly.

Where this all comes from is that a special lady by the name of Gogo Penny has been running a ministry under the New Jerusalem Missions. She is all the way from the States and just from the onset, she has been a blessing to a great deal of orphans or kids from vulnerable homes and backgrounds. She has been amazing with her staff in ensuring that victims who have been infected and mostly affected by HIV/AIDS mostly the kids are looked after and taken care of. The centre is situated in Ntuzuma, a township South of Durban with a just about half of the population being HIV infected patients and almost everyone is affected by the pandemic one way or the other.

This year, as the past two years, she is raising funds to send 100 kids from this community (as well as 40 councillors) to a 5 day camp. The intention of this camp is to raise awareness about the stigma's surrounding HIV/AIDS, give the kids the love, compassion, and honor that they do not receive at home. Its a way of showing them that there are people out there who deeply cherish and  care for them. These kids are the future of world and they need to be shown humility and love as they without a shadow of a doubt are in need of this. I mean, ask testimonies of the councillors and leaders who had attended the camp last year and they will tell you of the breakthroughs that these kids had experienced. 

There is great planning amidst the camp with a total of R143 500 (100 kids, 40 staff and councillors) still need to be raised so we deep in prayer with that. This amount covers cost for transportation, accomodation, food, supplies for games and crafts, blankets, extra clothing materials etc. The centre would greatly appreciate any sponsorship either through financial support or some of the items which would be required for each camper.

To view a video of the OVC 2010 camp, follow this link

Visit the Ukukhanya Life Care Centre to pledge on this link

Will keep you updated-

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