Impressions

26 Jul 2007 at 09:57

A South African joke during the years of apartheid: God called St. Peter to wtiness his finest creation. "Mountains that pierce the sky, great forests that shelter all manner of wondrous creatures, endless plains, deserts and grasslands...All these things shall this land have...And beneath the mountains and views a treasure trove of gold and diamonds, platinum and uranium." Peter said this was wonderful but wouldn't South Africans be the envy of every other nation on earth?" No they won't" God said. "Wait till you see the government I"m going to give them."
"Until 1994, welfare was restricted to white people only."
"It is predicted that wtihin a few years AIDS will reduce the average life expectancy of black people in South Africa from 60 years to 40 years. The country faces the prospect of having one million AIDS orphans." (UN-AIDS)
"The mother of these 1 year old twins is very sick. You know what this means...."
"Umama wami! Umama wami! Umama wami....?"
"You...

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Volunteered at Agape from 02 July 2007 to 25 August 2007.

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