The Xmas Torch Logo!

Dear Friends, Here is a logo created by one of the friends of the Xmas Torch project that I have adopted I hope you like it. There is alot of update that I will be posting this week. Thank you for all your support. I have been touched, moved and very Inspired by all of you! It is the little things that we do indeed that make a difference in the world like Mahtma Gandhi said "We must Be the Change we wish to see in the world" God bless you. Look out for the exciting news coming this week.

Follow Up

I am so grateful for all the feedback I continue to receive. It is amazing to know how many of you out there are aboard this journey with us and God bless you all. A few things to clarify though: 1. Objective of this Project: I have received alot of concerns on how giving such an elaborate Xmas may not be such a good thing for these children in the long run. Please remember our main goal is to let these children for once be children and give them a Xmas they can never forget. I know we can't handle all their problems with this one visit but it will be a start at least. So please know that we have considered the repercussions this is why we chose to Xmas as a start. 2. Selection of the Children Joseph Mwenda who works with World Vision has suggested good ideas on how to go about the selection of the children. He's already looking at a few children since he works with most of the right people he will be soon advising us accordingly and I will be putting up as and when I receive this information. Please keep writing and again I can't tell you how grateful I am for all your support. God bless.

introduction

Over a year ago I received what is my best gift yet. Steve my good friend brought me Oprah’s 20th Anniversary DVD as a New Year’s gift. Anytime I am down or feeling discouraged I play this DVD and I have asked almost everyone in my life to get this DVD. The 5th disc is my favorite and after watching Xmas Kindness that Oprah did in 2003 in SA, which has absolutely changed my life, I knew I was in this world for a higher purpose than I know. However I didn’t know what it is I really wanted to do but I knew I had to do something special for another human being. This is how ‘Xmas Torch’ was born it will be a time that you my friends and I will spend 5 days with children worst affected by HIV & Aids, incurable sicknesses, poverty and rape victims.

Objective

Christmas is one of the best holidays for many. It is that time of the year that we all try to get time off work and spend it with our families. However there are those that have no idea what is Christmas because for them it is life as usual with nothing different but the same hard life they are used to. All I want to do for these children is give them an unforgettable week where they will think of nothing else but let them be children for 5 days! Let them party and have fun for once in their lives. Validate them, have a more meaningful Xmas one that is more than just eating and merry making with family. This is jsut a beginning of better things to come and better things for them to look forward to in life. It is important for them to know that there is more to life than the problems they face daily.