Stickers, Students, & Seeds

The teaching team includes Susan, Tshegofal-so, Jabu, Lebogang, and Zodwa. Each day they meet with the students to learn from them and to discuss how not to contract HIV/AIDS. The students were asked to write some of their questions, and here were just a few:

Q: Can you get AIDS if you drink after someone?
Q. What peoples get HIV?
Q. How can you see if you have HIV?
Q. You said the condoms have holes in them, so if you have sex will you get pregnant or not?
Q. I (heart) u! Will you be my friend?
Q. In America how do you treat HIV?
Q. Do you get HIV if you kiss a long time?
Q. But once you are into this "thing" there is no way out - what must I do?

When the class was finished Susan passed out stickers, the students were so thrilled to have the stickers and swarmed her for them! Susan remarked about how fortunate and blessed we are in the United States, that the conditions we live in are remarkably comfortable compared to the conditions these students encounter. It was a source of encouragement to her.

In our conversation I could hear the seeds of hope of what God might be planting in her for the future. She spoke of continuing to pray over an idea that she thinks may be from the God to help these children continue to college. More on that in our next post!