Nkanyezi











Life shined through a different window today, as the 11 of us ventured out to the morning mass, Nkanyezi School for Disabled children and Apartheid Museum. When I woke up this morning I was thinking that today would be just another mass with the same message of Jesus. Thankfully, I left the mass with a sense of pride and understanding for the hardships within Soweto. It was no ordinary congregation. Their voices were the stuff of angels. No less seeing the kids at the Nkanyezi Stimulation Center for severely disabld and often abandonned children, triumph over such hardship and tribulation in an area so torn by division, their smiles were nothing short of inspiration. The story of the school founder Ms. Tshabalala made me put into perspective my own determination and will power to commit to something I set my mind too. When she gave birth to her child, her husband made her choose him or the kid. After she left him she had to hold a job and care for Nkanyezi, "Rising Star" in Zulu, at the same time. Thus inspired her to open up her own school to care for those less fortunate, she never stops fighting. This idea was further accompanied by our visit to the Apartheid Museum, for years I had heard the horrors of the Apartheid regime and overlooked it somewhat as just another oppresive autocracy. However, after experiencing it from a perspective different to that of my past, I was nearly brought to tears. The unjust rule of the white overlords tried to justify itself as a method for the benefit of all, when in fact it was nothing more then outright fear of overthrow and racism. Luckily, by the will of the people and their fight for equality South Africa can call itself a free nation for all. Life is not perfect, never has been, but today showed me that even in the face of hardship, love can trump the power of hate. That is the ignition of freedom.

- Chris Zazueta

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  1. Rocio ArangoJune 5, 2019 at 11:38 PM

    Yiur post speaks from the heart. Thank you! 💗

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  2. UnknownJune 6, 2019 at 9:38 AM

    Very heartfelt. Thank you for your perspective. We want to hear more as you continue this special journey.

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  3. Lisa CalaJune 7, 2019 at 9:25 PM

    Great post about your time this day. Thank you for the great insight.

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