Ubuntu -Give the Gift of Humanity To Others

Greetings from South Africa, where I have traversed many terrains in just over a week. Our first stop took us to a healer called Credo Mutwa. He is one of the greatest healers on the planet. Although his health is poor he and his wife Virginia continue to work tirelessly to do the healing work necessary for passing on of transmissions to the Western World, caring for the Hiv and Aids population in their village, and caring for the orphans of their community. He is a diviner, Sangoma and an extra ordinary man. It is my second visit to this powerful man.

We met the orphans and the caregivers, women who dedicate their spare time to walking on foot around the village to find people who have this disease. The families due to shame fear and stigma often keep the sick person hidden from the outside world so by the time help comes it is too late.
Virginia teaches the caregivers to cook so they can cook for the sick. As we know when you have a low immune system and you live in poverty where there is no healthy food, chances of survival are poor.

When I take people to meet him from USA as I did this trip, to meet him they bring a fee for the teachings. We also took suitcases of clothes and we were kindly given prescription glasses. Seeing their faces was worth every penny over fees charged for the over weight!!!!!

Money given to Baba Mutwa and Virginia is immediately turned into either supplies for the caregivers, food and clothes for the orphans or NOW they are building a hospital with just 30 beds. It takes $17, 000 rand to build a 4 bed structure . They need R34, 000 to finish. About $5000 YES that's all.
SO as I walked away from them a few days ago my mind raced with ways to continue this Ubuntu to help them finish their hospital in Kuruman on the edge of the Kalahari desert.

Everywhere I go I am seeing the power of giving, how it creates flow and how the gift that we have is not ours! As soon as it leaves our hands it becomes someone else's gift to give to another.
Ubuntu means Humanity to others and again here I am reminded that those who have little still find ways to welcome us and give to us before they give to themselves.

I am now in Durban where I met a woman who walks into the townships where the houses are like corrugated iron playing cards, stacked up to give shelter with no running water. She goes and finds the women artists who make the most amazing crafts with scraps of metal, telephone wire and bottle caps and beads. They have become so resourceful, making money to feed their children. She is coaching them to better them selves, creating beautiful crafts to sell to wealthy buyers, making sure the community and women receive a fair price for their artwork.

It is eye opening and humbling.

GO well 29 gifters, happy Giving and thank you for continuing Ubuntu in our 29 gifts community

Peace and Blessings

Mbali