Comments on: i am only one, but i am one

By: TheNorEaster

TheNorEaster — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:41:35 +0000

Yes. It has. Sadly, those whiles are going to get longer soon…

By: Elaina

Elaina — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:19:47 +0000

Thanks for the links, Alece! I appreciate it.

By: alece

alece — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:02:32 +0000

the funerals are so constant… i know you know.

and yeah – i LOVE that quote, too.

By: alece

alece — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:01:59 +0000

i always love hearing your perspective, thoko. i love your heart to initiate change in Intabazwe! God shines through you!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:51:53 +0000

I just love that quote? Great motivation list! I remember the very first thing I did when I arrived in Bots (my second day there) was have to attend a funeral of a young girl who had died of AIDS. Heartbreaking. Your Africa needs you girl!!!

By: Thoko

Thoko — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:58:54 +0000

Alece, I always thank God for the work u r doing for the Kingdom Advancement out of your comfort zone. Thank u so very much for probing us to do something for Africa to become a better place. You challenged me this morning to do more and I’m glad I can answer to some of yo questions. Most of what I do cannot be quantified yet because we are working with mindsets, hearts, stigma and all what the enemy has put as facts which are not true.

1. HIV/AIDS in our community is still something ppl are not openly talking abt, so what am I doing? Unfort ppl stil blame witchcraft instead of gaining more knowledge and fight. My target is the youth to change their mindset in loving themselves so that they don’t prove that they love someone by engaging in sex. Openly talking to them so that they understand that the govt grant and welfare is limiting what God has put in them. It is so sad that our economy eNtabazwe somehow is affected by these social grants. Unfort these girls think the more they have children is the more they r gonna get money out of the govt.

2. We now have prayer mtngs Jer 9:17-25 at our homes to mobilise women to pray for families. Women have issues, the Lord deals with so many of those and there r testimonies of how relationships r restored thru prayer coz the HIV infected and affected people need love and support but they still have to gain hope for their lives. Personally I pray that there be a way to train families to carry each other more than handouts that make them lazy (u find that these sick ppl r in not so hygienic places). So much is in my mind, girl!

Keep up the good work, my friend!! Intabazwe will be saved and Africa will be saved coz we have poneers and trailblazers like u, my honeybunch!!

By: Jace Sauble

Jace Sauble — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:24:23 +0000

it is VERY POWERFUL Mammabird.

I’m more proud of you :) and i should’ve of told you that story years ago.
She was my friend Dion’s mom that I always go to visit in Intabazwe and in which I took my family to meet him during family days

i just love you.

By: alece

alece — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:32:02 +0000

looking forward to reading those when i have more time tonight.

and… HI! been a while!

By: alece

alece — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:30:37 +0000

love hearing that you’re gonna start bringing awareness to your youth and others you know. that already is huge. most people have no idea.

i’m really encouraged by the steps you’ve committed to. thank you. seriously.

By: alece

alece — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:29:34 +0000

i “stole” the quote from you! ;)

and thank you for recognizing that. i definitely believe in thrive and want to see people connect with us (in fact, tomorrow’s post is about what we are doing to fight AIDS). but ultimately i want to see people get involved, no matter where that is. so i wanted to provide suggestions and ideas to help people do that, even if it means they go somewhere other than thrive.

love you.