I would love to share with you my trip to Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). It was a great trip, the people were amazing, loving and caring. Firstly, I was so happy and surprised as well to see myself on the screen in a video which was taken 7 or…
Our story with Project Canaan begins quite a few years ago while I was managing Nkonyeni Lodge and Golf Estate. Over the years working there I met some of the wonderful people that worked at Project Canaan as well as a lot of the volunteers as the groups would stay…
The Heart for Africa feeding program acts as a beacon tree of hope in the Kingdom of Eswatini. This tree spreads its roots and fruits from Project Canaan, to the surrounding communities, to social welfare offices and to our church partners in far rural communities in the four regions of…
As I sit overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from my patio in Cape Town, South Africa, I am reflecting on the past three months that Ian and I have been on sabbatical. It seems that our time has been broken into segments that naturally occurred. First we had time to focus…
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb Hannah Gaddis, Heart for Africa Relationship Manager, invited three of her United States mentors to help her REFRESH the women and men who serve the 400+ children day in and day out…
If you want to be counted among the people who have made a huge difference in this world, please take a moment to think about the impact of education in a society. I have so many people that I consider my lifetime heroes. You will be surprised if I told…
Ian and I have been on sabbatical for two months now and it has been glorious. When we are at home in Eswatini, we have always been good at keeping Sunday as a day of rest (a sabbath day). We stop working by 6PM (close the gates, let out the…
Expanding employment to lift people out of poverty, provide income and support to others through jobs is a central part of our plan to bring hope and help to the people of Eswatini. Eswatini is a very poor country. It has the 7th highest income inequality in the world, at 54.6%….
Warm greetings to all from Project Canaan (it is very warm!!! around 93°F). Ian & Janine departed Project Canaan on January 29th to become proud grandparents! Congratulations to their son Spencer & daughter-in-law Jane! They also were able to help pack their daughter Chloe off to Dubai – this all…
Time and circumstances have a way of changing your ideas and plans of your future. In reality I really did think ten years ago I knew exactly what I would be doing at this stage of my life. Transitioning out of our business and spending time traveling to see our…
