{"id":278,"date":"2011-03-30T12:04:59","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T17:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/worldmission\/?p=278"},"modified":"2011-03-30T18:00:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T23:00:52","slug":"mama-zuma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2011\/03\/30\/mama-zuma\/","title":{"rendered":"Mama Zuma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mama Zuma lives in Swayimane, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. She has a smile that lights up the room. She is a woman who\u2019s known tremendous hardship and pain, yet lives transformed by the love of Jesus Christ. Mama Zuma is in her early sixties, but she\u2019s got the energy of a twenty year old&#8230; she&#8217;s got way more compassion than a 20 year old. Her life is making an incredible difference in the lives of women and children in Swayimane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/Mama-Zuma.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/Mama-Zuma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-279 aligncenter\" title=\"Mama Zuma\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/Mama-Zuma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more-->Mama Zuma ia a part of <a title=\"Zimele\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zimelecommunity.org\" target=\"_blank\">Zimele<\/a>, a program which seeks to develop self-sustainable communities through creating self-help savings groups, microbusinesses, mentorships, and non-profit projects. For the past 5 years, Mama Zuma\u2019s involvement has grown to leading two self-help groups. Their savings plans and business development led the women to create a community farm to care for their families\u2019 needs, to sell in the market, and to support child-led households (homes of orphaned siblings living by themselves), as well as a day-care center for children who used to go to work with their parents.<\/p>\n<p>The Zimele women looked at needs in their villages and determined they must respond to the vast number of children orphaned by the spread of HIV\/AIDs and tuberculosis. The women now provide food and education for more than 10 families of vulnerable children. 18 of the women in the Self-Help Groups are licensed by the government as foster care advocates. They interact with children in the area &#8211; identifying needs for food, shelter and education, and helping them access government assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/food-for-clh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-280 aligncenter\" title=\"food for clh\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/food-for-clh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These women work long days and walk great distances to meet the needs of children. When asked \u201cwhy do they help?\u201d Mama Zuma responds, \u201cGod has provided for us, so we must pass it on to others.\u201d As she grows in understanding Jesus\u2019 great love for her, Mama Zuma can\u2019t help but pass that love on to those around her.<\/p>\n<p>In the course of their work, some women discovered a family of children whose home had been destroyed. The kids were not able to live on their family\u2019s land. So, Mama Zuma and the Self-Help Group built a four bedroom house for the children on their family\u2019s property. It was no small task, making the bricks, carrying them long distances, putting the structure together. The women have vision, and put forth great effort, sacrifice and love as they live it out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/foster-care-advocate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281\" title=\"foster care advocate\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2011\/03\/foster-care-advocate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Through the Zimele groups, there is now a church starting at Mama Zuma\u2019s home. They gather together on Saturdays, to sing and pray and listen to Bible stories, and more women are making the choice to follow Jesus. Mama Zuma is a picture of compassion, courage, strength, persistence, justice, and sacrificial love.<\/p>\n<p>by Karen Hallberg, director of mission mobilization and connection for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Covenant World Mission<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=278&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mama Zuma lives in Swayimane, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. She has a smile that lights up the room. She is a woman who\u2019s known tremendous hardship and pain, yet lives transformed by the love of Jesus Christ. Mama Zuma is in her early sixties, but she\u2019s got the energy of a twenty year old&#8230; she&#8217;s got way more compassion than a 20 year old. 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