So much seems to be happening that we felt it was time for a progress report. Our 6 mothers and children in residence are doing really well and settling into village life. The mothers are daily tending the vegetable garden which is already harvesting spinach. LIV recycling is working well. The wormery is ensuring that [...]
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LIV school supports the Bokke!
Springbok fever hit LIV village on Friday as our 6 children and mothers put on their South African t-shirts. The soccer balls have been put away for now, replaced by rugby balls. The draw, with pictures of the team, is on the wall ready to fill in the results. Celebrations began on Sunday with our [...]
What an exceptional past two weeks we have had!
We have seen partners from far and wide giving up of their precious time and resources and making a meaningful difference on our village. One such partner is the Robin Good Initiative, they have a very specific mission in terms of aiding the destitute. Their purpose is simply expressed. “Source the excess of our nation [...]
LIV goes to Cabinet
A couple of weeks ago we had the privilege of presenting LIV to the KZN Provincial Cabinet. I took Wes Smith (who heads up LIV Business) and Karoba Makwape (a director on the LIV Business Board) with me to this meeting in Pietermaritzburg. The Premier introduced his cabinet to us and then Busisiwe Kuzwayo, from [...]
LIV School Opens on 15 August
The milestones are being reached weekly! We are no longer a farm but a village. Our first 5 mothers and 3 children are in residence, settling into their new homes and village life. We cannot express how we feel to see a vision, given 13 years ago, finally coming to fruition. Monday 15th august is [...]
Time stood still on Women’s Day
It felt as if time stood still for a while in the LIV village, and in heaven, as we witnessed, with the angels, the birthing of God’s vision to rescue and restore, His most vulnerable children who have no hope, and raise them to become future leaders, releasing stars into the nations who will become [...]
Together we can!
The past few weeks we have been humbled as we have witnessed people, from every walk of life, rally to help us prepare for the arrival of the mothers and children. On Mandela’s birthday, the head of UKZN Innovations, Mr. Callie Albert, arrived at the village with his team and presented LIV with 67 sets [...]
Tich in the press
This article about Tich Smith appeared recently on the www.leadershiponline.co.za website: Tich Smith’s battle for a new life for himself – and others A visionary who is resurrecting the spirit of Ubuntu in KwaZulu-Natal and who is pursuing his dream of a thousand villages for vulnerable children with missionary zeal, has become a beacon of hope [...]
