Up with Down's

Winter Packs

June 26, 2015 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

Our Lesotho friends are usually on the receiving end in Lesotho. Today they were on the giving side as they joyfully handed out winter packs to kids from “God Cares”. Not even crutches and a cast stopped KeKe!!!

The colorful backpacks were filled with a blanket, hat (knit by friends in the USA), gloves, and a scarf. Much needed warm items to help the kids weather through a very chilly winter in South Africa. Thanks Up with Down’s, Sotheby’s, and friends of Anchor Your Life for making all this happen!!!

Help us help more kids in South Africa and Lesotho

Love

February 20, 2015 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13

Our God Is So Big!

February 17, 2015 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

The kids in Lesotho learned a new song recently!

Great job everyone!! They caught on quick!

Kindness

January 20, 2015 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

“The greatest thing a man can do for his Heavenly Father is to be kind to some of His other children.” Henry Drummond

10928940_505480106256665_2361199112363822546_o — Teacher Cady & Jaco from Up With Downs enjoying the children in Lesotho

1898805_505481036256572_7400606950194996775_o — Mike and her good friend, Motolo

10926796_505480486256627_7281414511970234828_o — Jaco and his buddy Monty

10911340_505479972923345_324579338783006091_o — Teacher Bianca from Up With Downs helping out with snack time

10925489_505479949590014_4624955635168912910_o — Nic from Up With Downs is always available for an encouraging hug

Help us help children in Lesotho and South Africa.

A special project prepared by special hands

November 4, 2014 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

The students and adults from Up with Down’s recently began packing the contents for this years’ Christmas Packs. The students knew exactly what they were doing as this is the third year that the students have worked on this project. Last year was a huge success! The colorful backpacks were made especially for us by Loving Covers. They are filled with toiletry items and will be delivered this month to needy children in Lesotho and South Africa.

Each Christmas Pack contains shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, Vaseline, and a face cloth for each child.

There is great satisfaction in the work that the students and adults at Up With Down’s is doing. Through their packing projects they are providing hope for children who have very little. You can see the satisfaction in the smiles on their faces! A special project, prepared by special hands. Thanks Up with Down’s for helping us make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children!

To assist us with the distribution of the Christmas packs visit:
Africa Christmas Packs and Braai

Anchor Your Life and Up With Down’s in Africa

June 22, 2014 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

Anchor Your Life’s American team joined Up With Down’s for an unforgettable trip to Lesotho and South Africa.

Messengers of Love

March 5, 2014 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

The letters we receive from Up with Down’s are so special!

The student’s love sharing what’s going on in their lives and are enthusiastic about expressing their love for Up with Down’s and the adult centre. These kids are learning so much and developing new social skills everyday!

We love our partnership with Up with Down’s and hope that we can continue to expand our letter program and give more adults from Up with Down’s the chance to take part in this outreach program.

The adults from Up with Down’s are spreading love one letter at a time!

Letters to Lesotho

January 30, 2014 By Marji "Mike" Kruger

Our friends from the US and at Up with Down’s have been writing letters to our kids in Lesotho for several years now. During each trip we take the time to hand out letters to each of the pen pals. This time always brings tons of smiles!

The letters are a huge source of encouragement to the kids in Lesotho. Many of them have hung their letters on the doors of their homes as reminders of the people who are praying for them.

After handing out the letters, time is spent with the children reading their notes out loud. Kids run around showing their letters off to friends.

These letters are a simple way of showing these kids that we love them, and more importantly that God loves them! Pen pals share Bible verses back and forth as a means of encouraging one another through scripture.

Below is an example of one of the letter written by a child in Lesotho to her pen pal in the States.