Just as God is working in Mexico, the horizons have broadened for Amor Ministries in South Africa! After a successful pilot program in Ennerdale, Johannesburg in March 2008, God continues to build new relationships and open doors to expand the ministry worldwide.

Despite a strong infrastructure, South Africa still suffers from economic and social problems from the apartheid era. As a result, one third of the population lives on less than two dollars a day. Extreme poverty in rural areas continues to drive people to the cities in search of employment, with almost 10 million South Africans living in poverty housing. Overcrowded shacks pieced together with cardboard, corrugated iron, and scrap wood are grouped together in “townships” surrounding the modern cities. The occupants of townships are predominantly black South Africans who often live without adequate services, and it is these very conditions that Amor hopes to change.

Project South Africa will do more than just make life easier for a family in need; we will open hearts to truly see the grace and love of Jesus by providing the tangible objects of security, safety, and stability and it begins with a home. Physical and spiritual needs will be met, while Project South Africa provides the opportunity to reach the 23% who do not know Christ personally and to see love-in-action firsthand.

In June 2009, Amor Ministries South Africa is offering its first house-building Mission Trip for anyone who feels led to serve the 10 million South Africans living in poverty housing. For information about joining this exciting new chapter in Amor’s story, please contact Mission Services at 619.662.1200 extension 6.

For those unable to travel to South Africa, there are other opportunities to partner with Amor. In order to offer the same life-changing experience as we do in Mexico, Amor needs your support to make South African Mission Trips possible. Please contact Melissa Salazar, Director of Ministry Resources at 619.662.1200 extension 129 if you would like to know more about partnering with Project South Africa!