Even with all of the pain and sadness that came with this week, I wouldn’t have traded it for anything. We concluded the week with the visit to Thembalethu School for Children with Special needs. We toured the grounds and visited with students in a variety of classrooms. This school was very impressive – from the quality and cleanliness to the equipment that accommodates student learning. Visiting here and being exposed to the high spirited staff and students was definitely a highlight of the week. One notable part was when they gave us a taste of their talented choir. Their energy and happiness that resulted from their singing brought tears to my eyes for the second time. It was a place that I saw myself returning to and a place where I could see a career building. Visiting here reinforced that even amongst the struggles that the community endures daily, there are still positive and beneficial things happening in the community. We concluded our time with JL Zwane with a discussion with the pastor. He left us with a question that I continue to ponder: “How do you motivate people to do better?”
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