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AsIstoodinthebackofthetruck,Ibegantoreflectonwhatwastranspiringbefore
me. As soon as we parked, a long line-up quickly formed. As an outsider, I tried to be
objective in what I saw. Through one lens, I saw racial stereo-types being perpetuated:
wealthy 'whites' giving food and clothing to the poor 'coloureds'. Were these handouts
having any real positive effect? Or, in the bigger picture, was it demotivating the 'col-
oureds' from being self-reliant and was it destabilizing the local economy thus putting the
local merchants at a disadvantage? However, I chose to see what transpired through a hu-
manitarianlens.IsimplysawconcernedSouthAfricanshelpingotherSouthAfricansmak-
ing ends meet.
The next few days were really busy with school presentations. It included Herschel
Girls School, Wynberg Girls School and Greenfield Girls School to name a few. Each
presented me with a donation which I dropped off at STC-Cape Town's office. At the end
of the week, I went to Mark's school (Bergvliet) to present in the afternoon. I returned
home and then joined the Boulles on a vigil at a very peaceful chapel in Schoenstatt which
really helped me to unwind.
The weekend started with me lulling around the house. I managed to go for a walk
to buy Mark a birthday gift and walked to Bishops' rugby pitch to watch a match. I then
went to a Canadian couple's home, Gavin and Deborah Shephard, for a brai and played
computer games with their son, Michael. After attending mass at Schoenstatt with the
Boulles, we went to Noordhoek Bay to walk along the beach.
ThefollowingMondayIcycledtomeetFatherSchneidernearSt.IgnatiusinClare-
mont. We went to visit the feeding centres and to chat with the volunteers.
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