Its cold in Johannesburg

We are now right in the middle of winter here in Johannesburg. This means that you have to scrap ice off the car in the morning (with a credit card as they don't sell scrapers here!), get the blankets and oil filled heaters out to try to take the chill out of the air.
For people living in shacks it can be a particularly miserable time of year as their homes are freezing and many people are walking around with coughs, colds and flu.

God First, a local church here in Johannesburg that works with the poor has an annual blanket drive where members donate blankets and warm clothes which are then distributed out to various NGOs. This year Project HOPE received over 20 blankets and various items of clothing.

 

These will be distributed out of the next few days in Zandspruit where we are currently working and should help make the cold weather a bit more bearable for a few people.