Welcome to my Blog

Hello, my name is Wendy Ryan and I welcome you to my blog. I am writing this on a sun-splashed day here in the Cape with the wind roaring in my ears. Two years ago I began to work with women and men who live with HIV and Aids here in Cape Town, South Africa. I focus on skills development to give people with little or no chance in life, some reason to live and know just how special they are. I run sewing and computer classes. Already 27 people have graduated and received new sewing machines to help them earn a living. In one week our 2008 class will start and we expect to have 15 students. I am so excited to be a part of this wonderful ministry and see the positive change in the lives of the women with whom I work. Our teachers come from the same impoverished informal settlement as our students. Yesterday as we sat and planned and ate delicious fish and chips, I was amazed at how much we have accomplished and how we are truly partners together in this. They were eager to help me shape the program and make key decisions about this year. We plan to have two sets of classes to double the graduates. I will keep you posted about life in the Cape and how it affects what we do, talk to you about our students and the challenges, we face together. I also look seeing your comments. God Bless You, Wendy