“The harvest here isn’t just ripe, it is rotting in the field,” The founder of Impact Africa, Rich Franzen, loves to say. People are ready to follow God, they just need someone to tell them. It has been a privilege being in the slums (aka squatter camps), and getting to share the gospel with suchContinue reading “Newsletter – August 2021”
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A Little Background – May 2021
I (Ryan) will never forget the moment I walked in the door of our apartment in late April of 2020 after a long day at work. “You won’t believe the text I got today!” I told Kindle. I shared that Rich Franzen, the director of Impact Africa, had offered us a job as the internshipContinue reading “A Little Background – May 2021”
“To Forget” – June 2021
In South Africa, 80% of deaths amongst young men are alcohol related. If you ask someone why they drink, the answer is almost always, “to forget.” Let me explain what they are trying to forget: Walking through the South African squatter camps, the feeling of hopelessness is almost palpable. There are thousands of people from dozens ofContinue reading ““To Forget” – June 2021″
The Bridgfords in South Africa 