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"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for Me." – Matthew 25:40

My journey with 25:40 began long before the organisation itself existed. In 1995, God placed Matthew 25:40 deeply on my heart, calling me to care for both the spiritual and physical needs of vulnerable people. Fourteen years later, as God led us to begin serving orphaned and vulnerable children in the rural Eastern Cape, we met Alec Zacaroli, founder of a donor organisation in the USA called 25:40. The moment he shared the name, I knew it was a divine appointment. The very Scripture that had inspired my journey had inspired his. Shortly afterwards, we established the first 25:40 Aftercare Centre in Canzibe—and a ministry was born.

Today, thousands of children across the rural Eastern Cape are growing up in circumstances most of us can scarcely imagine. Many are raised by elderly grandparents or relatives, while others have lost one or both parents or live without the love, guidance, and stability that every child deserves. Poverty, unemployment, food insec...