Catholic Archdiocese of Durban Zulu Missions

In any family, there are certain people on whom you know you can rely in times of need. In our Zulu Mission Family, those people are called Mission Patrons ...

When that extra deserving project needs funding, and our resources can't stretch that far, we know we can ask our Mission Patrons for help.

When those extra prayers need to be said, we know that our Mission Patrons will storm heaven with us.

Like some of the miracles in the life of Jesus ... the turning of water into wine and the multiplication of loaves and fishes ... Mission Patrons have a hand in miracles of change on the Zulu Missions.

Would you like to be one of them?

It means making a substantial annual gift – a minimum of £60, €70 or $100. This additional money is used for a different upliftment project each year, which the Archdiocese would not normally be able to fund.

In return for their outstanding support, Mission Patrons receive a dedicated newsletter, and a small gift of thanks each year.

Click here to join the Mission Patrons now.

Click here to read our Mission Patron Newsletter

2009 Project

This year, our Mission Patrons are asked to support Fr Jean's Inkanyezi (star) project, which provides rural children with food parcels, school fees and uniforms, and even the funds to enable the most promising to go on to college.

In the small scattered communities among the mountain foothills near Bergville, tribal traditions are strong – and poverty continues to ensnare generation after generation.

Grandparents have no schooling – nor have many parents. But the children love going to school. Most walk many miles each day to attend classes – usually without shoes or proper school clothes ... and hungry.

Father Jean's Inkanyezi project – named for the star that led the Three Wise Men to the the Christ Child – helps schoolchildren with promise follow their star to a brighter future through education.

As a result, one youngster has already achieved a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and is successfully working in the distant ‘big world’. Plus, five others are well on the way to becoming qualified in science, management, marketing and journalism.

Best of all, these young people are giving back by telling their stories, and sharing their experiences in further education and life-skills – inspiring, motivating and mentoring others to also follow their own star.