It's quite natural to hear the word "sacrifice" and immediately think of having to give something up that you like. You hear of people making sacrifices in life such as sacrificing leisure time to work more hours to earn more money, or sacrificing a weekend break to be able to pay the rent, or other such things of that nature. But there is more to this circumstance than meets the eye and when you learn how to really make proper use of sacrifice, you will discover there is a great deal to be gained. The first thing you need to do is to change your impression of what exactly sacrifice is. Don't think of it as having to lose something, but instead think of it as sacrificing something of a lower nature in order to gain something of a higher nature. The chess player understands this concept well. When playing the game, a certain piece will be sacrificed in order to win the game, or to gain an advantage over the other player. They give up, say a bishop in order to be able to take the opponent's queen in several moves further along.

Living the good life means different things to different people. There is, however, a slightly ambiguous, mutual understanding. “The good life” is the life that you would like to live broken down to its most basic form. It deals with the simple pleasures that make you happy, the compassionate deeds you perform, the personal goals you strive to achieve, the relationships you nurture and the legacy you leave behind. Sincere personal fulfillment is generally the collective end result. “The good life” is also about appreciating all your time, not just your leisure time. Far too many people get caught up in the mad rush of a corporate lifestyle and grow completely numb to the little moments, the simple building blocks of time that make life magical. Time, after all, is the single greatest element of life.

It is a learning and bonding experience, and a portal into manhood.   Ubuntu’s work has always been rooted in the community. We are very proud of the trust we have built up with local elders, who have let us into their inner circles to advise about health issues.   Circumcision cuts the risk of HIV infection significantly, and we help decrease the risk further by testing all the abakhwetha. We talk with them about what it means to be a man, gender equity, and sex education. We do this through workshops and games, so the boys have fun while learning.   When the boys go into the bush, we visit them to help make sure they are having a healthy, safe, and positive experience.   Ubuntu is part of the fabric of the Eastern Cape, and, as we watch our boys grow up, we are privileged to help usher them into response

The tradition of the Beginner of the Way of the Nazaretha movement, the Suffering Servant Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe Although the year of his birth is not exactly known, it can be estimated, that he was approximately 66 years old, when he left this earth in 1935. He was born at Ntabamhlophe (Estcourt district) in the Drakensberg region (near Giants Castle) where his forefathers settled, when they escaped from the regiments of the Zulu KinShaka. Later, the family moved further on to Ntabazwe (Harrismith district) in the Sotho region of the Orange Free State, higher up in the Drakensberg mountains. The Shembe family, however, was of pure Zulu breed and originated from Zululand. The father of the Prophet Shembe was Mayekisa, the son of Nhliziyo, the son of Mzazela, the son of Sokhabuzela, the son of Nyathikazi. They were from the Ntungwa tribe with the praise-name Nhlanzi (fish) from Donsa. The mother of the prophet was Sitheya, the daughter of Malindi Hadebe, and was born at Mtimkulu.