USA was inspired by God to help children in the northeastern part of South Africa’s Free State Province who have either been affected by AIDS or have been left without parental or family care for various reasons, mainly poverty. One of our co-founders, Dr. Ena Bromley was born and raised in this part of South Africa and came to the USA to further her educational studies. and their business, BSSI),
Ron who was equally touched by the need of these children when he first visited South Africa with his wife and baby daughter in 1999. While they were visiting with families who live on Ena’s parents’ farm they were handing out gifts and blankets to some of the rural women and children. This young girl, possible around 14 years old had a baby of around 14 months. She was clearly not welcome among the other women (i.e., girls) and was sitting by herself with her baby. When Ron and Ena handed her a gift they realized that her baby was ill. They were informed that both she and her mother had AIDS. Within six months both baby and mother had died and Ron and Ena vowed that their death would not be in vain. They started praying and asking people about what could be done to help especially the rural people in this area affected by the AIDS pandemic. Unbeknownst to them another couple in a neighboring town from where Ena grew up had the same burden on their minds and were also praying about how to help meet the many needs of these children.
