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\u201cMost of the time we forget that they also need our support, as the church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have learnt a new thing today, that we have to change the way we are doing things within our congregations because they (the widows) also need our support,\u201d said Majingolo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the new members from Qina Mfelokazi, Nobonke Phahlane, said after she joined this organisation, she felt that she had a new home because she is getting all the support she needed. She said, after she lost her husband, everything changed because she now had to try to put food on the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow I am selling sweets on the road just to make sure that my children get food. I am very lucky to be a member of this organisation because they show me support all the time when I need it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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