{"id":11,"date":"2026-02-07T12:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockofwisdomuk.co.uk\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T12:27:28","slug":"welcome-to-rock-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10000px;border-top-right-radius:10000px;border-bottom-left-radius:10000px;border-bottom-right-radius:10000px;min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-101 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/file_00000000b87c720a8918c4459439ecd3-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"object-position:39% 76%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"39% 76%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/file_00000000b87c720a8918c4459439ecd3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/file_00000000b87c720a8918c4459439ecd3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/file_00000000b87c720a8918c4459439ecd3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/file_00000000b87c720a8918c4459439ecd3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-accent-4-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#d9e4f7\"><strong>Welcome to Rock of Wisdom UK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome to Rock of Wisdom UK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-border-color has-contrast-border-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:5px;border-top-left-radius:296px;border-top-right-radius:296px;border-bottom-left-radius:296px;border-bottom-right-radius:296px\"><strong><em>!!! For the latest stories and pictures, please see our Stories and Fundraising Initiatives pages !!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Rock of Wisdom UK is a registered charity set up to support the Rock of Wisdom School, which is a Christian education project out in the bush in rural Melfort, Harare, Zimbabwe. The people here live in extreme poverty. The nearest government school is 10 kilometres away from the community. The children whose parents could afford the school fees had to walk the 10 kilometres each way every day, some barefoot, including crossing a dangerous dual carriageway main road, and a river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The vision for Rock of Wisdom School was given by God to Pastor Junior Gwenhe, to build a Christian school. 147 hectares of land was granted to her by the Government of Zimbabwe. Pastor Junior set up a Trust called Rock of Ages Revival Ministries Trust, which was originally registered in 2010. We met Pastor Junior in February 2025 whilst on a mission trip with second year students from Charis Bible College, Yorkshire. Since then, through partnering with her, several buildings have been constructed, and the school opened in September 2025 with four classrooms and 75 children. As of October 2026 the school is thriving with 153 pupils, 24 of whom are boarders, and 7 teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1207\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030532-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030532-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030532-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030532-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030532-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030532-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030545-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030545-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030545-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030545-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030545-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1215\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030552-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030552-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030552-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030552-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030552-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1030552-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"591\" data-id=\"1217\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-07.07.10-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-07.07.10-2.jpeg 832w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-07.07.10-2-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-07.07.10-2-768x546.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Rock of Wisdom School is a primary school for five to twelve year olds. The school aims to provide an excellent quality of Christian education, and to be a catalyst for training the children and their families on how to become self-sufficient. The school aims to expand to offer secondary education, and to teach a variety of life skills, like: sewing, cooking, farming, animal husbandry, brickmaking and welding, so that when they leave school they will be equipped to know how to become small business owners, or to pursue whatever careers they choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Rock of Wisdom School is unique because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">+ Within three years it aims to be self-sustaining through their agricultural projects. Parts of the land are already being cultivated to grow crops such as maize, vegetables, and fruit trees. Also pigs, goats, chickens and guinea fowl are being reared, and in the future cows and sheep will be added. These projects will help feed and teach practical life skills to the children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">+ The school includes dormitories to accommodate children who have no parents or whose home living conditions are exceptionally poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">+ The school has provided employment for several local people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">To see all our newsletters, please click below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Newsletter-25-Nov.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Nov 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Newsletter-25-Dec.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Dec 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Newsletter-26-Jan.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Jan 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thankyou-February-26.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Feb 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Newsletter-26-Mar.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Mar 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Newsletter-26-Apr.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Apr 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Newsletter-26-May.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>May 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Newsletter-26-Jun.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Jun 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Newsletter-26-Jul.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\"><strong>Ju<\/strong>l<strong> 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-26-Aug.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\">Aug<strong> 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Newsletter-26-Sep.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\">Sep 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Newsletter-26-Oct.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\">Oct 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Newsletter-26-Nov.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#5bb38b\">Nov 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Give today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will reward them for what they have done (Proverbs 19:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We are now registered with the Charity Commission for England &amp; Wales, charity number 1219897, and are in the process of opening a charity bank account.  Until this is open, if you would like to support the work, please make bank transfers to the following account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Account name: Mrs J G Hopper; Account number: 77315065; Sort code: 01-09-54.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">100% of all the money we receive is sent to Zimbabwe to fund the school.  Thank you so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Rock of Wisdom UK Welcome to Rock of Wisdom UK !!! For the latest stories and pictures, please see our Stories and Fundraising Initiatives pages !!! 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