{"id":657,"date":"2026-04-06T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:34:37","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/?page_id=657","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A challenging 4 km walk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-657-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Walking-to-clinic-video.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Walking-to-clinic-video.mp4\">https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Walking-to-clinic-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">In a remarkable display of dedication and resilience, Rock of Wisdom School students and staff joined the national effort towards achieving good health and well-being. As part of the National Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to eliminate schistosomiasis (bilharzia), they embarked on a challenging 4 km journey to the nearest centre to receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">This initiative, aimed at combating the spread of bilharzia, is a testament to the school&#8217;s commitment to supporting government efforts in promoting health and well-being. We applaud the bravery and determination of our students and staff who participated in this important health drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">The treatment, administered using Praziquantel, is a crucial step towards eliminating schistosomiasis as a public health concern in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruvarashe&#8217;s story<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-657-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-1.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-1.mp4\">https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-657-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-2.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-2.mp4\">https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-657-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-3.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-3.mp4\">https:\/\/rockofwisdom.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ruvarashe-3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">This young lady lives in a rural village with her parents, sister and two brothers.&nbsp; Their single story one-room home has no kitchen, toilet, running water or electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">The children have to walk 3 kilometres to the nearest river to collect water for their everyday needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">Their round thatched storeroom has been made available for the two sisters to sleep in, as there was not enough room in the main building for all six family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">At the end of the first video, you will see that Ruvarashe has some severe sores on her back and legs. This was an outbreak of some kind. &nbsp;Other children in the village also had the same kind of sores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">Pastor Junior took Ruvarashe to the clinic to receive medication.&nbsp; Later she took five other children to be treated.&nbsp; They all had to be quarantined until they were healed. &nbsp;All the four siblings are now at Rock of Wisdom School.&nbsp; In future, when school children are in need of medical care, it will be addressed promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">There are at least 100 other families in that area who all have the same living conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>Give today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house (Malachi 3:10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size\">If you would like to support this work, please click the &#8216;JustGiving&#8217; button below. 100% of all the money we receive is sent to Zimbabwe to fund the school.<\/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\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/crowdfunding\/julia-hopper\" style=\"background-color:#8252bb\"><strong>JustGiving<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A challenging 4 km walk In a remarkable display of dedication and resilience, Rock of Wisdom School students and staff joined the national effort towards achieving good health and well-being. 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