We are Kay and Holger Lorentz, and our journey as missionaries began in 1991 with several YWAM Schools. After our wedding in 1995, we spent a total of four years in Texas. Since 2000 we have been back in South Africa, where our work has had different focuses, but the central focus has always been on working with and for children in need. In 2014 we joined Globe Mission, and registered our Mercy Aids ministry as an NPO in South Africa. Kay has furthered her studies, gaining a diploma in counselling and specialising in adult education in cross-cultural spaces. We continue to learn new things that add to the toolbox we have for the work we do. Currently we are involved in training adults in a variety of contexts, working in schools, supporting soup kitchens, gardening and other activities that promote, strengthen and support care for children in its broadest sense. For most of this time we were supported by individuals, churches, and organizations. Our children were always involve