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In South Africa the dire state of black fatherhood is no myth. More than 60% of biological fathers don’t live with their children. Katlego and Blaque explore their personal experiences of growing up fatherless, becoming fathers themselves, and the challenges they face every day.

Kat: At some point, my father stayed a block from where I stayed, with another family.
Blaque: But you’ve never seen him?
Kat: So, I saw him twice.
Blaque: In your life?

Kat: Maybe three times in my life. But we’ve never had a conversation. And he had a family. And he was a family man. So obviously, I was a bit… I think I was in high school at the time. The thought does go through your mind: “so he’s capable.” So you take that with you, you carry that with you. Everything is done and defeated at the cross. But because we are under the sun, S-U-N, on earth you have scars that are there.

With real life stories like this as the norm, is it any wonder that South Africa is being rocked by waves of anger towards men – giving birth to the outcry around #menaretrash

There is Hope for Black Fatherhood

But there is still hope for Black Fatherhood in South Africa. Through a saving faith in Christ we can meet our real Father, our Creator – and learn from Him what it really means to be a man, a father, a husband, and a servant of the Lord.

in God’s grace and his mercy, there’s a new generation of black fathers that are just stepping up.

“in God’s grace and his mercy, there’s a new generation of black fathers that are just stepping up. And again, not of our own strength, not out of anything that we’ve done in our cleverness. But again, I think it’s just the mercy of God in our lives.”

#TGCAfrica #BlackFatherhood #BlackFathers #SouthAfrica #FaithinChrist #Hope

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