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T.D. Jakes in South Africa

T.D. Jakes in Africa
By · October 20, 2008October 30, 2020
01
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

The chief of Mveso (in the background) is Nelson Mandela’s grandson, who welcomed Bishop Jakes with an official ceremony.

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02
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

A little boy in the village of Mveso welcomed Bishop T.D. Jakes.

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03
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

Bishop Jakes went to Mveso to help build an irrigation system for the village, which is need of clean drinking water.

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04
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

The children looked on as Bishop Jakes also participated in a tree-planting ceremony.

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05
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

A woman in the village of Mveso.

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06
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

A woman in traditional South African dress.

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07
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

Women in the village helped make a dress for Bishop Jakes’ wife.

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08
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

Bishop T.D. Jakes said he was “honored” by the ceremony. Chief Mandela (right) named him a “patron and ambassador of Mveso,” allowing Jakes to return whenever he pleased.

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09
Bishop T.D. Jakes’ African Journey

Mveso is the birthplace of former South African President Nelson Mandela (his grandson seen here with Bishop T.D. Jakes) and is where the Nelson Mandela Museum is located.

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