Savy N. and Devi G. were the first lay health builders to begin their training. Devi was commissioned at Tongaat
Baptist Mission Church on November 19, 2005. Savy was commissioned on November 26, 2005.
descent. It is surrounded by sugar cane fields. The majority of people in Tongaat are Hindu with some Christians
and Moslems. Most of the Indians came in the 1800s as indentured servants to work on English sugar cane
plantations. Now many work in factories but these are closing down so unemployment is high.
complete high school and had to work in a factory as a teenager.
after they were married. Devi's daughter was baptized on the same day that Devi was
commissioned. Devi went from a size 36 pant size to a size 30 over the past two years while
following our diet and exercise recommendations. She developed an in-home exercise
program that she can do mostly while completing house hold chores. We have video taped
the program and will share it with others. Devi has developed recipes for the Bethel Health
Builders recipe book.
beginning may remember that Savy's husband left his job as a salesman at a an appliance
shop two years ago after he was robbed at gunpoint there. He now owns his own appliance
store in Durban.
classroom.
mostly in white sitting in a classroom with their shoes outside of the door. We were told that Hindus in the area are starting to hold Sunday morning meetings.
