Name: Phumlile Simelane(Poom-lee-lay Sim-uh-lawn-ay)
Birthday/Age:28 August 1986
Form 5 (Senior)
Phumlile is theDeputy Head Girl who works hand in hand with the head girl. The head girl and deputy head girl are elected because of their behavior and grades by the teachers to look after the other students in the school.
Favorite Subject: Phys/Chem
What do you want to be when you grow up: Medical Doctor
Who do you stay with? Parents, siblings, grandmother, uncles
Are parents alive? Yes
How many siblings: 9 siblings, 1st born.
Why did you join the Cherish Bible Study? I wanted to change my life and know more about God
What did you learn from it? I learned that God has power over everything. I learned there is nothing impossible with God and that God can change my life. He can make me a better person
Why do you want to lead a Cherish Bible Study? To help young girls so that they grow faithful and successful
Are you waiting to have sex until you are married? Yes Why? When I started Cherish I knew that it was against God to have sex before marriage
What would you say to encourage someone to remain abstinent until marriage? It is better to abstain to protect yourself from sickness and so your husband will trust you
Did your parents remain wait until marriage to have sex? I don’t know
What I (Becca) think of Phumlile: Humble. Phumlile just has this spirit of humility about her. She is so precious and so respectful. She has the best smile that is absolutely contagious and her eagerness of seeking after the Lord through His Word encourages me.
Last week I stayed in Nhlangano (about 1 1/2 hours from my house where the girls’ high school is that i go to twice a week). It gave me a chance to visit a few of their homesteads (traditional home in the rural area). There were 3 houses on the property for Phumlile’s dad (and her family), Phumlile’s uncle, and Phumlile’s grandma. Their family was precious. We went and fetched water and i carred it back in a bucket on my head and the family all lauged at me because the younger ones in elementary school carried bigger buckets on their head than i could carry.
