CRADOCK NEWS - Amy Bell was known as a tenacious horsewoman, a seasoned traveller, an accomplished hunter, a dedicated philanthropist, and a best friend to many. 

She touched lives across the world. She loved horses, dogs, her family and friends, and she loved the Lord.

The young woman from Texas, daughter of Ellen and Larry Bell of Midland, Texas, passed away unexpectedly in 2014 from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 33. 

Eleven years after her death, Amy Bell still changes many lives for the good.

In honour of Amy’s birthday on 4 October, the Cradock High School Angels and Amy Bell Charities’ University Angels gathered to celebrate and remember her legacy, spreading joy and love among the residents at the Elizabeth Jordaan Old Age Home in Cradock and the Cheshire Home in Gqeberha.

“On 4 October the Amy’s Angels and all the surrounding communities celebrated the legacy of this incredible young lady. 

Her inspiration and love has spread to all parts of the world,” says Irvin Tam, managing director of Amy Bell Charities in Cradock.

"She has inspired so many to follow her unselfish devotion of uplift others while inspiring them to pay it forward, and live the life of love and kindness that know no boundaries."

Amy’s inspirational visit to South Africa, where she visited 12 orphans in a tiny room, has inspired a global movement of paying it forward, and today Amy Bell Charities cherish and further endeavour to follow in the footsteps of the lady they call Africa’s Angel.

The Amy Bell Centre for Children has grown from a small schoolroom in a tool shed to a wonderful ministry for underprivileged children in the small rural community of Cradock.

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