Into Africa Brother Timothy, an Episcopal monk of the Order of the Holy Cross, is best known to family and classmates as Bob Jolley (Rhodes '67). He has served as prior of two U.S. monasteries, one on the East Coast, the other on the Westóand in 1998, founded his orderís newest one near Grahamstown, South Africa. The monastery is a retreat center, and has become a popular destination for individuals and interdenominational groups, churches and parishes. It has also be-come a center of hope for the black farm workers in the area, especially the children. "In 1994 the [apartheid] laws changed, but the reality didnít, and theyíre still working that through," says Brother Timothy. The farm schools established in the 1950s under the Bantu Education Act offer a rudimentary sixth-grade education. Bright students who wish to further their education "canít make it in the town schools," he explains. "I have always been involved in education. Iím a teacher and my parents were teachers," says Brother Timothy, who has established a scholarship fund for students to attend the best town schools. It costs $200 a year per child to support a child in school. So far, eight students are receiving scholarships. Whatís more, Brother Timothy and the two other monks at the monastery have taken initiatives to empower the facilityís staff. Visitors to the monastery and staff members themselves have been astonished at such measures as raising staff salaries from the poverty level, teaching them English and how to drive a car, lending the car when needed and simply trusting them in all things. Brother Timothy, who says one day he will step down as prior, but not necessarily leave South Africa, explains, "This is not tied to a specific project, itís just people living alongside people."