Monday, August 24, 2009
the village of hope
meeting with damian,johann and robert.
at the dinner with damian and johann plus robert and his lovely wife and me.
smiling faces of brenda,sharon, and doreen!
When johann and damian visited the village of hope recently , it was a great time seing the vision unfolding right before our eyes. The timing was good, since they got to see the kids in their real state, no shoes,tattered clothes etc
Looking at the smiling faces of the kids day after day was something uplifting. Everyday the children' lives have changed.
At last these kids would have a descent meal and a bed to sleep,
We had a medical examination done on each of the kids and recommendations where made which we hope to work on.
kids getting thier heads shaved
Thanks to the village of hope, we had a case where a girl(fiona) who came with the typhoid fever, was treated and she is now fine,her situation had worsened and we had wondered what would have happened if we hadnt picked her since they barely would not afford the treatment for the typhoid fever,besisdes she had been the fending for the family.she is now very fine playing with other kids!!!
We also had the kids heads shaved now they look great.
As hopebuilders we are really interested in the kids holistic development, everyday the mothers have devotions with the kids. By this the kids get to talk to their creator, giving him praise for the great things he is doing in their lives.
Having the kids in,brings with it a lot of responsibility,financially,emotionally and physically,for a lot of input has to be put in so that we ensure that the kids get a good place they call home. Therefore a combined effort is greatly welcome to make this a great place where lives are changed and dreams come true.
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Thanks for the continued updates Ivan - it was hard leaving all of you and the lovely children. However, it was nice to get back to my family who would have all loved to have been there with you all. Please say "Hi" to all the children from the Mzungus. You are in our prayers EVERYDAY - Be Blessed Johann
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