Yesterday 28th November, our niece Celine Cruse and her daughter Farrah came from Nelspruit with clothes and toys, mainly collected by Rachel Cruse, and helped to distribute them. They were eagerly received. Many thanks for your efforts girls!

Yesterday Friday 27th November, Riverview Pre-Primary held a little Christmas party and handed over to some of our younger orphans shoeboxes filled with toys and exciting goodies to mark Christmas 2015. Our little ones arrived, overcome and shy, but the Riverview pupils soon befriended them and made them feel at home. They played together in the sandpit, on the swings, and with hula hoops etc. They had a marvellous time and chattered all the way home. It was a morning they won't forget and hopefully new friends were made. A huge big thank you to Riverview and all those who organized it and contributed - you made 18 little hearts beat faster! Their little world was expanded. They know there are people who care for them!!

You remember the Mhlongo family for whom we were building a little house ? Well, it is finished and they have moved in!! They are so excited - waiting for it to rain so they can catch and store water in their big Jojo tank. They even have a toilet! Thank you Fr Joseph for the funding! We spent R324 over budget.

There's a drive on to improve the use of the local libraries. There's a problem though. Membership fees are R37 per year, which entitles a child to 3 books every fortnight for a year. Being orphans they don't have the money. Please think about sponsoring a child or two! Our banking details are

Makhundu Christian Support
First National Bank
Malelane
Branch code 270952

Mark your contribution - library

Many thanks

Inky

Mandela Day Outreaches

It's Mandela Day today!! Our children have been very busy reaching out to the old folk in their villages. They cleaned out their houses, weeded the yards, cooked a meal with food donated by the neighbours and did the laundry. It's so good to spread a bit of caring and concern - you learn that there are always others worse off than you.

Mandela Day et al

We came across a destitute little family of 2 girls, one with a baby who literally had nowhere to live. They had been beaten and thrown out of the house they were in by their brother. We found a very very generous donor in Austria who provided the funds for us to build them a single roomed house. The local hardware store gave us a whopping discount and so we were able to buy a Jojo tank and gutters to catch and store rainwater, had ceiling put in against the heat and built an outside toilet. It should be finished very soon and then I'll post a picture of the the finished home. Here are some photos of the house being built

17th March 2015

Hi there,

A very kind and generous donor gave us unexpected funds so we were able to replace soccer boots and balls that were very much the worse for wear.   The team was hoping very much to enter the Selati Cup - a local competition.   We had to gather 500 votes to qualify and we only managed 237.   What a pity.   Here are some of the kids with their new gear

Matrix Warehouse at Ilanga Mall, Nelspruit very kindly updated our computers in the Computer Centre as their gift to us.   This means we now have can operate with Windows 7 Professional!   We also have internet access there so the kids can Google to their hearts content!
Hear are photos of Noah and Bradley from Matrix who kindly helped us.    A HUGE thank you to Nikki and Matrix!

There's a drive on to improve the use of the local libraries.   There's a problem though.   Membership fees are R37 per year, which entitles a child to 3 books every fortnight for a year.   Being orphans they don't have the money.   Please think about sponsoring a child or two!   Our banking details are

Makhundu Christian Support

First National Bank

Malelane

Branch code 270952

Acct no 62079127132

Swift Code FIRNZA JJ292

Blessings,

Inky