Micky was in South Africa in September and managed to get together food for our children for the 10 day holiday at the end of the month because they don't get fed at school then. This is one of her pictures of the day she took that food in to be distributed at the end of term.
Notice the fog all around, this is more what I have to look forward to - it's not always wall to wall sun!
It was amazing to have Micky visit this weekend and for us to speak at a talk at my church about my trip to South Africa. A good time to inform people about what we aim to do and to share more with people as a group and individually, also for people to ask questions of me and Micky. It went well.
And, thanks for a generous donation, it's ALL SYSTEMS GO for me heading out there before Christmas. I'm hoping to leave the UK on 30th November, but have yet to finalise my ticket. The plan is that I will co-ordinate feeding these precious children over their long summer break which starts on 11th December. In my first 10 days out there I hope to arrange for cooks to come in twice a week to cook a hot meal for the children and to find extra food to sustain them in the other days when they are not fed. We'll celebrate Christmas and New Year and in addition to all of this, I want to provide more for them. Not just nourishing their bodies, but also their souls.
The plan is to give them food, and then some activities and a bit of teaching about how God sees them (precious, loved, chosen, children with a purpose and destiny in his family) and some ministry as well as a chance to play and have fun. All round good fun and nourishment! Jesus loves them and we have to celebrate His birthday too!
That's the plan. Pray into it for me. Also, if you have any extra cash around, please get it to us so that we can make this happen. It's cheaper to get stuff there so easier for people to donate money rather than other things at this time. Last Christmas holidays these children went hungry, for a whole 6 weeks! This year will be different for them. Praise God!
Help us make it a reality and thanks for supporting us so far!
