The church members provided amazing service to a small orphanage that is being run by a grandmother (Gogo) and her daughter. They have little or no resources but somehow manage to do an amazing job with "their" kids. There is ongoing doubt about where the money will come from to buy the next meal, but it always seems to work out. They certainly don't eat three meals a day, but they seem to be getting along pretty well. The facilities and the condition of the orphanage were poor to say the least.
The Hillcrest and Kloof Wards combined efforts and totally renovated the kitchen with new cupboards and sinks, painted the interior and the exterior, prepared a garden with fence to keep the chickens out, ran a drain line down the hill so the yard wasn't always wet, replaced the concrete front entry, replaced several broken windows, etc. They also engaged the Rotary Club who replaced the septic system and the South African Defense Force who totally renovated the bathroom to include a bath tub which they didn't have previously. All in all it was a wonderful project. What follows are some great photos of some of Gogo, her daughter and the happy kids.
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| View of the Neighborhood |
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| Classroom during the day. The boys put mattresses on the floor at night to sleep |
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| English-Zulu |
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| Gogo's daughter in center. |
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| This is Gogo. She is a hero! |
