Last year, when I moved to Jeffreys Bay, a friend and partner in the work of Sophakama, Anna Marie Franken, brought Julia to me as my very first visitor. Ann thought that we could maybe work together at Ithemba and actually we did, but Julia was involved at the Pre-school in the mornings and I at the Aftercare, so we rarely saw each other at Ithemba. We did visit on occasion and went for lunch the other day. In our conversation it came out that Julia still had capacity to do something in the afternoons and so, now she has joined me in Humansdorp at the Child Welfare group. She works with kids in the area of Maths.
Ryan and I met Cindy 18 months ago and liked her immediately. I shared with her about my work and she attended training the beginning of last year. Unfortunately, she could not find a place to serve that suited her schedule. We loosely kept in touch, but then the very day I trained the KwaNoxolo tutors, I got a Whats App from Cindy saying that she is also part of that group. I was so happy to hear that, because I know she has a lot to give. The work in KwaNoxolo is going well. They are waiting for funding in order to train even more tutors.
In 2011 when I returned to SA at church, Dawi Strauss introduced me to his wife, Amore. Then, when I became involved at the Acvv Poplar Ave, Amore was also involved there as a volunteer, while she was studying for her teachers qualification. Being in her final year of teaching the following year, she could not continue at the Acvv and we therefore did not see each other that much any more. Then last month, Irma Loots re-connected us. We had a chat on one of my visits to PE, where we shared our hearts concerning education. The result of that and other talks is that Amore is finishing her work at the school where she has been teaching the last year and a half and is joining Sophakama full-time in Port Elizabeth in July. I am really excited about all the possibilities her joining brings.
I am grateful that these three ladies crossed my path again this past month. I am reminded of the words of a Christian song: "Thank you, for giving to the Lord. I am a life that was changed." How many children's lives are these three ladies and all the other tutors going to touch and change for the better?
Ryan and I met Cindy 18 months ago and liked her immediately. I shared with her about my work and she attended training the beginning of last year. Unfortunately, she could not find a place to serve that suited her schedule. We loosely kept in touch, but then the very day I trained the KwaNoxolo tutors, I got a Whats App from Cindy saying that she is also part of that group. I was so happy to hear that, because I know she has a lot to give. The work in KwaNoxolo is going well. They are waiting for funding in order to train even more tutors.
In 2011 when I returned to SA at church, Dawi Strauss introduced me to his wife, Amore. Then, when I became involved at the Acvv Poplar Ave, Amore was also involved there as a volunteer, while she was studying for her teachers qualification. Being in her final year of teaching the following year, she could not continue at the Acvv and we therefore did not see each other that much any more. Then last month, Irma Loots re-connected us. We had a chat on one of my visits to PE, where we shared our hearts concerning education. The result of that and other talks is that Amore is finishing her work at the school where she has been teaching the last year and a half and is joining Sophakama full-time in Port Elizabeth in July. I am really excited about all the possibilities her joining brings.
I am grateful that these three ladies crossed my path again this past month. I am reminded of the words of a Christian song: "Thank you, for giving to the Lord. I am a life that was changed." How many children's lives are these three ladies and all the other tutors going to touch and change for the better?
