verjaardagswensen
Liefste Janske Ik wens u een heel gelukkige verjaardag. Moge dit nieuwe jaar een mooie een. Ik wens u alles van de beste. Ook wil ik u bedanken voor alles wat je doet voor ons, als vrijwilligerswerk. Je bent zo een sterk persoon en deed zo veel om ons te helpen. Hoop dat je had een geweldige avond gisteravond. U bent uitgenodigd voor thee op dinsdagochtend op de plaats van Louise. Een knuffel en een kus. Liefde Tia
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Little Apelele spent 7 months with us and then returned to his grandmother who lives two blocks away from the foster home of Simphiwe and Sanele where he stayed the last two months before he went to live with his family. Apelele will attend our playgroup . Thijmen who volunteered for us in July August in 2009 and with whom we spent lots of time in Holland painted this lovely picture of Apelele and sent it to me with Anneke. Thank you Thijmen it is beautiful . I will soon have it framed.
As soon as the group started I will place a photo of all the play group children on the blog.
As soon as the group started I will place a photo of all the play group children on the blog.
Thamsanqa Toddlers.
Finally I can let the cat out of the bag. In a few days time we are starting a playgroup with the little ones in our Thamsanqa Cluster Foster Homes. I am trying to put our programme on but is not succeeding will now try again.
Programme
Mondays and Tuesdays – at Miriam’s House
By Lulama
09h00 Arrival & Free Play
09h30 Bible Story, song & prayer - Larisa
10h00 Xhosa interaction time - Lulama
(Story, Alphabet, numbers)
10h30 Snack & toilet - Team
11h00 Activity time - Volunteer
· Clay play
· Then free play
12h00 Snack & toilet - Team
12h30 Story time - Volunteer
MONDAYS - Activity time: Clay
TUESDAYS - Activity time: Colouring in
Wednesdays and Thursdays – at Daniel’s House
By Zanele
09h00 Arrival & Free Play
09h30 Bible Story, song & prayer - Larisa
10h00 Xhosa interaction time - Zanele
One of the following
· Xhosa story
· Alphabet
· Numbers
10h30 Snack & toilet - Team
11h00 Activity time - Volunteer
· Finger painting
· Then free play
12h00 Snack & toilet - Team
12h30 Story time - Volunteer
WEDNESDAYS - Activity time: Finger painting OR thick brush painting (plastic bags from shops over their
clothes as an apron)
THURSDAYS - Activity time: Colouring in
Apelele (and perhaps Awonke) will be included in our playgroup
On Tuesday night, 25 January 2011 we said goodbye to Renee and Robin. They were two very hardworking
caring and just lovely volunteers. Together with Janske they formed a formidablke team. I am waiting for photos and then I will tell you all they did. Renee Made a lovely speech. And Peter said his usual beautiful farewell speech. Louise had a long talk on their abilities and how wonderful they are. It was a very busy time at Thamsanqa. We would have never made it through December and January without these three wonderful volunteers. Daphne made their favourite meal - vegetable lasagne and the pudding was outstanding Two dishes and icecream.
A chocelate pudding very similar to Brownies but oh so nice. And then a pepperming caramel tart. But was it nice. I hope Gerdy and Anneke is not reading. I could not resist the caramel
We will long remember them.
A big thank you to
Renee, Robin and Janske who worked with them,
Peter and Daphne for looking so well after them
Be More who sent them to us.
Tia
caring and just lovely volunteers. Together with Janske they formed a formidablke team. I am waiting for photos and then I will tell you all they did. Renee Made a lovely speech. And Peter said his usual beautiful farewell speech. Louise had a long talk on their abilities and how wonderful they are. It was a very busy time at Thamsanqa. We would have never made it through December and January without these three wonderful volunteers. Daphne made their favourite meal - vegetable lasagne and the pudding was outstanding Two dishes and icecream.
A chocelate pudding very similar to Brownies but oh so nice. And then a pepperming caramel tart. But was it nice. I hope Gerdy and Anneke is not reading. I could not resist the caramelWe will long remember them.
A big thank you to
Renee, Robin and Janske who worked with them,
Peter and Daphne for looking so well after them
Be More who sent them to us.
Tia
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Children in Simphiwe's house
I have to put this photo on the blog. Somekazi, Nolvuyo and Vuyokazi admiring the musical and earclapping doggie that Anneke brought with
. Our children are so beautiful and the house of Simphiwe and Zanele is a wonderful safe place for these three children.
. Our children are so beautiful and the house of Simphiwe and Zanele is a wonderful safe place for these three children.New Shoes!
Nandipha was very thrilled that she could get a beautiful pair of high heels as she said for church. A beautiful end of a lovely day. The shoes were brand new and many of them had the Ecco brand on them. Anneke collected thm for us. The shoes were sent to South Africa by the late Tiny's daughter. The family also donated a lovely amount to us. At Tiny's funeral the people were asked to make a donation to Thamsanqa in stead of sending flowers. We are very thankful to her children. In a book of photos given to me on our arrival in Holland Tiny wrote: Ons is almal strijkinstrumente in die simfonie van God se vreugde. Sy gees raak aan die snare van ons hart en dit begin sing tot sy eer. Sy het dit weke voor haar dood geskryf en ek sal altyd onthou dat sy die mooiste strykinstrument was en dit seer sekerlik nou daar in die hemel is. 
New Shoes another photo
We are now at the boys house. It is in the afternoon and we are getting tired. 
Anneke Andiswa and Thandiwe
Anneke with little Andiswa and her sister Thandiwe showing off their shoes. When Anneke was here in July 2009 Andiswe was without front teeth and look here she is with a lovely set of permanent teeth. We are now in the third house selecting shoes. 
Shoes at Simphiwes house
Anneke and myself went to Simphiwe and Sanele's house first on the fourth.
Here they sit with Vuyokazi who just selected two beautiful pairs of shoes.
Vuyokazi was the first one to choose shoes for herself and was particularly thrilled
and so were Simphiwe and Zanele who each got a pair too.
It was a special time for Anneke. She came to visit me but she had the
opportunity to see the 4th house
. Anneke, Sjaak, Thijmen Ria and Lisanne raised
the funds for the renovations that had to be made to the fourth house.
It was very heartwarming for Anneke to see the house completed and the children living there.
Anneke made a special trip to South Africa to see me and fortunately she could
be part of the shoe distribution, see the house, meet all the new housemothers.
She also took photos of our offices as they are now and we explained to her our new plans.
Here they sit with Vuyokazi who just selected two beautiful pairs of shoes.
Vuyokazi was the first one to choose shoes for herself and was particularly thrilled
and so were Simphiwe and Zanele who each got a pair too.
It was a special time for Anneke. She came to visit me but she had the
opportunity to see the 4th house
. Anneke, Sjaak, Thijmen Ria and Lisanne raisedthe funds for the renovations that had to be made to the fourth house.
It was very heartwarming for Anneke to see the house completed and the children living there.
Anneke made a special trip to South Africa to see me and fortunately she could
be part of the shoe distribution, see the house, meet all the new housemothers.
She also took photos of our offices as they are now and we explained to her our new plans.
Shoes
On Tuesday morning 4 January Anneke, myself, Louise, Renee and Robin opened the boxes that arrived from Holland and Anneke and myself started to hand out the shoes. On this photo Bulelwa and Nandipha are fitting on shoes. Each child received 2 pairs of shoes. It was a day of fun. Two pairs of shoes for each child and so many to choose from. 
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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