Today we delivered food including rice, mealies, beans,
brown sugar, soup stock, and 105kg of chicken to the primary school (Thanks
FOODOM grant!!). I warned Amanda and
Karen, our new GHFP participants, that they would benefit from football pads as
these kids will tear them up. Katy already knew the drill and she has a teacher
voice. Before the van doors even open
the kids assume their pouncing positions and BAM! There is a kid pile with Katy
somewhere at the bottom. BAM! There goes
Amanda…BAM Karen’s down too. I tell them
in my stern I-teach-at-an-alternative-school voice that they may hold my hands
but they may not use me as their human jungle gym…too bad they don’t know
English because that could have been “PLEASE, me next me next!!” for all they
knew. BAM, last man down. Bheki had to come to our rescue yelling in
siSwati. Katy said later that she
thought she might have died from the kids trampling on her but
death-by-happy-kid is probably the best way to go. My hair was petted and my sweater was almost
ripped off – sooooo, today was a success.
We also delivered the 10 laptops (Thanks Jan, Paul, and
Franklin Energy Services!!!!). The
community was so pleased that the Princess Chief made an appearance to thank us
for the gifts. The community committee leader,
village facilitator, head teacher, principal, and computer teacher were also
there. When the Princess Chief speaks I
cling to every word, “Thank you for being here and thank you Annie for always
returning to us. Over the years you have
all helped this community so greatly and we are happy that we have been able to
become partners and friends. You are
educating the future of our nation.
Together, holding hands, we will continue and our children will become
ministers, teachers, doctors, and nurses.
Thank you and all of Give Hope, Fight Poverty for your continued
support.” This thank you belongs to ALL
OF YOU who made this all a reality. Kait
and I are only the middlemen - you all are the important ones.
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