In a previous newsletter from ‘Heart for Children’ we informed you that this year we want to help ‘Guardians of Hope’ in East London who are taking care of orphaned and/or abandoned babies and small children. We received the following letter of appeal from Philip Nicholson who is a member of the board of both ‘Heart for Children’ and ‘Guardians of Hope’.

Appeal for Sponsorship of Canvas Coverings

Appeal 2025 | Bread on the water

To make a donation now, please click here: DONATE | Heart for Children

Yours in Christ,

Philip Nicholson

Board Member

+27834114785, East-London

In the past we used to send all our donors and sponsors a small gift around this time of the year, usually a CD with Christmas songs and carols, hoping in turn to get an (extra) donation for the children and the ministry. Afterall, Christmas is the season of giving!! How times have changed. The ‘post’ has all but disappeared and I wonder if people still know what a CD is…. anyway, we just have to adapt to the circumstances, not so?

In our house, Christmas does not pass without us listening to the CD:  “The Christmas Way” by the Oslo Gospel choir! I so much want to share this with you now. I am sure that any copyrights on this have come to an end, which means that we can freely pass this on now. I hope you are able to take the time to listen to this on your device with your earphones and your eyes closed. Just click on the small arrow left in the red box. If you are (also) blessed, like we are every year, please send us your (extra) donation for the benefit of our orphans and abandoned children:

DONATE | Heart for Children

We are grateful for any amount you can afford to give!

(In addition to our own homes that we are supporting, as a special project for next year, we also want to try and give some substantial support to the Guardians of Hope in East-London. This is a safe house for babies and very small children. See video further on).

Drive safely, enjoy the festive season and stay blessed! 

Annette  0834696875

Henry      0836297690

Newsletter: Heart for Children 24/10/2024

Isaiah 40:31: “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

We know this promise by Yahweh to the people of God by heart, yet we do not accept His promise fully. This is the time of year when we complain that we feel so tired. So much has happened during this year, like wars, natural disasters, politics, and, closer to home, the various challenges in our own lives. I believe we can only confirm that what happens in our personal lives is what affects us the most. Some of us struggle with our health, or experience financial constraints. Looking back at the past year we may realize that in most cases we have tried to solve our problems in our own way. We have not yet reached the point where we fully let go and let God take over. I often think that we, as the children of God, become so embroiled in our own problems that we tend to peck in the dirt like chickens. Isaiah reminds us to wait on the Lord, who shall renew our strength. If we trust in Yahweh and get up from the dirt, we shall soar above our weariness. Let us search for Godly strength and encouragement in these last weeks before this year comes to an end.

Accomplishment for 2024

As we have reported before, God has been faithful, and Heart for Children collected sufficient funds to provide gas stoves to all homes of the Rehoboth Children’s village plus complete solar power for the education-, distribution- and activity center, respectively. This will make them less dependent on power from ESKOM so that most activities can carry on if there is a power outage.

However, our finances have dwindled to the extent where we are unable to meet our monthly expenses and regular monthly payments to those homes that we are supporting. We therefore urge you, our donors, to open your heart. Heart for Children needs your monthly financial support, otherwise we will have to cut back, which will be to the detriment of the children we support.

Proposal for a new project for this summer

Our financial director, Philip Nicholson, has recently been asked to join the board of the “Guardians of Hope” (GoH), an organization that facilitates rescue and assistance in East London toa maximum of ca. 30 babies and small children. The board of Heart for Children has considered a new project for the next six months collecting donations for GoH, providing for as much baby formula (milk), baby food and nappies as possible. Please take a few minutes to watch this video:

https://youtu.be/Kr5W3muo57c

For more information, you can also go to the GoH website: Guardians of Hope | Place of safety

Will you help? We will take pictures of the goods supplied, so that you can be assured of where your contributions are going. Please remember that this project is in addition to the homes that we are already supporting.  Here is what to do: Please make a (n) (extra) donation to Heart for Children. In the reference, please give your name, surname and the word: ‘hope’. That way we will be able to allocate your donation going to the ‘Guardians of Hope’ project. Please click here for more information on how to donate: DONATE | Heart for Children

May God bless you richly,

Henry and Annette Pool

0836297690, henrypool7@gmail.com

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0834696875, annette.pool@gmail.com

NEWS | Heart for Children

I am sure that you are aware of the project that we had embarked upon for the Rehoboth Children’s Village. I am so proud to report that all the work that we set out to do to make the Rehoboth Children’s Village less dependent on Eskom power, has now been finalized. All 17 homes in the village now have gas cooking! The homes already had been fitted with solar geysers and to this we added the lightbulbs with batteries in every room that keep on shining for hours if the power goes off. We supplied full solar power to the activity center which includes the cooling- and food distribution center. Finally, we also replaced the faulty inverter of the existing solar power installation of the school.

Message from the Rehoboth Children’s Village (on behalf of ca. 80 children): Thanking you all so much for this amazing support. Both Gas and Solar. What a blessing. Bless you guys and BIG hugs from us. Alfons & Yvonne van Galien

Below are some pictures that we want to share with you! 

Above and below: Full solar installation for the activity center (includes cooling and food storage&supply).

Below are some pictures of the education centre and the improvement to the solar installation!

(After inspection, Henry saying: the solar installation at the education center could do with an extra 2 more solar panels, situated elsewhere, away from the trees. Unfortunately, Heart for Children has used all the funds that were available).

Make a donation: https://heartforchildren.co.za/donate/

Dear Friend

We have both been quite a bit under the weather this winter with serious ailments, so we apologize for being late in giving you some feedback on the ministry. As reported earlier on the safe house for children in Nelmapius, the roof was repaired, a ceiling was installed, and we are now busy with the cornicing. After that, it is just the painting of the ceiling……Many thanks to all of you for your regular and faithful contributions. So far, our income has been reasonably constant every month this year, but we realize that if we want to continue helping the children’s homes AND start new project(s), we must try and see if we cannot raise more funds. One way to do this would be to make and sell some popular products that people want or need. In the past, we used to make and/or sell Christmas /Greeting cards and Calendars for the benefit of Heart for Children but due to new technology and the demise of the post office, this practice has sadly become a bit obsolete now.

As a new idea for raising funds, Annette and Adel have now started making small bags for your cellphone (can include a small purse), dinner place mats and other items. We will exhibit and sell these items for the first time at a stall of the annual flea market at the Harveston Retirement Village in Pritchard Street in Honeydew. The market will be held next week Saturday, on 26/8/2023, from 10h00 onward.  If you are living in the neighborhood of Honeydew (Roodepoort/Randburg), please come in and take a look! We would love to greet you and meet with you. On this occasion we will also take some pictures of the products and place these on the internet later. Once you have seen them and if you are subsequently interested in ordering these as gifts for your family and friends (for Christmas, Birthdays, etc), can you please contact Annette at 0834696875? Many thanks for your patronage!

If you have 90 minutes to spare, listen to what I think were three of the best sermons ever preached in the big Crystal Cathedral. Just click on the link below.

3 of the best sermons heard in the Crystal Cathedral! | Bread on the water

We wish you a very blessed Spring!

Henry Pool 0836297690, henrypool7@gmail.com, Henry’s Blog | Bread on the water

Annette Pool 084696875, annette.pool@gmail.com, HEART FOR CHILDREN