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.

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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

How time is flying. It seems to me that the older you get, the quicker the time goes. 2022 has come and is already almost gone! I cannot believe that it is almost Christmas time again. On behalf of all the children, we want to thank Hart voor Kinderen (NL) and all our donors and supporters here who have made it possible to continue helping the homes that we have committed to. Amidst the adversity, that is a miracle on its own. I do want to draw your attention to one of the homes, namely the safe home “Share tears and grow” in Nellmapius, where the roof is in desperate need of repairs. It is leaking at several places and there is no ceiling; that makes it warmer on hot days and very cold on cool days. See pictures below.

We have a first quote which is R15000 for the repairs of the roof and R22000 to fit an Isolite ceiling. We are proposing that we take this on as a project for 2023. Can we count on your support? When you make an extra donation for this, please mention the word ‘roof’ so we can allocate your donation to this project. Many thanks for any amount you can give!!

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PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO LOADSHEDDING & OTHER FACTORS WE ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN PUTTING NEW VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET. WE MAY HAVE TO ACQUIRE SOME NEW EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH WE NEED EXTRA FINANCES. WE ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILST WE ARE TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THESE PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING.

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