the village of hope seeks to help children infected or affected by hiv, aids and tb in two different ways: we have a 9 bed children's unit to support those infected by hiv and aids and we also run a community-based sports and lifeskills outreach in the informal settlements and squatter camps each afternoon.

this blog has been set up to allow the key members of the team at the village of hope to share their thoughts, photos and experiences as we work in the community of grabouw in south africa

Friday, July 1, 2011

saying goodbye again...

elelien and maz sharing stories in the baby unit
 with our house moms and other volunteers
we are totally blessed to have so many wonderful volunteers and students who come to serve us at the village of hope project, however as with most good things time catches up with us and departure dates arrive all too soon.

last night we had a good bye braai for one of our dutch students, evelien, who has been with us for the last 10 months as she studies 'social work' at the HAN university. evelien has become a firm favorite not only with the children in our unit but with those we have placed back into the community, she has also made some real ties with our house moms and key members of our team.

she also shares my keen interest in formula one and has been an ever present companion at the local bar where i watch most of the races. we will all miss evelien so much but wish her all the best for her future studies and hope that one day she will return to visit us again.
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