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

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Rocky Road No More?

Those of you who've been out to visit us at Village of Hope will know that the approach to our property is a bit of a 4x4 challenge to say the least. Especially in the winter when rivers appear from nowhere after a small amount of rain! The track is unmade with potholes every few metres and it really takes it toll on our vehicles (as well as our backs!) and we are frequently taking visits to our friendly tyre fixers, Supaquik, to get puncture repairs and new tyres.

We have been hoping and praying that one day, we might have enough funds, or some generous person might donate us money, to fix the road and make it into a smooth tar road...and lo and behold, today there have been some 'road fairies/angels' sent to sort it out! 

True, it's not tar race track by any means but it is certainly vastly improved and very luxurious in comparison to what we were experiencing yesterday. 

The reason the track is being repaired is because the farm next door to us is being used to shoot a TV film for the next few days and they have lots of trucks and vans that would otherwise struggle to get to the location. Whatever the reason, we are very pleased that the film company have chosen to sort the track as it will benefit all of us for the next few months at least. Hurrah!...and who knows maybe next year we can tar it!!!?

Perhaps we will post a photo of the set if we manage to get a glimpse when they start filming next week.

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