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

Monday, April 2, 2012

Having a ball this holiday

We are on a three week school break here in Grabouw so we have the great opportunity to plan some fun outings for all of our kids. Last Thursday we took them all for a great morning down in Somerset West. We piled all 9 kids, plus 3 house moms and 4 volunteers into two cars and took off to Kidz At the Mall, an indoor play centre. They have two areas that are designated for ages 3-and-under and then ages 4-and-up. We easily filled the 3-and-under section and set the kids loose to play in the pool of plastic balls, slide down the slides, ride the motorcycles and go crazy. Since everything was well padded, we were able to relax and laugh at all of the hilarious situations they got themselves into. Eventually the older children headed over to the 4-and-up section (along with a few volunteers) and they all ran themselves silly on the elevated walkways...adults included.

They all had such a good time and it was fun to be able to take them out to a new environment they could explore. We will definitely go back. This was the first of a few really exciting outings we have planned which we will post about later this week, so stay tuned!

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