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

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

the passing of our wonderful assi...and facebook page

words can't really express the feelings i have as i write this short post but i'm sure many of you will now be aware that our wonderful little assi passed away at our sister project thembacare in athlone last friday morning.

assi was not just your ordinary young kid, those who came into contact with him will forever have been touched by this little life, it was a blessing for me to have known assi, to have laughed, cried, fought and played with him was a true privilege.

the whole of the thembalitsha foundation also had a huge soft spot for assi and his passing will not only be mourned by us here at the village of hope, but also at thembacare grabouw who had the opportunity to impact his life on many occasions and we thank thandi and especially joyce for the work that they did with him. however it will be thembacare athlone where his presence will be most missed, he spent time with noma and her amazing team both prior to his stay with us at the village of hope and he obviously passed away under their care last week, bless you noma and your team from providing a loving home for him there during his last days.

obviously there are loads of people who have fond memories of assi and we are sure that they would like to say their special goodbye's maybe share a memory or two via photo, video or just using words, so we have set up a page on facebook for them to do so please follow this link to assi's virtual memory board and lets tell the world about this amazing young man and in doing so thank God for his life.

God bless you assi, missing you already, but knowing that you are now at peace and maybe having a little too much fun up there....hope you got a lekker moooto (bakkie) and are enjoying an endless feast of inyama (meat)...see you soon....uncle tim x

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