its hard not to take offence!

the remains of our security fence!

yesterday we discovered that for the second or third time since we installed a 'security' fence around the village of hope that around 8 of the posts which were set in concrete to hold the fence had been stolen. after the original installation we were unfortunate to have around 200 meters of the fence stolen so we undertook to install a new barbed wire fence in it's place, fixing that to the posts, and in doing so spraying the posts with red paint so if anyone thought that they could take those posts we would know who did it and speak with them about it.

the fence isn't going to stop anyone getting onto the property but we thought it would serve as a deterrent, giving a visible and physical boundary to our land. yesterday i spent around R1,000 purchasing replacement wire, which had been cut to free the posts, which is money that you generous givers have donated towards the work we do with the children!.

in the afternoon i ventured into the township to see if i could spot any of the posts, and yes i found one, holding up someone else's fence around their home in the community......what to do now?....

...i know that this is the season for giving but its really hard to be forgiving!

please pray for safety and wisdom as we seek to take this matter further, we live in a very poor neighborhood and people are trying to provide for themselves and their families, however we need to make sure that people understand that they are stealing from their selves when they steal from us.