Update On Donations Received: $100.00

A few months ago we gave some money to our friends to take back to Zimbabwe to help out some abandoned children we had heard about. It was not a lot of money at all and living in the society we do its hard to believe it would have helped at all, but it did! Read this excerpt from an email I received today.

“Danai is a suburban house in Bluff Hill, Harare and is home for twenty-two orphans, seven of which are abandoned babies. The youngest baby,Tawananyasha (on Susan’s lap-lady with the black T-shirt) was found in the grass by a nearby shopping complex with his umbilical cord still attached. A couple of the children were found in sacks on a rubbish dump in one of the high density areas. The little disabled girl has just been transferred to another orphanage that caters for children with special needs. After she was born, her mother threw her against a wall to kill her and then committed suicide by drinking insecticide. The baby regained consciousness and was discovered by a passer-by.

I spent US$20 on four bottles of paracetamol for the babies as they were not well and had run out of medicine. Auntie Susan (on the left with black T-Shirt) is one of the main caregivers at Danai. One day when I popped in she was sobbing as her house had been totally cleaned out by thieves and all her and her daughters’ clothes stolen. I gave her US$20 to try and help her replace some of the essential items she had lost. She was devastated and confused but after I prayed with her and passed on your gift I could see she was so touched and encouraged. Her grandchild died recently and she has really taken to Tawananyasha and calls him “my son”.

It is very hard to find formula and basic commodities in Zimbabwe and sometimes when you do find something it is selling at a terribly inflated price. Secondhand nappies are selling for US$6 each and I was donated some form South Africa that were brand new for US$2 each. I decided it would be wise to spend the rest of your money on much needed supplies from South Africa. The order arrived a couple of weeks ago.

The following items came to just over US$50 (the remaining balance):

• Lactogen milk powder 1.8kg
• Cerelac baby cereal
• Omo washing powder 5kg
• Green soap
• Jik/bleach

Thank you so much for your kindness, you have touched lives with the love of Jesus.”

How can you help?

You do not have to have a Paypal account to give, the donation will accept all major credit/debit cards. Your money will go straight to these kids, a little goes a long way! I will post reports for you as I receive them.

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