Shade :)

Building continues at Lindelani! This week the babies
play area was covered with shade cloth, so that they can spend more time outside! Thanks you to the guys who put it up for us!!! :)

Philani concert

Today we had our end of year concert and prize giving at Philani creche. The children entertained us with dancing and singing. We will miss them over the holiday period!

New creche

On Monday we had our first day of school in the new building! Philani creche and baby care are now right next to eachother, and forms a community centre for the Lindelani community :) This week the children are practicing for their end of year concert that they will do on Friday!

Relocation

This week Philani Creche playground was relocated across to Lindelani, where the new classrooms are being built. We replanted trees, which will provide some much needed shade when summer eventually arrives! The jungle gym which provides a platform for much laughter and entertainment has also been moved across.

Nomvelo

This is Nomvelo, she is one of the children that attends
Philani creche.
I took this picture of her yesterday while she was exploring our new classroom. The walls have been palstered and now a few layers of whitewash need to be painted and the room will be finished and ready for use.

Building!

Building continues at Lindelani, at the end of next week we will be moving the creche across. The children have been joining in and helping with the final finishing touches of the building. :)

Spring rain

Last night Greytown experienced the first thunderstorm for the season. As scary as the storm is when it happens, the peace and beauty that we experienced this morning made all worth experiencing the thunder and lightening last night! This morning the children were playing in the puddles and enjoying what God has poured down.

Mud party

Building continues! Today we spent time plastering the walls of our new creche with mud. The floors have been finished and the new fence is nearly complete. these are some of the cleaner photos of the day, as with all good mud parties, it is inevitable that a few mud balls go purposfully astray!!

Medical Mission

Last weekend we hosted a medical mission at Lindelani. A team from Crossroads International (Durban based organisation) provided health care for 719 community members. 237 of these patients recieved glasses and optical care. A big thank you to everyone who worked so hard and helped out!

Singing

Friday afternoon singing at Philani creche. The chidren are practicing for a concert that they are going to put on next term.

Building time!

There is such a buzz in Lindelani as excitment mounts with the building that is going up at a rapid rate. The poles are in and the roof in on. It's amazing to watch how bare land can so quickly change and transform into something of worth.

Ugandaganda

Today there was great excitement among the children as they watched the 'ugandaganda'(tractor) at work in Lindelani. It shifted loads of sand and rubbish to make space for veggie gardens and new buildings. The rain didn't even stop them from watching in enthusiasm.

Incinerator

Last week the incinerator was installed in Lindelani to assist with the management of waste control, which is currently a big problem in Lindelani and contributes to poor hygiene and disease. The incinerator will be manned by the Lindelani community, rubbish is burned quickly at high temperatures.

Lindelani

This is a movie clip taken of Lindelani, to give you an idea of what it looks like, in the clip you can see hundreds of little mud and gum pole houses with tin roofs held down by rocks. This is where thousands of people live and have to survive against the cold and wet.