While the bigger Care Centre are still on our hearts and we trust God will in His time allow for that to become reality, there are families out there that needs immediate help, and to assist them we started a similar, but smaller, project in Leratong, a small village on the extreme outskirts of Qwaqwa.

The plan is to provide clean and safe housing for these children in a complex where we could provide the specialized attention they need. Provide three nutritious meals a day, adequate clothing and a Christian environment for them to grow up in. For them to enjoy growing up as children without having to face and solve problems parents in other families do.

We plan to start vegetable gardens with the help from the villagers, and will supplement our own food with vegetables grown on our premises.

As the project grows and funds become available, we will incorporate many of the ideas for the  bigger project into the Care Center at Leratong.

 

  Action More Info How are we progressing
Phase 1 Befriend people from Leratong Village    
Step 1:Provide food for orphans in Leratong village living among the people. More Started weekly Feb 13, 2004
Step 2: Raise funds to include single mothers in crisis.  More  
Phase 2 Construction     
Step 1: Raise funds to a) Buy land.          More  Bought Stand:  April 8, 2004
                                  b) Start building hall/church More Began building May 24, 2004

Building finished - waiting for funds to finish roof.
                                  b) Start building first house More Began building December, 2004
Start with vegetable gardens. More Started the first small garden at the Care Center February 2005
Phase 3 Move people into Center.    
Step 1: Move grandparents from Leratong looking after orphans to our premises where they could be helped and the children be looked after. More  
Start church. More  
Step 2: Move single mothers in crisis to center. More  
Start crèche. More We opened a daycare where all the pre-school children of the village can get at least one meal a day. .September 2004
Step 3: Allow other grandparents/single mothers looking after orphans to move to our premises. More  
Start own private school. More