Please note that all blogs are personal reflections and not the opinion of the Diocese.
Tuesday 3rd March

Terry's Blog

Today we went to Siyathuthuka Life Centre in the Clau Clau region. Here we witnessed remarkable work being carried out with the most vulnerable children. The children we met appeared to be very needy in so many ways and I know that there many tragic stories behind the smiling faces we saw. The children were a joy to be with and they made it very easy for us to be with them. They laughed and played and were very curious about us. Some children were fascinated by some of the hair of the women in our team and also they were fascinated by the hair on my arms (I don't have much on my head!)

One young girl aged about six sat on my knee for a long time and when she left another child climbed on my knee only to be pushed off when the little girl returned.

The children loved having their photos taken and when shown the results they laughed and laughed and pointed each other out.

There were many touching moments but the one that stands out for me was when I saw a young boy dividing his food and putting half in a broken plastic container to take for someone at home. He was a child who had very little materially in his life and yet he still shared.

The care workers were amazing. They give so much time and put so much effort into caring for the most vulnerable children. We were blessed to meet with them and they were gracious in the welcoming of us.

A great football match was organised by the two youngest and most energetic members of our team. The South African national anthem was sung and all the players shook hands before the game started. One of our older team members elected to play in goal and only let twenty two goals in so he didn't do too badly although he blamed his defence for twenty one of those and a bad refereeing decision for the other one!

A blessed day for us all.