Greetings from Kwathu Children’s Home
August Word Of Encouragement
Ezra 7:10 King James Version (KJV)
“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.”
Birthday Celebrations
Your birth is the beginning of your life. God created you to serve a purpose in this world. Every time you have a birthday, it is an indication that you still have work to do for the Kingdom of God. Your birthday is a sign that you have another chance to fulfill your unique mission. It is for this reason we celebrated the following birthdays.
Kwathu Welfare
This August has been a month of rest and fun activities for the Kwathu kids. They had closed for their second term holiday. Some fun activities were lined up for them during this period.
Boys Camp and Chill Outs
Our boys are growing into fine young men. They are finding greater understanding on how things work with regards to real life issues and maturity. Soon they will start making tough decisions in life. For sure, all this can be done with proper grooming and guidance.
Our older boys recently attended a 3 day camp at Samba land within Livingstone. These three days allowed the boys to talk about different issues pertaining to their spiritual and physical growth. Pastor Brian facilitated this activity alongside Uncle Allan. The theme of the camp was: Having Self Value as a Man.
We are so excited that the boys could have some time out together to strengthen their bonds… and while at the camp, they helped uncle Justine with some gardening and other chores.
Later that weekend, the boys went out for a swim as it is becoming hot in Livingstone.
Girls Time Out
The girls were not left out. They had some fun at the Royal Livingstone lodge and later ended their day by having dinner at the Zambezi Café. They were accompanied by Auntie Gertrude, Auntie Naomi and Auntie Hayley. They all enjoyed their time out and definitely cant wait for a similar activity.
Achievements!!!
It is with so much pride that we Congratulate Austin for successfully obtaining 2nd POSITION in the Primary Science Innovation Category at the 2018 Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientist (JETS) Fair held at Kitwe College of Education, Copperbelt Province from 12th – 17th August 2018.
He was representing his school and the Southern ‘A’ Region at the National level. We are so proud of this young man for what he has achieved and we pray that he continues with the same spirit.
Congratulations to Edward Musole and Situmbeko Sitondo for successfully completing their two weeks training on Trauma and Healing play. Thank you so much to Regina who facilitated the training as well as organization 12 Twelve Hope.
We believe that the skills attained by our colleagues will help us make Kwathu Ministry a safe and trauma free environment.
Health
18th August was a very special day at Kwathu where the health of children was at the centre.
Overall, we gave out more than 200 childrens toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss. We were able to provide all the necessary vitamins and medicine.
A special thanks go to Shelby and Carsyn all the way from the United States, who organized everything. Thanks to your medical expertise, all children of the neighborhood had the opportunity to be treated if necessary and learned about health and hygiene.
Thank you to all other helpers and supporters who made this event possible.
Volunteers
To our dearest volunteers, you may never know the profound effect that you may have made on these children’s lives. A kind word, a gentle touch or a listening ear can mean so much to them. You generously give your gift of time to make contact, provide support and encouragement.
Please know that we genuinely appreciate and value your commitment of time to volunteering with Kwathu and for this we thank you.
The following precious souls took their time to spend quality time with us this month of August:
Hayley (USA)
Hayley is a youth Pastor from the USA. She helped out with the feeding, girls counselling and recreation.
Carsyn and Shelby USA
Carsyn and Shelby are health workers in the USA, With their medical skills, they treated and cared for at least 200 children and mothers in a one day health check up at Kwathu.
Fabbien
Fabbien is from Switzerland. This is her second visit to Kwathu Home. She is in her gap year and so she decided to come and visit Kwathu.
She has tirelessly been active with recreation with the kids and house chores.
Robin and Carina
From Germany, we have Robin and Carina who will be with us for a month. Thank you so much for gladly giving your time to love on the staff, children and surrounding community at Kwathu Ministry. We do hope you enjoy your stay. God bless you.
The Kwathu management team would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation to Inonge Choolwe Matamwandi, Janet Brown and Gilford Kasota Jnr for a job well done. Thank you so much for your labor of love with Kwathu Community School.
Your willingness to use your gifts and abilities has strengthened the mission and vision of this organisation. You have been examples of a servant, in your leadership and your giving.
For all your time, effort, hard work and prayers, please accept our great thanks and appreciation. We wish you every success in future. You have truly been a blessing to this organisation.
Cheerful Givers
We express our appreciation for your generosity to the following people. We are so grateful to you for your recent gifts.
The Gibiino Family
We successfully received the second consignment of donations from the Gibiino family all the way from Switzerland. The box contained clothes, toys and cartoon DVD’s. We truly appreciate your generosity and may the good Lord reward you abundantly.
Fabbien
Thank you for the assorted school items towards Kwathu Free Haven Community School. Your generosity does not go unnoticed.
Jose Chavana
Jose donated small exercise books to Kwathu Free Haven school. As we prepare for the coming school term, these books will be put into good use. Thank you!
Julien Veyrat & Nathalie Peccoux
Thank you for the assorted items you donated to Kwathu. We also appreciate the time you spent with us. We cant wait to see you soon.
Prayer Requests
- Pray with us for financial resources to help us supplement our efforts to make the lives of these children better.
- Land acquisition for sports field for the community school.
- Divine protection over the Kwathu property.
- Our children as they write their end of term tests and Sofia as she writes her grade 9 final examination.
Contact Us
Email: kwathuoffice@gmail.com
Website: www.kwathuhome.com
Facebook: Kwathu Children’s Home
Tandeka e.V: (Germany)
Website: www.tandeka.org
Facebook: Tandeka e.V
Grace Klein: (USA)
Website: www.gracekleincommunity.com
Facebook: Grace Klein Community
