Provide nutrition for 500 families in South Africa

Dear friends

It is a beautiful spring day in South Africa.  There is a slight breeze in the air and we can hear the children at our primary school practicing for tomorrow’s big choir performance.  At the clinic there is a buzz of activity as the doctors and health workers see to the crowd of patients – the sickest of the sick in Missionvale and surrounding areas.  The vegetable gardens are taking a bit of strain due to the lack of rain, but our gardeners persevere day by day.  In front of the clothing warehouse, waiting patiently in an orderly queue are families collecting their clothing parcels – one family lost everything when their home burnt down last week.  Outside the Nutrition Unit, there is a large crowd, nearly 1000 people today.  In exchange for items of food, everyone brings items to be recycled.  This preserves a sense of dignity as they know they are not getting a hand-out.  A well run distribution system is in place and the elderly, frail and disabled are served first. 

Although your Global Giving contributions are allocated specifically to the Nutrition Unit, it is linked to all the other areas of our care centre.  Without nutrition the children cannot learn.  Medication on an empty stomach is of no value. 

It is therefore with deep gratitude that we thank you again for your contribution to this particular part of the Centre.  We hope that you take comfort in knowing that it is making a difference in the lives of those who need it most.  Your continued belief in our mission is deeply treasured by all of us in Missionvale.