Recently I read in a leaflet from another charity: ‘HOPE is what we do…’  That sentence stuck with me. ‘HOPE is what we do’, expresses exactly what we also stand for! Heart for Children is about action, about doing! Helping children wherever possible, so that they can grow up healthy, receive education, learn skills. Above all, it is about giving protection, at home, at school and online. But it goes even further: either there is HOPE, or there is NOTHING, because only HOPE gives life!

(I am reminded of Luke 24: 21-32)

I am so pleased to be able to report that thanks to the generosity of all Heart for Children supporters – and a few of our donors’ exceptional generosity! – we have already collected almost R50000 for our 2025 project so-far, i.e. the canvas enclosure that we want to install at the

Guardians of Hope | Place of safety

for babies and small children.  For more information about this, click here:

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Praise God!  I am sure we can reach our target of R59000 for this within the next two months or so? God bless you for anything that you can afford to give! (There is no obligation to reveal your name but remember that in this case we cannot issue with the 18a certificate for your donation which entitles you to a tax benefit). To donate now, please click on the link below.

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In a previous newsletter from ‘Heart for Children’ we informed you that this year we want to help ‘Guardians of Hope’ in East London who are taking care of orphaned and/or abandoned babies and small children. We received the following letter of appeal from Philip Nicholson who is a member of the board of both ‘Heart for Children’ and ‘Guardians of Hope’.

Appeal for Sponsorship of Canvas Coverings

‘Guardians of Hope’ is a dedicated place of safety in East London, providing care for vulnerable children who have been abandoned or surrendered at birth for adoption. Our mission is to meet their physical, spiritual, medical, and psychological needs comprehensively. We strive to spread hope within our community, ensuring that vulnerable children receive the care they deserve and that our community is aware of our presence and support. Our commitment extends to providing a loving home environment for 30 vulnerable children, and we actively work towards family reunification whenever possible. In cases where reunification is not feasible, we support adoption processes, ensuring that the children find a nurturing and permanent loving family.

The facility comprises a large house, a living area for the director and her family (the Brenkmans), small classrooms for pre-school education, and outdoor play facilities. A large courtyard roof was recently installed to provide shelter for the children. It doubles as an entertainment venue for functions as well as birthday party functions for young families, which provides a valuable income stream for the home. Two sides of the covered area are 12m and 14m respectively, which are open to the elements. During inclement weather, the entertainment area becomes virtually unusable, and functions must be cancelled at short notice, at great inconvenience to the parties involved.

The attached quote from an established and reputable business, Border Canvas, is the lowest negotiated with various competitors, and represents a very reasonable investment to install canvased roll-up covers on both sides, as it will be done at cost by the supplier. The target amount to be raised is R59 000. Once the entertainment area is fully covered, the outdoor play facility will also be usable during periods of rain and functions can be planned without the risk of cancellations.

Thank you in advance for partnering with us in this worthy cause.

Yours in Christ,

Philip Nicholson

Board Member

+27834114785, East-London

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It is the end of the year and as is customary I would like to say a few words of thanks to all our donors, supporters and beneficiaries. We look back at 2024 and note: God is good! Thanks to  all of you Heart for Children  collected just over R200000 to provide gas stoves to all homes of the Rehoboth Children’s village near Port Shepstone plus complete solar power for the education-, distribution- and activity center, respectively. This will make them less dependent on power from ESKOM so that most activities can carry on if there is a power outage. We have also been able to carry on with our regular support of the children’s homes that we are committed to. Many thanks to all of you who contributed this year to achieve these fabulous results. I know times are still quite tough, but we know that the King is with us, in us. It is Christmas!!

Proposal for a new project for 2025

Our financial director, Philip Nicholson, has recently joined the board of the “Guardians of Hope” (GoH), an organization that facilitates rescue and assistance in East London to a maximum of ca. 30 babies and small children. Instead of providing for daily necessities as was originally intended (for which we have already received ca. R2500 – many thanks to you!!! ), Heart for Children has now been asked by GoH to provide for a canvas roof for a certain area near the home. The cost is R59000. We think that this is a good project. If you have not yet done so, please take a few minutes to watch this video of GoH:

https://youtu.be/Kr5W3muo57c

For more information, you can also go to the GoH website: Guardians of Hope | Place of safety Will you help us again? We decided to extend this special fundraising effort during 2025 for as long as is necessary to reach the target. (Together with your donation, please use your name and the word ‘hope’ in the reference).

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Henry and Annette Pool

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It has been a while since I gave you some feedback. First, before I forget again: Alfons and Yvonne van Galien of the Rehoboth Children’s Village would like to personally thank each donor and sponsor who contributed to the R200000 that we collected for the children of the village. I am so glad to be able to report that, so far,

• All 17 children’s homes in the village now have a full gas stove!

• All the stoves have been installed and certified by an approved supplier. Unfortunately, this turned out to be a rather large cost factor.

• 20 x 9kg gas bottles were purchased as well.

• All lights in the homes were replaced with 56 LED back-up lights. These will keep on giving light for a few hours after the power goes off.

The cost for the above was almost R115000. We are all satisfied that this would enable the children’s homes to still function well in case of a power failure or load shedding.

The intention is that the remainder of the money be spent on adding pure solar power to the children’s village. Note that in the office, solar had already been installed. The solar of the school and education center had also been installed already but did not function due to a faulty inverter.

• The faulty inverter at the school/education center has now been replaced for a little more than R10000 which included installation and certification costs.

This means that, so far, the office and the school & education center in the children’s village are now covered with power, especially in case of load shedding. What remains is the activity center of the village which also includes the clinic and the cooling/freezer room. There is a quote for a complete 3kW solar system servicing this building for R80750. We want to approve this expenditure but if you did the sums: yes, indeed, this is just ca. R5750 above our budget. However, considering such a large project, this is not at all that much. I am sure we all wish to bring our help to the Rehoboth Children’s Village to a successful end. I just realized that we are really doing miracles, right here! We can do this. I am sure of it. I will also donate an extra R500 for this. May I once more ask for your assistance as well, please? Just click here, and maybe you can give as reference: your name + Rehoboth.

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(Please remember that we also still need your regular monthly contributions to keep up with our monthly assistance to the safe houses that we have committed to!)

Note that we have sent all donors of Heart for Children the certificate for the tax year ending 29/2/2024. Please let us know if you have not received it. Just send us an e-mail or SMS (for our addresses and numbers: see at the end of this letter).

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Thanking you for any contribution and wishing you God’s richest blessings!

Henry Pool

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