Dear Friend

We have both been quite a bit under the weather this winter with serious ailments, so we apologize for being late in giving you some feedback on the ministry. As reported earlier on the safe house for children in Nelmapius, the roof was repaired, a ceiling was installed, and we are now busy with the cornicing. After that, it is just the painting of the ceiling……Many thanks to all of you for your regular and faithful contributions. So far, our income has been reasonably constant every month this year, but we realize that if we want to continue helping the children’s homes AND start new project(s), we must try and see if we cannot raise more funds. One way to do this would be to make and sell some popular products that people want or need. In the past, we used to make and/or sell Christmas /Greeting cards and Calendars for the benefit of  HEART FOR CHILDREN  but due to new technology and the demise of the post office, this practice has sadly become a bit obsolete now.

As a new idea for raising funds, Annette and Adel have now started making small bags for your cellphone (can include a small purse), dinner place mats and other items. We will exhibit and sell these items for the first time at a stall of the annual flea market at the Harveston Retirement Village in Pritchard Street in Honeydew. The market will be held next week Saturday, on 26/8/2023, from 10h00 onward.  If you are living in the neighborhood of Honeydew (Roodepoort/Randburg), please come in and take a look! We would love to greet you and meet with you. On this occasion we will also take some pictures of the products and place these on the internet later. Once you have seen them and if you are subsequently interested in ordering these as gifts for your family and friends (for Christmas, Birthdays, etc), can you please contact Annette at 0834696875? Many thanks for your patronage!

If you have 90 minutes to spare, listen to what I think were three of the best sermons ever preached in the big Crystal Cathedral. Just click on the link below.

3 of the best sermons heard in the Crystal Cathedral! | Bread on the water

We wish you a very blessed Spring!

Henry Pool 0836297690, henrypool7@gmail.com, Henry’s Blog | Bread on the water

Annette Pool 084696875, annette.pool@gmail.com, HEART FOR CHILDREN

You will recall that we asked your help for the repair of the roof for the Safe house for children in Nellmapius. 

I am happy to report that the work is finished!  Above I show you the pictures of what it looked like before and below I show what it looks like now!

The roof has been repaired and sealed to make it waterproof and the ceiling has been installed. We celebrated the occasion by bringing some sweets and balloons to make our visit to the home a memorable day. See pictures below! Unfortunately, the repair of the ceiling did not include the cornicing and therefore we still need the corner pieces. This will now just have to wait a bit until we have gathered some extra funds together again. 

Jochi Maidi reported that the house is a lot cooler now since the ceiling was installed and she is very happy. We expect it will be a lot warmer during the winter months. On behalf of her and all the children, we would like to thank all of you who made special donations for this project, including our overseas donors and those that contributed via Hart voor Kinderen in the Netherlands. We take this opportunity to also thank all our regular donors of Heart for Children again. It is much appreciated. See OUR BENEFICIARIES | Heart for Children

Please note that I will soon have a small operation on my thumb due to the arthritis, so I expect that I might be a bit indisposed over Easter. Whenever I experience pain, I often think of Jesus and the terrible pain he must have suffered on that cross. I find it helps me to cope and put everything in perspective.

We wish you a blessed Passover and Easter. If you are travelling, we pray that the angels of God will accompany you on your journeys. Please drive carefully!

To read the Easter newsletter from Crystal Cathedral Ministries SA, click on the link below:

Easter 2023! | Bread on the water

Henry Pool  0836297690

Annette Pool 0834696875

To make a donation to Heart for Children, please click here: Donating to Heart for Children | Bread on the water