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Leratong Village where we started the project.
It is part of the greater Qwaqwa, but located on one of the highest peaks of the surrounding mountains. To get there you climb a very steep and rough road, so most people have moved away from there to find housing closer to town and work. The people left are as a rule old and unable to find work down in town. It has all the infrastructure we need as well as a school that can cater for at least 400 children, but presently less than 70 children attend, many from neighbouring Lesotho.
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April 2, 2004 This where we started. This is the floor of the hall that will be the centre of the project where pre-school, job creation projects and church will be held
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May 24, 2004 Loading the first load of bricks
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May 28, 2004 Walls on the hall is going up |
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August 7, 2004 Walls are still moving towards the sky and we start using it when handing out food to the local kids once a week |
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September 2004 We started renting this building to run the feeding program for pre-school kids from.
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September 17, 2004 The walls on the hall is finished and we start on the storeroom right behind it while we pray for the funds to put the roof on the hall. |
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November 19, 2004 The storeroom is finished and we start on the first house.
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During December 2005 we had a team from the US here to help us around the Centre and while they were here this playground was constructed. Since it is the only recreation for the pre-school kids in the village, you will find kids here from early to late every day.
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February 14, 2005 Since we had the building we decided to run a proper daycare together with the feeding scheme.
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To keep the builders busy in times when we had no funds to buy bricks we started on a visitor's house build from stones we collect from the area. Once finished it will have stunning views from the deck in front. |
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Bernard joined us during this time and served with us until the end of 2007
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December 2005 By 16 December after a year of slowly building whenever God supplied building material, the roof was on the 1st house, and when the team arrived on the 23rd of December they were the first people to use this house.
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March 2006 After praying every day for God to supply so the roof can go on the hall, in March 2006, He did a miracle and through people we have never met supplied the funds to put the roof on the hall!!
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April 2006 We start the 2nd house.
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October 13, 2006 By October we had the roof on the 2nd house.
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We also moved the feeding scheme and Day Care from the stone house to our own house. |
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December 2006 The daycare is up and running with more children staying during the day. |
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April 2007 Taryn joins us for a long-term stay and takes control of the day care |
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May 2007 We start construction of the 3rd house. |
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September 2007 Bible study for the ladies and English classes on Wednesdays. |
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September 2007 Chris & Mary joins us for a long-term stay. |
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November 2007 A gym was started for the teen guys in the village. |
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January 2008 Teenage Bible study for the teens of the village every Friday |
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March 2008 We started having church every Sunday in the hall. |
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April 2007 With so many children around we start Sunday School for the little ones. |
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SINCE THE DAY GOD TOLD US TO TRUST HIM AND START MINISTRY HE HAS BEEN OUR PROVIDER AND THE CLOUD THAT SHOWED OUR WAY. WE STAND IN AWE AT THE MIRACLES HE HAS DONE AND ARE IN EXPECTATION OF THE THINGS HE IS STILL TO DO.
WE SERVE AN AWESOME GOD!!
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