Yesterday, Dorcas’s Aunty came to take her home. Dorcas was only with us for a short time while her extended family made more permanent arrangements after her mother was killed. Dorcas settled in nicely and will be missed dearly by the other children. Thank you Ivonne for the gorgeous photo’s you took!
Archive for August, 2013
Here is Anke from the Netherlands experience during her time with us… My experience about volunteer work at Cradle of Love A few months ago I decided to go to Tanzania for volunteer work for six weeks. The reason I chose Cradle of Love is because I saw a video from COL and fell in love. I knew from the first moment, that’s a place where I have to go! On the website I saw all the stories about the children and this inspired me! Why Volunteer? This was always one of my dreams. I have a passion [ Read More ]
Sadly, baby Eric died in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was 10 months old. He was believed to be suffering from Tuberculosis, and despite treatment, lost his battle. We remember his gorgeous smile and contagious little giggle!
Cradle of Love has two laundry ladies who wash and wash and wash! Everyday the clothesline is FULL! Unfortunately our washing machine has been broken for the last month and is in need of replacement. This is financially impossible as funds are extremely low. Our dedicated ladies are forced to wash by hand! Each day they scrub and scrub the clothes for our children, despite developing sore shoulders and hands. We really appreciate their hand work and pray for our financial situation to improve soon!
Today young Charles received a lovely visit from his aunty. Although he took a little time to warm up to her its always great when a family member visits their child. He sits in this picture with manager Ken while warming up to his birth aunt and the camera 🙂
Corey and Simon are all grown up! Well they are now eight years old. How wonderful it was to have them visit us at Cradle of Love. They are both doing well in their new home Havilah Village Orphanage.