Volunteers’ letters
Annie Ogilvie
The words from The King and I, especially during this Covid time, constantly echo in my soul - ‘The children, the children, I’ll not forget the children - no matter where I go, I’ll always see - those little faces looking up at me’!! And so, triple masked and double sanitised, I have made a few trips to my Sedgefield schools during Level 1 lockdown, to visit both the teachers and the children. To receive the welcome, witness the feeding, hear the encouraging voice of the teachers nurturing all in their care and listen to the innocent voices of our beautiful ‘little people’ has brought me overwhelming joy during these hard times.
There is one little boy at Gummy Bears - let’s call him Sipho - his daily double ration of e’Pap is clearly the highlight of his day and every time I go Mercia cannot resist his eager stare and she always gives him the mixing bowl and the HUGE spoon so he can make absolutely sure that not one lick is left!
A picture paints a thousand words!!
Rose Alcock
On the right of this picture is Gladys - the wonderful principal of Little Teddies School in Smutsville. Gladys has been running this school for 30 years and she certainly knows how to do it in the most amazing way - she has 5 teachers for all the different age groups and she oversees everything that happens in a school day with love, joy and meticulous timing. Over the past 12 years Gladys and I have built up a friendship that goes way beyond the bounds of her school, we have shared tears of sadness over the loss of a grandchild, her out-of-work son and my eldest son's difficulties. We have prayed together and "shared life" in the most amazing ways and our visits together are always connected with hugs, laughter and a deep understanding. READ MORE
