{"id":516,"date":"2020-05-18T16:28:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T14:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/?p=516"},"modified":"2023-04-13T08:52:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T06:52:21","slug":"blessed-to-be-a-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/en\/fundraiser\/blessed-to-be-a-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed to be a blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>God works in mysterious ways. Since the beginning of lockdown HOPE Recovered was planning to deliver food parcels to its beneficiaries. It was difficult to get hold of the relevant person to get a permit during lockdown. Then good friends raised money to provide food for the needy and offered HOPE Recovered several parcels. So we have been blessed last week with food parcels. We selected the families of the children who attended our Kids Club the most. As we didn\u2019t have addresses or contact details of all the children and their families, it was an adventure to find their homes. Every now and then we saw a familiar face and delivered a food parcel, prayed with the family and let the parents fill in a survey to get more background information about the family. We were very grateful to one of the parents who helped us find the homes of the children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img  title=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/filling-survey-1024x768.jpg\"  alt=\"filling-survey-1024x768 Blessed to be a blessing\"  data-id=\"521\" data-link=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/fundraiser\/blessed-to-be-a-blessing\/filling-survey\/\" class=\"wp-image-521\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img  title=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/food-parcel-1-e1589817655186-768x1024.jpg\"  alt=\"food-parcel-1-e1589817655186-768x1024 Blessed to be a blessing\"  data-id=\"525\" data-link=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/fundraiser\/blessed-to-be-a-blessing\/food-parcel-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-525\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img  title=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/happy-family-received-food-parcel-1024x768.jpg\"  alt=\"happy-family-received-food-parcel-1024x768 Blessed to be a blessing\"  data-id=\"520\" data-link=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/fundraiser\/blessed-to-be-a-blessing\/happy-family-received-food-parcel\/\" class=\"wp-image-520\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nFor two days we delivered food parcels from house to house. After evaluating the different surveys, the following stood out:\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If\na man is part of the household, he often has a different surname than the\nchildren. This could have different reasons: either the man is just a\nboyfriend, or they don\u2019t have money to get married (bride price). <\/li><li>All\nfamilies of up to 11 members have to survive on a very low budget of less than\nR5000 (280 USD). For many the social grant is the only regular income.<\/li><li>None\nof the households has access to electricity and all have to fetch water at a\npublic water tank.<\/li><li>Several\nhouseholds consist of up to 3 generations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Blessed to be a blessing\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kKPYWxo_tV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Come with us on the food delivery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was very eye opening to see where the children stay and get to know their families and circumstances. One of the families proudly presented their newest member \u2013 the only a few days old Tshiamo. Thanks to other supporters, we could help little Tshiamo with clothes and release the strain on the family. We are still looking for nappies. If you would like to help Tshiamo with nappies or another way, please contact us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img  title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/baby-tsiamo-e1589807361673-768x1024.jpg\"  alt=\"baby-tsiamo-e1589807361673-768x1024 Blessed to be a blessing\"  class=\"wp-image-517\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption>Gontse with baby Tshiamo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The government didn\u2019t reach the\npeople in Pienaarspoort yet. They didn\u2019t receive any food parcels yet and where\nvery grateful. We are very grateful for this opportunity to build relationships\nwith the families. Please keep praying for a suitable location to continue with\nour Kids Club (as soon as lockdown restrictions allow it). Don\u2019t forget to\ndonate financially so that HOPE Recovered is able to buy an ideal property in\nthe area for a children and youth center. https:\/\/www.givingway.com\/project\/ae5ad <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/venue3.jpg\"  alt=\"venue3 Blessed to be a blessing\"  class=\"wp-image-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/venue3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoperecovered.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/venue3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The future HOPE Recovered Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>#HopeRecoveredCenter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God works in mysterious ways. 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