The Kindness of Strangers

The children in the Home have always washed their clothes by hand. It is time consuming and very cold in winter without warm running water. Their prayers never lacked a petition for a washing machine!


Thanks to a generous donation from Rotary Spilsby and Rotary International, the girls have finally got their washing machine! On receiving it the girls said, "We are thrilled with the machine. We now have more time to study, play, rest and read. This is a dream come true for us!"



But it didn't end there.

The Home and Feeding Programme needed more cleaning materials, cups and plates. These too were provided with Rotary's donation.



Next came the automatic water pump control. The Home has a well and a water tower but the water pressure was so weak it took hours every day to water the vegetable garden. Because of this they have been unable to grow many vegetables. However, with the automatic pump control they now get excellent water pressure and can irrigate their crops using a sprinkler. This is saving them a lot of time and energy and as a result they now plan to plant carrots, peppers, lettuces, cucumbers, radishes, onions, tomatoes, beans and various herbs. These will all be used for the girls and the children in the Feeding Programme.


And finally the chickens! 2 years ago they had a henhouse built but have not had the money to buy the chickens. With Rotary's donation they were able to buy 100 laying hen chicks, chicken feed, chicken feeders and water troughs. In 6 months they should have enough eggs to provide for the children in the Home and the Feeding Programme.


So a HUGE thank you to Rotary for their generous donation which went much further than any of us could have imagined!