October 2009
2 posts
She leaned against the doorframe of the ramshackle building that had been her home for the past ten years and watched as the walls of her new house came together. I glanced at her, studying her expression and wondering what she thought of all these strangers who had come thousands of miles to build her a home. Her face was solemn and gave nothing away.
Her name is Mimi and she’s a single...
Meet Petros
I first met Petros the end of last year. He usually sat by himself, not wanting to be comforted, only to sit…and shed tears. With his mother already passed away and his father very ill, this little boy had much to be sad about. Originally from Mozambique, his father brought him to S. Africa and left him with our local friend, Victoria, in Mbonisweni. His plan was to go back to Mozambique...