Imagine: driving around one third of the world, across mountains and deserts, in a tiny car that you bought at a scrapyard… with no planned routes, no guarantee of not breaking down, and no back up plans!
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It’s that time of year again! For the eighth year running we set off to Chilwell Sixth form for our packing week.
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Alternative Christmas gifts have become increasingly popular over the years. With a genuine effort to avoid consumerism, people are on the lookout for something meaningful to give to loved ones at this festive time of year. Look no further.
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As you may have heard, our pioneer Hope Alive Tour run was not ONLY fun but an enormous success.
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UN Coordintor in Nepal reports: ‘As of 16 August, 18,320 families are confirmed to have been displaced, and 75,000 families affected by the flooding
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It is the rainy season in Sierra Leone and it is the rainy season in the West Highlands of Scotland. The sky is heavy and grey; the glen is just like Eyeore’s Gloomy Place with swarms of midgies for added measure.
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This week we were delighted to have David Newlove join us here in Nottingham. David was one of the 12 runners who took part in the Hope Alive Tour in April.
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As the weather (hopefully) starts to warm up here, we are making plans for this year’s distribution of winter clothes.
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Donald and Marie are travelling to Congo in March to continue the work of developing the new home and they will also be working at expanding the productivity of the farm.
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We had been invited to talk to a group of ladies at their afternoon monthly meeting about our part in Keep a Child Warm.
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Together with the National Mission Commission of Nepal, we are financially supporting 13 orphan children in Nepal. Some of these children lost their parents during the earthquake in 2015.
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Wilbert was one of the very first deaf children I met when I moved to Mutare in 1986.
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Following recent school exams, Jacob and I decided to ask the children at Amatelaz Homework Centre to assess how their learning and behaviour has improved and what could still be improved on.
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The Children of Hope team in Zimbabwe are doing a tremendous job, in very difficult circumstances, to maintain the high level of care and support for these children.
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The Sun on Sunday launched their knitting campaign (with the help of Loving Hands) at the end of October.
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It’s been an eventful week. A different week to what we had expected but nonetheless we have made a small yet significant difference to those we have come into contact with.
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June has sent through some photos of the children working hard at the Amatelaz Homework Centre. The children all attend school and then after the school day come along to the Homework Centre. What incredible commitment and determination!
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What a fantastic way to kick off the new school year. This week, I visited the year 8s at Chilwell School to receive a fabulous donation.
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Deaf adults and staff at Nzeve teach sign language in short workshops and in the evening at a sign language course. Last term we taught 30 policemen, 35 people wanting to be sign language interpreters, 20 college students and 150 school children.
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Having finished my A levels in June this year, I was then faced with 3 months of freedom from studying before starting university. I’m not someone to sit back and relax for three months, despite the stress and hard work that the last two years of college threw at me, so I was keen to see if there was some way I could volunteer for Operation Orphan.
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