Lighthouse Children's Shelter

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Special Gifts For Our Special Lighthouse Women!!

We were so excited today as special gifts came in from First Assembly of God's Choir in Ft. Myers, Florida!! The Choir purchased 1000 ear covers for our thermometers and two new thermometers!! They also blessed us with white uniform slacks of which we needed so very much for our Caregivers!! The Choir also blessed 3 very special women with their own Day Planner's!! From left, Sophie Zondo, our Children's Coordinator, Nomhle Mputle our Managing Director and Jacqueline Saekanelo, our Caregivers Coordinator were overjoyed with their new calendar/planners!! We want to say a very HUGE thank you to the Choir of First Assembly of God in Fort Myers and Music Pastor Dave and Chris Thomas who made this possible!! May God Bless You All!!

Sonja Chapman Visits the Lighthouse!!

Sonja Chapman is from Tennessee and recently completed her first year as a Master's Commission Student from First Assembly of God in Ft. Myers, Florida. We are so glad she has taken time out of her summer to come and visit the Lighthouse! You can see her here at Snack Time helping out with the kids. She has been such a blessing! Each morning she starts out helping with our Pre-school class and then to Snack Time and then on to Play Time!

Father's Day Greetings for Daddy David!

Father's Day was filled with sunshine galore and making cards for our special Father, David!! We had a special Children's Church time and then we got to create our own Father's Day card! Lots of love and hugs!! We love Daddy David and so thankful for him in our lives!! We are grateful there is a place called Lighthouse Children's Shelter and all 29 of us can be loved and cared for every hour of the day and night! We are so glad that God helped Daddy David to begin the Lighthouse so that we can be safe and warm and most importantly know Jesus!!

Team From Redding, California Visits Lighthouse!!

We were blessed to have a team of young people from the Christian Missionary Alliance school in Redding, California! The team was hosted by our dear friends Derek and Rebecca van der Merwe! The team came and helped us in our container with all our storage! They worked hard and still found time to play with the kids! Thank you, Derek and Rebecca and the team for blessing us at the Lighthouse!!

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Our Precious Little Girl is Reunited With Her Family

We are so thankful to God that our little girl went home today!! She has been with us for quite some time and we are grateful for the time we were able to love and care for her! She is with her very own family now and we are so happy for her! We pray God's richest blessings upon their reunion!

Party Time!!!


Amelia Schoombee provided a very special Birthday party for one of our little boys!! The jumping castle was a huge hit!! Amelia is one of the local pharmacists in town and she was instrumental in caring for a special little boy who had been severely burned. She took him under her wing and has been such a blessing to his life! We are so thankful for Amelia! We pray God's blessings upon her as she continues to be a blessing to others! Pictured here are other medical professionals, friends of Amelia's. Adults Left to Right, George and Heleen Leonard, Amelia Schoombee, Judy van Heerden and in front Ronel Rademan.

Another Special Birthday!!

One of our little guys had a very special Birthday Party!! Everyone had a great time with all the cake, sweets and treats!!

Friday, June 01, 2007

Ferncrest Pharmacy Blesses the Lighthouse!!

We took flowers to Ferncrest Pharmacy today to say Thank you to Mishau Botha the Manager. The Ferncrest Pharmacy took LCS on as a project for the year of 2006 and has continued to support us through donations of vitamins, medicines and toiletries. We want to say a very big thank you for their continued support. Pictured from Left to Right is Surina Joubert, Ronel Rademan, Judy van Heerden, Anneke Fourie, Nomhle Mputle, Managing Director, Lighthouse; Ilze van Wyk, Michau Botha, Manager, Ferncrest Pharmacy; Sophie Zondo, Children's Coordinator, Lighthouse.

Mr. and Mrs Starkey Bring Grade 7 Learners

Mr. and Mrs. Starkey teach the Grade 7 class at Kidz College here in Rustenburg. They came to bless our babies and children with sweets and gloves for the winter. We were able to share with the Learners about LCS and tell them how they can get involved. We let them know that if each one can help in some small way it makes the work of the Lighthouse so much easier!

KIDZ College Brings Gloves For All

The Kidz College Grade 7 class brought gloves and mittens for all the children here at the Lighthouse! The kids were so excited as they all got fitted with gloves for the winter! Thank you so much Kidz College!!