Today was our last day in the community of Mafambisa and our last full day at Hands at Work. At the morning meeting we were thanked for our involvement in the work that had gone on this week and we joined the Hands at Work Community in a time of worship ... We sang a beautiful song 'Siyabonga' which means 'thank you'
It was Care Worker appreciation day at Mafambisa and so we pampered the Care Workers with foot baths and creams, nail painting, bracelet making, pancake making and prayer ministry, we also provided cold drinks and snacks.
It was so lovely to see the care workers enjoying themselves and allowing us as a team to show them how much they really do and how much they mean to people, as they completely deserve the recognition and the time to relax. Mr Leonard gave them all a Polaroid photo to keep of themselves, they definitely loved those.
Soon the children began to arrive. Some of the service centre workers ran games that they would usually play, but also allowed us to teach them some of the games we played as young kids in England.
We taught them head, shoulders, knees and toes, we also taught them Simon says but changed it to Audres says. (Audres is one of the Hands at Work Service Centre team). There was a lot of confusion at first, but everyone soon became good at it and had lots of fun playing. Today our meal at the care point consisted of pap, bean stew and cabbage, which we ate with the children. Joe was being taught by some of the children how he should eat properly, however, the food was far too hot. When it came time for us to leave some of the children had written us notes to wish us well. Lots of hugs were given and memories made to last a lifetime in the community of Mafambisa. So when we left it was like a weight in your chest, because we loved our time there, but we know that their stories need to be shared with others so awareness of there lives can be shared and brought to light.
Lucy
