While in South
Africa we were able to visit in
Atteridgeville. It was a short, but sweet time. The children walked with us to
Francina's. Francina and Michael were both home. She shared glasses of coke with
all of us and the children like each time before. Francina has such a good
heart. We brought each child inside one at a time to give them new clothes.
They were so excited. I think we were all just as excited as they were. We
longed for the children to have new clothes, because they still had on the same
ones we remembered from months before. Unashamed the children tore off their
clothes and underwear so they could put on the new ones. There was just enough
for each child to have a shirt, pants, and new underwear. Some of our children
we found out had moved away, but four new faces came that day. On the way up the hill I prayed and asked the Lord to let there be enough clothes. There was just enough. We were
disappointed to not see familiar sweet little faces, but so thankful there was
enough clothes for all of them.

On our way down the hill Francina's friend I did not
recognize shared some of her own story with me. Recently her husband had left
her to support her two children on her own. She has a girl in school who is
nine and little boy who is two. She told me that Francina was an old friend she
knew would comfort her. Francina found her a place to live nearby. Michael was
very good with her baby boy. I wish our time could have been longer, but it was
a sweet reunion.