Trip to AIDs hospice and orphanage
-- December 24th 2005
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The day before Christmas I was able to visit an AIDs hospice and orphange where some of our friends have been helping over the last few years. It was a life-changing experience and one that I would like to share with you.
Our first stop was at an AIDs hospice where we were able to deliver donated food items as well as sing Christmas carols for the staff and patients. At this hospice they are testing a new herbal treatment that was developed here in South Africa. So far the results have been very positive and this project recently received a grant from Family Care Foundation to continue their studies. Unfortunately, there is not enough funding at the moment to provide all of the patients with the treatment so when we arrived, we found that several of them had recently died. The lady who runs the hospice was in tears about this developement but was very thankful to see us. The patients that were able to receive the treatment were not there as they were well enough to be visiting relatives over the Christmas holiday. Below are some photos of us delivering food and of the children singing and doing their best to bring cheer into the hearts of those we did meet.
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