The following are some notes I made while interviewing a girl from Zakhele Carepoint. I figured I'd share it so all of you could see that the children we (Children's Cup) help in Africa are real indviduals. These kids go through some unimaginably tough things but also similar struggles (and very difficult struggles) that kids in America go through. Macia's extended family is slightly better off than the homes where most of our CarePoint kids come from but just from talking with her I could tell that she carried a lot of pain around inside her....here are the notes:
Macia Ndlangamandla
Double orphan Mom died – 2003 Dad died- 2001
9 years old
Grade 3 @ St. Teresa’s School
Lives past Two Sticks in Zakhele area with 2 Aunts, 2 Uncles & Grandmother (Gogo in Siswati)
Favorite color – red
Favorite food – Cake
Favorite subject in School – Maths
She has not been to camp with us, her uncle won’t let her come…she wants to come
- Macia has lots of half brothers and sisters she doesn’t know well…she is the only one from her mother. Her father had lots of children
Dreams – Wants to be a police woman
Likes – songs, dancing, playing with dolls
Granny is the most important person in her life, she is nice, caring, understanding
Aunts & Uncles give her problems
*Doesn’t have friends at school – does not want to get hurt (been burned)
Perfect Day – play freely with other children all day long
Worst chore – cleaning the house, Aunt gives her problems…her cousins get p
referential treatment…Cinderella type situation
Does not like school but seems really smart
She wishes we could provide playground equipment at the CarePoint
Macia Ndlangamandla
Double orphan Mom died – 2003 Dad died- 2001
9 years old
Grade 3 @ St. Teresa’s School
Lives past Two Sticks in Zakhele area with 2 Aunts, 2 Uncles & Grandmother (Gogo in Siswati)
Favorite color – red
Favorite food – Cake
Favorite subject in School – Maths
She has not been to camp with us, her uncle won’t let her come…she wants to come
- Macia has lots of half brothers and sisters she doesn’t know well…she is the only one from her mother. Her father had lots of children
Dreams – Wants to be a police woman
Likes – songs, dancing, playing with dolls
Granny is the most important person in her life, she is nice, caring, understanding
Aunts & Uncles give her problems
*Doesn’t have friends at school – does not want to get hurt (been burned)
Perfect Day – play freely with other children all day long
Worst chore – cleaning the house, Aunt gives her problems…her cousins get p
referential treatment…Cinderella type situationDoes not like school but seems really smart
She wishes we could provide playground equipment at the CarePoint
- She's the girl to the left, only half of her face is in the picture...sorry this is the only picture I could find on my laptop
2 comments:
You're right about kids here facing similar problems to kids there. Realizing just how 'the same' we are makes "ministry" so much easier and, I think, so much more sincere and effective. You're also a really bad e-mailer. :-)Zinty
Every kid has a story...most are not happy ones.
Thanks for telling Macia's story. Maybe folks will help us by praying for her and others like her.
Hurry up and get back! We miss you. We need you.
Meemaw
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