|  Thank you to all of you who gave us feedback. We were so encouraged. Its wonderful to know that there are so many people who care. First off however, let me apologize on behalf of my husband Sean. He wrote the last email and it seems his first paragraph offended a few people. He was unfortunately trying to do the impossible (type an email at one in the morning after having virtually no sleep the night before). So for those who did give us feedback and for those who didn't but thought "how rude" - apologies all round.  We had a number of requests asking for photographs of Hamilton and Rebecca. We don't have many as we are using my rather complicated phone (all phones are complicated if they do anything other than an sms or call) and so downloading pictures has not been the easiest thing especially as our computer doesn't seem to be speaking to the phone. Sounds a little like an alien invasion if you ask me. As for being technical and keeping up with the times we have added some little video clips onto the blog , as well as the website so that you can see the children and their visitors live! We potentially can care for 6 children at a time per home. It's only a few in the bigger scope of things but we are hopeful that adoptions and foster care will happen quickly thereby allowing us to accommodate more. Our plan in the long term is set up more homes like ours and help others to do the same. Also for those of you who would like to find out what happens at iKhaya on a day to day basis (well almost), we have created a blog . Sounds rather technical doesn't it, by now you must be impressed, but it gives you a more in depth look into the days of our lives (sounds like a soapie I know). It includes little snippets of what the children do We were also very excited after our last newsletter, to get some interested parties who are considering adoption and foster care . Please contact us if at any time this is something you would like to consider. We are happy to answer your questions. As much as we love having these little ones, our aim is to place them into forever families through adoption and foster care. There are so many ways to get involved with this project. We really have tried to accommodate everyone, so that you can get involved in very different ways. Some of the ways that you can get involved include the following: financially , monthly debit order , go shopping , adopting, foster care , volunteering your skills and talents , invite us as a guest speaker , pray for a baby , sponsor a child and more. As you can see there is ample space for your creativity and situation . We would love each one of you to be part of this. We have realized that though these children are part of our family, we are hoping to get a wider community involved.  Wall of Fame
Companies or individuals who have made a contribution to iKhaya LikaBaba this week. No gift, service or donation is too small and we appreciate each one of these individuals:
Dr Lizzie Thirsk, Rene and Cobus Nel, Lythan and Justin Emslie, Kerry and Wyett Benade, Christi Smith, Yvonne van den Bergh, Dr Andre Naude, Rene and Cobus van der Rheeder, Michelle and Vince Reid, Thandaza Covenant Church, Kate and Chad Bain, Niki and Paul Scherzer, Anne Fourie, Janet Harris, Arlene Robertson, Abigail and Ryan Smith, Yolandi Joubert, Elinor Olivier, Mel and Jakes Olivier, Medipark Pharmacy, Slingshot, Haloweb, Sue and Erik Bernon, Debbie Robertson Remember there is an opportunity for each one of you to get involved. Even if you are remotely situated there are ways that you too can make a difference in the lives of these babies. For a list of ways in which you can get involved click here . http://www.orphan.org.za
We are currently in the process of setting up an Orphan Network where we can share ideas, exchange resources and generally work together in influencing communities. We would like to use it as a platform to give a number of organizations exposure and profile and harness this collective knowledge mass to draw attention to the good work that often goes unnoticed because it may happen off the beaten track or the workers are remotely isolated and generally under capacitated which means that we often don't have the energy to communicate and publicize our many success stories, challenges and pressing needs. We believe in the philosophy of TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) and invite you join us and particpate in creating a highly visible and dramatically impacting Orphan Network throughout Southern Africa. We wish you all a very special 2008 and look forward to meeting with each one of you whether through email, phone or visits. Your Subscription:
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