Early in May one of our girls left us to join her aunt, uncle and siblings in the Eastern Cape. She had been with us for a prolonged period due to complicated family and social circumstances and, although we were sad to say goodbye to this delightful child, we were so excited that she would at last be reunited with her siblings. This is, after all, why we do what we do! This little girl was in many ways a big sister to the younger children, always interacting with them in a gentle and caring way, and helping where she could. We miss her very much but are thankful for her story’s happy ending.
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This month we were fortunate to take four of our little ones to Butterfly World. When they first entered the forest it seemed they didn’t know what they were there for or what to do, but they soon became active explorers (sometimes a bit too explorative!). It was a wonderful morning of new experiences, with butterflies landing on their heads and birds swooping between the branches. They were able to look at the butterflies close up, as well as tropical birds, iguanas, tortoises, monkeys, meerkats and duikers. We all had a laugh when the scorpion and spider display had the boys in tears but not our little girl, who found them very amusing. At ThembaCare we consider outings like these essential as they are so important for early child hood development, so thank you to Butterfly World for making this day possible.
