Update from Rehoboth

In May we transferred the children in our Residential facility to the Ark Keetmanshoop. At the beginning of July we appointed Ms. Beverly van Wyk as the Ministry Coordinator. Following is a short report since she started in July 2010:

We have twenty seven registered children in our Ministry CarePoint. Sadly not all the children attended the program on a regular basis. I did house visitations and made some interesting discoveries. We will definitely adapt our current program to accommodate the challenges that hampers the effectiveness of our program.

Looking at the report cards of the children, we realized that the subjects Accounting and Mathematics are a challenge to our children. We are in the process to recruit a local volunteer to assist in this regard. Our staff is doing well and is motivated to increase the effectiveness of our program.

During this past holiday, we had a three day holiday club that was attended by twenty one children. The children learned a great deal, but they also had a lot of fun. We had various activities; but as you can guess the children enjoyed the outdoor activities the most.
We have some very exciting plans for the next trimester. We are looking into getting sponsorships to have rewards for the children who perform the best at school as well as those who make significant progress. We are also planning a ten day Holiday club during December holidays. Our plans includes a day outing and a Nativity Play where we hope to invite the parents and caregivers of our children.