Onote

The scene on the way to Oonte.

This is the office.

The kitchen that serves one meal Mon., Wed. and Friday for 450 children.

Where they recycle glass bottles, have a library and a preschool.

This is a group of preschool children being taught English, wonderful songs and Love by example.

 What a woderful greenhouse. They are teaching others in the neighborhood and grandmothers how to grow their own vegetables. They have spinach, carrotts, onions, tomatoes.

 This is where they grew their corn/grain crop. The soil is very alkaline and needs a lot of compost.

A wonderful playtime for all the 450 children that they bless.

They dug a fish pond by hand and grow 2,500 Tilapia each season to sell. They start with fishlings.

 A group of women (with Pres. Ladle)welcoming us with song.

Their beautiful choir (only 1/3 of the total) sang a variety of songs for us. We 4 sang "I am a Child of God."

Oonte means Rays. The mission is to take the rays of Jesus' love to each needy child so that each child may reach his or her God given potential.  The children may have parents or not due to HIV/Aids. Usually they are cared for by grandmothers or by older siblings. This program gives them a sense of belonging, they develop leadership skills and are taught the importance of staying in school and making healthy life choices. What a blessing to be there. Our lives are changed because of them.

The North

Our trip to the NORTH was prompted by a Humanitarian couple inviting us to go and view the flooding that occurred in February/March 2011. Normally this part of the country gets 400mm of rain yearly. This year they received 1,024mm of rain. The picture below was taken July 19, 2011. That should give you some idea of the devastation to this area of Namibia. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated $500,000 N in supplies one month ago. We went to see what we could help with now.

The water had been in the front by the fence and receded to it's present position.