The house was standing, but the corrugated zinc had to be fixed to the roof and that was unfortunately…….a task for the men. They had to knock in a hundred nails each just to complete half of the roof. The boys were doing odd jobs such as filling the drain on the sides, finishing off the last row of the drain, assembling the bolts and washers and passing on zinc plates.
At 1pm the ladies from the orphanage brought us lunch which was delicious! It was cooked in a black pot and consisted of chicken, rice and crushed corn and beans. The carrot salad rounded of the very filling meal after which the boys were summoned to the church. Here the senior children entertained us with lovely songs and the Harrow boys had a chance to repay them with a version of “Forty years on". The young man in the picture, could not walk and doctors believed that he would never walk in his life. He, however, recovered fully, without surgery, and is one of the top five students in his school.
The boys had a chance to visit the children and it was obvious that they were all dressed in the clothes that we gave them. We decided to have a half day and after an endearing speech by the lady in charge of the orphanage, Charmain Coertzen, we departed for the hotel to go on a boat ride. After a relaxing trip on the Maguga Dam, we headed for the swimming pool where we enjoyed a well prepared barbeque. However, by 8.30 pm, most boys were off to bed and enjoying the comfort of their warm beds. The last day of the project was rapidly approaching.
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