Truly, the men and women who care for the disabled children of the Sive Nathi Care Centre are amazing. Always smiling, singing, and so positive; they care for these young cerebral palsy patients with so much love and patience. Even though most of the children cannot speak or do anything for themselves and need to be fed, bathed, comforted, and cared for constantly, the staff always exudes a spirit of love and happy efficiency. They spend many hours on their feet, faithfully attending to the children’s needs.

We recently received a donation of top-quality shoes, and are so grateful to have been able to present each of these staff members with a brand new pair; comfortable and quality footwear to make their lives easier. As they eagerly tried on their own pair (presorted into the sizes required by each man and woman) their excitement soon expanded into cries of “oooooh, these are SO comfortable!”, “look at me run” and “now my feet won’t hurt anymore.”

One of the nurse’s sandals were so worn they were completely floppy and disintegrating, while another tearfully told us “I often soak my feet in ice water at the end of the day…now, I won’t have those problems I’m sure!” Even the lady who founded Sive Nathi – fondly referred to as “Mamma Lorraine” was brought into the circle by her staff and excitedly given her pair of shoes!

With smiles, laughter, jumping and dancing abounding, we truly felt thrilled to be part of making such a personal difference to each of these nurses – one that will benefit them daily, and remind them that God both sees and rewards their efforts of love.