Ok, I have to say "I'm sorry" to Asher first up, as she has been gone since Dec 12th!! But my excuse is that I was already on my way home to the States, she left a day later, so I sort of spaced off, it wasn't the usual goodbye! But anyway, Asher left on Dec 12th, and she will be sorely missed! She is an awesome woman of God and she definitely left her imprint on YFC Cape Town. She basically pioneered the volunteer program at Karl Bremer Hospital. Previoulsy, only Rosa, our Options Care Center Director, had worked at Karl Bremer. But Asher got the ball rolling for our international volunteers to go in and do a program twice weekly with the Kan
garoo Mums. These are women whose babies were premature and instead of placing the babies in incubators, they are strapped to their mothers 24/7! So the moms stay at the hospital for a couple months and are for the most part, bored to tears! Our volunteers go in twice a week and do a program with the moms. Sometimes they have a spa day, doing massages and manicures for the women. Sometimes they made bracelets, or cards, or watched a motivational movie and talked about it afterwards. The aim, I think, is to befriend the women and be of some support to them. Asher did all the groundwork and put together a manual for this program so that it is easily passed on to the next group of volunteers. The hospital was hesitant to allow us to come in because they had apparently had issues with previous Christian volunteers being too overbearing and pushy with their beliefs. Asher was undaunted by this obstacle, persevering, being careful in word and demeanor until the door was opened for us. She has such and upbeat, positive personality, she was really easy to be around. So heres a pic of Asher and some of the vols with the Kangaroo Moms. You are loved and missed, Asher!!
Ok, I have to say "I'm sorry" to Asher first up, as she has been gone since Dec 12th!! But my excuse is that I was already on my way home to the States, she left a day later, so I sort of spaced off, it wasn't the usual goodbye! But anyway, Asher left on Dec 12th, and she will be sorely missed! She is an awesome woman of God and she definitely left her imprint on YFC Cape Town. She basically pioneered the volunteer program at Karl Bremer Hospital. Previoulsy, only Rosa, our Options Care Center Director, had worked at Karl Bremer. But Asher got the ball rolling for our international volunteers to go in and do a program twice weekly with the Kan
garoo Mums. These are women whose babies were premature and instead of placing the babies in incubators, they are strapped to their mothers 24/7! So the moms stay at the hospital for a couple months and are for the most part, bored to tears! Our volunteers go in twice a week and do a program with the moms. Sometimes they have a spa day, doing massages and manicures for the women. Sometimes they made bracelets, or cards, or watched a motivational movie and talked about it afterwards. The aim, I think, is to befriend the women and be of some support to them. Asher did all the groundwork and put together a manual for this program so that it is easily passed on to the next group of volunteers. The hospital was hesitant to allow us to come in because they had apparently had issues with previous Christian volunteers being too overbearing and pushy with their beliefs. Asher was undaunted by this obstacle, persevering, being careful in word and demeanor until the door was opened for us. She has such and upbeat, positive personality, she was really easy to be around. So heres a pic of Asher and some of the vols with the Kangaroo Moms. You are loved and missed, Asher!!
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