Video to find remaining members

Vicki has completed a video posted on YouTube to help find remaining members. A great trip down memory lane too! Thanks Vic for the work you put into this!

The European Union

"Friends of Thembalethu, Sweden"


The forum is great for catching up, but in cases where we have a lot of photos to show off, I'm going to list them here. The whole FTP thing is a bit of a problem at the moment.

These photos are from 2006, generously shared by Ulf Sodahl (in the jean jacket), brother-in-law of Bjorn Sodahl(in the red), nephew to Sister Ronnie! That name should ring a bell (and yes, working on a reconnect). Ulf shared these last fall but they were massive and I couldn't download them. I have just been able to see them myself in all of their glory. The Sodahls were instrumental in helping keep Thembalethu going with monetary and physical/spiritual/mental support all of these years. Ulf and his family spent a year with the Sarjous helping them at Thembalethu. Back in Sweden, they have organized 'Friends of Thembalethu', a non-profit to raising funds for TCH. They have been instrumental in getting school uniforms, updating the water system, and building a new 'rec center'. This center also provides entertainment options for the children from rural Harding, which then helps unite the kids at TCH with the town children. Eradicating isolation is a good thing.

you can see that even with such support, 22 years has been hard on the building. Being in such a rural area just makes it a little harder for things to come by. Still, everyone looks quite happy - especially at the beach. Enjoy the montage:
22 years later...