Now that Josh and I no longer live in Madagascar, Distaff&Spindle has redirected the investment of profits to well organized non-profit organizations that focus their aid on the poorest of the poor. One of these is Growing the Nations Therapy Programmes. Anri-Louise is one of my dearest friends. She has done some pretty mind-blowingly amazing things in…
Category: Beneficiaries
Of Seizures, School fees and Deafness: Beneficiaries Update August 2016
Distaff&Spindle‘s last sale in 2015 made a lot more money than previous sales. Wow! This has a lot to do with a few important factors: the fact that we brought a lot more stuff in our bags (it’s very useful to have a baby every other year who increases our bag allowance by 2 ;-). Sadly, this…
Attelier Afternoon
We had Fanja’s girls over last week to help make ornaments for the sale. They were reportedly excited to come down and help out, but i couldnt tell myself. ha. They were so quiet! We made a whopping 175 ornaments in the 2 hours they were here. Almost done! My own boys were also keen…
Update on baby Evah (the clubfoot op)
Onja, the mom of baby Evah with the clubfoot, came by today to give an update on the operation and how they’re all doing. Evah was, i was so glad to see, happy and cooing like any contented 3-month-old. Sigh. It does my heart good to see that! I’ve been praying so much that she…
New Beneficiaries: Evah, Sarah
Dndransena has been one of the compound gardeners in our compound for a few years already. I really appreciate his work ethic and his ever-happy demeanor, but more importantly, his enthusiasm to play soccer with my boys. 🙂 He is a delightful guy to have around. 2 months ago I heard that his wife had…
