Tereo Mission School

Friends of ours from Joburg, Wanda and Leo rented an apartment overlooking Strand Beach, with a beautiful view.



Then they came to see the house here in Chamonix, which is looking very smart now the garden has been fully paved.




We had a ride out to a very old wine farm called Muratie which was built in 1690 and enjoyed a tasting of their wines.



We learned at Church about a Mission School called Tereo, this started when one of the Home Groups were really concerned about the street children and after praying they felt that the children, who invariably came from bad homes, were receiving no education , they were possibly sent out to beg or the parents just didn't bother to send them to school and perhaps were unable to clothe them to go.

So in 1999 some of the home group members went out and picked up the children on the streets an took them back to the church, where they fed them, cared for them and taught them. From these humble beginnings the school started. The group became aware of more and more needy and abused kids and they continued to feed and teach them even when some did not have a roof over their heads, but they eventually got some premises in 2001 that they could turn into a school, they got some funding from the local council and today there are 50 children who are being schooled there. Because of their home conditions ,the normal schools in the area have not the provision to give the care and attention these children need as they can be be disruptive or figures of fun for the other kids.



Today Paul and I were shown around the school - it is marvellous to see what has been achieved, but there is a lot still to do.



Siemans the big conglomerate has now given finances to provide a home for children in need of protection and Tereo is now in process of purchasing a home where some of the children from the school can be housed and cared for.

There is a website and a blog it is www.tereo.org

Love from
Di and Paul