One of our greatest challenges at Sister Mary's Children is conveying to you what your generosity means. How do your dollars impact? What is the true need of the projects on the ground? Is growth of hope, education and empowerment really happening? Pumeza Mqhayi is the Director of Thembelihle Home. She is a certified teacher in mathematics and has brought fantastic leadership to her post at the helm of Thembelihle since taking the position in 2002. During her tenure, she has implemented initiatives that have included bringing a certified teacher to the Home’s school, securing funds to allow for the older children to attend public school, expanding the home allowing for more space, security and privacy and started a cooperative garden to allow for income from the sales of produce to area grocery stores. Many of these projects are made possible by your donations. We are in close contact with Pumeza, but recently, she wrote to us wanting to convey her gratitude to SMC Donors. Here is her letter. 
Dear SMC,
Thank you to each and everyone of you who contributed towards helping the needy children accommodated at the Home. Thank you for restoring our hope and faith.
Many NGOs are faced with a challenge of getting irregular subsidies and failure to get help from the National Lotteries Commission. We all pray for approval of our funding applications this year as we last received funding in 2018. This will help and make a big difference. 
I do not know what Thembelihle Home would be without the support we get from Sister Mary's Children. Maybe the home would have been closed by now just like the other NGOs. We do not underestimate the huge support we have been getting from you. It kept us going even during the worst times. Please convey our gratitude to all the SMC members and let them know that their support always brings us joy, relief, hope and faith.
We will use the (recent) donation to buy food for the forty-six children in our care. We will also pay for repair costs of our one and only vehicle ( the 2005 Nissan Hardbody bakkie). It is giving us problems lately and we have to seek for services of a metre taxi when transporting children to school and clinic. 
Lastly but not least, thank you for the wonderful job you do for SMC. May God give you more strength so that you continue doing the great job that you do for the needy children in South Africa. 
Enkosi kakhulu (Thank you so much). 
With lots of love  and gratitude,
Pumeza Mqhayi
To donate to SMC and support the projects you may go to:sistermaryschildren.orgORMail to: SMC, PO Box 809, McCall, ID 83638
Your generosity impacts the projects in many ways every day. Thank you for your continued support that changes the lives of many children by giving them a safe haven, clothing, food, and a place of nurture.  
Thank you from the SMC Board: Brenna Riggers Brewster, Joan Brown, Mary Lylte, Steve Tacke, Sue Tacke, and Joan Riggers