ABC
Children All children are available for adoption or sponsorship.
Nickname: Abie
Date of birth: 3 May 1997
Age: 12
Abe was Maxi's (ABC's) first child. He had been with her since he was 3 days old. His mother walked out the hospital leaving him behind.
Abie has had a very good year and has done well at school. He is coping with his work. He is not very happy about his chores in the home (washing the dishes etc) but does them well when he has to. He is very kind to the babies and loves feeding, bathing and caring for them.
Nickname: Danny
Date of birth: 1995
Age: 13
From a troubled little boy to a caring teenager, Danny has become the child every mother would love to have. He does well at school and in sport, makes friends easily
He is very helpful with Luke. Danny made a small snowman for the children and they had a good time throwing snowballs.
Nickname: Joshi
Date of birth: 31 March 2001
Age: 8
Joshua has done very well at school he seems to be a wiz at maths. He loves his teacher and is always the first up in the morning, dressed and ready to face the day. He is always cheerful he has discovered music, is always singing and dancing. The snow was an adventure playing with the dogs and building snowmen.
Nickname: None
Date of birth: 9 January 2001
Age: 8
Kaleb is our little organiser and inspector. He makes sure that I know if anyone is in trouble. He is able to read short words and is good at counting. Last year was the first time that Kaleb had seen snow it was the biggest adventure of his little life.
Kaleb was 18 months old when he arrived at ABC. His mother was a school
going girl when she had him and was living in a shelter.
Nickname: None
Date of birth: Unknown
Age: 9
Lucky has improved so much. He is coping at school, sharing his toys and playing games. Everybody loves this child of mine. The snow was a very big adventure for him, he was fascinated that he could pick it up and make a ball, that he threw at me, missed but this was part of the fun.
Nickname: None
Date of birth: 28 March 2001
Age: 7
Luke is slightly autistic but has been doing very well this year. He has started jumping and is trying to form words. He is able to respond to instructions and is interacting very well with the other children. He is also being more adventures as he now goes for walks all around the garden and house.
Nickname: Gugu
Date of birth: 9 October 1999
Age: 9
Gugu has done very well at school. She had a visit to the speech therapist and her
Speech is still not right but will improve once she has grown all her new teeth. She had a wonderful time in the snow. She has been very ill this time and lost a lot of weight, we had her examined and her viral load is still suppressed, this is a great relief.
Nickname: None
Date of birth: 28 March 1997
Age: 12
Nosipho is a Lodger. Because her mother has not been in contact with her for the last three years, she is now considered abandoned.
Nickname: Benny
Date of birth: May 5 1996
Age: 12
Ben is a very happy boy and very responsible and willing to help at ABC.He likes sports and riding his bicycle . He is very eager to do right in school but needs to learn to quit guessing at the answers to math questions and give himself more time to think what the correct answer may be. It is always pleasant to see him smiling when he comes home from school.