This morning, I heard a little ‘knock-knock’ on my door…something which isn’t that unusual here J I invited her in and we had a little chat over breakfast. She told me she wanted my help with something, before completely opening up to me about her past. I obviously can’t repeat what she said, but it was pretty horrific and she’s recently found that she gets angry about little things. She burst into tears and begged me to help her by teaching her Karate. Now, I’ve already tried to get permission to hold a Karate class for all the kids, but this is something which isn’t really possible here due to their behaviour and individual circumstances. But I’m hoping this time it will be different as I have been asked directly by one of the children for help. So fingers crossed it will all work out.
One thing is for sure though, and that is that for once I am almost 100% sure I’m making a difference to these children’s lives. For one of them to actually come up to me and be so honest shows me she has a lot of trust in me. And for me to be able to offer her an emotional form of help, makes me even more motivated to do well at this project. This is definitely a conversation I will never forget and when times get tough, I will be able to think back to this day and why I am here and how I am making a difference to her life.
I’m looking forward to getting back into training after this short break away from it all and it will mean I'm getting some exercise which doesn’t involve lifting small children and spinning them round which is always good J
I just wanted to say thanks to Sensei for training me in the sport for…nearly 9 years is it now? Thank you J
RIP Josh…training won’t be the same without you <3 xxx
Just read all your posts. Sounds like you are doing an absolutely amazing thing for these children, after going through things that we cant imagine.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are still having fun (sounds like you are!)The Xhosa sounds insane! The clicking is so wierd!
Missing you loads. I sent your letter a few days ago, but I still havent got yours :(
Love you loads, be safe
xxxxx Bush
This is amazing, I read every single one of your posts. Sounds like you're having a fabb time and really making a difference! It's so good that you can help them not just with their learning but for them to heal emotionally as well:)
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you! Stay safee,
Dawn
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