Tommy Healing well and some new BIG news!

Good morning Friends

Yesterday we were in a workshop being held by the Government and there was no way I could update you guys, sorry!

As is the nature of life at TLC our difficult times are often accompanied or followed by some extraordinary events - God's way of saying "Don't panic, I'm still here and I know what's going on".

Tommy is doing really well, every prayer that has been said for him has helped an extra piece of his charred skin heal beautifully! Yesterday he had his first physiotherapy session to regain the full use of his hands. Whilst he is very stiff and he said the session was pretty uncomfortable it appears that he will not lose any of his functioning but will only need some therapy before he is back in action.

We Praise God for His mercy and are so very, very grateful to all who contributed their support at this very terrible time.

As we reach a place where we can take a breath another development at TLC occurs.

As most of you know, it has been TLC's intention for several years to extend our Mainhouse to accomodate the few children who continue to fall through the cracks in the system and require permanent care.

The extending of our mainhouse became more and more problematic as we discovered issues related to our waste water system, our town planning department and the rising costs of building new structures. There was a time when we didn't know what we would do, we had raised some money through our faithful support base but had no where near enough to overcome these problems.

And then in a 6 month period, beginning at the darkest time for TLC last year, when we had no money and thought we would close, God opened a door for us. The property directly adjoining TLC's top end came available for sale.

Using what we had in the building account we were able to motivate to donors and the great German Funding organisation Ein Herz Fur Kinder for the rest of the money. The offer has been accepted and we pay the deposit today!

It is a lot to take in and there is a lot of explanation you will all want and need so I have decided to use our Season Giving blogsite to keep everyone informed and up to date on what's going on with this project. It will begin tomorrow, as today I have to complete an assignment for the course I am doing.

We Love You All
Pippa