Candice, Andy, and MeMahlompho

I apologize, I should have done this earlier. Allow me to introduce the team I have been with during the last two weeks. Candice is the Director of Business Development and Fundraising and all that sort of thing at the Bracelet of Hope office in Guelph. She has been with them for a year now but has been involved in charitable work, fund raising and social justice initiatives for some time. This visit was an opportunity for her to see the work that is being done first hand as well as meet with established community connections and potential partners. Candice asks really good questions and Bracelet of Hope is lucky to have her. Give her a call some time at the office, she loves to talk about what she does. Andy is the former Executive Director and is now the Program Director here in Lesotho. He advocates, coordinates, facilitates, and does just about everything that needs doing here in country. He is a liaison between the home office and the social work partners here. These last two weeks he has also been our tour guide, driver, and booking agent. He would tell you he is a grumpy old man, and he would do his best to make you believe it. But if you are ever fortunate enough to hear him talk about the orphans here, or see him interact with them, you'd realize he is as good as it gets. He is a dedicated champion of this charity and is the absolute right guy in the right job. MeMahlompho is Andy's partner. Though she is not technically a part of Bracelet of Hope, she is as dedicated to the children's well being as he is. This is her home, these are her people, and she takes the health and welfare of the orphans very seriously. We ate with Me almost every night, we used the internet at their place when we were in a pinch, and she joined us on our adventure to South Africa. It was an honour to have her with us through out our time here. But more importantly it was a real blessing to have a Besotho to interpret, explain, and make sense of the culture.