
On June 12, Durban's Tzu Chi volunteers went to the village for charity distribution. 9:30 in the morning, volunteers gathered close by the bus stop in Ispingo, 6 cars, packed with rice from Taiwan, eco blankets and volunteers went into the mountain by the M35 Highway. Once they passed a sign, that had the name of the area, Folweni on it, the wide and flat road started to become muddy and narrow. The recent continuous rain in Durban has made the road rugged with holes, difficult to drive on. It is not easy to reach to the poor community, to poverty.

Outside of the house, the volunteers unloaded the rice and blankets. Inside of the round house, built by iron sheet, with projector and video and sound equipment, there were around 80 people sitting on the ground, listening to the volunteers sharing about the winter distribution. Next to the iron-sheet-built house, there was a even smaller mud house. Inside of the mud house was Khalathi (Tzu Chi volunteer), preparing meals for the orphans using wood logs. Khalathi had a vegetable farm next her house, supporting meals for the orphans. Around 60 children in the community don't have to go hungry. She also regularly takes care of 9 sick patients.
Volunteers distributed rice and blankets according to the name list. The also provided the orphans food to eat. Afterwards, Tzu Chi's volunteers moved on to the second distribution location, Doris Mthethwa's home.

Next to Doris' house, there lived a family of 3 generations. 68-year-old grandma, Ellen Ndaba and 89-year-old mother, Mary Jane. They both sit in the chairs by the door, holding a walking stick. Grandma Ellen, kneeled to help her mother putting on shoes. Sometimes she brushed up her mother's collars and organizing her hair. The two elderly smiled watching the volunteers going in and out busy with chores. Grandma Ellen's 48-year-old daughter, Priscilla Ndaba was waiting in line for the distribution.
After the distribution ended, volunteers followed Priscilla back home. In order to take good care of her mother, 68-year-old Grandma Ellen is still sleeping with her mother in the same room. Priscilla couldn't go out to work because she had to take care of the elderly. Therefore, she earned for their living by doing some sewing work at home. After the second distribution, Tzu Chi's volunteers continued on the M35 highway, Folwni's main street. The south and the north of the street are very different. The south is crowded and populated. The North is poor and barren. It was in the north of the M35 highway that Doris met the volunteer Thoko Brower, also the last stop for distribution today.

The journey of charity distribution has finally ended. Around 3 in the afternoon, the temperature has decreased. The mother who was waiting for the distribution, wrapped her thin-clothed child with the warm blanket right after she received it. With the 10kg bag of rice on her head, she held her child's hand, happily walked back home. What a beautiful picture! Today's distribution of 233 packs of items made 208 families warm and full for tonight; moreover, it also gave showed the priceless and formless great love.
Translated by Kay Tsao
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