{"id":118584,"date":"2016-04-19T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/118584\/helping-where-it-is-needed-most\/"},"modified":"2016-04-20T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T07:06:00","slug":"helping-where-it-is-needed-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/04\/19\/helping-where-it-is-needed-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping where it is needed most"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI was so overwhelmed by the help of Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

These were the words of an emotional Marina Naud\u00e9, at her home in Rigel Street, Primrose, on Thursday.<\/p>

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Marina\u2019s home was almost destroyed in a fire on February 24 (GCN, March 4) and is currently being refurbished.<\/p>\n

Members of Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose visited the home after successfully completing the first stage of the project \u2013 the immediate outreach.<\/p>

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They will now wait for the house to be finished before helping Marina move back in.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be involved when the house is ready and make sure Marina\u2019s move home goes smoothly,\u201d said chairman of Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose Jenny Araujo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be lots to do when the time comes, like hanging curtains, moving in furniture and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helpende Hand got involved in helping Marina after Marina\u2019s friend Alice du Toit suggested she contact them.<\/p>\n

This was the first project in which the newly formed Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose branch got involved.<\/p>\n

Jenny told the GCN that the branch, as well as countless community members, made sure the occupants of the house, namely, Marina, Debbie, Catrina and Seth (4) Childs and Natasha Clark were all taken care of and safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a branch we found out that the family was in need of clothing, as everything had either been destroyed or smelt so of smoke that it couldn\u2019t be worn,\u201d said Jenny.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made sure that everyone had something to wear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community made sure the children had everything they needed for school, as well as other things as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The branch also donated furniture, blankets and curtains for the house.<\/p>\n

Jenny added: \u201cThe community of Primrose is such an example to people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came in to helped and walked away learning so much about kindness from people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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One of the bedrooms that was completely destroyed in the fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marina told the GCN that she is eternally thankful to both Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose and the Primrose community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t thank everyone enough,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Marina has lived in the house for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was my parents\u2019 home and then passed to me upon their death,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband Okkie and I then lived here for 15 years, until he passed away in a robbery at home in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe God has a reason for all this to happen, and I won\u2019t lose faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marina is excited that work has begun on the house and that she will, hopefully, be able to move back in sometime in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently trying to keep everything as normal as possible and we are all safe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She commended Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose on their professional and kind attitude.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still depending on everyone\u2019s prayers, as prayers are so important these days,\u201d Marina said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to this, although you may feel like everything is falling apart, you can see your way through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solidariteit Helpende Hand Primrose is always in need of more members to help them with their work in the community.<\/p>\n

If you want to get involved contact Jenny on 079 544 6837 or email to jennydcaraujo@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

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