Rock of Hope - A place of safety for abandoned, abused, neglected and sick babies. 

Nursery Profile
To whom it may concern,

For many years I had a dream and a deep desire in my heart to make a difference in the lives of children. This is how it all started... On the 20th February 2011 there was a prophet from the United States of America at our small church in Centurion – Kairos Ministries. This church is situated in a shopping complex and on this night, I was standing with one leg in the church and the other on the stoep, looking at the kids outside, when Galilee Guess came to me right in the back and said. “I see you in a mini- van full of children. They are not your own children, but you will love them as your own and I the Holy One will provide.” Both my husband and I share the same vision and made ourselves available to Tshwane Place of Safety Association. Soon after we received our first child, a beautiful girl and she just stayed for two days. The next children we took in were two sisters whose mother tried to commit a family murder. They were well adjusted and in foster care with us for numerous years as their mother was serving an eight-year sentence for attempted murder. Both have been reunified with their biological mother and is doing well. Thus, our journey continues, and numerous other
children have joined us and moved on over the years. We feel that if only we can show them in whatever short period of time, that the world out there has some good left in it then we have succeeded in making a difference in their lives.
I always knew I had a bigger purpose and higher calling for my life, so with lots of prayer, help and support of my loving husband Wouter, MY dream, became OUR dream!
A lot of tears have been shed both in happiness and sadness as well as frustration sometimes but it remains worth it to see the smile for the first time or see the difference in a child’s life. The Holy One has provided as promised in our prophecy and I know He will continue to do so. I sincerely thank you for your interest in our home and for wanting to assist in making a difference in these childrens’ lives.
The prophecy of a minivan has become reality when we received a Hyundai H1 on the 13th of October 2016.
God Bless,
Mientjie Prozesky
PARENTS CORNER

A Question we are often asked is. “What is it like to run a home of safety, how do you handle it to give the children back or to adoptive parents. The best way to provide you with an answer is to run you through a typical day… With that being said, there is no “typical” day at our house. We are like a big family with up to 12 babies and toddlers, foster care kids and those in place of safety, one biological daughter and all that entails.
We wake up, have breakfast, do chores and rush off to school and work while the babies and toddlers are cared for by daddy and mommy. Betty Mosombuka and her team of 6 personnel, ensures that all the babies are well taken care off, washing are done, home is spotless and cooking is done to feed our “army”. Thus, taking care of the kids in between all the household chores and other outreaches in the community.
We take the kids to doctor’s appointments, sporting events, church, social events and family gatherings.
We strive to maintain normalcy and consistency as far as possible. We celebrate birthdays, take outings to the park. We work round the clock 24/7 taking care of the daily, physical, spiritual and emotional needs of these children. Because of the nature of the babies and toddlers we serve, victims of abuse, neglect, abandoned and HIV, the job could be very depressing… BUT when a baby cuts their first tooth, smiles for the
first time, gives their first step, gives you a smile and runs to you to give you a hug when you walk in the door, finds delight in the simple pleasures in life that you and I have most probably taken for granted… that is when we know God has used us as His instruments to make a difference in these precious little lives.
At the end of each tiring day we look back and gain new strength from God knowing we made a difference in the life of a crises baby or toddler. That makes everything we sacrifice to do what we do all worthwhile!

By Wouter & Mientjie
ROCK OF HOPE PLACE OF SAFETY
Our home is a registered place of safety with the Department of Social Development. We focus on the importance of the family. We firmly believe that more and more families should be raised, equipped and supported to look after babies and toddlers in crisis. It is important that every child in need should have the opportunity to experience the love and stability provided within the family unit. By actively raising more families, crisis children will have the opportunity to become part of a family again – belonging to a home he/she can call their own.
Rock of Hope Place of Safety prays that every baby or child will find wonderful parents and special homes where an abundance of emotional, physical and spiritual care will be given to those babies and toddlers in crisis. We render a supporting service to parents as well as social workers from various welfare organizations. Our vision is to provide other Place of Safety parents with as much emotional and physical support as possible. These families will only continue with their exceptional service if they are supported on an emotional level. Getting attached to children, experiencing loss and death, is very traumatic. We realize the importance to support the parents dealing with all these
experiences.
Rock of Hope Place of Safety was established in 2011. Since then, we have had the privilege to look after and care for 246 babies and toddlers. As at 7 April 2024 there are 14 children in our home. Rock of Hope Place of Safety is a registered Non-Profit Company.
“Love can bridge
all things...”

OUR MISSION

• To provide a secure, happy home environment for babies and
toddlers in crisis.
• To provide proper care for HIV infected babies and toddlers
• To provide an overnight shelter for children removed from their
parents or found abandoned by the SAPS.
• To provide loving care to children until they can be placed with
other Place of Safety parents, foster parents, adoptive parents or
reunited with their own families.

LAYOUT OF OUR HOME
Our seven bedroomed house is home to us all, Wouter, myself and all the babies, toddlers and children in our care. Our ultimate dream is to expand and obtain an entire “village” as a self sustaining safe haven for any child in crisis.

Our house has 7 bedrooms which we use as follows:
• Main Bedroom for Wouter, Mientjie and any newborn babies, up to 3
• 1 Bedroom for our nursery – babies 1 to 8 months
• 1 Bedroom for our nursery – babies 9 to 24 months
• 1 Bedroom for our adopted son
• 1 Bedroom for our adopted daughter and foster child
• 1 Bedroom for our 2- to 4-year-olds
• 1 Bedroom for our weekend nanny and emergency placements
There is a general bathroom that is used to bath the bigger babies and
toddlers. Each baby or toddler has their own cot and every room has a changing
station or two. There is a normal lounge, dining room and kitchen. There is a
playroom with a TV, DVD player and lots of toys to play with. There is also an enclosed garden with a trampoline and splash pool as a secure playground for the toddlers.

STAFF
ROCK OF HOPE Nursery is parented by Wouter and Mientjie Prozesky and lovingly supported by our biological daughter Mianri or Krappie as she is better known.
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Betty is our nanny and in charge of the other staff. She also cooks all the food for us and the babies, to which I must say she CAN cook. She assists, during the day with the babies not in nursery school or creche as Wouter works from home and he needs to attend meetings and such. Patricia is our nanny and assist Betty in looking after the babies and toddlers at home. Promise is our laundry lady and takes care of 9-12 bundles of washing per day. Gift is our cleaning lady that can clean like no one before around the
schedule of the babies. We have a few angels who comes to help with night duty a few nights during the week.

VOLUNTEERS
We also work with general volunteers who assist us whenever they have some free time. Our volunteers go through a strict screening process due to the circumstances surrounding each one of the babies and toddlers we care for. In their free time, these volunteers usually take over from us for a few hours to give us a breather or they assist by doing general chores like feeding, bathing or playing with the kids. On specific
days they take the kids out to the park for an hour or two but under NO circumstances are our kids allowed to sleep out.

OUR BUDDIES
These are people walking the extra mile by supporting us monthly. They donate nappies, milk or make financial contributions every month. We can’t do what we do without the support of our current and future buddies.
“The true character of a
society is revealed in
how it treats it’s children”
NELSON MANDELA

DAILY ROUTINES
When you look after so many babies, it is very important to have a routine. The toddlers have a different routine from the babies who have a different routine from the newborns. Please note that these routines are not cast in stone and do depend on the care needed for each particular child.

ADMINISTRATION
Rock of Hope Place of Safety maintains the central filing system that keeps all the children’s statutory and medical information. Copies of these documents are generally filed and kept in the care of myself at Rock of Hope.

MEDICAL CARE
All the kiddies placed at ROCK OF HOPE are given the best medical care we can possibly afford. We have built up contacts with private GP’s which consult our children free of charge, however we are responsible for all expenses with regards to any medications prescribed. We keep record of each babies inoculations and have a registered sister and midwife, who we visit when needed. They attend various clinics (HIV), occupational therapy sessions as and when needed at the Tshwane District Hospital and the Steve Biko hospital. There are also some very special professional people that volunteer their services to our children free of charge.

FINANCE
Wouter and myself has been funding our ministry with my salary and obtaining donations, ever since we started in 2011. We are constantly in need of financial donations as our monthly running costs for our home is between R 70,000 and R 90,000 depending on how many babies and toddlers are in our home at any given time.
ROCK OF HOPE is totally independent. We receive no government funding and currently we rely totally on family, friends and individuals for donations. We do, however, receive the foster care grant for the children that are in foster care. We urgently need donations to help us cope with this financial burden and to be able to continue making a difference in the lives of our children. Any contribution would be highly appreciated, no matter how big or how small.

BANKING DETAILS:
Name: ROCK OF HOPE POS NPC
Bank: FNB
Branch: Code: 252045
Swift code: FIRNZAJJ
Bank Account Number: 62848067452
Reference: Your Name & Surname

GIFT VOUCHERS

Due to the fact that all our babies come and go, vary in age and size and have different requirements, we can always use vouchers from various stores for baby products and consumables such as food, bathing products, nappies and medication to purchase the correct product for each baby’s requirement at the time. If you would like to contribute financially, donate any of these items or need to discuss anything further, please do not hesitate to call, Mientjie Prozesky on 072 482 9257 or Wouter Prozesky on 079 423 4799 or alternatively email us at wouter@rockofhope.co.za to make arrangements
for the delivery or collection of any donations.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR ORGANISATION

We will gladly issue you with a SARS Certificate 18A for your donation and we will also name your organization in all our marketing communications. Thanking you in advance from the bottom of our hearts and for the bottoms of our babies.
IMPORTANT: Please use the reference provided
NB: Please note, that for good governance and transparency purposes when it comes to fundraising, funds donated to our home will be reported to our accounting team and will be allocated to Rock of Hope or for the purpose for which it has been donated. Proof of payment can be sent via sms to 079 423 4799 or e-mailed to wouter@rockofhope.co.za
NB: If you require us to issue you with a BEE certificate or a Section 18A certificate for tax purposes, please provide us with a letterhead containing all relevant details needed and stating the funds or items donated and their value please.

SOME OF THOSE WE GAVE HOPE
Our home is geared to cater for up to 12 babies and 2 toddlers up to the age of 3 years. The type of children that can be accommodated are abandoned, neglected, abused and HIV positive. Any little one who are in crisis and need temporary safe care.
We look after abandoned, abused, neglected and sick babies and toddlers.
NPC 2019/291439/08 DIRECTORS: GEORGE VERSFELD, ABRAHAM VAN DER MERWE, WOUTER PROZESKY