Hope Fund for Daniella

My precious niece Daniella, having just turned 7, lost her mother  on Tuesday, October 20.  Michelle died suddenly from a heart attack in her sleep. Our family is devastated and heart-broken at the loss of our sister, mother and daughter but our focus turns to her only daughter Daniella who lives in Krugersdorp, South Africa and now faces an uncertain and bleak future. She now has no parents and as her family come together during this difficult time, our initial concern is financial as her mother was the only bread winner in the household.

We want to help raise, educate and provide for her so she has hope for a better future and stable support from close family and friends. We want to give her HOPE, that's why I called this the "hope fund" for Daniella. 

Little Daniella will need so many things as we try make sense of this all, but right now our focus is on:
* Education in South Africa, and hopefully, further education in Canada or the US or both
* Travel resources. With her family so far away around the world, brave Daniella will need funds to be able to travel as necessary, not only in South Africa but abroad too
* Daily expenses. With everything uncertain and no financial stability, we would love to provide her some funds for the routine expenses of life - food, shelter, clothes
* Legal expenses. As we consider all options for little Daniella, including guardianship- we expect to have incredible hurdles ahead of us as we try to find a stable and supportive future for her

My sister's favourite song from her childhood was "Something Beautiful, Something Good" 

"Something beautiful, something good
All my confusion He understood
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife
But He made something beautiful of my life
If there ever were dreams
That were lofty and noble
They were my dreams at the start
And hope for life's best were the hopes
That I harbor down deep in my heart
But my dreams turned to ashes
And my castles all crumbled, my fortune turned to loss
So I wrapped it all in the rags of life
And laid it at the cross"

We know how much Michelle loved her daughter, she was truly her life and proudest achievement. Please help us ensure that we make something beautiful and something good of Daniella's life. 

We love you my sister, as you look down upon us we pray and HOPE that we make you proud as we ensure little Daniella is well taken care of. We promise to love and cherish your daughter as you did and we will not forget our vow to provide love, comfort, family and a bright and blessed future.