A "Fishes and Loaves" Miracle at Livingstone Hospital

Photo Credit: Livingstone Hospital’s Care Project via Facebook

When the little we have goes a long way. This week, a team of volunteers couldn’t believe how far their fruit and food donations stretched, blessing not only patients waiting in clinic queues at Livingstone Hospital, but nurses, security and doctors too!

Gqeberha, South Africa (21 August 2026) – Those who are familiar with the Bible may know the story of how Jesus was able to feed a hungry crowd of 5,000 people with just two fish and five loaves of bread. It is the kind of miracle that defied not just the expectations of those in the story, but the very laws of science.

That kind of puzzling yet awe-inspiring miracle happened just this week at Livingstone Hospital, where members of the Livingstone Hospital’s Care Project could hardly believe how many people they were able to bless with what they had thought was very little.

It was this Wednesday when the team of volunteers had planned to hand out fruit and sandwiches to patients at Livingstone’s OPD Clinic. Donna Van Der Watt shared that they also wanted to give a few blankets to patients in wheelchairs, as well as “Teddy and Treat” bags to the kids.

“That was the plan,” Donna said.

To prepare for the food and goodies handout, she bought 50 bags of apples and two boxes of naartjies with donated money. She and her team also received four donated bags of oranges, while Astron Linton Grange donated a massive amount of delicious halal sandwiches.

Donna admitted that while on her way to the hospital, she felt she did not have enough food to hand out to everyone, but continued anyway, finding comfort in knowing they could still help whoever they could.

“Miraculously, as we handed out, our boxes just never seemed to empty,” Donna recalled, still in awe.

“We fed every patient at the clinic. We fed all the people waiting for blood tests, X-rays and CT scans. We then fed a whole ward… and we still weren’t done! By only the grace of God, we also managed to feed all the casualty patients and patients waiting for admission in POC.”

There were even a few extras to share with nurses and security staff – and even the doctors got suckers!

Several patients in wheelchairs received blankets, and 40 kiddies’ treat bags were also handed out. By the end of the day, Donna and her team left with full hearts, grateful to have been able to do so much more than they had anticipated.

“My heart is so full of God’s love, His grace, and Him reminding me how He always supplies in abundance!!! God is good,” said Donna, thanking every person who donated towards the cause.

It was a beautiful reminder that, when kindness is shared freely, even the smallest offerings can stretch further than anyone imagined.

Next week, the volunteers of the Livingstone Hospital Care Project will be delivering clothes again and also doing an Oncology donation of winter warmers. To get in touch, visit the Project’s Facebook page or email [email protected]