GAUTENG. – Fransie van den Bergh of Springs' organ donation has given two babies and two children a chance at life, according to his mother. The grade 7 pupil from Laerskool Christiaan Beyers died on 4 November after being admitted to hospital with a serious sinus infection. Initial tests pointed to meningitis. Fransie's memorial service takes place on Thursday at 10:00 at the AGS Lofoord Church in Springs.
Jeanine van den Bergh, Fransie's mother, shared on the Pray for Frans-Facebook page that all four recipients are recovering. According to her, one of the children no longer needs the machine on which he depended. She says Fransie's liver and kidneys were used. His heart and lungs could not be used for transplant because of an outstanding post-mortem examination, she says. "We prayed for a miracle. And God did perform a miracle," Jeanine writes. She says she longs for her son and finds comfort in knowing that his organ donation has given four other families new hope.
Fransie was treated at Glenwood Hospital in Benoni after his condition deteriorated following a sinus infection. His family shared updates on Pray for Frans throughout his illness. His school remembered him in a tribute for his special love of rugby.
According to the family, Fransie will be cremated. There will be no graveside ceremony after the service.
Read the statement below:
GOD DID PERFORM A MIRACLE!
We begged for a miracle. We prayed, we cried and we pleaded with God for our Fransie's life.
Today I received a call that confirmed something incredible to us. Fransie's organs have already given four other children a chance at life. Two babies and two children are recovering. One of these children was taken off the machine today because he no longer needs it. 
Fransie's liver and kidneys were used. His heart and lungs unfortunately could not be used because a post-mortem examination still had to be done.
And then it struck me today… We prayed for a miracle. And God did perform a miracle. Four children now get a chance at life. Four mothers who also prayed and pleaded now have new hope. And God used my precious Fransie to make that possible.
As a mother I would give anything to hold my little boy in my arms again. I long for him with every part of my heart. But today I realise something I will never forget: just because the miracle I prayed for looks different from the miracles for which God used my child, does not mean that God did not perform a miracle. My Fransie's earthly life has ended, but through him four other children have been given a chance at life.
My brave Fransie, Mamma's hero. Even after your last breath you made a difference in this world. 
I will love you forever, my child.
All glory to God. 
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
