In 1985 came the big brake through when one acre of land, adjoining to the bungalow where Tineke lived, was for sale. This was an ideal place to build the new Deaf School.
Tineke was sending more than 50 letters to organisations to ask for financial assistance. Two leading Dutch Organisations reacted positive and Dr. Reijntjes came to Sri Lanka to lay the foundation stone for the new building in 1986.