Sew Important!

For the second year in a row I am blown away by the number of people who joined us for Project Sew Important.  I received an e-mail from you, your friends, your daughters, friends of friends, even your grandmothers asking about the project!!
I have been overwhelmed by the number of women who wanted to help. God was behind it all so I should not have been surprised but I was.

Because of your support we have enough kits for our care point, and for many of the girls at two other Children's Hope Chest care-points!!

Project Sew Important will continue! We will continue to provide vulnerable girls with feminine protection.  Many are still sewing and we are receiving items for the kits.

Thank you all for caring for the girls in Ethiopia who miss many days of school because they lacked protection. I love how many came together to be the body of Christ and serve.

If you are still working on your kits, no worries! We will be going again in October for our Medical Mission trip to Ethiopia.
The bags are packed and on the way to Ethiopia.

Look who is 6 years old!

Happy big boy!

Patterns for Sew important!

Here are the pattern links for Project Sew Important:
Draw String Bags
Tri-fold Liners
Shield pattern

Each kit needs two shields, 8 Tri-fold Liners and two Shields.  We need everything so if you can make just bags- great!  If you can only make liners or a few shield- no problem!  If everyone does a little bit we will have plenty!  If you do not have a snap machine- send us your liners without them.  We have a snap machine and will happily snap your shields.
Please e-mail me if you have questions!

Project Sew Important

In March and October of 2013, we are going to our Children's HopeChest Care point in Kombolcha, Ethiopia.  We will be serving 168 children, 96 of them girls.

Last year I debated about posting about Project Sew Important... should I share or not share... because it's sensitive, maybe taboo... not everyone is comfortable with the topic and I wasn't sure if I wanted to share this publicly.  But after I shared we received very positive feedback and women all over the country joined us. 

The girls at our care point are vulnerable economically.  Many of the girls are orphans and receive their only meal at our care point.  These girls are in school because someone has cared enough to sponsor them so the required school fees have been paid. But they are still at risk.... Some girls miss school up to 4 days a month.  They miss the lessons, the practice time, the homework, the exams and if they have a part time job they miss time a work/income because they cannot afford hygiene products.  It happens every day in impoverished communities all over the world... it was happening at our care point. 

We changed that at our care point and two others in Ethiopia.  We want to ensure our girls and young ladies have their own sustainable, effective feminine hygiene products. 

We've started up "Project Sew Important" for 2013.  If you sew and can help, please join us!  We have two patterns options provided by Days for Girls.   Please e-mail me at mblueberry.madamblueberry@gmail.com for all the details.  We have a snap machine so we can finish off the products for you.   

Thank you for making a difference in young women's lives.

Celebrating Henry

I can hardly believe that Henry has been a part of our family for FOUR YEARS!  Henry is funny, delightful, sweet, thoughtful and generous.  Every morning he wakes up with a smile.  It is an honor to call him son.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Henry this past year along with his referral photo from September 2008.

 

Make a difference Tuesday

  It's giving Tuesday- for a 3rd year we are selling two children's books- the proceeds will feed children at our care point in Kombolcha, Ethiopia.  http://childrensbooksforfood.blogspot.com/

We also have some precious children who are in need of a sponsor.

A  sponsorship fee ($34 monthly) provides resources for children to receive at least one meal a day, an education, and discipleship.  Contact us if you have questions or would like to sponsor a child.  mblueberry.madamblueberry@gmail.com

Seven Years with Igor

Last night we celebrated Igor's Gotcha Day with Pizza!  I cannot believe how quickly time has passed.  We love you Igor and are delighted you are our son.