Children getting their care packages

Price of one t-shirt- $8.00

Price of one toothbrush- $3.00

Price of one pair of underwear- $3.00

Price of one picture- $.25

Price of a pair of barrettes- $3.00

Price of a matchbox car-$2.95

Price of sponsorship / month- $34.00

Price of watching Kechene children open their care packages from their sponsors- PRICELESS!

The stories behind the Sponsor...

We are fortunate enough to have lots of helpers throughout the country who shared the same passion and desire to help the kids of Kechene with getting sponsors! We have a leader in the southeast part of the country, one in Florida, one in West Central Wisconsin, and one in our area. Just recently, our leader in North Carolina contacted me with a new idea to get 10 for 10. This would be great. It would be kind of like her getting another leader to get 10 more sponsored. I was excited about this, but more excited to hear that she and her husband were going to be praying over her 8 more to get sponsored.

The day after she and her husband prayed over her profiles, they had phone calls and emails wanting to sponsor! I shared this story with another leader here in Wisconsin. She was touched by the story and prayed over her profiles she had. She still had 8 left to get sponsored. I got an email from her this morning that the next day she got emails wanting more information for sponsorship! She now has 3-4 more sponsored and more interested!

This is the story I hear over and over with this project. The great thing is that this is only one desire we have asked for. How many prayers are God answering daily that we don't even see yet? God is so good! He wants His Kingdom to be blessed and to see that through all of us. He wants US to be the ones to show His love and His kindness. It doesn't have to be through sponsorship or even something overseas. What can we do this time of the year that shows His love in ways He wants us to show it? I guess that is only known when we ASK!

Praise God for all that He has done!!

The Next Need...

The next need at Kechene is UNIFORMS! We have 74 children who are enjoying the ability to visit our care point at Kechene. They may be going to school already at a government school, however, their uniforms are not provided there and are very tattered, if they have one at all.

These kids are new to Kechene and obviously need a uniform. They LOVED their blankets and care packages, but still do not have a uniform.

Each uniform will cost $17.50. If you would like to donate a uniform to these children, you may contact me at gretabcg@hotmail.com and I can get you more information. Or, you can go to the Children's Hopechest website at www.hopechest.org and click the GIVE button. Give the specific amount you wish to donate and make sure to include the reference number ET2101000 UNIFORMS in the reference # field. That gets the funds to OUR location and then to the kids.

This is Balyo. He is also needing a uniform. He would love to be walking to school after Christmas with a uniform that shows he is a student at Kechene!

Medical supplies fill the shelves at Kechene Care Point!

Medical Supplies have been bought!

Remember this summer when we raised about $500 for medical supplies? The supplies that were donated were sent over with a team in early Fall, while the money was wired to Ethiopia for the staff at Children's Hopechest ET to purchase in Ethiopia items still needed.

Well, I am happy to share the following pictures with you! The money was well spent. We now have a very well stocked "clinic" at our school. This is so great for the children at Kechene since the staff would have to wait, when they didn't have the supplies, to send children with cuts and scrapes to the dr. because they didn't have transportation. By that time, the wounds were infected and needed more serious care.

Here are the pictures of the supplies that the staff in Ethiopia bought with the money that was raised.