This past week school has started again after our “summer vacation.” In past years the children at the mission return to school in old uniforms. This year the missionaries asked if we might be able to help the children with uniforms. There is one missionary sister in each house caring for a group of children (eleven houses in all) and they were worried about their children being ready for school just like any mother before the beginning of the school year. So, thanks to our donors of Mission Santa Maria, we purchased new uniforms and shoes for one hundred of the children. This was our biggest project and went very well. It entailed a day trip to the city (3 hours away) and a full day of finding the right sizes of uniforms and shoes for all the kids.
I have pictured some of the children in their new uniforms. Not only were the missionary sisters very grateful for the shoes and uniforms, but the children were happy to have new uniforms as well. A special thank you to all our donors for their generosity.
Jim
2 comments:
How beautiful. They are beautiful. They deserve the best. Thanks for being a bridge, Jim Campbell. Much love and prayers from afar.
Jim,
Keep posting,it helps us to visualize what are donations are doing and reminds us to pray for you and the mission.
If I could drop everything and come and help,I would.
The nurse's blogs have me in tears and have moved me to donate more. Please let us know what more I can do. I love you and miss you. You are in my prayers as always:)
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