We are almost there!  We are so excited to report that 2 more schools have received blankets!
Purulha and Chamche.  Here is a note from Rita who so lovingly handed them out to the children on our behalf.

Hi Heidy,

I had a very special time at two schools this last week.  I visited both the Purulha and the Chamche schools and gave the children the good news that they were each to be given one very large, warm and colourful blanket.  I told them that as they would wrap themselves in those wonderful blankets, they should always remember that the Lord has His arms of love around them and that they can feel secure and safe with Him.  It was very special. 

Then, the children lined up and were each handed their gift.  Parents waited outside the gate to help their children carry home their blankets.  It was  a great experience.  Such joy, such wonder, such a miracle! 

Thank you for making that possible. May the Lord richly repay you for all your hard, hard work for these little ones.

Love, Rita   

We have one last school to go, Chijacorral, which has 365 students.  After that, it is our goal to gift a blanket to each of the 150 teachers.

One blanket at a time... one warm, happy, grateful child at a time.

the story of my cousin.

Over the past week things have really taken off with the blanket fundraiser as lots of people have been super generous and lots of money has been coming in.  Where and who it all comes from are unique stories in themselves..one of these stories is of my cousin Dana.

Dana is a inspiring, and driven young lady, who after hearing the the blanket story started taking matters into her own hands.  At a family gathering I had shown a video that my mom and I had put together of the blanket story and how lives are being changed by the gift of a blanket.

For christmas Dana had received a piggy bank, the cool kind that automatically counts your money for you, and through this she got an idea.  She went on a scouring rampage all through her house for loose change..checking under couches, looking in pockets, gathering from everyones piggy banks, in the laundry, any nook and cranny where a few pennies might be hiding!

After scouring the whole house Dana sat down with all her findings and spent hours counting, rolling, and sorting all the coins that she had come across, and so diligently searched for.

Being the determined young lady that she is Dana spent four days with all her efforts, forever following her heart to do good, and bring warmth to others lives.

Seeing the determination with which she undertook this project was so awesome!

From all the change Dana collected she got a grand total of $100!!!!! How crazy sweet eh?!

Hey guys, Dana here now.. if I was able to collect that much from the change in my house, may I  challenge you to do the same? Go through all the couches, in the washing machine, your vehicles...anywhere, and see how much you can raise from the loose change. I gotta feeling you'll be amazed! 

Once you've gathered up all your monies you can donate through the pay pal link on the side of our blog. 

Thanks guys. Cheers.

Dana and Kara. 

the story of an incredible woman.

This past week I had an acquaintance e-mail me and share the story of her mother with me.  The story that came out showed the love and dedication of a most loving woman.   Using her talents and gifts to bless all those around her. This is her story as told by her daughter...

"My mother brought 17 children into this world, living in a third-world country (Paraguay), and when they immigrated to Canada with 13 of them she felt she had entered 'Canaan'. She loved how readily she was able to purchase all that the family needed! (It was custom for all the employed children to give their paychecks to the parents - they in turn would give back to them a small percentage for personal expenses). Different, eh?


 She was used to sewing all the childrens' clothing, blankets, etc., back in Paraguay. She had a heart for the less fortunate and so she put her skills to work. She sewed blankets for all her kids AND grandchildren (which were many!). Then she just kept right on sewing blanket after blanket and donated them to third-world outreach Ministries. She was not a perfectionist sewer but a diligent one. Dad had to get her to pace herself because she would just keep going 'till she became overtired. She knew what it was to be in want and she felt she could do something now to pay back all that she was blessed with in 'Canaan' :))


 I didn't always see her charitable ways, until I had children of my own. I realized then how much she had done and was doing over and beyond what I felt I could ever do! (I have 3 children) I began to truly admire her. She became an inspiration to me and still is. She spent most of her life pregnant and raising all 17 children to maturity. All have accepted the Lord when she herself only dedicated her life to Him when she was around 40. She taught us all to be 'good' but not about Jesus till after that. Her passion then became Jesus and the children knew it well! She told me once that she had asked the Lord what she could do for Him and the Lord had told her that her mission field was right around her! :)) She has now been with the Lord since 1996. She was 74. All the children were grown and had families of their own. .. and her 'mission field' continues.. 
(Dad, and 3 of her children have since then joined her)



As soon as I saw your blog I thought, "Mom would have LOVED that!! .. and probably would have started a new sewing project!"




Many thanks to my friend for openly sharing the story of her mom, and letting her testimony impact others. 


May this story inspire us, let it drive us to use the talents and gifts that God has blessed us with, that in turn we can bless others.  Showing His love with all that we have and can do!






Cheers, 
kara