Where He leads...: Mangoes and bracelets!

Mangoes and bracelets!

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When I have extra funds I like to take snacks for the kids at Hope For Life. A common one is peanut butter sandwiches but today I decided to change things up a bit and bought a bunch of mangoes. They loved them! Although fruit is fairly inexpensive here (25 mangoes cost less than $4), when it comes to feeding 21 kids, it adds up. Cooking a big meal of rice or similar dishes is more economical for them than constantly giving them a spread of fruits and veggies. I definitely want to see them eat balanced meals, so this mango thing will be happening a lot more often... until mango season is over and then I can switch to something else. And I want to say thanks to all of you who help make this possible! A couple weeks ago I told about little Karen's story and encouraged anyone who could give even a small amount to donate towards the children's home. Within a couple days $435 came in! I can't tell you how much of an encouragement that is to me and to Pastor Jean Marc--who works tirelessly to care for these precious kids. These donations help towards buying food for their daily meals and also for special treats like mangoes! :) We'll also be purchasing new uniforms soon for the school year starting back up in September and will be able to use some of this money to cover those costs. I'm excited about what God is doing at Hope For Life and it's a blessing to be able to share these fun stories with all of you!

After the mango snack we made bracelets thanks to some beads that were donated by Stephanie from Dotson Memorial and elastic thread bought by my mom--both brought down when my friend Melissa came for a visit. Each kid made a bracelet and got to keep it. They've been used to making jewelry to sell, so it was fun to make something special they could keep for themselves. We've got several other projects in the works, crafts and otherwise, and we made a wish list on Amazon for materials we could use for those. If you're interested in donating those items, you can view the list here and the items will ship to my home address and be brought down with teams and individuals heading this way soon. We thought this would be a fun and unique way for you to get involved with our upcoming projects. :)

And since kids eating mangoes is especially adorable, here are some photos to enjoy!