Letter of thanks and gratefulness.

Here was a letter of thanks from a 16-year old Zimbabwean girl who received clothing from the container we sent. To the person who donated a light-weight purple winter jacket, Prestege Kandigiru says:

"I don't know what to say because I am so happy.  A thief came to my house and stole my jacket but I thank God I got another one.  Thank you who donated the purple jacket.  I am so happy."  Prestege

 

We know all of you who donated supplies (clothes, food, etc) have met the numerous physical needs of hundreds of Zimbabweans. But more importantly, you have helped them to realize that someone they don't know cares for them. And even if they can't see you, they feel your love. Because of that, they will know there is a God who cares for them and even though they can't see Him, they can feel His love through you. Thank you!

Little Dresses - Made with Love!

 To the ladies of the Little Dresses ministry at Lansing First Southern Baptist Church, Kansas,
What a blessing you are to LTLA. Thank you for your passion and your gifts!

"In March 2012, several women and teens from our church began sewing simple and beautiful dresses as gifts of love to be given in Jesus' name to orphaned or needy girls. We want to share the beautiful truth of God's love for His people in Africa, and to let the recipients know that they are special and valued by Him and by the family of believers at Lansing First Southern Baptist Church in Kansas.  Many thanks to Life to Life Africa for making plans to deliver these 75+ dresses to girls in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe!" ~ Casey V., Pamela H., and Karen L.  

 

Building a vision for our elementary school project

In Uganda, Global Builders (LTLA's sister organization) has almost completed the school project. It is our prayer and hope that we might be able to plan something similar for Zimbabwe with help from Global Builders.

VIEW VIDEO at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVVAEQ7mP3Y

The potential land for the school project will be located in the vicinity of the poor families who will be able to find convenient access to our Critical Care Unit, preschool program, and other educational programs if this project is accomplished.

We seek prayers for vision, wisdom, and resources.

Thank you....You made it happen!

Thank you to all who have donated money and gifts-in-kind. We'd like to give a special thanks to Fareway, The Loft and Duck Worth Wearing for their generous donations and to the Coopers for letting us use their garage to store donations.

Thank you to our hardworking volunteers who came weekly to help sort, pack, and load. Your heartfelt interest in this labor of love was evident. Thank you for serving!!

Here are some of the photos from August 11, 2011 as our volunteers came to help load two trucks.








We'll keep you posted on the container's journey to Zimbabwe....stay tuned!

Sorting, packing, and more...

Clothes that have been sorted and bagged

In the process of sorting....

Hard working volunteers helping to sort and pack

Books, books, and more books to be sorted and packed

Thanks to all our hard working volunteers who have given up their Thursday evenings to sort and pack. We couldn't have done it without you! If you're interested in helping with the next sort-and-pack event, please contact Lily or Christy.

We're still taking donations till August 8. Items most needed include school supplies (preschool-elementary), household (silverware, pots, pans, blankets, sheets), medical supplies, food (beans, peanut butter, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, tuna), sewing supplies (fabric, sewing machine, etc), toys (dolls, soccer balls, tricycles, educational, etc.) and much more!

Dolls with dark skin tone for Critical Care Unit

Recently LTLA received a box of dolls with dark skin. A special thanks to Donna and her family for finding these dolls for the Critical Care Unit and making blankets for each of the dolls.

40 feet to Zimbabwe

We're coming to the end of our collection time frame for our 40 feet to Zimbabwe. After July 10th, we will be sorting and packing all donated items. If you are interested in volunteering to help sort and pack, please email Lily for more details.

Items wanted for the container include preschool materials (pencils, papers, educational books & materials, etc), sewing materials (sewing machine, thread, fabric, etc.), building materials (hammers, nails, saws, etc), food (baby formula, dry beans, canned goods, etc.), household (silverware, good plasticware, blankets, powder detergent, etc.), health care (ibuprofen, acetaminophen, multivitamins, etc.)