MAY/JUNE PROJECT UPDATE - BLANKET/PJ  DONATIONS

Our Blanket and PJ Project was a huge success!!  Thank you and God bless to all who took part.  We collected over 150 blanket/pj packs and over 100 blankets.  The children in Stinkwater and Sunnyside were all very excited to receive a new blanket with warm jammies.  One of the teenage orphan boys brought a smile to my face as I watched him try to act all cool, as if getting this blanket/pj gift was no big deal - yet  he quickly unwrapped his blanket and tried on his hooded sweatshirt that he received for jammies.   I have seen several blankets in use since distributing them as many will use them almost as jackets here in the winter - bringing them to church and school to stay warm in the cold buildings with no heat.  I had one teenage refugee orphan ask if he could talk to me - he told me “I don’t have a blanket, could you help me?”   I gave him a nice warm blanket and 2 weeks later we found that he was sharing this blanket with another two refugees, so after Josh spent the evening playing soccer with them he sent them home, each with their very own blanket.  While in Stinkwater handing out the blankets to the children, an elderly gentleman came up to me smiling so big and he asked “did you bring one for me?”   I told him I would be back the following week and that I had one just for him.  The following Saturday he found me with the children and called across the yard, “did you bring me my blanket ma?”   I will never forget that toothless smile as I handed him a large, thick blanket!!  I found it such a blessing that, as needs were brought to my attention, we had the resources to provide, thanks to the donations from people at Grace Fellowship Church here in Pretoria, SA, and from many others in America who sent their donations to Tamee to ship across the Atlantic ocean.   THANK YOU TO ALL!!!!