I thought it might be time for an update! First, AJ rec'd his new legs last week. He is slowly getting used to having those heavy things strapped to him. Most children find them more of a nuisance in the beginning, but that all changes once they figure out what all they can do with them! Doesn't he look so tall!! He is doing well in his host family is settling into a routine. He should be going home this fall.
I have had several ppl ask about donations. We are still in need of undies for toddlers up to age 5. Vitamins/Tylenol/Motrin for all ages infant to adult, baby lotion, hair products, monthly sponsors and one time monetary donations.
Update on the orphanage: Well, we are totally done with everything we needed to do. We are waiting on Children Services to do one final inspect and then they will start referring children. This was suppose to happen on Monday. Unfortunately there have been strikes all week due to the rising costs of staples such as rice and medical care in Burkina. They have also cut electric and water and you only get it for several hours a day, they are alternating it amongst the different city sections and no one seems to know why. When they strike the workers who are not protesting do not do out because there are ppl who are protesting who take it to the max and there has to be a high military presence. So if you don't have to go out, you don't. So once this last puzzle pc gets put in place we are golden. I have long ago given up trying to have any control over the situation, it is like being a backseat driver :) So in God's and Africa's time, we will open.
We will be launching our school sponsorship in June. If you currently sponsor a child, you should be hearing from me in the next week. If you are interested, stay tuned for more info. We were hoping to offer a breakfast feeding program too. Rice has gone from 27.50 last year to 555.00 a bag currently! I would be rioting too!
Heather has been working hard on getting our fundraising tees done and you will love them! I will post a couple of examples here, they are not the finished product but you can see the sample. I have added a poll to the upper right hand side of the blog. We would love your opinion on which design you like best. :)
Also, we are in dire need of self motivated volunteers who want to help us with all our Africa projects. I know I put this call out there and I did get some response but then the ppl don't email back, so PLEASE if you are truly interested and want to help, we have a job for you! You can contact me at: ann@untilallhavehomes.org.
Thanks for stopping by, keep praying!
Ann
