A long travel for the Christmas Gifts
The team just got back after 4 weeks of Christmas fun in the Chin Hills. One week going there, two weeks travelling from village to village, and one week coming back. They were exhausted, but happy. Happy was also the word for all the children they had seen. From village to village the children were shouting their joy as they received a warm sweater for the cold days and their very first Picture Bible. The Bible has beautiful illustrations and is written in their Chin language, so it was extra precious for the children.
Blessing the villages
The Christmas team helped the teachers in the schools, arranged an academic competition with nice prices, gave out Christmas presents, had open medical clinics, played with the children, and encouraged the villagers. They definitely had their challenges, such us the long walks without proper backpacks, showering publicly in the village shower place (they had to cover the shower with blankets for some of the girls), cold weather, snapchat online login and a language they didn’t understand.
More blessed by giving than receiving
As they were giving all the children and teachers Christmas presents, everyone expressed their thankfulness and joy to the team, but still, what the team received by warm hospitality, the simplicity of life, the smiles, the thank-you’s, and the simple gifts, blessed their hearts more than they were able to give. It’s a bigger blessing to give than to receive.
Thank you
We would like to thank everyone who gave towards the Christmas Project 2010. We received more than 6000 US dollars and we have not yet been able to use it all. What is left will be used for gifts to children living in Children’s Homes here in Yangon.
It is Christmas time again and we are preparing our yearly Christmas presents for the children and teachers in all our rural schools. 535 students in 12 villages are hoping that there will be Christmas presents this year as well. We will cooperate with the local Youth With A Mission school to deliver the presents to the children. We are not sure exactly what will be included in the present yet, but it will be a combination of something useful, and something not so useful. We will come with more information when we know more. One gift will cost 8 USD (6 for the present and 2 for the team bringing the gifts all the way.)
Jul i Chinfjellene
Julegaveprosjektet 2010
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