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Dresses of Hope in Kenya

Recently, a friend of our family's went on a short term mission trip to Kenya to work with orphans. Before she went on the trip she wanted to learn how to make dresses so she could sew them for girls in poverty! Here are a few of the girls wearing the dresses.

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Total Number of Dresses

Just wanted to update all of you with the total number of dresses made. We sent 158 to Haiti. Then, we sent 87 to Mexico, which leaves us with a total of 245 dresses since we started last September!!! Very exciting. We have alot of different sewing options for our next batch of dresses. But, I don't know for sure where the dresses are going yet. Possibly Ethiopia or India. Keep posted for upcoming sewing days.

A Giving Heart

This is the train that the sweet girl gave me.


Here is the girl.

On Monday, of my trip to Mexico, we went to Rio 3, which means river in spanish. The people there are in complete poverty and have very little food and clothing. As we were passing out bracelets, one of the girls handed me her newly painted train, which I could tell she was very proud of. She has very little, but her heart is full of generosity. That little girl at Rio 3 opened my eyes to see her giving heart shining.
As you can see there is garabage everywhere.


The kids have so much joy even though they have very little.

Pictures from Mexico

Thank you all so much who made dresses for Mexico!!
We really appreciate it!!

How Many Dresses We've Made

Hi Ladies,
just thought I'd inform you that
we have 77 dresses ready to for Mexico
and 24 headbands!!!!! I'm very gratefulll everbody's help in
making our goal get accomplishedand more!!
Thanks so much for everything!!!! Keep sewing are next goal is to send
at least a hundered dresses to Ethiopia in January!!!

Mexico

Hi Everbody,
Sorry for not blogging for a while, my summer has been really busy.In early July my mom and I are going to Mexico as some of you know, to work with orphans and also we will personally be able to hand deliver the dresses. Our goal is to sew 75 dresses. Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare to leave.

It's Growing

Hey Guys, just thougt I'd let you know that Dresses of Hope is expanding to a few states. One of my friends heard about what we were doing and got inspired to launch a dress ministry at her church in St. Louis. This summer she is going on a mission trip to work with orphans in Kenya and is going to hand deliver dresses that she made to the children. I also just found out that a lady in our church has told her mom who lives in Florida, about it and is going to make dresses for Dresses of Hope and ship them to us.
Wow, what a blessing!!! Thanks to all of the people who have given contributions and sewn dresses for Dresses of Hope. Your hard work is greatly appreciated by the girls that will wear them.

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