A few weeks ago my 4 year old daughter received a letter from the Philippines. It was totally unexpected and we weren’t sure what it was. After we opened it we were blessed. Our family each year participates in the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoebox campaign. For this we take a shoebox and fill it with small gifts for a child. Dolls, hair clips, toothbrushes and toothpaste, fun soaps etc all go in. These boxes are then collected and distributed all over the world to children in need. We are also allowed to include a note with our address in case the child would like to write a thank you note. This is not expected as many of the children are illiterate or too young to write. Or many are just without the means to do so. We have done this for a few years and have never received any correspondence. So here it was a letter and photo from a 5 year old girl living in the Philippines.
Her name is Juvie and she will be 6 years old in November. She wrote to thank us and ask us to write back. To be able to qualify to receive these shoeboxes your situation has to be pretty poor. So I was thinking that even in this tough economy we still have it pretty good comparitively speaking. There are so many people who are with out even the bare essentials for living.
So we are announcing the release of not one, but two exclusive, Custom, Limited edition Beco Butterfly II Designs that will help to benefit some of those who need it most. For each purchase of a Hope or Sam Beco,Frogmama will make a donation to Samaritan’s Purse (many people know them for their work with the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes) Scroll down for the new pictures!!
You also have an active part in this as well. When you make your purchase you will choose how your donation will be spent. It can either go towards a water filter, preventing Malaria, life saving food, a brood of chicks, or a 1 week supply of food for a nursing mother or young child. In addition your normal Beco purchase would qualify for free shipping, If you choose, at checkout you can select to pay for shipping by selecting the “orders under $100″ option, if you do this Frogmama will donate the funds from shipping to your selection as well.
There are some video clips below that show where these funds will be going. For additional information on Samaritian’s Purse or to make another gift please visit www.samaritianspurse.org
Water Filters
Looking for a gift that keeps on giving? Consider a household water filter like the ones Samaritan’s Purse has installed for more than 70,000 families worldwide. These easy-to-maintain filters require no chemicals and no electricity—just a natural process that removes harmful microorganisms and pollutants from water collected at a dirty pond or lake. And it only costs $100 to manufacture a filter that lasts a lifetime. One father of eight said, “We used to get sick regularly. Now that we have the water filter, our health has improved. It is wonderful to have clean, cool water to drink.” Your gift to our water filter projects will provide “a cup of cold water” in Jesus’ Name (Matthew 10:42).
A Brood of Chicks
There’s nothing quite like the hatching of baby chicks to remind us of the wonder of new life. In many impoverished areas, these fuzzy creatures provide Christians with an effective way to meet their neighbor’s physical needs while sharing how they too can have “new life with Christ” (Colossians 3:1, NLT). A brood of chickens, ducks, or other poultry can provide enough eggs to feed a family, with some left over to sell. For only $25, we can provide a starter brood of 24 chicks.
Prevent Malaria
Over a million people die from this mosquito-borne illness each year, most of them children and pregnant women. For just $10, Samaritan’s Purse can provide a sleeping net treated with a natural insecticide to kill mosquitoes. We also equip local Christians to train remote communities in ways to prevent the disease.
Feed a Hungry Baby for a Week
A happy baby snuggles in his mother’s lap as she spoon-feeds him nutritious porridge. When she brought her son to our feeding center two weeks before, he was too weak to do more than cry. He is one of the fortunate ones. Malnutrition claims millions of young lives each year and leaves many others with physical and mental disabilities. Your gift of just $9 can help Samaritan’s Purse feed a young child or a nursing mother for a week. These life-saving projects present a powerful witness for our compassionate Savior. “For He will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help” (Psalm 72:12, NIV).
Life-Saving Food
Just $35 can mean the difference between life and death for a family threatened by starvation. That’s the average cost of transporting and distributing a month’s worth of food in an area devastated by war, famine, or disaster. Each year, Samaritan’s Purse delivers tons of grain, cooking oil, and other staples to hundreds of thousands of desperate people all over the world. As their hunger is satisfied, their grateful hearts are open to hear about the gracious Lord who “fills the hungry with good things” (Psalm 107:9, NIV).
The Hope Beco fabric has cheerful flowers, small houses, and birds on a cream background. I think this is symbolic of the hope that many people have when their homes are small and their possessions are few. And also the hope that is given when they are gifted with a group of chickens to raise for food and extra income.
The Sam Beco is bright and colorful as well, symbolic of the happiness and cheer brought through the Samaritans Purse organization.
Both are on black straps.
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