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Dec 25
Here’s a very special Merry Christmas from The Sound of Hope, and our sweet kids in India, Thailand, Burma, and Swaziland! Thank you for giving these children HOPE at Christmas, and all the year through! Merry Christmas from The Sound of Hope on Vimeo. Read more...
Dec 23
A few weeks ago the Anchor Center Christmas Party happened in Nsoko, and thanks to your generous donations our sweet Swazi kids had a WONDERFUL day! It started out with them all singing and dancing together (a beautiful sight and sound!) Then they listened to the Christmas story, and watched a little skit put on […] Read more...
Oct 12
The vast majority of the precious children in Swaziland will not celebrate Christmas this year. 95% of them will not get a gift at all, or even eat a special meal on Christmas Day. When I think of how lavish our Christmas celebrations are in America, I’m appalled at the difference. Most families spend hundreds (or […] Read more...
Apr 18
For those of you who don’t know, we made it back from Africa a little over a week ago. We’re still working on some great video updates for you, but I thought I’d take a few minutes just to do a quick photo recap (for any of you who aren’t on facebook or twitter). Here […] Read more...
Apr 03
Our last day at the carepoint in Nsoko, we decided to bring some apples for the kids who came to eat. I approached some older kids to ask if they would help me “round up” the little ones (as I assumed it would take some time to get them all in a line at the […] Read more...
We’re at our carepoint in Swaziland right now, and our partners just shared their most pressing need with us. They have run out of storage space in the buildings here, and are looking for a 40 foot metal storage container (the kind you would see on the back of an 18 wheeler). The picture below […] Read more...
Mar 20
Those of you who follow The Sound of Hope may have heard about this project we started a few weeks ago. We’ve been asking for donated books and funds to start a Children’s Library in each of our homes in India and Thailand, as well as our carepoint here in Swaziland! Books are so expensive […] Read more...
After 3 long days of travel time, we’ve finally arrived in the beautiful Kingdom of Swaziland! Check out our first video update here… Welcome to Swaziland from The Sound of Hope on Vimeo. As long as the internet cooperates, we’ll be sharing more videos and pictures in the next few weeks. So be sure to […] Read more...
Feb 22
We are thrilled to announce our newest project for our Children’s Homes in Swaziland, Thailand, and India. We have decided to create a Children’s Library in each home we are partnered with, and we want YOU to be a part of it! It all started last Fall, when we took a Storybook to each of […] Read more...
It's been a few weeks since our last post, and we have been busy closing our books on 2011 and looking ahead to 2012 - a year that is sure to be full of HOPE and OPPORTUNITY for our sweet kids around the world. Before we completely move ahead though, I wanted to update you all on some of the projects you made possible through your generosity last year.
We'll start with Christmas in Swaziland! In late October, we shared the sad fact that most of the children in Swaziland do not have the opportunity to celebrate Christmas. Swaziland is one of the most impoverished countries in the world, and it has been ravaged by AIDS. Over 10% of the population is orphans, and even those with family usually do not have money for Christmas presents or even a special meal on Christmas Day. The children we serve lead difficult lives, and we knew they deserved a day to celebrate!
Lucky for them, you agreed! The donations began pouring in and within a few days we had almost DOUBLED the goal amount we'd set for the Anchor Center Christmas Party! Thanks to many of you, the $1,294 given provided a very special event for some very deserving kids!
Two of our partners - Jen & Eric, sent us a description of the day. You will be amazed when you read how much your money provided!
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