Friends,

Can you believe these pictures? What an awesome sight!

Thank you to everyone who sent funds for blankets for the children in Zimbabwe. We were able to get warm, high quality, colorful blankets to well over 2,000 children! What a blessing you have been to these children and their families.

As we were distributing the last of the blankets to the 2,100 toddlers registered at the camp’s Day Care Center, over 500 desperate moms crowded the gate to get a blanket for their babies! These babies were not registered at the Day Care because they are under the age of two. We instructed our team to find a way to get them registered and to purchase the necessary blankets.

We have purchased another 1,000 blankets and distribution begins tomorrow to the 650 babies at Hopley Farm.

We will also distribute 180 to another orphanage and 40 to a group of disabled orphans that the team has discovered in Harare area. I am confident that we will find a place of need for the remaining blankets this week!

The blankets are $7 each and if you can help us to pay for these it would be an incredible blessing!

Words cannot express what these warm blankets are doing to change lives and give hope to these children!

Thank you for “caring for the poor, the widows and the orphans in their time of distress” and helping us to help people!

Blessings,

Bruce and Camella

New Name Mission Society     507 Ashburne Glen Cr.         Ovilla TX 75154

Dear Friends and Family,

I have just returned home from a most incredible trip to Zimbabwe.

I want to thank you for your gifts of finances and compassion for the people of that devastated country. It is impossible for me to describe to you the conditions that the majority of the people live in daily. The government continues to terrorize, torture and displace thousands of people whose only crime was they didn’t vote for the man who is leading the crimes against them. Unbelievable to most of us Americans, but very real!

In response to this, we were able to bless hundreds of the most vulnerable people, the orphans and the poor. We could never have been a blessing to so many without your help!

We were able to purchase nearly 2400 blankets and over 3 tons of maze (ground corn) for orphans in 8 different orphanages and various communities. We also purchased some basic medicines from South Africa to stock in the orphanages as there were virtually no medical supplies in Zimbabwe.

Another exciting project we were able to assist with financially was to help fund around 200 hernia surgeries for children at the Harare Hospital over the past two weeks. These precious little children came from all over the country for what in most cases is a life saving procedure. I had the opportunity to visit with many of them and their Moms in the hospital as they waited their turn for this life changing event. There was a real mixture of anticipation and anxiety but as we hugged and prayed together there came a real peace that brought everyone strength.

We have been able to establish a network of people on the ground in Zimbabwe who will be our eyes and ears to continue to help us locate and assist those who need help. They will also be our hands to see that compassionate help is delivered to these children in a consistent and timely manner.

This team went to work immediately when we committed to purchase 2100 blankets for a group of children living in a “resettlement community” (more like a concentration camp). They helped to locate the blankets, a miracle in of itself in Zimbabwe, and began the distribution while I was on my way back to the States. Pictures of this distribution will be posted soon!

Thank you again for your response to help with this urgent need. You played a significant role in putting a lot of smiles on faces and warm blankets on babies as well as food in bellies.

I am asking that you continue to partner with us and help us to care for the poor, the widows and the orphans.

Together we can make a huge difference in the lives of many and the future of a nation.

Be blessed.

Bruce

Say it! Say it! Shhhh! One of the many VBS sayings that 21 women will always remember! It reminds me of what Jesus says – tell the whole world about Him and take time out to be quiet and listen to His voice. Is a Girlfriends’ missions trip a good idea? YES….so, get out there and “Say it, Say it, Shhh!”

Amy Johnson

This mission was just so amazing! Approximately 23 boys and girls accepted Christ. That was such an awesome day. It was so wonderful to see the children so open to worship and prayer. Our numbers started at around 16 kids and our final numbers were 75! We all had so much fun and blessing – the children, people we have met, and each other.

Nancy Molina

Through the laughter, the tears, the hard work, the sweat; through the fun times with these amazing women and the hard times – this week while serving and touching the lives of the Belizian people, God greatly deepened my passion for mission work and overwhelmed me with the desire to win souls for Christ.

Valorie Robbins

If I had to summarize this trip in just a few sentences, I would have to say: 

* Our organizers, Camella & Jessamy, did an amazing job.

* The work was exhausting, the rewards are eternal.

* Lastly, the impact this experience has had on my life is more than words can express. For me, I feel we were able to impact the community of San Mateo and not just those associated with the Holy Cross Anglican School. I have met phenomenal people that have poured into my life this week – from the sweet children at the school to the other volunteers to the amazing women that took this journey with me. My desire is that I have made at least a fraction of the impact in their lives that they have made in mine.

Tracy Rennie

This week was all about G.P.S. (Growing, Praising, and Sharing). It was as if God was our source that navigated our every move. We came with a plan, but came across a couple of roadblocks. But, God was there to lead us to our destination.

Shondrah Dillworth

I am overwhelmed at seeing the blossoming and blooming of this amazing missions trip. It has been such a miraculous process from the readying of the soil, the planting of the seeds, the watering, the sowing and the growing. The harvests will continue to reap strong for generations to come not only in the little community of San Mateo and the country of Belize but also in the changed hearts of the 21 Girlfriends of Trinity Church.

Valerie Young

The question was asked of me would I ever do this again even though it was a difficult week? Being with these twenty amazing women was such a rich experience. We ministered, worked, WALKED, swam with sharks, and laughed together. I was so proud of the way they represented the Girlfriends of Trinity Church and most of all represented the character of Christ. They “ALL” walked in His love and gave grace where needed. Becky, this may have been the “Best Girlfriends Ever!” Wish you were here!

Vickie Flowers