We have now been asked for 2,000 more blankets for children in the community of Machipisa in the same situation – cold and with no cover.

How can we not do this?

God has shown us the children in need and given us the source for the blankets to meet the need and He is our provider! All we must do is have faith in Him, and do “what” He says to do, obey. His job is the “how” – getting the blankets funded. And, He is faithful!

I still remember the day at Hopley Farm three years ago asking God why He kept showing me more and more children in need and His reply was, “Because I want you to do something about it!” All I know to do is to continue to help cover up these children with a blanket of His love and keep trusting Him to meet the need.

So, YES! We can do this with God on our side!

Cover up the children in Machipisa!!

Bruce & Camella Binkley

$5 BUYS A BLANKET!

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NNMSII     507 Ashburne Glen Cr.     Ovilla TX 75154

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As temperatures fall to some of the coldest in recent years in Zimbabwe, we are very busy “covering up” the children with a blanket of God’s love!

Thank you for the help you have given us in the past few months to make it possible to distribute over 5,000 blankets to very needy, and extremely thankful, children all across Zimbabwe.

Two weeks ago in Kadoma our friends  “covered up ” 500 children who had been identified with the help of the local schools. As one child received the blanket she said, “For the first time I will be warm!”

Thank you for providing warmth for this little one and for many more in the same situation!

Today I am asking you to help us as much as you possibly can to continue to “cover up” these precious children with a $5 blanket that will change their life!

On Saturday August 7, 2010 we will distribute another 2,500 blankets to needy and cold children at Hopley Farm, the resettlement community just outside Harare, the capitol of Zimbabwe. You may remember Hopley Farm because of the event that occurred there several years ago – over 40,000 people were “resettled” on an abandoned farm after their homes were destroyed by the government in a “clean-up” campaign!

Hopley Farm is also the place where we have distributed hundreds of pairs of shoes in the past, but more recently thousands of blankets. It is actually the place where we got started with “Operation Cover Up” two years ago when we distributed 2, 000 blankets to the toddlers and infants of the camp.

This distribution on August 7th will be part of an event called Champions for Christ with Dr. Andrew Reid. Over 5,000 HIV infected children will gather at Hopley Farm for a day long Champions Camp where they will be fed, loved and encouraged.

We have made the commitment to Dr. Reid that we will provide blankets for those who need them at this and other Champions Camps.

At the Champions Camp we will “cover up” another 2,500 children with a blanket!! The blankets will be given to these children as a tangible sign that God loves them and has them covered with His love. The blankets are saving lives of children and giving them a hope for the future.

Now we need to pay for these blankets and others that we have given to “cover up” children that are keeping them “warm for the first time”! We continue to give the blankets away for we must be obedient to do what God put in our hearts. When He showed us the need, He impressed upon us to “do something about it!” We need your help to meet the need.

A warm blanket for only $5! A blanket that will change and save a precious life and give a child a hope for the future is to us a tremendous bargain. Please help us help these children with as generous a gift as you can at this time. But also remember that ANY gift will help cover a child.

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement to keep “covering up” His children! You can be part of a child saying, “For the First Time, I will be Warm!”

May God richly bless you as you bless others.

Bruce and Camella

P.S.  Please consider providing monthly financial support to ”Operation Cover Up.”

You may give give by clicking the “donate” button. Contributions may also be sent to:
NNMSII     507 Ashburne Glen Cr.     Ovilla TX 75154

Hard work is the routine for the entire Team whether leading VBS, painting a room, or helping to prepare meals. The payoff:

• The sounds of children’s voices wafting through the mountains singing “Jesus Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”
• Two adults standing guard at the bedroom of 4 young girls in an effort to “surprise” those girls with a room makeover done in vibrant pink and a beautiful blue with their own personalized pillowcase.
• Sharing community in the kitchen and dining area with some amazing women, Kim who inspires us all (City of Refuge director) and Norma (our cook who is always ready with a smile and awesome food too).

Four days down: two days of dynamic, boot scooting VBS; 3 rooms completed and children squealing with excitement at their new bedding; teenage girls proudly showing off their pedicures; and, new friendships forged between Texas women and Jamaican children.

Yes…Jesus is the BEST thing that has ever happened to us!

VBS

Boys' Room Makeover

Girls' Room Makeover

Nursery Makeover

Jesus is the Best Thing!

14 Girlfriends departing D/FW

Diversity in talents, skills and giftings…Diversity in age, race and culture…Diversity in personality, habits and walks of life.

Isn’t this what makes a missions trip? Diversity in a group ascends upon another land and another culture to impact – and to be impacted!

The team – 14 Girlfriends from Trinity Church, Cedar Hill TX. City of Refuge Orphanage – our home for seven days. Our mission – a Holy Spirit led Vacation Bible School and a house makeover (paint, curtains, bedding, and bathroom accessories). The results – stay tuned to find out.

The View from the Dining Area

Our journey takes us to Hoi An orphanage. Once again, my senses are assaulted – the smells, the sights. And, I have the opportunity to ponder on another conflict of perspectives. We Americans, arriving at the orphanage, are “armed” with candy and small bottles of bubbles to give to the children. As I pass out my allotment of bubbles, I consider another conflict of perspective. When giving a bottle of bubbles to a child at home in America, in most cases I would be giving the child something to do, something to free up my time and fill up theirs. Here at Hoi An orphanage, I give bubbles to make a connection with a child – to open the door so I can become part of their world. Definitely a conflict of perspective.

At Hoi An, my eyes are riveted to a child in a swinging bassinet peering over the wooden sides. It is evident that a disability prohibits this child from participating in activities as some of the other children are.  As I move closer, what I see is a shock. From my perspective, this child  is a prisoner in her own body. Her limbs are deformed, her head the size of a small watermelon, she is covered in scabies, and wearing filthy clothes (including a handmade diaper). She is the victim of hydroencephalitis (water on the brain) – something easily corrected at birth in America. And then, something happened, she reached out her arms. I picked Hong up and we began a short journey to the courtyard.  Immediately, my perspective changed. Her face broke into a smile as she saw the sun and the other children playing. She began to laugh and move both her hands and feet with giddy excitement. No longer a prisoner in her own body, a simple action of picking up a 12 year old child and carrying her to the courtyard changed her perspective and mine. Today for me – this was a conflict of perspective.

But I wonder….will I experience in my lifetime another conflict of perspective? Will the perspective I have experienced of Vietnamese children suffering from disease and imprisoned in their own bodies one day be conflicted? That is my hope…that one day that perspective will be no more as I see children’s lives in Vietnam full of hopes, dreams and health! I long for that conflict in perspective.

Hong

Just one of thousands!

Thanks to everyone for the support that has been given to purchase blankets for the children of Zimbabwe and for the ongoing needs for the children in Vietnam who need life giving surgeries. Camella and I are truly blessed by your willingness to come alongside of us to help the children of these countries and give them a hope for the future.

Camella is leaving July 2 for Vietnam to work with Giving It Back To Kids through the many programs that we have supported for the past 8 years. She will not only check on recipients that NNMSII has sponsored in the past, but I’m confident she will find more children to help.

Four days after she returns from Vietnam she will lead a group of ladies to Jamaica to work with an orphanage in that troubled country. I’m again very confident she will discover many needs to help the children she will be meeting on this trip as well.

Today we received requests for several thousand more blankets to “cover up” the children of Zimbabwe who are infected with HIV. We have committed to purchase all of the blankets that our friend, Dr. Andrew Reid, has identified. We need to show these children that God loves them, knows their need and has a blanket of love to cover them. We have agreed to purchase a minimum of 1,000 blankets each month but that amount will not be nearly enough. The temperatures in Zimbabwe are now freezing at night and thousands of children have no blanket!!

Over the past 3 years you have helped us distribute over 10,000 blankets!! Thank you!!! But many more thousands are needed and we will not stop doing what we can to “cover up” every child that needs a blanket! Blankets are only $5 each! Just think what $10 could do – or $100 – or $1000!

The needs are huge but our God is bigger than we think!!

Please prayerfully consider helping us to continue funding these urgent needs that help give these precious children a hope for the future by showing them God’s love for them.

May God bless you as you bless others.

Sincerely,

Bruce and Camella

One little boy, named Noah, who had just celebrated his 4th birthday decided to get involved personally with Operation Cover-Up. He prayed about a blanket goal and then decided to earn money to purchase 10 blankets all on his own.

Making a poster for his goal of 10 blankets!

Noah decided a money making project would be to bake cookies and sell them. He even prepared a bag of cookies that he took to his neighbor’s home telling his Mom that he wanted to do it on his own! (probably an interesting sight to see Mom hiding in the bushes as Noah made the delivery).

Noah making the cookies!

Packaging the cookies.

Noah reached his goal of 10 blankets! Just imagine, 10 children in Zimbabwe now have a warm blanket to cover them up all because of one four year old little guy deciding to make a difference.

10 Packages of Cookies ready to delivery!

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Or, donations can be mailed to:

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

Pastor Wilson is a friend in Mutare, Zimbabwe that we have known for 10 years. He writes..

“Hi Pastor Bruce,

Am coming from a distribution and I felt I needed to communicate with you right away. I was requested by Mutare Girls High School Headmaster to consider some of the orphans from her school. I asked her to compile a list and she only considered forms 1 and 2 and from there she came up with 83 names. We only managed to give one blanket per child but I could see that there was a great need.

Talking to the Headmaster, I discovered that the school has over 200 orphans and most of them have challenges in school fees. From these children some are looking after their siblings. After school, they look for vegetables for a meal.

With this in mind Pastor Bruce, I wanted to thank you for your heart for the children. I was in tears as we were distributing the blankets.

God bless you.

Wilson Katumba”

Blanket Distribution in Ruwa

I am also in tears as I search for ways to provide more blankets. Pastor Wilson has distributed 1,000 blankets so far and has requested another 1,000. At this time I know of over 3,000 blankets that are needed and winter has not yet arrived.

We thank you for the help many of you have already given to cover up children who need warmth through Operation Cover Up. The need is great and we would greatly appreciate you continued help in passing this information on to others to assist with funds, or any gift that you could give for Operation Cover Up. Just $5 will buy a blanket – no gift is too small to help a child.

Blessings,

Bruce

Donations can be mailed to:

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

Or give online by clicking the “Donate” button