We have new students in Myanmar now.

Myanmar is our focus this month.

We have two new programs in Myanmar's Chin State. Both contacts came from university students we know in KY. Mindat is one area where Khinphong Village schools are entering our program. David Moe and his wife Prissila are our volunteers there with the help of David's father, Tun Thang, who is a retired village teacher.

These two places are so remote that they don't have electricity and it takes three days to get to the nearest city walking. It is a day's drive on a motorcycle except in the rainy season when it is impossible to get there easily.

Another program is in the Maraland area where we are helping two villages, New Taubu and Old Taubu. Bie Paw is our volunteer there. He is passionate about helping his home area. Bie Paw came to the USA as a refugee five years ago and began to learn English. He had promised his village to send money for school supplies but had been unable to afford to send any money since he is a student. We invited him to set up a sponsorship program for the two Taubu villages with Blessing Hands. .

New Taubu Village only has a few families and the school is in the teacher's home. The villagers use slash and burn agriculture where land belongs to everyone. There are no jobs in the village except planting and hunting. You can see some of the school supplies at the dedication ceremony held in the teacher's home/school in the picture below.

Old Taubu Village has 91 students, who we are giving school supplies at $15 each. If you want to give for this project, message us. They have a larger school that needs a lot of items also.

They got a satellite dish on this motorcycle. Lots of school supplies also made the trip. Chairs and tables for the school, a generator and flat screen TV all came by motorcycle.

Bie Paw said that it cost $430 to hire a motorcycles to deliver school supplies to his area. He also said that it only cost about $460 to buy a good motorcycle in Myanmar. Our board decided that buying the two areas dedicated motorcycles would save money. We already have the donation of one motorcycle and want to match that money to provide two more for the other villages. Will you contribute toward a motorcycle for these villages? Donate toward a $460 motorcycle here. You can also send a check to Blessing Hands, 106 Timber Lane, Morehead, KY 40351. Contact us for more information.

Kipi Pawngia needs a sponsor. she is in the 5th grade at New Taubu school. There are nine students needing. support shown at this link. It only cost $50 a year. They are all primary students. You can change the life of Na Za Ri by giving him an education. He is also at New Taubu Village. Give at this link or send us a $50 check to Blessing Hands, 106 Timber Lane, Morehead, KY 40351.

Visit Myanmar David Moe wants people to come to his village with him after March 14th in 2020. He will visit his family and introduce people to the needs in his home village. Maybe you can go by motorcycle instead of walking three days. If you are a hardy soul with talents to share, consider going with him to Myanmar. It would be a trip back in time to a culture that lives off the land and does not have a monetary outlook. If you are interested in visiting a vastly different culture with a translator who grew up there. A picture of his village is below. You will need to contact David Moe for more information about how much it would cost and what activities you should expect. Bie Paw will be glad to also take a group to his village after he graduates in May of 2022.

You could even meet your sponsored child in the villages. Below are older children from David Moe's village. Their expenses are more.

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You can give a gift of education in honor of a special someone at Christmas. Give one of our Blessing Hands gift cards. A picture of the child sponsored will be in the card. Contact us for more information

Lots of small playground items were recently given to three primary schools in Longfu Township in Guangxi Province, China by Blessing Hands. We collect money for this project from cash jars placed in Chinese Restaurants near Morehead. Drop in your change when you visit them.

Give to our students here.