What is Blessing Hands doing in Myanmar?

 

Blessing Hands helps those that help themselves and others. Rain or Shine Items purchased for the Myanmar villages are on their way. Di Di traveled through rain and muddy trails to get computers, printers, and other needed supplies to the villages. Here they are delivering wood for the schools to make their own desks. They traveled for a day by motorecycles to get the supplies back to their New Taubu Village. Thank you for all your donations and letters of encouragement regarding the Myanmar Projects. The villages say Blessing Hands work in Myanmar has given the poor rural villages hope for their kids education and future. We are thankful for all of you and your support for needs in Myanmar. You can donate to our Myanmar Projects here. Read More on Blessing Hands on Facebook. Sponsorship Opportunities in Myanmar We would love the opportunity to talk with you more about a student you would like to sponsor this year in the Chin State of Myanmar. Myanmar Student Sponsorships 11 Primary students in New Taubu Village: $50 each for a year 4 Middle School students in Khinpong Village: $150 a year 1 High school student in Khinphong Village: $175 for a year Blessing Hands provides sponsors with the child's information, a photo, and brief description regarding the student's family. Sponsor a student Kee is 15 in the 2020-2021 school year. She is in 8th grade. She is the daughter of poor farmers and a very good student. Her support is $150 a year. Message us if you want to sponsor her or another middle school student in Klinphong Village. Thang is 15 and in the 7th grade in the 2020-2021 school year. His parents are farmers. He likes school and is a good student. His support is $150 a year. Ling is our one primary student in the 3rd grade in Klinphong Village. She is 9 years old in 2020-2021. Her father died. She is a good student. Her sponsorship is only $50 a year. Keep updated on our projects by going to our Website or Facebook page.  Satu Village Water Project In the present situation Satu Village is using a water source that is 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) from their village, but it often becomes dry, especially in summer. Then the women have to walk to reach another spring. Now the water source which they are requesting from Blessing Hands Charity is around 3.6 miles (6 kilometers) from their village. This blue pipe will be laid to the new spring. Will you help Satu Village secure safe, clean water for their community! Blessing Hands plans to work with them to install a water system that will bring clean water to their village center, but it will cost $3,597. Villagers know the problem of their water in the village. They cannot pay for the pipe by themselves, but they are able to give their effort and work together to dig a ditch for the pipe, lay the pipe, and cover it. COVID-19 is making it more difficult for commerce and travel right now. The schools are also closed. Satu is arrranging to get pipe from a much larger town than their county seat, but truck travel is resistricted. Give for the Satu Village water project. Satu women carry water everyday to drink, wash, and cook. Imagine how much time they will save with running water piped to their village. That will be a real labor saving improvement. Blessing Hands will be featuring the needs of Myanmar schools as our fund raising challenge with the Goodgiving Challenge in December 2020. The Challenge will be in cooperation with the Blue Grass Community Foundation. It takes place the first week of December. You can see one of our campaigns at this link.

New Van, New Projects, and New Website

 

10 New Schools to connect in 2020-2021

Myanmar is a new frontier for Blessing Hands! You all met Di Di, our new administrator in Myanmar, in a previous newsletter. Di Di will oversee our new projects in Myanmar. Our goal this year is to connect with 10 new villages and begin to identify the greatest needs for children to thrive in their education. Blessing Hands board and staff are excited to begin these relationships, and we are confident you will be excited right along with us.

Du An Special Education School Needs a New Van Du An Special Education School's teachers are making plans to visit students in their homes to make sure education continues in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Blessing Hands will work towards purchasing the school a minivan in order for the teachers to easily visit students. These are homebound students. We would love for you to participate in our goal to fund this minivan as soon as possible for the school. The total cost for the minivan is: $16,964. There are many ways to donate: Checks can be written to Blessing Hands, 106 Timber Lane, Morehead, KY 40351 PayPal, Facebook, and Website Links, and even bank wires using WeChat in China can get money to our students. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding this project, and we look forward to celebrating with you once the van is purchased and delivered to Du An Special Education School.

Maiqi Designed a New Website! www.blessinghands.org Maggie Qin, our Blessing Hands Intern, was introduced in a previous newsletter. She has hit the ground running with our Blessing Hands social media accounts and Website needs. Maggie loves the work of Blessing Hands, and she is enjoying this opportunity to serve in this internship by using her gifts for technology and creativity. She has started an Instagram account. Please follow us at this link. Please join us as we thank Maggie for her hard work in developing a new website by visiting it today. Go to www.blessinghands.org and check it out.

Sponsor a child in Myanmar Yan Myo said - My father passed away when I was a kid and my mother is getting old, and she cannot work well. I have financial needs for my education. I am so thankful for your support. May God bless you all! Yan lives in Klinphong Village near Mindat in Chin State in Myanmar. Blessing Hands is seeking a sponsor for him to give tuition and school supplies for his 6th-grade year. His support is $150 for his year's tuition and school supplies. You can give by our new Website, or send a check to Blessing Hands, 106 Timber Lane, Morehead, KY, 40351 Update: Yan has a sponsor now, but there are other Myanmar students needing sponsors.

Blessing Hands is Thankful for each and every one of you who we call our Blessing Hands Family. Thank you for all your thoughtfulness in giving and always being a voice of encouragement for our students and program leaders.  It's said to take a village to raise a child. We are thankful you are a part of our village and together we help Blessing Hands students reach their goals and dream. Blessings to each of you, The Blessing Hands Board and Staff

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What Does it Mean to Be a Sponsor? You Can Make a Difference!

‌	1 Student of Greatest Need Identified 2 Sponsor connected with a Student 3 Student and Sponsor Communicate: Photos Thank you letters Student Updates This boy named Ban is at Du An Special Education School. You can sponsor him for only $27 a month.

Would you like to Sponsor a Blessing Hands Student during the 2020-2021 school year? Students receive 100% of your donation for school needs. Learn more at: www.blessing-hands.org

Do you Remember Huang, a little girl born deaf? Last year she received an update to her cochlear implant and is now in a language school in Nanning learning to speak. You might recognize her photo from our Blessing Hands website. She was so adorable with little pigtails that she became a Blessing Hands Poster Child. Her sponsor walked alongside Huang and witnessed her succeed in education over the years. Sponsors keep in contact with Blessing Hands students and some sponsors even travel to visit their students to meet them face to face. Here are two current photos of Huang to show her growth and her love for art. We hope you enjoy this little update about Huang. There are other deaf students at Du An Special Education School who do not have sponsors. You can sponsor one for only $321 a year or $27 a month. It is a pleasure to give to those who cannot give back to you. We are also raising money for an official car for the school to allow their teachers to visit home-bound students. There will be more about that in another newsletter.

Sponsors are our Students Heroes! Join our Blessing Hands Family today and change the life of a student through something as simple as education.

A Recent Thank You Letter to a Sponsor Thank you very much for your support. With your help, I can pursue my dream of learning in high school. You helped us out of this mess. It warms all of us. I would like to share with you my study this semester. My academic performance in our school is not particularly outstanding, but my grades are improving little by little. I will study hard and repay you with my achievements. i will use knowledge to change the path of my future life. Thank you for giving me the chance to realize my university dream. I will pass on the baton of love in the future. I will help those in need and let them see the light in the darkness. Let the poor children go out of the mountain villages. Keep passing on your love. Just like the blessing hands video. Thank you very much indeed. Wu Longjian 吴隆建 Lingchuan Middle School, Guilin City, Guangxi.广西桂林市灵中中学

Help us Welcome our new Intern Maggie Qin! Maggie Qin is a 17-year-old high school senior at the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics. She currently serves as President of the Rotary Interact Club, a club she helped to establish at her school to serve the community through hands-on service projects. Maggie is on the Senior Leadership Team at her school and is currently conducting plant biology research through Morehead State University. She is also a member of the speech and debate, track and field, soccer, and academic teams. In her free time, Maggie enjoys spending time with her friends, playing the piano, painting, and walking her two dogs. Upon graduation, she plans to attend college and pursue a career in business or psychology. Since she was born in China, Maggie is beyond excited for the opportunity to be an intern at Blessing Hands. She hopes to use her social media, marketing, and bilingual skills to foster international friendships, improve access to education, and ultimately, change lives.

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