The duffle bag of the 83 dresses that Karen made was delivered to Johannesburg Airport, (thank you Jensen and Mtende!) then turned over to a courier where the duffle languished for a couple weeks before arriving at Holger and Maria's. To watch the first blog post telling the outbound story, CLICK THIS LINK. Here's a video of the event with words from Maria below:
Dresses Across Oceans: A Love that Travelled Across the Globe
We would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Karen and Keith Dodson from North Carolina, USA for handmaking us 83 beautiful, bright and brilliant dresses for our Kranshoek girls.
We can feel the love from 13127 km away. These dresses have journeyed across the continents to bring so much joy to our girls. Shipped from the USA to South Africa, then catching a ride with a wonderful couple from our Capital to Plettenberg Bay, these dresses have had their own story to tell.
To celebrate this wonderful surprise with our kids, we had an impromptu fashion show, photoshoot and celebration at our last Saturday Soup Kitchen.
We are so grateful to families like the Dodsons who share their love with communities like ours. You guys help the world go round!
It takes a whole village to raise a child. And a whole community of people who care deeply. And right now, it’s the children of the world who need the most love, a reminder that we see them and we are honored they will be the next generation.
Maria
Thank YOU for being part of this outreach through your gifts and prayers!
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