Internet seems to be fast today, so I'm just going to try to upload a bunch of photos.
Here's Nelta cutting fabric for bags. The ladies are working hard right now, trying to meet our goal of selling 3000 bags before Christmas!
We've started making these patch-work coin purses (or make-up bags, or pencil case...) to make use of fabric scraps. Everyone needs a few of these! :)
A new product hopefully coming soon are quilted table runners, mats, etc. The women in Nsoko will be producing these, among other things. Getting things up and running there has been slower than we'd hoped due to a delay in our sewing machine order. But, sewing machines have arrive and the women are learning to sew!
Teams over the last few months bought lots of bags and also have helped to spread the word about Timbali Crafts when they return home. These guys bought a lot! Thanks!
I blogged before about the camp for high-school girls that took place in August. Here's a pic of one of the small groups. When asked what they loved most about the camp, almost all the girls said, "small groups!"
I was the grocery shopper for the 200 people at the camp. Here are a couple people from team with our big pile of produce from the market. Swazi high school girls eat a lot!
AIM helps to supply food to about 14 care points in Swaziland, feeding hundreds of kids. My garage is the storage space for boxes of fortified rice that gets distributed as needed. Here are some of the AIM guys unloading a shipment. The food comes from "Feed My Starving Children" based in Minneapolis. When I lived there my youth group kids used to volunteer to pack boxes w/ food. It's cool that 15 yrs later I get to see who receives them!
Ellie continues to be really cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's Ellie w/ some bananas from our neighbors tree. She was so excited to wake up each day and see that more had turned yellow and were ready to eat!
Can't believe I was able to get that many photos posted in less than 1 hour! It's an Africa internet miracle!
I'm out of time for today, but hopefully a blog w/ some more text will follow soon!
