GlobalFingerprints Red Backpack Project

The GlobalFingerprints projects consist of two things.  The first being making and distributing red backpacks filled with basic school supplies to thousands of children overseas.  The backpacks are simple to make with a very basic pattern.  Challenge attendees were given the opportunity to participate in making 5,000 backpacks this week. 

On Tuesday, 600 backpacks were completed.  If you do the math, at that rate, only half of the backpacks would get done.  Kids and adults stepped it up, the sewing room even opened an extra couple of hours at night (9-11pm), we forged ahead, and the goal was met.  On Friday night, backpack #5,000 was shown to us.  What an awesome feeling to know that we are a part of that.

(Kayla stops to look at the prayer wall.  Each red piece represents a prayer that a participant wrote for the children that are a part of GlobalFingerprints.)

The second part of GlobalFingerprints is adopting a child to support for $25 a month.  74 children were adopted!  Our mission team had adopted a 4 year old with funds that were raised for ministry expenses.  See one of my previous posts to see him.

This little boy, Sukana Simeona, is 4 years old.  I adopted him for Kavin who is 4 years old.  I thought that it would be wonderful for Kavin to have a child his age to see and learn about in another country.  Many times, we take for granted the luxuries and lifestyle that we live.  The little things that we have, most of these children don't ever hope to have.  By adopting this child, I hope that we're able to not only help another child in another country, but we'd be able to appreciate everything that we have.  If you are interested in adopting your own child, call the toll-free number in the picture.