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Looking Back
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Through this newsletter we want to look back on an eventful and difficult year, but also a year in which many beautiful things have happened. How difficult it is sometimes to look at the beautiful things in a time when so much is being taken away from us. Yet we have made the choice, together with our projects, not to look at what is no longer possible, but to look at what is still possible! Again it has become clear that nothing is impossible with God.
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For example, thanks to your help, we were able to help our projects during Covid-19, think of the many extra food packages that have been distributed. But also the many thousands of hygiene packages that could be distributed to the poorest in India, for example. Many of our projects suddenly had to start teaching at home, we were able to donate many extra materials such as notebooks and other things.
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The projects have certainly not been given up but have started to think in terms of possibilities, such as in South Africa with our Tshega project. The whole situation with Corona has made them decide to become completely self-sufficient. At the moment they have a gigantic harvest of fruit and vegetables, sufficient for their own use but also for sale. Thanks to your donation, this has also been made possible!
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The lockdown also had major consequences in Thailand, but the girls in the children's home put their shoulders to the wheel and made the best of it. Here is a video of their activities during this lockdown.
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Last year it was not possible to travel to our projects, and we also started looking at what was still possible. This resulted in Held @ Home, in which we have been looking for our fellow human beings who have a little more difficulty or are lonely. We have already visited a nursing home a number of times where we were able to encourage people and bring some joy. We will certainly continue with this in the new year!
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Held@Home at nursing home.
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Tuesday December 8 was the day. Held@Home in action at the nursing home in Grootebroek N-H. The first appointment in a series of three. Decorating Christmas trees in the entrance and central hall of the home was our mission.... read more
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We have also worked hard on our new website! Here you can read all reports from Held @ Home. There is also a lot of information about our projects and we have a beautiful webshop with beautiful and encouraging articles. You can also give our projects a gift such as a goat or a chicken. (At this moment only dutch, you can pay by paypal). Feel free to take a look at www.projectheld.nl.
We are very grateful for your trust and support, together we have been able to move mountains! You are a big blessing for your sponsorchild and our projects, thank you!
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The eggs from the hens are used for both food and sale. Families can also breed and sell chicks to earn some money. The geese are good for their own meat as well as for sale. Together we build the livelihood for these children.
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Your donation contributes to the purchase of chickens for Project Hope4hope in Kenya
€ 9.00
Buy now
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A goat is important to a family or a project in several ways. A goat produces milk and gives meat. In addition, the children learn to care for these animals in a natural way. The children see how they can make money by breeding and keeping goats.
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We look back on 2020 with mixed feelings. Grateful for all that has been able to come about. Moved for what everyone who is directly or indirectly involved with Project Held has had to overcome and endure.
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On behalf of the Project Held team and all the children, we wish you a blessed Christmas and a hopeful 2021. Despite the new lockdown, we hope that you can make something beautiful and warm with the limitations. Take care of yourself and those around you.
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