We fear that with the cold temperatures
up in the mountains that some many die.

   It got so cold, it actually snowed, which isn't a good thing. We're talking about poor villagers, with dirt floors and poor nutrition that already spend most of the day scrounging kindling to cook their food. They don't have money to buy extra clothes and blankets - or extra time to collect more firewood. To matters worse, there's already enough sickness going around, regardless of the cold.

    We're already taking precaution by stocking up on the medicines needed for sicknesses like Pneumonia, which is a major killer for the clinic villages. Pneumonia has killed several babies at the clinic this year.

   It's obvious preventative measures are best, in which we hope the blanket project will go well this year. Our goal is 1,000 blankets, the ones we get cost $5.25 a piece. We're channeling donations to Hands of Hope for blankets this season, as they are most needed. To donate to the 2006 Blanket Project, go here.

Thank you for your concern and support!