Here We Go Again...!!

Last year over Spring Break, I went on a mission trip that has changed my way of thinking and acting forever. Working on painting parts of the building, giving a school running water, feeding the kids, and getting to play with them. Handing out dolls that I know each person helped with a piece of what I was getting to experience. Seeing the smiles and joy that the dolls brought them was amazing. All of this is what I got to take part in and much more. Join me on my adventure to go again to Guatemala.

This year, I have the opportunity to go again with my church to Guatemala City, Guatemala. We are going to be working with Hope for Guatemala (Esperanza para Guatemala) which is located in Zone 18. In a world where approximately 40% of people must survive on less than $2 a day, I want to make a change, bring hope, and be the light to those who need it most. And you can help me. By sponsoring me on my trip WE can make a difference. Here are some examples of how your money can be used:

$35 will pay for the uniform for one child to go to public school
$50 will pay for a child's school books for one year
$75 will pay for a child's school books AND school supplies for one year
$100 will pay for the ministry's medical clinic for one month

I need your help in raising $1,500 for this trip AND GUESS WHAT a minimum of 50% of your donations will be going to the ministry to help them in any way possible.

You can help by mailing a check paid to Stonecreek Church leaving the memo blank for a tax-deductible donation. If you are interested in helping please contact me for more information.

More posts soon on what is to come.
Kristen

Coming Closer

I haven't said much on here in a long time. BUT since I have been "missing" we have found out that the 115 dolls that we needed was from ages 3-20!!
So with that said we are not making that many we are making 70 dolls for girls ages 3-12. Which honestly was an answer to prayer for me, now we only need 4 dolls to be sewn! And then the only things left to do are to decorate them (hair, faces, dresses, hair clips. etc.).
So this Friday from 5-9 pm, I am having a doll party for anyone and everyone that will help me in the final stretch to finishing them. (I will put pictures up from the party) I am hoping that everyone is having a great week. Updates soon

Kiki :)

Struggles

Okay guys so I knew that when I had this idea it was not going to be something easy or some walk in the park, trust me I knew that much. But this past week or two has been such a struggle for one girl to make 115 dolls. (who does school, dance, church, etc.) and my nanna (who has a job as a nanny). It is a lot of work and a lot of pressure on us... ... ...
but I came to my breaking point last week and I just sat and cried and cried thinking how am I supposed to finish 90 more dolls in 1 month?! How could this ever be possible with everything else that I already have on my plate?? I just can not bear the thought of only half the girls getting a doll. What about the others!? They need a doll too!

Mom then started sending out the distress letters (haha) asking for anyone that knew how to sew to please contact us and we will get patterns and fabric to them. Well, we have had one or two people contact us. And we are still praying for more people that are willing to give up there time to just make 5, 10, 15 dolls to help me on my trip.

I will get back to you all on how that goes.
Kris10

How the Name Kiki Came about

This is Charis she goes to our church and our moms work together there. She was adopted from China and got here June 24th and she has just always called me Kiki. My friends before had called me that sometimes but it never stuck. Charis calls me "her Kiki" and my parents were trying to help me come up with a name for the dolls. And "Kiki Dolls" just seemed to be perfect

here is her amazing mama Christy! Signing the doll that Charis picked out.
And here is me with Charis and the doll she sponsored!

More Dollies!

Here are some more pictures of the dolls that the most amazing people have sponsored the past few weeks!!

Making dolls

(Top) The doll that a family friend sponsored!


(Bottom) My friend Lauren came over and made a few dolls with us. Here is the doll that she sponsored!


These are just a few pictures. I will try to get some more up soon.
18 dolls sponsored 82 to go!

Let me know if you would like to be apart of bringing joy to the little girls in Guatemala!

Thanks guys,
Kristen

How It All Started

It all started when I decided to go on a mission trip to Guatemala with my church. Well, to travel with the team, each person will need $1,500... so I needed to come up with some sort of idea to raise the money.

I just got a sewing machine for Christmas and my grandma (Nanna) has been teaching me how to sew. I was looking at different websites that had to do with sewing and I came along this blog of a woman that was making dolls to take on mission trips. So I took that idea and made it my own.

I found out how many girls are in the program (approximately 100) and started making "The Kiki doll" (kiki is my nickname that little kids like to call me).

Here is how the process has developed:

1. I make the dolls and give them hair, a face and a cute dress.
2. Anyone can sponsor the doll for $25 or more.
3. The sponsor can choose to write a message on their doll and give her a name.
4. If the sponsor is local to GA, I would like to take a photo of the doll and the sponsor.
5. Once I get to Guatemala, I plan to take a photograph with the girls and their dolls and send the picture back to the sponsor as a prayer card.

My goal is to have a doll sponsored for every little girl in the "Hope for Guatemala" program.

Please consider sponsoring your personal Kiki doll over the next few weeks.

I am looking forward to seeing every little girl receive their doll from you and to know that we, together, have shared in God's love to them!!!

Pray for my trip, we will be leaving in April 2010.
May we each be changed by it!

Kristen