This is me and Diana about a year and a half ago. She is very dear to me. When children from her orphanage graduate they can go to a couple of trade schools. These schools are very dangerous and depression, drugs, drunkenness abound. Many girls drop out, go into crime and prostitution, commit suicide. BUT --> God has challenged us to buy a house for girls so that girls like Diana will be safe, discipled, and given a chance for a bright future. Will you help? -Anna

Esther's House Update

$8,000!!! This is our current total for the orphan 


house in the Ukraine.  As you know, we are trying 


to raise $30,000 by Christmas . We have over 380 


friends on facebook page , and 80 have already 


given $100.  We are asking each of you to please give a ONE-Time 


donation of $100 to provide a LIFETIME  of love for these children. Please 


give today.  Call 417-293-3238 or send your tax-deductible donation to:



Blanket Buddies

2620 Lee Anna Drive

West Plains, MO  65775

It's Right Around the Corner!

Christmas is fast approaching! Have you started your shopping yet?  If not, I want to tell you how your online purchases can help Blanket Buddies. Just go to www.iGive.com/BlanketBuddies and create an account.  You can be part of the first and largest online network of shoppers, stores and worthy causes dedicated to turning everyday online shopping into much needed donations. It's never been easier to support Blanket Buddies- just by shopping and searching online.

We are off and running!

So far we have had over $5000 donated toward the purchase of Esther's House!! God is so good!!

Leap of faith

Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when we made the announcement about Esther's House? Well, we have made arrangements to partner with Heart for Orphans and Agape in order to purchase this Transitional Living Center for the girls. The cost of this house is estimated to be $60,000. Heart for Orphans has pledged $30,000, and Blanket Buddies, with God's grace, has also pledged $30,000. This is a leap of faith for us, but we know that God will provide and that many girls will be blessed and come to know the Lord through the establishment of this house.

Would you please consider being a pledge partner with Blanket Buddies. We are asking 300 people to pledge $100 by December. Girls who leave the orphanage can go straight  into Esther's House where they will be mentored by a Christian houseparent. They will participate in Bible studies, local mission activities, and two of the girls, both former orphans, are now out on forgeign missions- sharing Christ with others just as we have with them. Praise God!!!

This is an incredible opportunity for you to make a real contribution. A one-time donation of $100 will make a life-time difference for these orphans and other lost souls. Contact us now @ (417) 293-3238, on Facebook or use the donate button here on the blog.

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We are excited to announce...

We have wonderful news about the Transitional Living Center for the girls, which will be called Esther's House. We are partnering with Heart for Orphans and Agape to make this safe house happen for girls leaving the orphanage and going to the trade schools. This house will be the new home for approximately 15 girls.  I will keep you all posted on the details. Please begin praying about God's blessings for this new adventure.

This picture is of one of the houses that is being considered.

Just a little update

Well, time for a little update. We are going to have our newsletter out within the next two weeks. We also are partnering to buy a small village house near one of the trade schools. This is different than Esther's House (you'll be hearing more about this coming soon!).  Agape is working on finding a house where an Agape team member can live and minister to the kids. There is no church in this village. Pray for a good deal and God's blessing on this house!

Praise the Lord!!

A donation has been received by Blanket Buddies to purchase a small village house close to one of the area trade schools. With a little repair work, we hope to have a Christian family live there to hold Bible studies and give the children the guidance they need.

We're making progress...

Many improvements have been made over the past 10 years since Blanket Buddies has began their work with the Ukrainian orphanages.

This is a picture of new carpeting that was recently installed in the baby orphanage. We have more pictures that we'll be posting soon showing you more of the progress that we are making.

Please be watching and praying as we have some big decisions to make and hopefully we can share those with you in the coming months.

Ukraine Update

Remember when we showed you this picture? This is of the old ratty mattress pads that were being used in the orphanage.




Well, on our recent trip to the Ukraine, we were able to purchase some much needed NEW ones.

This is a picture of one of those mattresses.  We purchased approximately 200 mattresses (so far) as well as new bedding for the orphanages!

I wanted to share with you...

Hey guys! I am so excited to be able to share these pictures with you! These are some of the items that were donated for our team to take to the Ukraine during our latest mission trip.

We had 65 diapers that were donated and distributed to the Ukraine Orphanage!

Some beautiful handmade quilts and blankets were also given!

As well as over 100+ Onsies!

A great big THANK YOU goes out to each and everyone of you that played a part in this! We couldn't do it without you!

God is so good

What a blessing God has given Blanket Buddies! Our Lebanon chapter raised 2,000 dollars at their garage sale for the upcoming mission to Ukraine!! God is soooo very good!!! Thanks and blessings to all who helped with the sale!!!

Updates

Our local Blanket Buddies chapter in Lebanon, MO will be having a yard sale May 6-7 at 619 East Elm Street. All proceeds will go to help purchase mattresses for the orphanage.

God is good!! The West Plains, MO chapter recently held a bake sale in front of
Wal-mart which was a big success! Over $700 was raised to help the orphans!

Thank you to each and every one that has helped in any way with these projects! I can't wait to get some pictures of the new mattresses to show y'all where your hard earned money is going :)

And the winner is

The winner of the $15 Walgreens giftcard is:  

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How would you like to help Blanket Buddies replace old, worn out mattresses (pads) at the orphanages AND  have a chance to win a $15 Walgreens gift card?

Well, all you have to do is enter! It's really easy!

Get one entry for following our blog and 5 entries for donating- ANY dollar amount!

Please comment for each of your entries and also include your email so that we will be able to contact you if you are chosen to be the lucky winner!  GOOD LUCK!!

Winner will be chosen April 25, 2011 at 9:00 am (CST).

The countdown has begun!!

We have entered the 8-week countdown until our biggest mission trip of the year! Our group will travel to Ukraine May 15 until May 31, delivering help, hope, and hugs to hundreds of orphans. We plan to deliver the good news of Christ's resurrection through a puppet ministry with our AGAPE partners. Please begin to pray for this wonderful mission opportunity. More information coming soon....

Before and After...

Our Blanket Buddies team just returned from a trip to drop off food and supplies for our friends at the Pillar of Hope Orphanage and one other. Because of the dangerous conditions in Mexico, the items were left at a drop spot in  Texas where the orphanage workers can come and get what they need, when they feel it is safe to cross.
Here's some pictures we wanted to share:

Here's our Uhaul- just waiting to be loaded with all the good stuff for the Orphans at the orphanages.

We're half way there!

Whoo Hoo! We're loaded and ready to roll!

A very special thank you to each and every person who prayed, helped collect food or donated to make this trip possible.



You can too!

Blanket Buddies is trying to make a difference in the lives of orphans throughout the world and you can too! Here's some of the many ways you can help:

1: Pray- we can never have too many prayers! Our team, the orphans and the orphanage workers all need them.

2:  Donate- any amount is greatly appreciated and 100% goes to the orphans/ orphanages that we work with.

3:  Download the iGive toolbar at www.iGive.com/BlanketBuddies. A percentage of your online purchases will then be given back to help Blanket Buddies.

4:  Grab our blog button! We'd love for you to add us to your blogs.

5: Offer to host a giveaway/ auction for Blanket Buddies.

If you have any questions or would like to be added to our mailing list, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to talk to you ! :)

Mexico Mission Trip

On January 12, 2011, the Mexican government unveiled a new data- base giving a total of  34,612 people killed over the past four years. The new list showed that 2010 was the bloodiest year so far, with 15,273 murders.

As recently as January 26, 2011, a missionary working with orphans just south of Reynosa was shot and killed after escaping a checkpoint set up by Mexican drug cartel.

For this reason- and after much prayer and advice from our mission partners in the region, Blanket Buddies will NOT enter Mexico this spring. BUT.... we will still deliver food and supplies to a mission base in Texas during the last part of March.  Mexican workers from the orphanage will cross the border to retrieve the items when safety permits.

If you would like to help, please click the donate button. Any size donation is greatly appreciated and 100% goes directly to help these orphans.