Christmas Brings Joy anytime of year - March 2025

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SUNGLASSES - making some pretty cool Kindergarten kids, eh?!

Every year, VOH Africa does a Christmas Campaign, where sponsors and donors contribute to give a special package of fun things for the children to enjoy.  Over the last couple of months, Christmas packages were made up and distributed to every VOH child. Christmas brings joy any time of year!  

I was part of the distribution here in Tanzania. We gathered under the mango tree and the excitement began!





It was SO much fun... just to see the joy on the children's faces as they peaked inside their bags and saw what was for them. It reminded me of when my son, Daniel, and my 2 nieces, used to peak into their Christmas stockings and see the surprises inside.

The contents were customized by age group and were both practical and fun. Things like ... a water bottle, school exercise books, mathematical sets, a ruler, pencil crayons, a tennis ball, a toy car, a tracksuit, socks and for the younger ones, sunglasses!





Children are children everywhere. It was a time of laughter, squeals and gathering with their friends to compare gifts and share the joy.

It wasn't just the laughter being heard in VOH Tanzania, it was heard in every VOH Centre. Here's just a couple of pictures of Christmas in Chongwe, Luongo, Kitwe, Mongu and Malawi!








There are a lot of things we do at VOH to bring lasting change for children - education, healthcare discipleship - but sometimes it's nice to just do things like giving children their very own Christmas Pack!

It was a fun day!!

Blessings,
Jeanette

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