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Jane and I have been a part of KIVA, a micro lender, for years and have been able to be a part of 98 different loans to entrepreneurs in many difficult parts of the world. This is our latest in Mali. Go to www.kiva.org for more info. Join our RestoringTouch team at www.kiva.org/team/restoring_touch/loans Jack (RT)  We are beginning the last stage, the exterior stucco and paint, of the special building in the Pueblo of Jemez in NM. One side of the house is for teaching and making Piki bread, a waver thin roll requiring a special stone handed down from past generations. The other side will be to teach traditional pottery making. Traditional and contemporary village people are very happy and can't wait until it is finished. We have provided the finances, and the village has provided the labor. This has definitely been a joint partnership! UPDATE The filters have been picked up and will be given and installed in three villages. We will post pictures as soon as we receive them! Thank you for your partnership!! __________________ We recently shipped three of the large Community LifeStraw filters for three Tibetan villages in Xining, China. They have arrived but only one has been released for pickup. We will update as soon as all three have been released and picked up for delivery to the Tibetan villages in Xining.     RestoringTouch is making plans to ship three more LifeStraw Community water filters to three Tibetan villages in Qinghai, China. The water is contaminated with parasites and heavy metals. We provided a unit a couple of years ago and it's been an incredible lifesaver! (Photos below) When properly cared for, the Community filter will provide clean drinking water for 200 people for 5 years. Shipping costs, etc. are extremely expensive. Consider partnering with us by using our donation link. Thank you! Links
  Although international travel is limited, we’ve managed to assist not only Native Americans through our Adopt an Elder program but Tibetan nomads in the Chang Thang as well!Currently we’re working on bringing clean, filtered water to three Tibetan villages in Xining, China.Then, the end of this year we plan on bringing personal solar lights, water filters, and other supplies to Dharmsala, India. If you'd like to join us in some of these projects, go to the PayPal link and donate to any of the areas mentioned. Thank you! We are again partnering with “Luke,” and his work in the Chang Thang and the Tibetan nomads in Northeastern India. He will be there March 12 through 22. Photos below are of times we've assisted him in the past with LuminAID solar lights and finances to buy food. The solar lights are used to keep the leopards and wolves away from their herds. He not only shares God's love but, together, we will meet their needs in a very practical way. Currently the winter is fierce. Everything is frozen over, and their herds have little to nothing to eat. I’ve sent him $1,400 (106,740 INR) to purchase food for their herds and other supplies. Luke was incredibly grateful, pictures to come. Click the link below if you'd like to help. Thank you!  We have picked Martha, a Matriarch living in the Jemez Pueblo. This is the Pueblo we have come alongside to build the cultural preservation building.
You can donate towards any future giving towards elders by clicking our PayPal link and designating it towards Adopt an Elder. We are working on creating an Adopt a Village program where we come alongside a village and assist them with any critical needs they may have. Again, use our PayPal link and be sure to designate your gift. |
