The team provided appropriate food and Christmas gifts to encourage and reward these young women for the great efforts they have made in living independently.
The joy of receiving the Good News!
A simple Ziplock bag delivers these precious gifts!
The two children were wearing sweatshirts from last year and the year before.
This little one could not wait to put on her new Gift of Hope sweatshirt.
"Grandma Georgene" helps put on gloves.
We did it!
Fresh fruit is always a welcomed treat!
Finding the perfect size of sweatshirt.
HOT WHEELS!
A gift of compassion and a treasured hug.
A sampling of the items that each person receives in the distribution line.
An elderly man walked through the distribution line wearing a Gift of Hope Sweatshirt from many years ago.
At age 78 Leonard Bernhardt could be retired comfortably in an easy chair in his lovely Beaverton, OR home, but prefers to reach out in compassion to the hurting.
Gratitude for the food staples.
"Take my pictures please!"
"Take another picture of me!"
Lori Bernhardt is keeping her promise of bringing the children cherished pictures she took last year on the Gift of Hope Team.
Ziplock Christmas package to cheers of delight.
Music and fellowship fill the room!
A moment to embrace a child.
Hugs all around!
This girl noticed Leonard’s hearing aids right away as she too has hearing aids.
Debbie with the director and one of the children wearing their new GOH Sweatshirt.
The children said one of their favorite items were the bananas!
Fresh bananas bring smiles all around!
The boys at the placement center cherished their Christmas devotionals.
Reading about the Good News.
Hygiene items are always appreciated.
Most of us don’t think of ‘deodorant’ as a Christmas gift but for these boys it was their third favorite gift today!
Previous years sweatshirts could be found still providing warmth for those in need.
Gathered in gratitude!
The team distributes in the village of Parau where one of Heart of Hope's village Bible club meets.
The club meets in the most modest of homes.
Georgene Bernhardt, just 12 weeks after heart surgery, distributing gifts to those in desperate need.
While the children in the Placement Center’s now receive three meals a day, we often find those in rural villages that do not.
The team ended the week by providing a Christmas party for the young women at the Home of Hope Transition Home for young women.
Debbie with 6 of the graduates from Home of Hope.
