More picture from Donation Day

Here are a bunch more pictures to supplement the write up Hallie did (see below - Donation Day pt2) on our trip to deliver the donations to the people in Viana. I sincerely wish I could have taken a picture of every baby, kid, teen, and adult, wearing the clothing that they recieved, so that those that donated their items could see where their items specifically went to. Unfortunately, logistically wise it was impossible. Hopefully these pictures will give you a feel for where your donated clothes, shoes, blankets, etc., went to.

Here is part of our group. Laura is on the left, followed by Nazare (both friends from church), relative of Angelo, myself, Angelo, and another car driver. They were extremely helpful in organizing the clothes in piles, sorting, and organizing the bags of clothes for the families in each tent.

Here are a bunch of kids peeking under the "walls" of the "school". There was always a crowd there.





Here I am working with some of the camp leaders to discuss our plan for distributing the clothing.

I'm talking with the camp leader. He was instrumental in the work.





Here's Hallie getting the "school" ready to serve as the distribution area. The "walls" weren't the best, but they defenitely helped keep people out.
A couple of the men tried to organize the children together so we could distribute the toys.

Laura and Hallie talking with kids and gathering their clothes (based on number of people in each tent - on average there were 7 kids plus 2 parents).

Hallie reviewing an "order" I wrote out on a piece of paper, and filling the bags with the best sized clothes possible to fit the age of the children.

Some kids looking over the walls of the school to see what was going on.

Hallie, Nazare, and Laura filling the "orders".

One family uses their new blanket as a make-shift hammock for the baby.

Hallie and on of the mothers and her newborn.

A view of when we tried to pass out the toys to the children while they were seated. They would not stay seated, and moms kept pushing from the back side. It did not go over very well as there quickly began some pushing and shoving.

Hallie spends some time talking with a couple kids. They were mesmerized with her white skin and long curly hair - and that she could speak some Portuguese !!!

Here is one family (many kids) with their bag full of clothes and blankets.