Happy weekend, friends! Several of you have blessed me so much by contacting me this weekend about the Valentine Project for the girls of Hope Unlimited for Children. (If you don't know what that is, it's not too late! Just click the link above to read about it on Renaissance Man's blog.) You've been working on your Valentines ... writing blog posts about the project ... organizing groups of friends to help you. Oh, how excited the girls will be when they receive your sweet gifts of love! Thank you for caring.
Here are the answers to the main questions I've received ...
1) How old are these girls?
Most will be in the 10-17 age range.
2) What language do they speak?
How will they know what I write?
The girls speak Brazilian Portuguese. (Yes, that's different from Portuguese ... and I had no idea about that until Hope Unlimited entered my life!) A few of them know English, and many more of them are working hard on their English! Don't worry... It's fine to write your Valentines in English (whew!) because they will be translated.
But if you want to throw in a few familiar (to them) phrases, try these ...
Sua amiga (Your friend)
Com amor (With love)
Deus te abençoe. (God bless you.)
Você é uma menina linda! (You are a beautiful young lady!)
Saiba que você é amada. (Know that you are loved.)
Com amor (With love)
Deus te abençoe. (God bless you.)
Você é uma menina linda! (You are a beautiful young lady!)
Saiba que você é amada. (Know that you are loved.)
You have no idea how much your seemingly insignificant little Valentines will mean to these girls. You simply have no idea ...
Thank you, friends!
By the way ... saiba que você é amada.
Sua amiga,
Susan
Running behind this year? No time to do this before Valentines Day? No problem! Brazil's Day of Love isn't until early June, so as long as your Valentines are received by APRIL, you'll be fine. How 'bout that? You're actually AHEAD of schedule now!
Please send your cards marked "Valentine Project" to:
Hope Unlimited for Children
P. O. Box 100
Jefferson City, TN 37760
JOIN BLOGGERS FOR HOPE ...
Sending Valentine love to "the least of these"
I hadn't planned to, but I think I'll link this to Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper and Spiritual Sunday at Blogger Spirit. Let's get the word out!
Hi Susan- I signed up as your newest follower and we will be doing this project (as I emailed you). I can't wait. xo Diana
ReplyDeleteThanks....what a wonderful project. Our precious friend is working with this group in Cambodia...so my heart is being pulled into this ministry, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJanette, I'm thankful God is tugging at your heart for orphans. There are many groups working on behalf of the children, but not nearly enough individuals and churches helping to raise awareness and support. What group does your friend work with in Cambodia? Hope Unlimited is only in Brazil, but I always love to learn about other ministries.
DeleteSusan, as if I haven't bugged you through email enough already, ;) are the Valentines preferred in individual envelopes or without? I ask because mine are tags and I can easily provide matching envelopes for each but rather check what is preferred because some ministries prefer to see the actual item or have very specific guidelines.
ReplyDeleteLove ya for bearing with me. :)
Either is fantastic. Your choice! Thank you, friend!
DeleteWhat a wonderful project. I'm happy Spiritual Sundays can help get the word out. I have a special spot in my heart for Brazil because my best friend was a missionary there for almost 50 years.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Charlotte
I have asked the women of my class to come along with me for this project. They're looking for cards this week and bringing them to me. I'll send an email with the list of phrases.
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope they come through. This is just such a worthy idea. They seemed very moved when I told them about it.
Sorry I didn't get to comment earlier. I wanted to thank you for sending me the linky info. I had no idea. Like Marcia do you send separate envelopes? or can you send a bunch in a bigger envelope? Also is there a deadline to be received? Thanks! I added the button to one of my sites pages to be up all year round. I'll be following along with you now too. Thanks, Theresa @ DearCreatives.com
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad they celebrate later than we do. We can recycle our Valentines!
ReplyDelete- The Tablescaper