Returning to Zimbabwe

I am planning on taking a mission team back to Zimbabwe in June. We are already making our airplane reservations, talking about shots and malaria meds, packing lists, and itineraries. With a humanitarian airfare, we are also allowed three checked bags each with up to 50 pounds per bag. We have seven people on our team, so that is 350 pounds of goodies that we can take for the mission.

You just have no idea what our coming and our bringing of gifts absolutely makes a difference in these dear people’s lives. Following is a list of potential things we will be taking over. If you would like to do a fund drive or sewing party with your youth group or women’s group or civic or church group, we will make very good use of it.

Below is a list of goodies we will try to take:

Baby Layettes for the clinic:
• Onesies
• Cloth diapers and pins
• Receiving blanket
• Bonnets
• A church in Central Kitsap is making women’s cloth washable sanitary pads.

School Supplies:
• Pens
• Pencils
• Crayons
• Exercise books, Notebook paper
• Think anything on a standard back to school list

Medical supplies:
• Gloves
• Masks
• Bandages and Ace Bandages
• Think anything in your first aid kit
(We don't take any prescription or expired medicines)

Other:
• Ties for men (this is a huge hit and many men just have these in their closets that they don’t use anymore and would be glad to bring them for a donation for our trip.)
• Scarves for women

Some pictures of our gift giving last year at the newly dedicated medical clinic that we opened.