More Photos!

These are some great photos taken when the first shipment of Crocs arrives at the orphanage. The excitement is visible on each and every child face. The orphans range in age from infants to teenagers as you can see in the pictures. I can't wait to send the next shipment over to these children. My father is working on a container to ship over int he next year and I would love to have a bunch of Crocs to send at that time so keep them coming. The containers cost thousands to ship so they don't send them often but man would I love to get 50-100 pairs of Crocs to send at that time. There are 180 orphans to clothe at the orphan village so when your children grow out of their Crocs please think of sending them to the adresses in the first posting on this site. If you would like a tax deductible receipt just ask for one when you send the Crocs and one can be provided for your donation.

Unrest in the Congo.

My Dad was planning to head back over to the Congo in late January or early February but unrest has become too severe. The orphan village is safe thus far as it is located on an island far enough away from Goma. The main problem is that my Father would have to travel through Goma to get there, and that is not safe. According to the Director of the program (Desire Murhima) who lives in Goma, all businesses and schools have shut down in Goma. He has said that his wife and children are out on the island for safety reasons and that he is only in Goma to wrap up loose ends. He has been in contact with my Dad and has said the fighting is heavy and that there is no more vehicle traffic in the city due to the unrest. I found a news article about the issues facing Goma. My father is planning to go back over as soon as some stability has been regained over there. In the meantime Crocs collection continues. It is only a matter of time before my Dad can make it back over there. These kids need all the Crocs we can collect. They have nothing and are so excited for anything that they receive.