the emergency shelter is one of the projects of life impact... it is a safe home for single mothers to come. the women usually have been through something very traumatic and have found themselves with a baby and no where to go and no means of making money. all the women live here (this building is just like most buildings here where there is a business downstairs and the family lives upstairs) and raise their babies together while they learn how to sew. one of the burmese staff at the children's home knows how to sew very well and she teaches the women. they have been making handbags and we are in the process of finding out the best way to sell them to help fund the shelter. this whole project just started a few weeks before we got here and there are 8 women and babies all ready.
one of the needs they had for the shelter was a small stereo for the women to listen to music while sewing. they also needed a new sewing machine. one of you met that need and the women were so incredibly thankful. in fact, the sewing teacher said after we told her she would be getting a sewing machine, "i so happy, i so happy. i no sleep tonight."
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