Have you read about the very first owls to head to Eastern Europe and wanted to participate in the excitement?
Well, I'm excited to tell you that now you can! In several ways!
But first I want to take a minute to get all sappy and attempt to convey how much this means to me. (If you're a friend you've probably heard this time and time again. Feel free to skip this paragraph.) This little project started off as a way for me to help children who have been orphaned while we wait to bring our daughter Miah home. I can't do anything beyond paperwork and prayer for her right now. But I CAN try to bring a smile to the faces of other kids in her situation. Those who don't understand adoption always say "you can't save them all, you know". Well you're right. We can't. But we can make their lives a tiny bit more joyful. And that counts for something. Shoot. Even kids who aren't orphans LOVE these owls. Imagine how much they'll be loved by children who have no other constant in their lives! So this little project means a lot to me. It was my mission. One I now hold very dear to my heart. But I never expected the idea to spread around the country! I have four complete strangers who want to help provide Owls for Orphans. COMPLETE STRANGERS! Let me share a little bit of the emails I have received to share their heart (and mine) with you:
I was wondering if you would like some help making the owls. I love to knit and crochet and have been looking for some way that I could help. Let me know.
I did something similar when I lived in Chile and volunteered at an institute/orphanage for children with special needs. I did Ositos (Teddy Bears) for Orphans. [. . .] My heart breaks for those that may not have money donated for them to have an owl so I was also curious if I could knit some animals to send along. Unfortunately crocheting isn't my forte so helping make the owls is out of the question. I would love to find an owl knit pattern.
Friends, I cannot accurately tell you how excited I am that others want to help these children! My heart tells me that there are more out there who want to help; you just don't know how. Well here you go.
1. If you crochet, send me an email. amybmoss (at) gmail (dot) com. I would be glad to send you the pattern I use for the little owls. My only request is that if you use my pattern, the owls go to help an orphan. You can send the owls to me to be mailed overseas or you can take them to a local orphanage in your area. Or send them with a family you know who might be travelling to an orphanage.
2. If you knit, can you help us find a knit pattern for an owl? Then we can do the above with knit owls too!
3. You can sponsor an owl. I do not make money off these orphan owls (I make money for our adoption off the big ones). I'm also asking that those who help with the orphan owls do not make money off of them. But we DO need funds to cover the cost of materials. It's not much. I've found that here in South Carolina $10 covers the cost of materials and shipping/taxes on the owls. Email me to get details on how to provide the funds for orphan owls. (As we get more people involved in the project, they will also need help with covering material costs. I may put you in touch with them if they need help.)
4. You can purchase a large owl from me. All profits from these owls go to our adoption fund to bring Miah home from Eastern Europe.
5. If you are an adopting family (or have connections to a mission team that travels to an orphanage) send me an email. amybmoss (at) gmail (dot) com. If this explodes, we'll need a lot of ways to actually GET the owls to the orphans. Right now they will be travelling via fellow adopting parents as they go visit their children. We'd love to add more families to that list so we can send owls all over the place.
And, as always, be praying for this project. God is clearly blessing it. Thank you to all who have supported and helped with it!
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