On November 26, a First Steps team arrived safely in North Korea! They have been confirming the distribution of 140 tonnes of soybeans and hand-delivered donated basic medicines, baby formula, blankets, and scarves to children in Nampo and Wonsan orphanages. We look forward to welcoming them home on December 3.
Thank you to Brenda Goossen, for donating the baby formulas to be sent to Wonsan Baby Home! She used up her accumulated Shoppers Drug mart points to purchase them for us.
Warm thanks to Thomas Clement and Wonsook Kim for providing four Clinicases containing medical equipment. They are being delivered to poli-clinics in North Korea this week!
Our special thanks to Rika Kranenborg and all the women at First CRC Red Deer who knitted more than 70 scarves plus hats, mitts, and socks for orphan children at our partner orphanages in Wonsan. The knitted items will be delivered to children just in time to help keep them warm during the freezing winter months. May God bless you all for your kindness!
Thank you volunteers for coming to the First Steps office to pack the medicines, blankets, etc. that the First Steps team is hand delivering to North Korea!
Our very warm thanks to the Korean Willingdon Bible study group that delivered beautiful scarves. A First Steps team of five that departs for North Korea on Nov. 23 will deliver the scarves to children in orphanages this coming week. We admire the resourcefulness of this group in collecting bottles to cover the cost of the yarn. God bless you all!
A special thanks to a group of six talented volunteers from Willingdon church who knitted 177 scarves for children in North Korea.
Please contact First Steps by phone or e-mail you would like to participate either by knitting or by donating to purchase yarns.
Phone: 604-732-0195
e-mail: info@firststepscanada.org
On Jun. 10, 2011, William Kim and Friends will hold a Benefit Concert in Surrey.
It starts at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation.
First Steps Issues An Emergency Appeal
A First Steps team returned from North Korea on Tuesday, March 1 – and for the first time in a decade of working there, we find it imperative to make an emergency appeal due to acute malnutrition and worsening food shortages.
Our five-person team traveled to South Pyongan and Kangwon [...]
Day Ten
It’s been 10 days already since the Warm Scarves for Cold Children in North Korea Project began. Up to date, we are happy to report that 473 scarves have been completed, almost half-way to reach our goal!
Today, nine volunteers came to the Vancouver branch to join us. The coordinator said that most of these [...]
