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It started with a newspaper article. One lady read about how some other ladies were cutting up the printed outer milk bags and crocheting them into sleeping mats for homeless children in Haiti. She experimented on her own for a while and then perfected the technique. Then, some of her friends wanted to join in. Now this project has grown and has been featured on CBC television! [Aired on “Living in Toronto” on CBC Toronto on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009. View the video below.]

Apparently, the material used in the outer milk bags resists mildew and bugs, making them an excellent material to use to make into sleeping mats for homeless children in Haiti. When the other option is to sleep right on the ground or on leaves with sharp edges, these mats can make a world of difference.

Another bonus is that the mats are very lightweight and can be used as packing material in shipping containers which means that they can be shipped for free in containers going down with other supplies. The group we are sending our mats to is Northwest Haiti Christian Mission. If you are looking for a milk bag group closer to you, please contact NWHCM since they are the ones receiving the mats from the various groups involved in this project.

Note: Most of the time, we are receiving more bags than we can keep up with. However, if you are able to prepare the bags into ‘yarn’, we do welcome more of those for our crocheters. See the instructions here.

Since ‘many hands make light work’, we’ve started a craft circle to work on the mats together. Join us on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month from 1:00-3:30 pm to work on the mats as a group! Those interested in learning how to make the mats are welcome to join us. If you are interested but are not available at these times, contact our office. For more information, contact our office at 905-335-5808 or info@nbbc.ca.

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Mission Partnerships

North Burlington Baptist Church is affiliated with Canadian Baptist Ministries and is currently partnering with two missionary families. If you would like to make a donation in support of one of these families or the work of CBM in general, you can make an online donation here.

Colin and Karen Godwin and their family are currently stationed in Kenya, Africa. Colin is CBM's Africa Team Leader. You can learn more about the Godwin family and view recent ministry updates on the CBM site.

Yattani and Salomé Gollo and their family are serving in Kenya, Africa. They are working with Somali refugees in the Dadaab refugee camp.

Short Term Missions

Teams and individuals from North Burlington Baptist Church have served in many countries around the world. Currently, we are looking for individuals with carpentry and/or construction experience who have at least one month available to serve in the reconstruction efforts in the region of northern Japan that was struck by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Samaritan's Purse is currently offering to cover the expenses of qualified individuals, so no fundraising would be required. If you think God may be leading you to this opportunity, please speak to Mary Lynne Cameron for more details.

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