Artwork from recycled goods

Had a skype call in last hour from Turkey .. all went well with the endoscopy and my patient is back home.... I have my online global ward rounds..... But Khadeja does all this art work with recycled products, rags, wool, paper and tins..... I am well impressed with her artistic talents.... I like the tricycle and it would be great for Easter eggs at this time of year.... You can see if the women had some funds to get the materials they need they use their time productively  and it helps to heal some of the stress they feel.  Do not forget we have teachers in the group.... and they used to encourage artwork with their classes......This has done me good sat in bed skyping and we uplift one another when we are sick or down... I truly feel blessed with Family Link Up..... they enrich my life with sharing.   

  

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter from Family Link Up- I have not posted for awhile as I have been really ill with a chest infection... and narrowly missed being admitted to hospital... The course of antiboitics not effective and I am for GP review tomorrow.  Felt awful not being able to get out and about.  But thank goodness for the internet and being able to keep in contact with my family here in the UK and my refugee families.  They have all been good with me sending prayers and get well messages.  Ahmed sent his love in a box to me hhhh from Turkey and Leen became an Easter bunny for me from Belgium.... Celine is well adventuresome now as they have been give a play car... so my determined little big lady is ready to drive her first "car"...  I am still so longing to visit them but clearly I need the better warm weather and to recover from this darn chest infection.  Do you know I have not had such a chest infection since 1991 that was when I gone to India and had to then go back to Romania to talk at a conference in Tirgu Mures where I had been helping with the orphans there..... My trip to India had been to see a spiritual teacher there and he had sent a speech for me to give to the Romanians... I have had some amazing things happen in my life.  While I was laying in fever was thinking over all I have done.  It is just such a shame and big frustration that I am not at this stage of my life a woman of substance to self fund all the projects I want to do with Family Link Up.  I am still reliant on needing fund raisers and donation supporters.  Any ideas of funding and grants please let me know.... I have some grant applications in the pipeline but awaiting notification of short listing.  I have even entered a poetry competition in the hope of getting some prize money. I do have the consultancy for NYR but do not seem to be attracting any online customers.. which is a shame as the 25% commission on sales would help enormously and I could generate goodies to create Pamper Hampers to raffle..

An update from my online ward rounds in Turkey - one of my refugees is needing an endoscopy for epigastric pain today... please send love and prayers.  Most of all the illnesses seen are stress related as you can imagine the enormity of all that folk have gone through and are continuing to endure in challenges.  All everyone is needing is to regain their lives and financial dignity to regain dreams and hopes for the future.... we have as I have told you before so many skills and expertise among the refugees to be a great asset to all the host countries.

On that point do remember I am needing funds to get Boshra some art materials so she can follow her love of artwork.  This would be a chance for her to earn too..... 

     

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My Birthday today

It is my birthday today... and was so lovely to get a skype call from the Families in Turkey... All singing Happy Birthday in English to me.

It has done me good, as I am actually unwell with a chest infection and my doctor has put me on antiboitic treatment after listening to my chest sounds...  When I was looking round at the refugees one of the Aunties is the same ill with flu.... Dante was going out to pick up some medication for her.

I feel frustrated as when I have the funds I can send supplies out to help.... and I think we all need good vitamin supplements.. A combination of stress and this exceptionally cold winter is not helping all to keep well...

This is the situation the more stressed out the more you need good food to help you cope.  I have to say we are all missing seeing one another too.  Family Link Up if I have the funds to visit helps all as I can cross borders and link up the families.  The perfect scenario is to visit Boshra and the girls in Belgium, then go to Asma in Germany and take gifts over to the grandmother in Turkey and vice versa....... But at least we can maintain some contact with skype calls and parcels as I can. Love this photo of Ahmed having a good belly laugh.... the children are so cute and deserve as much help as possible with rebuilding lives. This means all the adults getting chances too! We have an amazing amount of talent and skills and professions among the family and if we can harness them with language skills there will be great work opportunities. 

   

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The Puzzle parcel arrives

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Photos fresh in now in my facebook messenger.... yea the parcel has arrived.... but then I am really quite close geographically to Belgium ... and it is so so frustrating I have insufficient funds to go over to see Boshra and the girls and have some fund time together..... and do lot of shopping, cooking and baking together.   But is it good even if the parcel was only a small one for my love and care to be felt by the girls...... they seem to love the people puzzle..... I sent the language slides I prepared to go with them through messenger so Boshra has them to show the girls and use the different target languages.... We so need to keep these girls multilingual as this will help them with their future studies and work. 

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Mother's Day Update

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Ohhhhh so ready to see the birthday girl ... who is looking plum tuckered out with playing bless her...see photo below :-) ...... but we have to get a big party together yet... a catch up on Christmas, Princess Leen's 3rd birthday and this cute Princess Celine's first birthday...and Mother's Day for Boshra Hope you can help me get some funds together for the trip over the sea to Belgium and to do some shopping which will include getting some art materials for Boshra too so she can re connect with her artistic side........ we will get clothes, educational toys, books, baking things for the kitchen as so so good they have a kitchen at last after the camps..... Family Link Up is my life and have so much to do with all the refugee families..... in Turkey, Belgium and Germany..... I feel on hold at the moment with no funding... Any ideas on fundraising let me know as I could do with a team of good solid supporters...... all is evidenced and reported for you to see I am a hand to hand link up......and I need more hands to link up too...thanks... 

I did get a small amount of funds at the weekend and was able to get some bargain buys in the local Mothercare.

They had some puzzles at half price too. Because look Leen is very keen on her learning and reading in all languages... so I have got a pack of put together the work people so she can learn the names of workers and professions. I learn too... so put together some slides with the names in English, Arabic, French. Dutch & German. This is good as she is exposed to all these languages.  I will get the same for the families in Turkey and put the Turkish words in too. We do have some teachers among the womenfolk in Turkey and they would be able to come up with lots of ideas.. Everyone needs Ipads or lap tops so we can work together on ideas and produce some good educational material as the children and the refugee are indeed exposed to lots of languages. 

I got a little cardigan and top for Celine and parcel in the post today. But was so frustrating as so many good bargains and new season garments.... and do not forget have to collect the hand knitted cardigans from Carole in Uxbridge too... So so wish I could get some good funds constantly flowing in and a grant to do all we do together. Between us all we will give value for money donated as we are all driven to rebuild lives again. 

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This project is my life for the rest of my life for sure and there is so much we can do together in the family life rebuild. Don't forget you can help not only with donations but shopping online too with Marjorie's Yard..Marjorie's Yard Independent Consultant NYR   the commission on sales will help me with this project and expenses. Plus any ideas on fundraising let me know.. marjoriebahhaj@gmail.com

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