£11,363 was raised in the event “Project 1 Million”, with the support of 7 remarkable influencers and
the assistance of over 400 participants! Master Sri Akarshana’s Youtube Channel recently reached ONE MILLION subscribers! To commemorate this success, he and the I AM CREATOR team used this opportunity to come together and help those in most need, raising awareness of child trafficking and exploitation.
All the funds collected, adding up to £11,363 were donated to Stella’s Voice, a charity organisation dedicated to giving orphans in Moldova a second chance in life by offering them shelter, food, and, most importantly, education.
“All the funds received will go directly to the front line, to the projects we are currently working on for our children,” said Mark Morgan, Stella’s Voice Director.
More than 400 participants assisted the Zoom call, being delighted by the most memorable performance of 7 influencers from all around the world. Alfie Sheard, Grandmaster Akshar, Mei-Lan Maurits, Lamaya Violinista, Shahher Bambba, Lucie England, and Master Wong shared the best of their repertoire to boost the energy of unity and solidarity.
Within the first hour of the event, £3329 was raised by the community and Master Sri Akarshana, having a gesture of kindness and generosity, decided to match up the amount, which added up to £6657.94! By the end of the day, a total of £11,363 was collected through Crowdfunder.
I Am Creator Team thanks immensely to all the people who came and joined us in this celebration to support this cause. We firmly believe that together we can make this world a better place!
We want to say THANK YOU! One of the things your ongoing giving helps provide is the weekly food shop for the children at Cupcui. Here are some of those girls and boys helping to unload the van. Your giving really does make a difference!
As part of our recent Christmas Appeal, some wonderful, generous donors provided the funds to purchase firewood and groceries for residents of a village in rural Moldova. 200 families received groceries, mostly staples and non-perishable items. We also brought firewood (about a month’s supply) to some truly vulnerable elderly and special needs individuals. With temperatures regularly plummeting far below freezing right now, this was some very timely action.
It was heartwarming to see the gratitude shown by these precious people, and to everyone who gave during the Christmas Appeal, thank you for making so much joy, and so much real help possible.
Covid restrictions meant we were unable to run our planned Christmas Camp for the children at Cupcui this year - so following on from getting their gifts and a day of Christmas celebrations we put on a small fireworks display at night, much to the surprise and delight of the children. Just look at the wonderment and delight on their faces....
Some good news after the recent lockdown situation in Cupcui. We were given permission to visit the orphanage on Thursday (with masks). We were be able to give out the children’s Christmas gifts, and also deliver firewood and food to needy families in the village. Although it’s not the whole camp we had planned, we still did a lot of fun activities including a fireworks display. COVID fallout has certainly changed our plans, but we're glad that at least the children were able to enjoy their Christmas presents and a fun day.
We just got unfortunate news that the village of Cupcui is under lockdown due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the nearby home for the elderly. We do not know how long this lockdown will last, but we are deeply concerned.
As you probably know, we supply the Cupcui Orphanage with groceries every week, and also had plans to deliver Christmas gifts to the children there (Orthodox Christmas is this week). Of course, this news means that we will not be able to visit the orphanage for quite some time.
Thankfully, they have enough food on hand for the next two weeks, and so far, none of the kids there are sick. But we urgently need to lift them up in prayer, asking the Lord to keep them safe and protected.
Please join us in praying for the kids, as well as the elderly, the orphanage staff, and everyone else affected by this crisis.
God bless,
Brian Paterson
It is important for us to trust in God. It is also important to take the action we can to help those most in need. Right now, our kids are facing an unprecedented situation. Borders to Moldova are closing. No one will be allowed in or out until at least April. Gatherings have been banned, so we can’t take the kids anywhere or organise events.
We must take these developments very seriously. Our biggest concern is keeping food on the table for our kids. As I’m sure you’ve experienced for yourself, groceries are quickly disappearing from the shelves and we need to stock up soon.
Can you give a gift today to help ensure we have the supplies we need? I pray you will be as generous as you can in this time of great need.
Please continue to pray, and please give if you can. Any gift you can share will help us stock up on supplies and alleviate as much uncertainty as we can for the kids in our care.
With thanks,
Stella’s Voice
P.S. I urge you to give any gift you can today
P.P.S. We will keep you updated on the situation in the days and weeks ahead. God bless.
Every gift, large or small, makes a difference.
This Christmas in Moldova, the girls and boys at Simon's and Stella's Houses enjoyed a great Christmas. However, they wanted to share the joy of Christmas and not keep it to themselves, so, many of them and our team hosted a Christmas Camp at a children's home - bringing so much more than gifts - giving of their time, their love. Spending time playing, singing, putting on a production of the Christmas story and so much more. Thank you to all who gave to our Christmas appeal - you helped make this all possible. THANK YOU!
We recently shared the loading of the truck with you. Following on from that, here’s the truck being unloaded in Moldova. Shortly we will share Christmas being enjoyed & the lives being impacted by your kindness and support. If you would like to help please click here https://bit.ly/2ZGL1PY
After so many people gave and volunteered to make this possible, our truck carrying vital aid for the children of Moldova was recently loaded and sent on its way from one of our bases in the UK.
People often ask us what's involved in the work we do -- take a couple of minutes and see for yourself what can happen when we join together to make a difference for those in need.
To all of you who reached out to help desperately needy children and young people in Moldova, thank you!
A recent earthquake has damaged the filter at the bottom of a 180m well leaving the water at the orphanage in Moldova unsafe for consumption. See the video below at how badly the water supply has been contaminated.
To donate and help restore the water supply to the orphans as soon as possible, please donate here
Some of our girls from Stella's Houses in Moldova spent the weekend at the orphanage in Cupcui treating the children there to a whole load of Christmas fun, crafts and games. Notice in the group photo they have stickers on their foreheads. They improvised with what they had and are playing the game Headbandz
