Bare Necessities 

Bare Necessities Year End Update  2021

   The Bare Necessities Ministry team is wrapping up the year.  Our last official work day on November 18th was spent packing up products that we have completed during the year.  Over 100 feminine hygiene kits and portions of the 40 Diaper kits are being readied to ship by the end of this year.  We are hoping to coordinate shipping and delivery of these goods to ALOM (Alpha Omega Medical Ministry) in Haiti.  The people of Haiti have been particularly devastated this year by natural disaster, disease, and political instability. Due to these factors travel to the area is extremely challenging and so we are taking on the task of working out the logistics to get these kits from North Carolina to Florida and then on to ALOM in Haiti!  Please pray that we we can get these products safely into the hands of those that need them most! 
    We hope everyone has a blessed holiday season and we will announce our 2022 work schedule in January!  

                            Love in Christ,
                            Dawn Milachouski 

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The Bare Necessities ministry works to make a difference in the world by sewing reusable diaper and feminine hygiene kits.  These kits are then distributed globally through Sisters of Mercy and independent missionaries.   Since its inception Bare Necessities has sent kits to Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.  We also provide kits to Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach for local distribution. 

 

Gifts to make our Bare Necessities ministry possible have come in so many forms: monetary donations, supply donations, work days, "shoppers", people sewing and cutting out patterns at home, prayers, etc. 

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Each diaper kit is contains two waterproof and size adjustable diaper covers, 10 cloth wipes, 10 diapers and 4 diaper pins. Items are packaged in a backpack style bag.  Each hygiene kit contains 2 waterproof breathable shields that hold flannel absorbers, 10 absorbers, 2 pair of panties, and a hair elastic.  These kits are also sent in the muslin bags. 

 

We also make newborn kits which include a handmade fleece toy, hat and blanket.  These are distributed in the Hickory Nut Gorge as a "welcome to the world" gift.

 

In 2020, the ministry decided add on activity blankets for dementia patients.  This change is born out of a request from the hospice provider our church has partnered with (the same one that we connect with for the monthly food gathering), as well as a number of church members, and loved ones of church members, affected by this disease.  These blankets are similar to toddler activity blankets you may have seen, with bells, different textures, zippers, small stuffed animals, etc.   
  

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Bare Necessities wrapped up its fourth year of service and here are some numbers:  

2015           95 Diaper kits            79  Feminine hygiene kits            4 Newborn kits

2016         110 Diaper kits          128  Feminine hygiene kits            2 Newborn kits

2017          68 Diaper kits           377  Feminine hygiene kits            1 Newborn kit

2018          65 Diaper kits             63  Feminine hygiene kits            2 Newborn kits 

2019          35 Diaper kits             53  Feminine Hygiene kits            2 Newborn kits
2020         18 Diaper Kits             50+ Feminine Hygiene Kits        10 Fidget Blankets

2021         40 Diaper Kits           110   Feminine Hygiene Kits 

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If you, or someone you know, is traveling on a mission trip and would be interested in taking diaper or feminine hygiene kits, please email us at abbaschilddkm@att.net.

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As this ministry continues, please keep it in your prayers. 

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