"Bolsas de Brenda"

"Bolsas de Brenda" means Brenda's Bags, the name of the small business of a good friend of mine from Rio Viejo.  By providing an order of handmade purses and tote bags, Brenda is able to work in her home while taking care of her 3 children.  I was blessed by our relationship while living in Honduras and Brenda and I still keep in touch frequently on the phone.

(Me with one of the twins the week before I left Honduras)

 Each handmade bag ($10, tote or purse style available) is designed and crafted by Brenda Carcamo in her home in Rio Viejo, Honduras.  Brenda and her husband, Alfredo, live in a typical Honduran home made mostly of scrap wood, sticks, cardboard walls, and a tin roof.  The children all sleep in the same bed and Brenda’s kitchen is outside her home.  Alfredo works a variety of jobs when he can find work— as a farmer, painter in the city and also doing construction.  Brenda earns money by making and selling snacks and drinks during the snack and lunch bread at the local high school. She is especially grateful to have work during the rainy season (during fall/winter months in the States), as this is a particularly hard time for her husband to find work.

·      The bag can also serve as a reminder to pray for Brenda and her family, and all who are in poverty and hunger all over the world.

·      Reuse your bag at the store to avoid throwing away plastic bags. (The average American uses 492 plastic bags a year!)

If you're interested in learning more about Brenda's bags, please email me!  I will be taking orders for the bags for one more week so that they can arrive before Christmas (they would make great gifts!).