In 2011, after a mission trip to Honduras, Fatima's Nest began. The person who inspired the name of our non-profit is Fatima. She is a young, single mother in Choluteca, Honduras. I was first introduced to Fatima in 2004 when my family and home church, Revival Tabernacle in Watsontown, PA, took a mission trip to Honduras for the first time. Fatima was a very young girl then, and she immediately stole my mother and father's hearts when they met her. She was a poor little girl from a river community in Choluteca, Honduras. As my parents gave her a single orange she closely hugged them and told them she loved them. It was in that moment that the birthing of Fatima's Nest began. Seven years later, after many trips to Choluteca, Honduras, my parents went back to do mission work along with their church. Unfortunately, I was unable to join them. I was torn, because a little bit of my heart is there. The people truly take your heart the moment you meet them. In an effort to keep myself busy, and my mind off the fact that I wasn't in Honduras, I started to create some little nest like pieces of jewelry- just for fun. When my parents returned, my father and I were talking one night about the overwhelming needs in Choluteca, including the needs of my "sister" Fatima. Fatima had a baby girl now named Jannita, and they were living in a very difficult housing situation with many other people. As my father and I talked I was making a nest necklace- just for fun. I held up the nest and said "I bet people would buy these..." From that moment on the profits from every piece of jewelry I have made have been given to build homes for single mothers just like Fatima. In March 2012 my father and I took a trip together to Choluteca. With all the money raised in hand we were able to get our first project underway- FATIMA'S HOME. We returned with a large mission’s crew in June and completed the home for Fatima. We were able to fully furnish her home with a refrigerator, bunk beds, a dresser, a table and chairs and a play area for little Jannita.

 

Now we will continue to build homes for single mothers in third world countries. When you purchase any piece of jewelry from Jilline's Boutique 100% of proceeds will go toward building home for single mothers in third world countries. Our current project is for Irma in Choluteca, Honduras.