After a successful factory visit and a few more trips to the markets, NameandFace is getting ready to launch some new products! The initial product, NameandFace laptop bags, have made their debut in Korea, with the first shipment of 15 bags reaching their destination (might not sound like much, but gotta start somewhere!). The new products include pencil cases, toiletry bags, and coin and hand purses. Samples are in the making…stay tuned!

Sardar Bazaar

20 Camels, 5 monkeys, 30 cows, and 22 drummers…all crammed into the narrow streets of Sardar Bazaar. Today’s mission was to find the extra materials we needed to take to the factory. We hunted for string, zippers, buttons, fabric, and more. Six hours later we arrived home exhausted but satisfied. Tomorrow we will go with all our purchases to the factory, which is always a great experience. The people who take our design ideas and create the NameandFace products all come from different backgrounds. Some are old, some are young, some Muslims, some Hindus but we are all a family. Many come from very poor areas in India and have heart-wrenching stories. But, we know that God calls beauty even from ashes and He delights in transforming lives.

Chapter One

We started this morning emptying the cupboard of meters and meters of different fabric (wondering at why we had actually bought some of it). Starting a business like NameandFace opens you up to a new world, a world where barrels of ribbon suddenly hold great promise and laptop bags become a frequent topic of conversation.

2010 marks the beginning of the NameandFace journey, a journey which will see lives altered as people meet God while they become equipped with skills that will better their lives. We have been inspired to start this journey by the beautiful people of Delhi – those we encounter sitting at street corners, driving auto-rickshaws, selling magazines, or sleeping under flyovers.

So, here’s to Delhi and all the stories to come!