It doesn't happen very often, but today I have so much to get caught up on, that I'm posting twice to the blog. Last post I brought you up to date on thinking of adopting again. This post, I'll talk about Hands of Hope, International Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry. You can learn more about Hands of Hope at: http://www.gracehandsofhope.org/Hands_of_Hope/Welcome.html
We had our big birthing announcement weekend at our church this past weekend. We had a compelling video that indicated the number of orphans around the world had grown exponentially, gave some information about why, and then introduced our ministry. We had a good response from the people that were in all 6 services. We had a giving tree that people could pick hearts off of where each attached card had a specific need for an orphanage, and bring back the needed items to our church. I was responsible for the tree. It was pretty cool. Here's a photo:
We also have a project for donations of 400 mosquito nets for 400 orphans in Liberia to help prevent malaria. That's one of the mosquito nets convering the table where the Giving Tree is sitting.
Lastly, we had a kiosk where people could stop to talk with us about our ministry, and what we're trying to do with helping orphans. Our booth looked like this;
It was a very cool weekend! I had lots of help with getting everything ready, and lots of support at the kiosk. I can't tell you how much fun I had talking with people about what we are trying to do, about God's heart for orphans, and how we're trying to make it easier for people to adopt. All in all it was a great weekend. Now we just need to run with our good start and keep our momentum! God is working big time in our ministry, and we owe it to Him to follow where He leads us!
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