Orphans First Prayer Requests Dec.23rd 2004 Dear Prayer Partners, Christmas is upon us and it’s beautiful to know that we are making a difference in the lives of so many poor children by showing that JESUS IS REAL---thanks to generous givers! However, we are still waiting for funds to meet all the demands to give gifts to orphans all over the world. Thank God, the Russian Christmas is celebrated in January so we still have a little time left. Please pray for us to “wrap up” this project. So, far, we have sent out funds to the following places and some have begun their project (see the exciting report I received from Kazakhstan below). Places & Countries helped thus far Kyrgyztan Almaty, Kazakhstan Baku, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan Belarus Kalingrad, Russia St.Pete, Russia Parres, Mexico Peru Guntur, India Haiti 25 children in Juvenile Hall, & others in Mexico Albania (money sent from France) Some African countries ( “ “ “ “ “ “ “). Places still needing our help & waiting for the provision to buy gifts Moscow, Russia – gifts for 450 children in orphanages & 50 or so on the street Siberia - & & & 370 kids St.Pete, Russia – the orphanage still lacks $ 8000 to send all the children to camp. Poland & Ukraine – giving to the children we support & the street children Matuela, Mexico – help towards the gifts for the 260 poor children. Report from Almaty, Kazakhstan "Janey, Here are some pictures from the Christmas Party we had at the church for the 20 9th graders from Orphanage #1. Sorry about the quality. I had to scan them because no one there had a digital camera that day. I just finished all the shopping for the Christmas project. You wouldn't believe the stories I can tell about these shopping experiences. We spent almost two hours this morning at an outdoor wholesale market in minus 10 degree weather. We spent over $1000 on soaps, hand creams, deodorant, etc. We were the hit of the market! Tomorrow we will begin putting the gifts together. Sunday AM we will distribute a few gifts to the poor families in the church. Then, Monday we will go to the women's prison. Then, the two orphanages will be on Jan. 4th and 5th. This is OK because Orthodox Christmas is not until the 7th.. God Bless You and all of OF, Merry Christmas, - Pam Greaves" Thank you so much for your prayers for the children. May you have a blessed Christmas, Janey L. DeMeo President/founder of ORPHANS FIRST; freelance writer. Website: _http://www.orphansfirst.org/_ (http://www.orphansfirst.org/) E mail: _Janey@..._ (mailto:Janey@...) Subscribe to the weekly prayer chain: _http://associate.com/groups/orphansfirst/_ (http://associate.com/groups/orphansfirst/) Janey L. DeMeo President/founder of ORPHANS FIRST ; freelance writer. Website: _http://www.orphansfirst.org/_ (http://www.orphansfirst.org/) E mail: _Janey@..._ (mailto:Janey@...) Subscribe to the weekly prayer chain: _http://associate.com/groups/orphansfirst/_ (http://associate.com/groups/orphansfirst/) -- Browse years of Orphans First Prayer Requests: http://welovegod.org/groups/orphansfirst/ To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: orphansfirst-unsubscribe@...