Dear Prayer Partners,
First, yes I did get a letter back from Emmanuel, who is actually in
Benin. I will try to hook him up with our team there. Please continue
praying for him.
Next, I am receiving E mails daily from different teams in different
countries who are partnering with Orphans First on the Christmas Project.
Please pray for the needed funds. Just today, I heard from Mexico wanting to
bless 100 needy kids, Belarus some 300 kids, and then I learned that friends
in Siberia work with orphans. We have an exciting challenge before us so
please PRAY FOR FINANCES. It's almost Christmas already.
For those interested, I'm pasting a letter below explaining the
Christmas project. You might want to copy, reformat and print this and ask
permission to give it out in your own churches. Please pray for this
project.
ORPHANS FIRST CHRISTMAS PROJECT 2002
Christmas is the season of great contradiction. While we sing about joy,
and give gifts and, so many children are forgotten. It's so easy to get
caught up in the Christmas swing, becoming familiar and entering into
routine. There's so much to do, so much to prepare, and much fun to be had.
At least, for most of us! But for those for whom Christmas is just another
day, there is much irony in the absence of joy this time of year brings.
While we eat more than our fill, they remain hungry. While we laugh with
friends and family, they remain abandoned. While we receive material
blessings and comfort, they are abused, enslaved and afraid. Nothing changes
for them. Not even at Christmas. But, with your help and by God's grace,
these suffering children can know the heart of the True Father Christmas who
gave His life for them. They can sense His great love for them as we give
them presents, hugs and love.
As we do each year, Orphans First provides gifts for poor children in many
countries. Christians and church-members in those countries bring those
gifts to the children, sharing the love of Christ personally with each one.
Some children will see a Christmas play performed. Most will receive a Bible
book in their language amongst other things (small toy, candies, fruit,
crayons, paper etc.). By God's grace, each child will be touched by the love
of the One whose birthday we celebrate-Jesus!
This year our vision has been stretched. We have many new teams in
various countries adding to our list of those needing funds to supply gifts
to orphans either in state orphanages, our own orphanages, in the streets, or
in poor families. We are excited and challenged. Please pray with us that
every need would be met including administration, colaborers and finances.
Countries planning to colabor with us for the Christmas Project thus far
include the following:
RUSSIA & SURROUNDINGS including: St.Pete (our largest Christmas project),
Moscow, AZERBAIJAN (planning to reach 800 children this year), BELARUS,
KAZAKHSTAN, UKRAINE; SIBERIA;
EUROPE including: ALBANIA (800 children to be reached after Christmas),
POLAND, FRANCE, ROMANIA.
N. & S. AMERICA - ECUADOR, MEXICO and hopefully BRAZIL; USA.
INDIA (presents for children in our own orphanages),
AFRICA (Several countries).
Would you like to help make this dream a realization? Please give
generously to Orphans First so that the little ones, too, may have a very
Merry Christmas! Thank you.
*****Make checks payable to ORPHANS FIRST, and send to the address below.
ORPHANS FIRST
P.O. Box 18715,
Baltimore, MD 21206, USA.
Janey L. DeMeo
Founder/director of Orphans First, freelance writer.
ORPHANS FIRST website: http://www.OrphansFirst.org/
E mail: janey@...
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http://WeLoveGod.org/digests/orphansfirst/
Janey L. DeMeo
President/founder of ORPHANS FIRST; freelance writer.
Website: http://www.orphansfirst.org/
E mail: Janey@...
Subscribe to free weekly Orphans First prayer list:
http://WeLoveGod.org/digests/orphansfirst/
USA office mailing address:
ORPHANS FIRST
P.O. Box 18715,
Baltimore, MD 21206, USA.
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