Orphans First 5th Feb.03

Dear Prayer Friends,

     I'm so excited to tell you that Andrei and Lida are with their new 
family in America.  I'm pasting below a mail from Joyce, adopted mother of 
Artur who first let us know about Andrei's needs.  Please read and pray for 
the other children she mentions, desperate to be adopted.  Please pray for 
Christians to adopt, for God to open doors.  Joyce's mail, then back to me 
after that....

"Janey: I did not know if you heard the news! Andrei and his sister Lida came 
home this week and Artur is soooo happy and excited to hear Andrei's voice! I 
am so grateful to you and your Orphans First website for helping me to 
fulfill my promise to Artur-to find a family for Andrei! At the time, I did 
not know how was going to do this, and I prayed so hard for Divine 
Intervention and help!
Thank you. We are hoping the boys will be able to see each other again soon!
 
On another note: In July 2003, I will have 15 more orphans from Artur and 
Andrei's orphanage coming to Virginia in hopes of finding forever families. 
This group will include 2 brothers 11 and 16 who had come to America in 
2001-a family committed to adopting them at that time---but for whatever 
reason this family NEVER DID ANY OF THE PAPERWORK TO BRING THESE BOYS HOME! 
So, for two years they have waited before finally learning that family would 
not be adopting them! I do not have the names of these boys yet, but I am 
hoping that with your prayers and notice on Orphans First website, a family 
might be found for them too----even a 16 year old boy needs a family to learn 
how to be a man!
 Sincerely,
Joyce Schaller
P.S. The summer program I am doing has a new name, "Family Hope 
International!" And please provide this email address for any inquiries: <A HREF="mailto:joyceschaller@...">
joyceschaller@...</A>  "
 
ALBANIA
     Please continue praying for the Christmas Project in Albania.  We have 
all the gifts ready for distribution but the family planning to bring those 
gifts there have had difficulties.  Pray for them, and that this project 
could take place quickly.

TRIP
     Pray for final plans for our USA trip beginning next week (hopefully).  
Pray for the different contacts we'll be making and for God to open some big 
doors for O.F. expansion stateside.  Pray for speaking engagements. Pray for 
personal details to make this trip possible and fruitful.

FRANCE 
     Thank you for praying the youth.  There have been massive improvements 
(but don't stop praying).  Pray for new youth pastor.  Continue praying 
against various attacks that still linger.  
     Pray also for the work here during my husband's absence.

AFRICA (several countries), INDIA, RUSSIA (several cities), AZERBADJAN, 
SIBERIA, POLAND, UKRAINE, ROMANIA, S. AMERICA (Equador, Mexico).
     Continue praying for the different children's works in each place, and 
pray for expansion, wisdom, structure, workers, finances, and miracles to 
reach out to these children in each of these places.  May God allow us to 
reach millions.

Blessings,
Janey L. DeMeo
President/founder of ORPHANS FIRST; freelance writer.
Website: http://www.orphansfirst.org/
E mail:  Janey@...
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