Abandoned But Precious Ministry

In February we spent 10 days with the children at the Berachah Eklesiastical Orphanage.  The children were so excited to see Thomas again and to met me for the first time.  You can’t help but fall in love with these children after spending time with them.   The first floor of the orphanage building is complete and the children are quite comfortable in their new quarters.  The property has been developed very nicely by Dr. Ralston and the home parents Canon and Roti.  The children have a beautiful playground area with swings, volleyball court and play equipment, which they love.   Canon has planted an acre of fruit trees which will provide fruit for the children as early as next year.  In addition they have planted a vegetable garden. 

We took several trips with the children to a water park , a waterfall, the ocean and a park.  The water park was the biggest hit amongst the children. 

We played lots of games, had water balloon fights and attempted some bible studies with the children.  We made book markers for the sponsors which the children really seemed to enjoy.  They wanted to be able to give something special to the sponsors in thanks for all their support.  We hope the sponsors enjoyed receiving them. 

We would like to ask for prayer for the oldest child.  Her name is Esther.  She became quite ill after we left with COPD.  She had TB as a child but was never properly treated and now it has developed into COPD.  She is a really withdrawl young girl with underlying mental issues and has now developed severe depression.  She is currently in the hospital receiving treatment.  Please pray for her recovery and that the Lord will give her a sense of worth and the feeling of knowing she is loved not only by him, but by others.

Please look under current events for recent pictures from our trip in February 2009.

James 1:27 “Religion that is pure before God is this, to visit orphans and widows in their time of affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”