Today is Thankful Thursday....I am thankful for heat and a warm home, a clean bed to lay my head at night, the love and attention of my family, the closeness I feel with my children, food on our table and shoes on my feet.
As I think about how very blessed I am my heart is full with thanks and yet it still hurts for so many who are not blessed the way we are.
In this season of giving that is fast appoaching us let us not forget the less fortunate, let us not forget our brothers and sisters who do not have heat, or food, a bed or even someone to love them.
I am speaking of the orphans, specifically an orphanage in China in such need right now.
Read below the letter that was sent on their behalf....Please consider contibuting to providing them a better life, whether it's your prayers alone or other contributions...please don't forget them.
EMERGENCY ORPHAN BASIC NEEDS RELIEF ~2008
Love’s Reach International recently visited orphanages in northern, rural China.
In one particular institution there, the situation for the children is extremely bleak, as they are literally struggling to survive in their current conditions. Sadly, they are not receiving relief or aid from the government or any other source. They have many needs, however, the most urgent that they have are for the following:
* CAREGIVERS-This orphanage desperately needs more workers as there are presently only three caregivers to every 40 children. The approximate annual salary for one caregiver= $1,500.00 USD.
* BABY FORMULA- Recently, baby formula produced in China was found to be contaminated. Thousands of babies were sickened and some died. Consequently, good formula is now too expensive to afford. The babies are currently being fed rice water. Needless to say, it is extremely deficient in the nutrients that they babies need to thrive and grow properly.
* HEAT- As of right now, the orphanage is unable to afford heat for their building. When we visited them in early October, the temperature lows at night were already in the 30’s. So, you can understand that these precious children are in urgent need of warmth immediately, especially with even more frigid winter months approaching. The approximate cost for one year of heat= $11,500.00 USD
*BEDS- The beds that are currently being used for the orphans there, are very old, dilapidated and barely functional. They are literally falling apart. At the very least, every child deserves a good and decent place to sleep at night.
~These children clearly need your help to survive. Give them the gift of hope today. ~
Love’s Reach International http://www.lovesreach.org/
P.O. Box 413
Cumming, GA.30028
As I think about how very blessed I am my heart is full with thanks and yet it still hurts for so many who are not blessed the way we are.
In this season of giving that is fast appoaching us let us not forget the less fortunate, let us not forget our brothers and sisters who do not have heat, or food, a bed or even someone to love them.
I am speaking of the orphans, specifically an orphanage in China in such need right now.
Read below the letter that was sent on their behalf....Please consider contibuting to providing them a better life, whether it's your prayers alone or other contributions...please don't forget them.
EMERGENCY ORPHAN BASIC NEEDS RELIEF ~2008
Love’s Reach International recently visited orphanages in northern, rural China.
In one particular institution there, the situation for the children is extremely bleak, as they are literally struggling to survive in their current conditions. Sadly, they are not receiving relief or aid from the government or any other source. They have many needs, however, the most urgent that they have are for the following:
* CAREGIVERS-This orphanage desperately needs more workers as there are presently only three caregivers to every 40 children. The approximate annual salary for one caregiver= $1,500.00 USD.
* BABY FORMULA- Recently, baby formula produced in China was found to be contaminated. Thousands of babies were sickened and some died. Consequently, good formula is now too expensive to afford. The babies are currently being fed rice water. Needless to say, it is extremely deficient in the nutrients that they babies need to thrive and grow properly.
* HEAT- As of right now, the orphanage is unable to afford heat for their building. When we visited them in early October, the temperature lows at night were already in the 30’s. So, you can understand that these precious children are in urgent need of warmth immediately, especially with even more frigid winter months approaching. The approximate cost for one year of heat= $11,500.00 USD
*BEDS- The beds that are currently being used for the orphans there, are very old, dilapidated and barely functional. They are literally falling apart. At the very least, every child deserves a good and decent place to sleep at night.
~These children clearly need your help to survive. Give them the gift of hope today. ~
Love’s Reach International http://www.lovesreach.org/
P.O. Box 413
Cumming, GA.30028
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