This is WHY a new friend, Sara, is motivated in her R+F business. She and her husband live off of 20% of their business and give 80%. They just returned from opening this orphanage they built in India for 100 precious little boys and are planning on building more! Lord, may my heart always bend to your voice and plan with the blessings you give! Read their story: Just returning from India, where we welcomed 117 angels to their new home (they are no longer orphans, but angels given to us from God)! It was the most life-changing experience...not just for them, but for us. We just met our 117 sons! When we arrived, we were welcomed by the entire village with a parade they created in honor of this new home, which is also a blessing to the community (as we built a church there, and a fresh water well that the community will be able to partake in). The pulled us up on a cart, pulled by oxen...and when we arrived, the boys threw flowers in our hair (they thought it was hilarious watching the flowers stick in mine! Wait until you see the video--it was the neatest experience to see the community come together in honor of these angels! Every boy greeted us with their name, and extended their hands and hearts to us. Many dont know their birthday, so we had one large birthday party celebrating this new day for them! We dedicated a fresh water well, the church, and their new home to them. It was amazing seeing their faces as they ran to their beds for the first time. Apparently when we left, the children thought it was a joke, and that the beds were not theirs and were going to be taken away. It was precious...they asked if they were supposed to sleep separately now...because before we came to give them their home, they slept on a small dirt floor together, with a roof that was caving in over their heads--on mats. They now have beautiful bunk beds, mattresses, and bedding, and a safe shelter to sleep in. We were able to pray with the children, and play with the children--Phil taught them Duck Duck Goose (which was very interesting with over 100 boys!!! I just prayed no one did a face plant!) We were able to take pictures of each child so we can pray over them daily. And it was incredible to give them their backpacks for school. Once they have this physical address it entitles them to go to school, and get 1 free meal per day at school...and the house parents give them another large meal daily. Can you believe...there is one set of parents (and a lot of local support) who were already taking care of these orphaned boys? They faithfully supported these children for over 20 years...with no recognition, and nothing special from the government. Just out of the goodness of their hearts as there are well over 25 million homeless children in India. We also met a very old woman living on the property (she was blind). She used to be very wealthy and sold EVERYTHING she owned to give to these children all she had. We were told by community leaders that if these children do not get help, they will end up in gangs, and literally living alone on the streets, in the slums (its not uncommon to see children roaming the streets, all alone.) During our first visit to India, they had just found a child buried alive alongside the railroad tracks (at age 4)--little fingers and toes sticking out. They brought the child to one of the homes to live. We have left our hearts in India, and we are committed to go back regularly, and to continue to do more. No one would ever know the need until they saw it. Nothing can describe it. The greatest accomplishment of our life is nothing compared to the privilege we feel being able to love, support, father, and pour into these 100 little lives who will change future generations. We know the reason we are blessed is simply to be a blessing--so we can love more, and give more. Pictures to come tomorrow--and more details on how you can partner with us to build a new home for the little girls on the neighboring property we discovered....but THANK YOU to all who supported us and prayed for us on this journey. It changed us forever...and will change that community forever. NOTE: we did NOT have this life sized picture printed of us...they got the picture as a surprise to welcome us--they had it leaning on the side of the new Angel House to welcome us. Kind of embarrassing, as we are NOT the heroes...the true heroes are these 2 parents who have been caring for these orphans for 24 years...and get no recognition for it. THEY are the heroes. We are just vessels that can help to further the blessing that they can be to these sweet children. Thank you God for allowing us this blessing. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress- JAMES 1:27 WOW!
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:47:19 +0000
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