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This morning I believe I found a great theme verse for the Home of Purpose.  It is 2nd Thessalonians 1:11-12, and this is how it reads in my NIV study Bible:

With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.  We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

We do pray together for the girls in the Home of Purpose, that God would fulfill all of the good thoughts he has towards them, because we know they are more numerous!

There are some needs that the Home of Purpose has right now, that we would like to share with you, in case you would like to do something practical to help!

Maybe you can help meet one of these needs for the girls?  Even if you are not able to donate the full amount, any amount towards these items would be a blessing.  Please visit our giving page and under the One Time Donation you can select Home of Purpose from the drop down menu, or if you would like to give by check you may mail donations to our office.  Just indicate “Home of Purpose” in the memo area.

Thank you for praying with us & believing with us for God’s great purposes for these girls, and thank you to those of you who can help make their home a little more comfortable and useful.  We look forward to sharing with you great stories of victories from these girls’ lives!

God Bless You,

Lisa

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You may be packing up the tree and decorations soon, but we have 15 team members who were packing their suitcases and are now on their way to Rwanda to celebrate Christmas there!  This team, going through All God’s Children International, will meet up with Mike & Kelly who are already there waiting for them.

During their 10 days in Rwanda this team will put on 6 different Christmas parties!  They will have one for all the children and their parents who are sponsored, one for the unsponsored (waiting) children, one for the Home of Purpose and Home of Innocence, one at a project for former street children, one for the disabled orphanage, and another one for the largest orphanage in Rwanda.  This team will literally be touching the lives of hundreds, AND HUNDREDS of children and families!

Please pray for a safe journey for them and all of the donations they are bringing with them.  Pray for strength, health, and grace for the team while they are in Rwanda.  Pray for them to work well together and that God would go before them to help every detail of this trip come together smoothly.  Pray for Mike as he leads with wisdom and discernment.  Most of all, pray for the light of Christmas- JESUS- to shine through them in all they do!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Lisa

Our new property has been named! The HOPE Project. HOPE stands for: Housing, Opportunity, Purpose, and Education. The HOPE Project will include a home for girls called the “Home of Purpose”. It is our desire that this home will provide an opportunity for girls who have no one else to care for them. A place for them to be loved, heal, and to find God’s purpose for their lives. Be watching your mailbox for a special letter about The HOPE Project at the end of this month!

The need for a home for young girls is RIGHT NOW. In fact, for a long time now we have known of several girls who needed a place just like this. A kind supporter has provided a temporary home for these girls for the next year, until construction of the Home of Purpose can be completed on The HOPE Project property. This week we are already moving girls in to this temporary home! Very exciting to see this begin to take place and we praise God for his provision!

Please be praying for these girls to come together and form a family unit here at their new home. Pray for this home to be a safe and healing place where the girls can live their full potential.

God Bless You,

Lisa

In December my daughter Kelly is planning on being in Rwanda, and including a visit to the Noel orphanage.  We have taken teams to Noel in the past and worked with the children there.  She would like to bring donations for the toddler room.  Among the needs they have at the orphanage, she is hoping to bring them these items:  crib sheets and cloth diapers.  These items are not easy to find in Rwanda, so she would like to bring them with her when she comes.

If you would like to donate towards this, you may do so through our website giving page and put in the notes what the donation is for.  Or, if you would like to purchase the items yourself and send them, you may mail them to our office.

We welcome your involvement in this project!  Noel is a great orphanage whose heart is to help children.

God Bless You,

Lisa

Gloriose and Anneti (Prayer Focus #1 and #2) are sponsored!

God Bless You,

Lisa

Our staff in Rwanda recently held a party for the children in our program.  The children and their parents were able to attend and hear from visitors.  They also were able to visit one of the genocide memorials.  They all shared soda and a meal together and had a great time.  It was a wonderful day for all involved, and the party was featured in reports on the news and in the newspaper.  Sponsorship is part of what makes this possible!

This is the new location for the Home of Innocence and our local offices, where they were able to share good times together.

It wouldn’t be a party without food!  At least not in Rwanda!

These children are eating “family style” together.

Thank you & God bless you!

Lisa

P.S.  if you would like to see larger versions of these photos visit our facebook page!

All the paperwork is about wrapped up for the new property. We are excited to be able to move forward with the building of a transitional home for girls and babies. In fact, we hope to begin construction of the home this summer! Mike is wanting to bring a team with him to help with this project. If you would like to go to Rwanda this summer then please contact Mike – [email protected] to discuss this possibility.  Anyone, regardless of skill or “lack of skill” is welcome to come- you just need to have a servant’s heart, be flexible, be willing to work, and love people!

Even if you are not able to join us please be praying for this summer’s trip, for the details of this new home to all come together, and for God to go before us and prepare the way for all we need to do.

God Bless You!
Lisa