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Grace Children's Home December E-News |
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Dear Friend,
Christmas greetings from Grace Children's Home! Please take a few moments to read some of the highlights from the last few months at GCH. We hope that you will be blessed to see some of the fruits of your continued prayer and financial support.
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In the Spotlight - Isaac
Isaac joined our GCH family two and a half years ago with
his older sister, Francis, and younger brother, Jacobo. He is in third grade
and currently attends a private school. Isaac is bright and speaks very good
English. This semester he received excellent grades. He plays on our GCH
soccer team and enjoys playing tazos and marbles in his spare time. Isaac is
always looking for ways to be helpful and can be depended on to see a task
through to completion. Within his world of responsibility he is meticulous and
neat. Isaac is affectionate and never short on hugs. Above all, the love of
Jesus is evident in his kind, gentle, and caring ways. We are thankful that God
brought this wonderful boy to be a part of our family.
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Baptisms
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the  name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..." Matthew 28:19
Our vision for Grace Children's Home is to make disciples. For this reason, when three of our older girls expressed a desire to be baptized, we were thrilled to encourage them in this step of faith and obedience to God's Word. On Sunday, September 27th, Flor, Jennifer and Valeria were baptized at Rosarito Beach. One day, all of our disciples will therefore go. As pastors, evangelists, doctors, missionaries, lawyers, and teachers, they will make disciples of this nation, México. Many of them are already doing so. They are sharing the gospel with their friends and teachers. As we continue to disciple and equip the saints, we rejoice when we see them taking steps of faith and obedience. |
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GCH Soccer
Many of our kids expressed an interest in playing soccer in
their after-school sports programs. In light of the cost and the complex
logistics of getting everyone to different practices and games, we decided to
form our own GCH soccer team. We practice two times a week and schedule games
on the weekends with other local teams. A group of families from the States
got together and donated new turf shoes for all of our players. Others donated
jerseys, socks, shin guards and goalie gloves. A local soccer field donates
practice and game time. Good sportsmanship, commitment, teamwork, respect for
authority, physical exercise, and having FUN are just a few of the themes we
are able to encourage on the soccer field.
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GCH Celebrates The Harvest
As an alternative to Halloween and Día de
Los Muertos, we hosted our 3rd annual fall outreach to our
community. On October 30th over 100 neighbors walked through our
gate. The evening included games and crafts for the children, dinner, live
Christian worship, and a presentation of the gospel message. As we were
intentional to put our focus on abundant
life rather than death and evil; the Lord of the Harvest was faithful to
increase His kingdom. Fifteen adults made first time decisions to follow Jesus
Christ.
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What's Going On With The Baby Home?
After finishing the foundation of the Baby Home, we waited
on the Lord for almost a year before moving forward with construction. While
in our finite minds we cannot completely understand the Lord's ways and His
timing, we trust Him nonetheless. It seems fitting that God opened the doors
to continue construction on Thanksgiving Day. A team from Westgate Church rolled up their
sleeves, picked up their hammers and framed most of the first floor in one
weekend. As we walk through the skeleton of what will one-day be a home to
orphaned babies, we are humbled by the awesome responsibility of caring for 20
more of God's children at GCH. We rest in this promise from God's Word, "And
God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all
times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." 2 Corinthians
9:8
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Help Us Shop For Our Kids For Christmas!
This
Christmas,
we've
asked
each
of
our children to choose two
gifts from Wal-Mart.
They each chose one large $30 gift and one small $15 gift. You can shop for
our children and purchase gifts from our wish list at walmart.com. We included the 29
children that live in our home as well as our 10 staff children. Thank you for
helping us make this Christmas special for our children.
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"If you believe, you will receive whatever you
ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22
The greatest contributions you can make to
Grace Children's Home are your prayers. Please remember to make GCH a priority
in your daily prayers. Here are some ways you can be praying for us:
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Pray for healing. Pray that The
Great Physician would heal the wounds that are deep and hidden in so many of
our children.
- Pray for spiritual growth. Pray that our
children and staff would continue to grow spiritually in their relationship
with God, in their understanding of His love for them, and in the wisdom of His
Word.
- Pray for unity. Pray that our
GCH family would be bound by God's love for one another and fortified by His
order.
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