| Greetings! |
 We have just finished celebrating the two holiest days of the year, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. The significance of these days is often lost within the traditions that have become a part of the holiday. But at the heart of it all is a central reality...God loved the world so much that He died for it. And that sacrifice extends to those beyond the ones who filled services on Friday evening and Sunday morning. It extends around the globe to those who are hurting and dying and waiting to hear of the love of Christ and see it in action.
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Rescue the weak and needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 82:3-4
These words to God's people have never been more timely and relavent than today. There is no shortage of the weak, fatherless, poor, oppressed, or needy in our world, but there is a shortage of those who will defend their cause. And we, the followers of Jesus, have been entrusted with this responsibility. Further, as we live out this mission we are further emboldened by the knowledge that as we defend their cause, we defend the cause of our Father and bring glory to Him.
To each of you who are doing your part to stand with, love, help, and defend orphans with us we want to extend our deepest appreciation. Thank you for loving the least of these! |
We are pleased to announce that we have three Guatemala ministry trips planned in the next 12 months. The purpose of these trips is to simply love, hold, play with, and talk to children who desperately need affection and attention. These trips are open to high school students through senior citizens and will be life changing experiences.
There are very few books available that are capable of changing the way we think and live, but I have recently read one such book. The Hole in Our Gospel is written by Richard Stearns, the President of World Vision U.S. and challenges both our view of the church and the world around us. 
Immaculate is a sweet, shy girl who has grown up in a small village in Uganda. She became paralyzed from the waist down in July of 2006 following a bout of malaria. No one knows the exact cause for the paralysis. She uses a wheel chair and is incontinent of bladder and bowel. She has been cared for by her aging grandmother who is not healthy herself. Although she loves Immaculate, she has not been able to care for her well and Immaculate has recently suffered from infected pressure sores. Her grandmother desires for her granddaughter to have a loving family to raise her and care for her properly.