“I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you.” John 14:18

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Interested in the January 15-22, 2011 Honduras Trip?

We'd love to have you get a first hand look at the orphanage we are supporting in Honduras.  We have a trip planned for January 15- 22, 2011.  Cost is $1500 - includes airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, etc.  The His Hearts and Hands will be able to contribute a portion of the cost.  Please contact soon one of the task members or the church office if you are interested in joining the trip.

Guaranteed it will make a impact on your life!

Orphan Sunday/International Dinner - October 17, 2010

Come celebrate with us! We will be serving cake to celebrate between the morning services to celebrate our 2nd birthday of His Heart and Hands orphan ministry.

All are welcome to come to the International Dinner on Orphan Sunday at 12:00pm.  We be serving various international dinners such as Sweet & Sour Keilbasa (big hit at our first international dinner 2008), meatballs, corn beef and cabbage, Turkey Tettrazzini - just to highlight to get your mouth watering. 

Our key speaker for the morning services will be Dan Cruver who is very involved in adoption.  There will also be testimonies from those in our church involved in fostering children and who have adopted.

So look for the information coming to your church mailboxes soon and reserve the date on your calendar now!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Bethany Christian Services Annual Picnic 2010

Held at Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort, IL on August 21st.
The annual Bethany Christian Services picnic for families who have adopted through Bethany were able to enjoy a very fun day!  The weather was a little warm and muggy....which brought out those pesty mosquitoes....but!...we were armed with bug spray!
There were fun activities for the kids of all ages from face painting, bubbles to crafts to pony rides and even a chance to swim in the Camp Manitoqua pool.







Great food of hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill and of course nice quenching watermelon!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

99 Backpacks!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent backpack drive for foster kids.  We were able to fill 99 backpacks to hand out to foster kids through Lydia House.