A group will be heading down to the Hogar Amor Orphanage on January 17th. If you are a sponsor of a child at the Honduras orphanage and would like to send a note or small gift (examples: flashlights, notepads, simple craft, candy, journal, baseball cap, comb, inexpensive watch, hairbands, combs, brushes, bracelets) please get the item(s) to Jan Kamp NO LATER THAN JANUARY 4.
You may also make a financial contribution towards the purchasing of meat to fill their freezer and school clothing and school supplies for all the kids at the orphanage.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
These 400 Update
We are happy to let you know that 73 of the 400 children have bee matched with families. Continue to pray for Nicholas' future family to hear God speaking to them to add him to their family.
Safe Families
Please continue to encourage and support host families.
Pray that the Lord will touch the hearts of more families to become host families to help with the care of children in families in need of short term help.
If you want more information on ways you can be involved please contact Lori Kamp.
Pray that the Lord will touch the hearts of more families to become host families to help with the care of children in families in need of short term help.
If you want more information on ways you can be involved please contact Lori Kamp.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
What's Been Happening These Last Few Months
HONDURAS TRIP - We will be be taking a group down to Honduras to visit two orphanages and do some light projects from January 17 to 24, 2015. This is a great inter-generational trip for anyone age 12 or over. Please email jan@opcrc.org soon if you would like to go. It's a life-changing experience!
NEEDED - If you have any wheeled luggage that you no longer need, we would love to use it to transport things down to Honduras. Please contact Jan Kamp if you can help.
We will also be taking down pop-can tabs that the girls use to make purses and travel-size soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, etc.
ORPHAN SUNDAY THANK YOU - We are so grateful for so many of you who came to the Orphan Sunday services and the International Dinner. Thank you for all the support and encouragement you have given to the Orphan Ministry over the past 6 years.
Linda shared with us about the upside and the downside of visiting the sponsored children in Honduras. She talked about how 2 of the older girls had left the orphanage and ended up in trafficking. Well, this week we received word from Arvil that one of the girls came back. She said she realized that Arvil and Miriam are the only people who truly showed her love. Praise God for answers to prayer.
THESE 400 UPDATE - On Orphan Sunday,, Allison spoke on church about These 400, the project through Bethany Christian Services to find homes for 400 special needs and aging- out children. We found out this week that 70 of the 400 have found homes! Praise God!
Please keep praying for a home for Nicholas, the little boy from Bulgaria with Down's syndrome.
RAISE THE ROOF PROJECT - THANK YOU to so many of you who took an envelope to help raise the funds to replace the roof on Hogar Amor Orphanage. So far, about 75% of the funds have already come in, so we are close to getting things going. We're grateful to God for the amazing response to this special need!
BACKPACK DRIVE - We are grateful for all the contributions towards all the school supplies that we were able to give to SafeFamilies. These supplies will benefit the futures of many children.
TRAFFICK FREE 5K - a group from our church participated in the 5K walk to expand the awareness of the trafficking that goes on here in our own cities and communities. We are learning more about how we can help and care for these girls and giving them a better future.
Praising God for your heart for the fatherless and HHH Orphan Ministry!
His Heart and Hands Orphan Ministry Task Force
NEEDED - If you have any wheeled luggage that you no longer need, we would love to use it to transport things down to Honduras. Please contact Jan Kamp if you can help.
We will also be taking down pop-can tabs that the girls use to make purses and travel-size soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, etc.
ORPHAN SUNDAY THANK YOU - We are so grateful for so many of you who came to the Orphan Sunday services and the International Dinner. Thank you for all the support and encouragement you have given to the Orphan Ministry over the past 6 years.
Linda shared with us about the upside and the downside of visiting the sponsored children in Honduras. She talked about how 2 of the older girls had left the orphanage and ended up in trafficking. Well, this week we received word from Arvil that one of the girls came back. She said she realized that Arvil and Miriam are the only people who truly showed her love. Praise God for answers to prayer.
THESE 400 UPDATE - On Orphan Sunday,, Allison spoke on church about These 400, the project through Bethany Christian Services to find homes for 400 special needs and aging- out children. We found out this week that 70 of the 400 have found homes! Praise God!
Please keep praying for a home for Nicholas, the little boy from Bulgaria with Down's syndrome.
RAISE THE ROOF PROJECT - THANK YOU to so many of you who took an envelope to help raise the funds to replace the roof on Hogar Amor Orphanage. So far, about 75% of the funds have already come in, so we are close to getting things going. We're grateful to God for the amazing response to this special need!
BETHANY ANNUAL PICNIC - was again another beautiful enjoyable picnic at Camp Manitoqua. Families blessed by children adopted into their families and those caring for SafeFamilies children enjoyed food, fellowship and a demonstration from a local class of kids doing Taekwondo.
BACKPACK DRIVE - We are grateful for all the contributions towards all the school supplies that we were able to give to SafeFamilies. These supplies will benefit the futures of many children.
TRAFFICK FREE 5K - a group from our church participated in the 5K walk to expand the awareness of the trafficking that goes on here in our own cities and communities. We are learning more about how we can help and care for these girls and giving them a better future.
Praising God for your heart for the fatherless and HHH Orphan Ministry!
His Heart and Hands Orphan Ministry Task Force
Monday, June 30, 2014
Update from the Rummage Sale & 500 or Bust Bra Drive
The rummage sale that was held May 9th and 10th to raise funds to help families during their process to adopt a child either domestically or internationally was a huge success yet again. We would like to thank everyone who helped us by either donating items or sorting and selling. We are very grateful for all of the support and would like to thank all involved.
This year, the Orphan ministry has begun to get involved in the area of sex trafficking both locally and abroad. Trafficking affects the lives of many vulnerable children, especially young girls. We joined together with Free the Girls and hosted a Bra Drive with the hopes of collecting 500 bras for survivors of trafficking. Free the Girls is a non-profit organization that helps women who have been rescued from human trafficking, many of whom were sold into prostitution when they were only 8-10 years old. Because their lives were stolen from them, they missed out on going to school and getting an education. Selling second-hand bras allows them to respectfully earn an income, rebuild their lives ad support their children.
We are happy to announce that we exceeded our goal of 500 and donated 887 bras to the Duneland Community Church in Chesterton, IN. We would like to give a huge thank you to all who contributed! Thank you, thank you thank you!!!
This year, the Orphan ministry has begun to get involved in the area of sex trafficking both locally and abroad. Trafficking affects the lives of many vulnerable children, especially young girls. We joined together with Free the Girls and hosted a Bra Drive with the hopes of collecting 500 bras for survivors of trafficking. Free the Girls is a non-profit organization that helps women who have been rescued from human trafficking, many of whom were sold into prostitution when they were only 8-10 years old. Because their lives were stolen from them, they missed out on going to school and getting an education. Selling second-hand bras allows them to respectfully earn an income, rebuild their lives ad support their children.
We are happy to announce that we exceeded our goal of 500 and donated 887 bras to the Duneland Community Church in Chesterton, IN. We would like to give a huge thank you to all who contributed! Thank you, thank you thank you!!!
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Dessert & Discuss Nights This Summer
This summer the Orphan Ministry will be hosting 3 "Dessert & Discuss" nights. Each time, we will listen to a different guest speaker who is involved with helping orphans & vulnerable children and then serve up some delicious desserts.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church will kick our summer "Dessert & Discuss"nights off with Rich Metcalfe of Lifesong for Orphans. We will be serving treats such as strawberry pie, strawberry salsa, etc.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - TraffickFree - Laura Ng will speak on how we can help make the awareness of human trafficking and how we can help the women and children affected. We will also learn about how human trafficking is in our own neighborhoods. We will be serving a chocolate fountain along with other yummy treats.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, Priscilla Steinmetz of Bridge Center will share what isavailable locally for kids at risk and ways we can be involved.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church will kick our summer "Dessert & Discuss"nights off with Rich Metcalfe of Lifesong for Orphans. We will be serving treats such as strawberry pie, strawberry salsa, etc.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - TraffickFree - Laura Ng will speak on how we can help make the awareness of human trafficking and how we can help the women and children affected. We will also learn about how human trafficking is in our own neighborhoods. We will be serving a chocolate fountain along with other yummy treats.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, Priscilla Steinmetz of Bridge Center will share what isavailable locally for kids at risk and ways we can be involved.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
His Heart & Hands Rummage Sale May 9th & 10th Fundraising Event
SPRING CLEANING IS UPON US AND SO IS THE ANNUAL HIS HEART and HANDS' RUMMAGE SALE!
FRIDAY, MAY 9th from 8 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and SATURDAY, MAY 10th from 8 a.m. - Noon at the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 West Sycamore Drive, Orland Park, IL.
PLEASE CONSIDER CLEANING OUT YOUR CLOSETS AND DRAWERS FOR A WORTHY CAUSE! We will be raising funds for adoptive families. We will be looking for item donations, volunteers, baked goods, and buyers so think about how you can participate. More details coming soon!
FRIDAY, MAY 9th from 8 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and SATURDAY, MAY 10th from 8 a.m. - Noon at the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 West Sycamore Drive, Orland Park, IL.
PLEASE CONSIDER CLEANING OUT YOUR CLOSETS AND DRAWERS FOR A WORTHY CAUSE! We will be raising funds for adoptive families. We will be looking for item donations, volunteers, baked goods, and buyers so think about how you can participate. More details coming soon!
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