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.

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!!!

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!

UPDATE ON THE ADOPTION TAX CREDIT

Give thanks that the Adoption Tax Credit was extended through 2011 in the "Obama-Care" health bill. Jedd Medifind did a great job breaking this down a bit at his blog at Christian Alliance for Orphans. This link should take you straight to it: http://christianallianceblog.org People need to check with their accountant about how this specifically applies to them, but they have now made it a "refundable" instead of a "non-refundable" credit. That could be huge for a lot of people.

ABBA Grants For Adoption Now Available

Are you interested in a child who's looking for a place to call 'Home', but may be hesitant because of the initial costs of the adoption process? Well, we now have in place 2 grants of $2,500 each available for qualified persons seriously interested in adoption. These grants are managed through the ABBA Fund. For more information and to take a look at the application please click here on ABBA Fund or click on the link at the bottom of this site.