“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Partners,
My words seem to be failing me as I try to update you on so much that is going on with our ministry. Our highs have been so high! We’ve resumed our sewing program and have students graduating! We’ve finished another well (5 clean water projects so far this year)! Schools are resuming and life is slowly returning to a “new normal”. Praise God! But our lows have been incredibly low. We’ve suffered our greatest tragedy yet with the unexpected loss of one of our precious children, Brian, last month. Most of the Give Amore team members have also lost close family members in the past few weeks so we are all grieving the loss of these souls on earth with us. However, we rejoice with knowing Brian, and others that have passed, knew Jesus and we know we will be reunited as if no time has passed.
When it comes to the loss of Brian, God really put it on my heart that though his life was short he knew he was loved, special and chosen. He had hope! He had joy! He knew he was special to be a part of our Give Amore program and saw so many people around him be the hands and feet of Jesus to him. Though he was without a father on earth, he KNEW his heavenly father. What a gift!!!!
I am fiercely determined to continue to do what we can with our sponsorship program! We need MORE people to join us! We have lost some sponsors and our donations are suffering in the wake of COVID hhough the needs have increased. We need to raise $2000 immediately as the children are all needing additional supplies for safety reasons as schools resume-masks, sanitizer, personal products (not sharing as they have in the past) and more! The team let me know this just yesterday and my heart sank in fear that we can’t provide this. But, I’m trusting God and I get to be their voice and ask on their behalf.
Please help us spread the word about what we are doing!
If you are able, please consider making a one-time donation in any amount toward this.
Please like and share our posts on social media.
Please ask your friends and family to help us.
Please ask your church, your businesses and any organizations you know to support us! There are often employer match programs available!
Though I worry, I trust. God has not failed us yet.
Thank you for sharing our joys and our heartaches with us. Though the work is hard, the investment and pay-off is so worth it!
Trusting in Christ,
Christa Horst
Give Amore Founding Director
