“For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6”
Dearest Partners,
Words cannot express the joy with which I’m writing this to you. To say we’ve seen a Christmas miracle would be an understatement! I’m beyond blessed to have a front row seat to see God stir in the hearts of others to help people that they will likely never meet and who will likely never be able to pay them back.
What started as a complete, giant leap of faith has turned into God’s unmistakable assurance that He has Give Amore and all of our team, children and guardians in His loving hands. Right before Thanksgiving, I spoke at my parent’s church in El Paso. A man I’ve never met came up to me and said he had a word from God for me and for Give Amore. He went on to tell me that God told him that the river of blessings that has had some dams holding up the flow were being cleared and that God’s blessings would flow in abundance. I wanted to believe him. Who wouldn’t love to hear those things?
Immediately or shortly after this word from God the following happened:
-We received funding for another clean water well!
-50 Made with Amore tote bags were sold that day!
-Children began to get sponsored (let me tell you that this is the biggest area of faith for me as we’ve struggled for the past 3 years with getting and keeping sponsors). All but one child is currently fully funded! Eight children remain on our wait list.
-We were presented an opportunity to pitch for a grant for more clean water wells (please pray for this please!)
-We were given an opportunity to come speak to a business and sell our tote bags (we sold 20 that afternoon!)
-And our Christmas Wish List items was a hit! EVERY child was able to receive something specifically for them picked out by us or by their sponsors-goats, chickens, a bicycle, clothes, toys and even a COW!!!!
-And thanks to a few generous general donations, we were able to make our Kenyan Team’s dreams come true with a new motorbike, helmet and safety vest!
I can't express to you my joy in watching all these donations come in. God’s blessing Give Amore and it is my pure joy and honor to facilitate it and help others. I’m beyond grateful that God has answered so many of our prayers in 2017.
In January, we will provide you with a recap of the year and just some of the tangible ways we’ve been blessed and been able to bless others. We hope you will continue to support us and our mission to be the hands and feet of Jesus to our brothers and sisters across the globe. Our 2017 recap will also include information for our 2018 trip to Kenya! You won’t want to miss it!
As much as I love giving all these gifts to others, I’m reminded that the best gift we’ve all received is the gift of Jesus Christ our King.
May the joy of the season be with you.
Merry Christmas!
on behalf of our Give Amore Team, Christa Horst
Clockwise: Heather Duncan and family, Henry Anjeje and hfamily, Jack Nerrickson, his mom and sisters, Christa Horst and family, Paul Mukani and his grandma who raised him, Erick Lukandu and his family.
