Wednesday, September 28, 2011
14 in just 5 Days!
So far it's been only 5 days and already 14 kids have been sponsored! Praise God! We have 32 more Orphan Kids to find sponsors for, so it's not over yet. Please be praying with us that the Lord would raise up sponsor families for these kids. Thank you!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Be the Difference in a Child's Life
We've partnered with Living Way Orphan Ministry in Ethiopia. Together our mission is to reach out and help Orphan Children through Sponsorships, enabling children to live and receive care in Families as a loving alternative to living out their childhood institutionalized in an Orphanage. We have 50+ orphans that need a sponsor. For only $20 a month you can Sponsor a child, giving them a Family, Food, Clothing, a chance to go to School with School Supplies, and Daily Care. They'll be able to go to Church and Sunday School. In this way, their social, economic, physical and spiritual needs will be met. To Sponsor a child, please look at our webpage www.rivers-of-living-water.org/Sponsorship.htm or contact us at info@rivers-of-living-water.org. Make a Difference ~ Be the Difference
Another Open Door
I was just informed last night that the President of the Brehane Kirstos (Light of Christ) Church denomination of Ethiopia wants to meet with me to discuss the beginning of our partnership to raise funds for clean water wells in remote villages of Ethiopia. Praise God ...
Our Friend Alayu Kebede
Alayu Kebede is the man God is using to plant hundreds of churches in remote villages of Ethiopia. We have partnered with him as well to help raise funds for church plants and water wells throughout Ethiopia.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Who We Are . . .
Much has happened since those first posts. The Lord has opened doors that we would never have dreamed of.
We have since partnered with Ethiopian Call Ministry, Brehane Kirstos Church and Living Way Orphan Ministry, all out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our heart's desire has become to help orphans and widows in need, wherever the Lord leads us. Right now, the Lord is leading us back to Ethiopia, Africa.
With His help, our Mission is:
• To help orphans and widows in need, both domestically and internationally.
• To provide clean water by placing water wells where there is the greatest of need, in orphanages, churches and remote villages.
• To offer living water by bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to children and families in these villages, by evangelism, planting Christian churches and sending trained in-country missionary pastors out to serve.
• To help find sponsors for orphaned children. To find homes and place them in families, so that their social, economic, physical and spiritual needs will be met.
• To offer hope and a future to widows, by way of donations and/or grants for micro businesses.
• To organize and send mission teams to villages and orphanages with clothing, shoes, supplies, and help for the ones who remain.
• To eliminate financial barriers by offering adoption grants for Christian families who have the desire to open their hearts and home to adopt orphans.
• To organize fundraisers and receive and disperse funds for all of the purposes above.
Please join us on our journey as we help orphans and widows in need.
For more information, please check out our website at www.rivers-of-living-water.org.
Follow us on Facebook too, at www.facebook.com/riversoflivingwater.org
We have since partnered with Ethiopian Call Ministry, Brehane Kirstos Church and Living Way Orphan Ministry, all out of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our heart's desire has become to help orphans and widows in need, wherever the Lord leads us. Right now, the Lord is leading us back to Ethiopia, Africa.
With His help, our Mission is:
• To help orphans and widows in need, both domestically and internationally.
• To provide clean water by placing water wells where there is the greatest of need, in orphanages, churches and remote villages.
• To offer living water by bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to children and families in these villages, by evangelism, planting Christian churches and sending trained in-country missionary pastors out to serve.
• To help find sponsors for orphaned children. To find homes and place them in families, so that their social, economic, physical and spiritual needs will be met.
• To offer hope and a future to widows, by way of donations and/or grants for micro businesses.
• To organize and send mission teams to villages and orphanages with clothing, shoes, supplies, and help for the ones who remain.
• To eliminate financial barriers by offering adoption grants for Christian families who have the desire to open their hearts and home to adopt orphans.
• To organize fundraisers and receive and disperse funds for all of the purposes above.
Please join us on our journey as we help orphans and widows in need.
For more information, please check out our website at www.rivers-of-living-water.org.
Follow us on Facebook too, at www.facebook.com/riversoflivingwater.org
Sunday, September 11, 2011
OK ... Speaking of Being REAL
But be careful. If you're real, people might lose confidence in what you're doing. They might think your organization is not a bonafide ministry. It's scarey being real ... risky. But somewhere along the line, I made a vow to be real. And not try to live up to anybody's expectations.
OK ... We planned these 2 huge events ... one in the city where we go to church and one in our little hometown. The city said "Yeah, bring it on!" Businesses donated over 40 Gift Certificates ... thank you! Gave us a beautiful park area to host our 5K run. I worked my tail off for 3 weeks organizing this 5K ... 30 people came. Thud. But still ... God was glorified, and we had a great time.
Yesterday, we had our 5K and All Community Donated Yard Sale. Our little hometown (1500 people max) required us to have a million dollar insurance policy to host our event in the park. OUCH. We prayed about it, received counsel and went ahead. The Police and Fire Department came out to help with traffic control. We put up signs at every intersection ... 1 person came. Heavy Groan. 5K Run cancelled. Trying not to be embarressed. Owner of the town newspaper was there to take photos. He said, "It's hard to run in Cowboy Boots". We laughed.
The Yard Sale went well, people were very generous and donated all kinds of awesome stuff. Someone donated a King Size log furniture bed, like what I've always wanted but could never afford. No one bought it, Praise God. But at the end of the day, most of the money we raised, went to pay the insurance policy. Almost all of us were sick and trying to make it through the day, kids strung out all over the park, in the shade sleeping ... a very long day. I can hardly walk.
But ... we were able to invite 2 people to our new House Church that starts next week. Many people were touched and blessed us with encouraging words about what we are doing. Actually, thanking us for what we were doing. And again, God was glorified.
OK ... so when you ask ... "How did it go?" What do I say? "It sucked. Disappointing. Exhausting. Depressing. What a waste of energy." Or do I say, "God was glorified. We saw Him in the faces of the donors. We heard His voice with every encouragement. We felt His peace. He makes all things work together for my good."
It was both ...
It was God's idea to do these events .. a whisper I heard in my sprirt. I obeyed. So ... "Well done my good and faithful servant ... now enter into my rest." Today, I think I won't even get out of this chair.
Who knows what God is doing behind the scenes when we obey Him and it doesn't appear to be so great an idea on the outside. I guess we'll know in heaven. We're only supposed to obey ... It wasn't our event, it was His.
So ... it was a fundraiser and we were hoping for a few thousand dollars like the event we did 2 years ago. Not so. But we obeyed. That's all I know. God is still good. He will provide. Our hope is not in our own strength. Our hope is in the Lord.
OK ... We planned these 2 huge events ... one in the city where we go to church and one in our little hometown. The city said "Yeah, bring it on!" Businesses donated over 40 Gift Certificates ... thank you! Gave us a beautiful park area to host our 5K run. I worked my tail off for 3 weeks organizing this 5K ... 30 people came. Thud. But still ... God was glorified, and we had a great time.
Yesterday, we had our 5K and All Community Donated Yard Sale. Our little hometown (1500 people max) required us to have a million dollar insurance policy to host our event in the park. OUCH. We prayed about it, received counsel and went ahead. The Police and Fire Department came out to help with traffic control. We put up signs at every intersection ... 1 person came. Heavy Groan. 5K Run cancelled. Trying not to be embarressed. Owner of the town newspaper was there to take photos. He said, "It's hard to run in Cowboy Boots". We laughed.
The Yard Sale went well, people were very generous and donated all kinds of awesome stuff. Someone donated a King Size log furniture bed, like what I've always wanted but could never afford. No one bought it, Praise God. But at the end of the day, most of the money we raised, went to pay the insurance policy. Almost all of us were sick and trying to make it through the day, kids strung out all over the park, in the shade sleeping ... a very long day. I can hardly walk.
But ... we were able to invite 2 people to our new House Church that starts next week. Many people were touched and blessed us with encouraging words about what we are doing. Actually, thanking us for what we were doing. And again, God was glorified.
OK ... so when you ask ... "How did it go?" What do I say? "It sucked. Disappointing. Exhausting. Depressing. What a waste of energy." Or do I say, "God was glorified. We saw Him in the faces of the donors. We heard His voice with every encouragement. We felt His peace. He makes all things work together for my good."
It was both ...
It was God's idea to do these events .. a whisper I heard in my sprirt. I obeyed. So ... "Well done my good and faithful servant ... now enter into my rest." Today, I think I won't even get out of this chair.
Who knows what God is doing behind the scenes when we obey Him and it doesn't appear to be so great an idea on the outside. I guess we'll know in heaven. We're only supposed to obey ... It wasn't our event, it was His.
So ... it was a fundraiser and we were hoping for a few thousand dollars like the event we did 2 years ago. Not so. But we obeyed. That's all I know. God is still good. He will provide. Our hope is not in our own strength. Our hope is in the Lord.
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