James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Gina, Madelynn and I have an opportunity on January 12-22 to travel to Puebla, Mexico to serve at an orphanage. We will be part of a team from Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota that will be helping children that are living at Living Hope International’s youth home called Esperaenza Viva.
Esperaenza Viva is a home for youth who come from a number of different tragic circumstances. Some of the children’s parents are serving life sentences in prison, some children were abandoned and living on the streets, and some come from abusive homes. At Esperaenza Viva they can experience the love of God, overcome hopelessness and rejection, and receive education and medical care. Our team will be assisting the staff in caring for the 85 or so children who live there by: doing work projects, teaching, playing games, craft projects or just spending time showing love to the kids. The cost for the three of us that includes transportation, room & board, and project money is roughly $3,400.
Over the past several years the three of us have been humbled by the people and children in poor circumstances in our own back yard literally, when we lived on the East Side of St. Paul. We love reaching out to the broken and those in need. That is why this trip has a special spot in our hearts.
If you feel led to help us financially, please make a check payable to: Woodland Hills Church and send it to my work addres: Salem Communications, ATTN: Kevin Norman, 2110 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN 55122. (In the memo please put “Puebla Mission Trip” but do not put our name on the check or the gift will not be tax deductible). We need the funds by December 12.
Even if you may not be able to support us financially on this trip, please pray for our family, the rest of our team, and the Esperaenza Viva orphanage as this trip is approaching and during the trip. Thank you very much!
Where have you been? No update since the 13th?
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