๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐จ๐๐: ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐จ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ
As we prepare for Giving Tuesday on November 28, we’re counting our blessings from 2023 by taking a moment to look back on some of the stories that inspire us!
๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!
Back in 2012, our donors made it possible for Caliste to join an LSM Home of Hope when she was 10 years old. A member of LSM’s Haitian staff recorded that Caliste’s family was very poor, that she suffered stomach pain due to hunger, and that she exhibited signs of depression and anxiety. In closing, the interviewer wrote “Caliste has very sad eyes.” Today, Caliste’s eyes tell a different story. She’s discovered a passion for music and says her dream is to tour the world. She also excels at school and has discovered a love for business. But she says the greatest change has been her acceptance of Jesus. She loves Psalm 100: “Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him with joyful songs!”
๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ: ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ?
We often feature vulnerable children and orphans who come from backgrounds of starvation, poverty, and slavery โ whose lives have been changed through LSM’s Homes of Hope, through our Trauma Recovery program, and through our unique Continuum of Care. But what about about children and orphans who remain in harm’s way? Oscar, below, represents a child whose parents were killed or absent. Perhaps he’s out on the streets living on his own or worse, living as a child slave in the home of an abusive family who beats, starves and exploits him. There are countless children in Haiti with stories similar to Oscar’s. And that’s why LSM’s Gospel Project and Kinship Care program expand the scope of our work beyond Homes of Hope, providing more broadly in the communities we serve. When you give to LSM, it extends our reach so we can provide children like Oscar with living essentials, education resources, and the truth of the Gospel as soon as possible. Learn about Family Sponsorship and direct giving today!
๐๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ: ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด!
Ephesians 1:5 says God “adopted us into His family through Jesus Christ.” Few can appreciate this better than Joรซlle, whose lack of a family once made it difficult to find her way in the world. Joรซlle became orphaned as an infant and went to live with her aunt, who lacked the means to care for her and was often abusive. Joรซlle grew up not even knowing whether she had biological siblings. Today, through the generosity of her sponsors, Joรซlle enjoys the love of her Home of Hope parents and eleven sisters. She says she’s grateful for the change her LSM family and the family of God have brought about in her life. Now she’s sharing the blessing of family with others who are in need!
๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
In Haiti, where many people โ especially young children โ suffer from malnutrition and starvation, we believe it’s crucial for us to educate our LSM Tech students about how to grow crops and raise livestock. Agricultural knowledge is highly valuable in Haiti, even for those who don’t plan to become farmers, because raising a few goats, chickens, and cows can provide vital income and nutrition for one’s family, and also for one’s community. In fact, one LSM Tech student is so serious about agriculture that they’ve already bought a goat as a personal investment. We love to see our children taking the lessons we’re teaching them about stewardship and applying them to their lives!
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