I'm About to Go All Sally Struthers on Y'ALL!

A little voice inside me keeps saying, "What can you do? YOU? You are not going to make a difference. No one will listen. No one will respond. YOU, Carey, are ineffectual. You won't follow through. You won't make any difference at all."

I'm fighting against that voice. It's not from me. And I WON'T BE THE ONE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

He will.

Psalm 9:18
But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

Micah 7:7
But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Now as I said yesterday, here's what you can do. Here are all 42 of the children ready and waiting to have their most basic needs met.

They are waiting for food.

They are waiting for shelter.

They are waiting an education.

They are waiting for you.

I have three specific young ladies who need your help.

Bernadette Brevil, fifth grader and 10 years-old, her parents could not care for her or her sister

Jean Modline, fifth grader and 11 years-old, sister to Bernadette and their parents could not care for them

Fransoise Blanc, fifth grader and just turned 14 years-old, her father is deceased and her mother could not care for her

A $34 monthly support fora child provides basic needs including:

1. Food. Currently at Fond Blanc Orphanage children eat when there’s food available and food is available when there’s money to buy it. On a good day all the kids get one meal a day.

2. Clothes. Most of the children have one outfit and a school uniform if they’re lucky. At Fond Blanc Orphanage Pastor Jean Claude and the caregivers teach the children respect for each other and themselves. Even if they only have one outfit they have they make sure it’s washed for the day.

3. School needs. Whether it’s a school fee, uniform, or notebook and pens, a monthly sponsorship will help with these costs.

You might be reading this and feel that a monthly check is too much of a commitment for you, but sending a one time donation is. Or maybe just following our blog Fondly Blanc and praying for the children and Pastor Jean Claude and the rest of the staff in Fond Blanc is right for you.

NOTE: If you are interested in supporting one (or two or three!) children at Fond Blanc orphanage, comment below and I will send you an e-mail regarding your next steps in sponsorship. Or you can email me at Carey{dot}Phillips@gmail{dot}com and we can talk about how you can help.

Feeling Radical

Last year, about the same time that Sweet SJ arrived, our church small group was in the depths of a book called Radical by David Platt. This book was a book I didn't want to read, but couldn't not read. I wanted to quit after chapter two, but felt called to do something about the way I was living my Christian life. Here's just a tidbit of the soul-stirring words from Radical:

“The price is certainly high for people who don’t know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from self-denying faith and settle into self-indulging faith. While Christians choose to spend their lives fulfilling the American dream instead of giving their lives to proclaiming the kingdom of God, literally billions in need of the Gospel remain in the dark”.

Through reading the book and group discussion, the seven families in our group decided

to

take

a

break

from studying the Bible

and

begin acting as a result of

believing the Bible.

We have been challenged to break out of our comfort zones, both physically and spiritually.

After deciding on Haiti, we were able to partner with Children's Hope Chest to begin work at the Fond Blanc orphanage. Over the course of the last year, we have prayed, fund raised, and planned for this next assignment from God. Last month three of our small group members were able to take our first trip to Haiti to meet the children of Fond Blanc.

Our next steps involve finding sponsors for 42 of the children identified as needing care in Fond Blanc, as well as assisting with the provision of basic necessities such as shelter, food, water, medical attention and discipleship as well as education.

OVER 400 children come to the orphanage and local primary school each day in hope for food and an education. Sometimes there is food. Sometimes there is not. Sometimes the teachers are there, but only if they have been paid. The children are hungry for both food and knowledge.

Tomorrow I want to share with you what you can do to help, but for now please enjoy the scenes from Audrey's video below and catch a glimpse into the world of Fond Blanc, Haiti.

Following God to Fond Blanc from Audrey Perrott on Vimeo.