Dear Readers,

Right below Russia...

Almaty/close to the border of China

I have some exciting news!  I am going back to Kazakhstan, Almaty in October. I am so thrilled and feel so blessed to be able to go to my first home. I haven’t been back in 7 years, this is my first trip back since I was adopted. I can’t wait! 

Are you ready for some more exciting news? Ok. I am going to keep you up to date everyday on my adventures in Almaty (my home city). Posting pictures and maybe even videos. I am also going to visit some orphanages, this is where I need your help. I am starting a Sunny Day fundraiser for Vova(By the way- If you still like to write him and encouraging letter,you are welcome to do so and send it to me through e-mail. I will be giving the letters to him in oct.)  and orphans in Almaty. Starting with October Dereje holds a clothes project. As it gets colder in Almaty orphans are are in need of warm clothes. This is where you can serve your brothers and sisters.  To donate please contact me at this e-mail: fathertothefatherlesskz@yahoo.com Any amount will be a blessing to those in need in Almaty. 

When you donate to the Sunny Day fundraiser you will get special e-mail with info & photos of how your donation was used. My dad and I will be there for a week and ask for your prayers. The trip there is very long 18-22 hours. We will be leaving on October 23^rd. If you would like to follow the posts that will be sent from Kazakhstan, you can follow us right there at the top/right side(looks like this) ---à Follow by Email

The best way to follow the post is through e-mail which you subscribe to above ^. If you have a google or yahoo account, you can support this blog, by following publicly.  :] I will keep you posted on more news and updates!

In Christ,

Ashleigh

PS. I couldn't figure out how to put those pictures at the bottom instead of the top- sorry about that! :]

 

Opportunity to Serve Orphans in Taraz, KZ

A chance to help us in Taraz

In just over a month our team will be heading to Taraz, Kazakhstan to replace the beds and mattresses at the Ulan orphanage. We will also be visiting two other orphanages where we will love on the children. Below is a list of items we want to include with the other donations we have received:

- Face paint and brushes

- Stickers

- Construction paper

- Crayons

- Jewelry making kits

- Soccer balls and basketballs (deflated)

- Hand pump to inflate balls

Would you please consider donating one (or more) of these items? Items should be new. If you can't shop for the items a monetary donation can be made via our website and we will shop for you!

Donations need to reach us by September 1st.

Two Hearts for Hope

P.O. Box 1928

Lebanon, MO 65536

Thank you for your support!

Powerfull Letter from Dje....

You should read this letter :] It's powerful! I also some upcoming exciting news to tell you all but that for later and this is for now-

Love In Christ,

Ashleigh

FATHER'S LOVE TO THE FATHERLESS

Greetings to all in the name of our Lord.   It is over two weeks now since I returned to Almaty.  What a joy to be back “home” and to see the kids! 

Unfortunately I missed Alexandra’s graduation by a few days but later we had a graduation party for her where she invited a selected number of people: many orphans and some of the Orphanage “moms” who played a great role in her life; out of four moms, one passed away about six years ago and one retired on pension and two were present that evening, also another worker in the orphanage.  It is indeed a great act of our Lord's love that was demonstrated specially by those specific families during the past four years who were behind her in financial and prayer support.

During the meal time people wished her well and shared many good memories of their friendship with her.  I showed slide show to them putting together photos from the past 11 yrs.  When it was Alexandra’s turn to share she was overwhelmed in tears of joy and words of gratitude.....may the Lord get the glory!  I had a special blessing time on that dinner asking the Lord for his protection, his peace and his guidance to this orphan.  I would greatly appreciate your prayers for Alexandra for confidence and wisdom as she inters into the working atmosphere. 

That day was a double blessing as Alyona, one of the orphans for whom you provided financial support, was advised that she had passed her exams and was accepted to college; she will start on 1st of September.  In the meantime, she is working at a kiosk and saving up for her expenses.  

I am bringing one new need to you for an orphan, Stas.   He badly wants to attend a junior culinary school: a two-year programme with a tuition of 1400USD per year, a little over 100USD per month.  There is a place available for him this next semester but he needs to make the first payment before the 25^th of August.  

It is nice to be back in Almaty but adjusting to the skyrocketed prices the past several months is not easy! The last three weeks of stay in Germany while waiting really was a very expensive experience but where God leads he provides!  Thank you for the special gifts I received designated toward my expense on waiting; that mean a lot ....your prayers are really sustaining me.

As September approaches, it is the starting of the second half of the 24-month pledge Sept2010-Sept2012. Thank you for your continuing financial and prayer support.

School starts in September.  With the Lord's guidance, I will be putting together a special plan for designated groups of orphans in all orphanages to have a regular discussion time. I call it a mentoring time and at the same time a fun time and possible the older orphans will be visiting with me to different orphanages.  I am excited to meet a group from Virginia coming in September for a one week visit specially to bless the orphans; it is not their first time; in previous visits they really blessed the orphanages here and built a good connection between them and three orphanages here.

As I close this letter, may I leave you this reflection.  I wrote it to show how the way we live our daily life is directly related to how we could be a good witness to the world around us:

As believers living in the new covenant, the rules for our daily walk are found in Jesus’ teachings and Paul’s letters.

John15:9…even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you, Abide ye in my love. If you keep my commandments you shall abide in my love even as I have kept my father's commandments, and abide in his love.

The new love law is interpreted in a special way in 1Cor13. As a new creation man we are to walk in the Spirit. As in Gal5:16...but I say, walk by the Spirit (the recreated human spirit) and ye shall not fulfill the desires of the senses.  This recreated spirit is to dominate the senses and govern the individual.

As it is written, the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Rom 5:5...we have become partakers of the divine nature; 2Peter 1:4: that divine nature is love.

We are called to be imitator of God...Eph 5:1-2: be ye therefore imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love.

Blessings,

Dje

100+ Beijingers Visit Rural Orphanage

100+ Beijingers Visit Rural Orphanage

   2011-04-12 15:46:46    Agencies      Web Editor: liuranran

Tom McGregor holds baby girl nicknamed, Texas Cowgirl, at House of Dawn orphanage in Bancun, Ninjing County, Hebei Province, China on Saturday April 9, 2011 Report by Tom McGregor Biancun, Ninjing County of Hebei Province, a rural village, stands in the rural heartland of Central China. The location is remote as the town's center is dotted with crumbling buildings, rocky roads and cramped spaces. Certainly, few could imagine that more than one hundred Beijingers would enjoy spending a beautiful spring day on the weekend there. But that is actually what occurred, when a large group of Beijing residents arrived to visit an orphan home for disabled children, called 'House of Dawn.' The outing was organized by a group named Agape, which arranges visits for regular Beijingers to meet orphans and elderly people in China. I joined the group from South Cathedral Catholic Church located nearby Xuanwumen subway station, Exit B. The bus ride was an adventure in itself. An Irish priest living in Sydney, Australia, regaled bus riders with humorous stories about his trips all over the world. He even got all of us to sing his favorite Australian chant, which is "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie �� Oy, Oy, Oy!" The song sounds unique when mostly Chinese people sing it. But Father Peter told touching stories as well. He recounted working as the chaplain at a firehouse for the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) in the Bronx. He arrived on the Thursday before the 9-11 terror attacks at the World Trade Center. He explained these firefighters were just ordinary guys, who loved a good beer and a joke, but they were true heroes on 9-11. He remembers the funeral services he presided over and the time he spent with families to provide emotional support. Upon returning to Sydney, the Bronx fire crew gave him an FDNY fire helmet and chaplain's jacket. He proudly wore it on the bus. Father Peter nicknamed our bus driver, "Mr. Formula One" for his skills of outracing all cars on the highway. The bus ride was five hours long from Beijing to Biancun. Amidst the crumbling village infrastructure, the gated House of Dawn orphan home for children stood as a beacon of hope for disabled children. The property had buildings that were clean, well-equipped and the 11 nuns, who ran the facility, were hard-working and conscientious over every detail. The children were young infants to teenagers. One could visit a shop that sold handicrafts made by the children. Our group was guided into the baby girls' nursing room so we could play with them for one hour. I kissed a baby girl with brain tumors and without a nose. I took a nap with another girl by laying my head next to her tummy. While asleep, she smiled. I was informed later this girl didn't smile for 1 and 1/2 years since she was abandoned by her biological parents. But my favorite baby girl gave me a 'Texas Salute,' since I'm from Dallas, Tx. U.S.A. She pointed with her index and middle finger while bending her thumb. This looked like a gunslinging hand gesture. I nicknamed her, "Texas Cowgirl." Hopefully, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will consider declaring her an 'Honorary Texan.' I held her in my arms throughout the day. She frequently smiled and spoke her first words that day. She looked at me and said the Chinese word, "ba ba," which means "daddy" in English. She said "ba ba" so many times that one volunteer tried to hold her mouth to keep me from crying. I shed many tears that day. The children gave a special performance for the 100+ Beijingers in the audience. The show was well-organized. In some acts, children were choreographed dancing to Chinese pop songs. A blind girl played beautiful classical music on the piano. She also recited an ancient Chinese poem about the sun and the moon. Some boys, who can only grunt when speaking, sang about loving life. A girl with no arms and legs used her mouth to make a paper origami. A teenaged girl, who acted as the show's host, read her poem. It was so powerful you could not see a dry-eye in the room. She spoke about her happiness about meeting many people from Beijing, but reminded us that as an orphan girl, she's very lonely along with others living there. She asked a simple question, "will you remember me after you leave?" I was permitted to give a closing ceremony speech and I simply reminded everyone that we should never forget these orphans. Then we departed while giving hugs and kisses to all of them. On the bus, many said this was their "best days ever." One woman from a Latin American country said, "this was amazing. I don't understand why we can't do this more often. This shows the human face of China." Tommcgregor@cri.com.cn 1  2  3  4

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