Happy New Year & Thank You!

Thank you for helping to protect, defend, and care for orphans with HopeChest.

Together, our supporters have helped us exceed our giving and ministry goals for our work in Russia, Swaziland, Uganda, and Ethiopia.

As a quick snapshot, our year-end campaign raised over $200,000 for orphan ministry in 2010….

• $31,000 to stop sex trafficking in Russia
• $90,000 to establish 6 orphan feeding centers and discipleship ministry in Swaziland
• $41,000 to build a full CarePoint development in Uganda complete with kitchen, fence, well, water system, classroom, electricity, latrine, and discipleship.
• $38,000 for expanding orphan care programs in Russia, Swaziland, Ethiopia, and Uganda in 2010

Thank you and thank you God for this tremendous year-end blessing to our ministry.

In 2010, HopeChest will launch a new partnership with Focus on the Family to reach more orphans in the country of South Africa. We have initial plans in place for countries like India, Guatemala, and Moldova.

I encourage you to not get lost in the numbers and figures. The dollars we raise and the number of kids we serve are just two measures of our ministry programs.

I find deeper encouragement in the individual stories of the kids whose lives are transformed through our ministry.

As you start 2010 with your own personal resolutions and goals, watch this video of my new friend, Rabia Sayid. I think her resolve will encourage you greatly. This beautiful child has turned suffering and setback into incredible strength. We exist to help children like Rabia grow up to reach their dreams.

Watch this…

http://www.vimeo.com/8466538

Rabia Sayid Story from Children’s HopeChest on Vimeo.

Thank you for your support in 2009. To make a gift, go to HopeChestPartners.org today. Thank you.