"Jesus told them, 'I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed...NOTHING is impossible." Matthew 17:20
As Gepher and I sent out the Hope for Tomorrow letters, we prayed God would use this ministry to make an impact on children's lives throughout Naga. We asked God to open doors that would allow us to minister to childern's eductional and spiritual needs. We not only prayed for the future children but also for their future sponsors. We asked God to bring sponsors to this program that not only wanted to send these children to school but that also wanted to be an active part in the children's lives.
Three weeks ago we had received a generous donation from an unexpected family that would send two precious children to school. We were so excited about this life changing gift, because for our first year we were hoping to send 3 children to school and this was two thirds of our goal. Last night God reminded us that He had other plans.
I got a phone call from my grandfather. Pa told me that he'd been working on my "project". I immediately realized he was referring to Hope for Tomorrow. Gepher was sitting on the couch watching You Tub with head phones. I franticly began making motions to Gepher to take the headphones out and listen to what Pa had to say. Pa had shared the story of Hope for Tomorrow and the children of Naga with several Bible classes at Sycamore church of Christ. As he told us how the Sycamore youth group began empting their pockets and a leader in the church immediately handed him a check for one child, Gepher and I were totally speechless. Through Pa's sharing he received commitments to send four to six children to school! We couldn't believe it...God was making our dream a reality. Our dreams for the first year were small. Last night our small dream was multiplied beyond our wildest imagination. God reminded us that with faith anything is possible!!
Hope for Tomorrow will target the children in Naga that cannot afford to attend school. We will be reaching out to the children of Hidden Island (click here to see the latest outreach the church has done for the Children of Hidden Island) and other small poor communities. Hope for Tomorrow will also provide a two or three day a week after school program where the students will come to the church for both homework help as well as fun activities that will supplement what they are learning in the classroom. Hope for Tomorrow will also allow sponsors to know how their students are doing as well as give them the chance to communicate via email. We are so excited with the sponsors that have already commited to make a difference in a child's life and we trust that God will continue to bring more sponsors and children to Hope for Tomorrow.
John F. Kennedy once said, "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our tallent." This is exactly what Hope for Tomorrow wants to provide. An equal opportunity for all children to become the best they can be.
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