Thank you for your partnership in ministry. It means so much to us. Here are some items for prayer and praise. Check out the link below to view our new VBS videos.
India
Manipur State in India is experiencing great religious persecution. Our Emmaus Home had to evacuate for safety. Our home in partnership with the NTBCA is under curfew, and there is no internet. We are communicating through a board member in a neighboring state. Please pray for their safety. Many churches and homes have been burned to the ground.
Our partner, Agape Royal Ministries is still unable to receive funds from the US. Please pray that the restriction on our account will be lifted. This affects all our Agape children as well as the Bible college, students, and missionaries affiliated with Agape.
Joshua is ready to blow out the candles on his Birthday cake as he celebrates with his friends at the Emmaus Home.
Myanmar
Our GEM Home has had some big changes. Last week we welcomed 21 new children to our home! These children had been living in the forest due to the military junta. After their mothers (all the men were killed) explained the life-threatening situation for their children, our partners Joseph and his team gladly agreed to double the number of children for whom we are caring. We are thankful that we can help. Please pray. These children came into our care with basically no worldly possessions. They need clothing, school uniforms, shoes, beds, and so much more. Also pray for their hearts. They have experienced so much. Joseph with some of our new children in GEM.
The new Grace Home is nearing completion. Kim was able to visit the home recently. You can almost feel her joy in the picture! Caregivers Kim and Grace and their parents prayed for this home for thirty years. They were praying before any of us even knew them or the children. God is faithful!
Kim showing her excitement for all the space they will now have at the new Grace Home.
Haiti and The Dominican Republic
The children in our care continue to do well. You may have read of the difficulties in Haiti. This is greatly affecting the cost of living in Haiti. We received this email from our partner, Predestin: “With the security in Haiti by armed gangs which caused all entrepreneurs to close their businesses to go and live in foreign countries and even in the Dominican Republic, all prices of the products rose 5 times higher. The price of a bag of rice which was $6.6 has increased to $16.67 US and sometimes it is even very difficult to find it.”
We will be increasing the funding that we send to care for our children.
Our partners in ministry in Haiti and the DR long to care for more children. There are thousands who desperately need care.
We had a fun picture day with our children in the Dominican Republic. Pictured from left to right are: Yomaily, Fednaelle, Fritznelson, Mariam and Kimberly.
Please pray for wisdom as we lead the BCH ministry. The needs of children are great.
Thank you.
Linda Brooks,
President
Check out our new videos! They are about our VBS “Sweet Dreams” project. You’ll love seeing some of our children! Click the Sweet Dreams Logo below to view the videos and other resources for your summer programs!
Provide Sweet Dreams for our BCH children this year. Our 2023 VBS Mission Project will provide bedtime necessities for the physical and spiritual well-being of the children in care. Click the Sweet Dreams logo for more!
Your Hearts of Compassion sponsorship provides a child the chance to thrive by receiving an education to assure they are provided for in adulthood. BCH is committed to following the small, family model to care for the children in our care.
