October 28, 2022
Prayer & Praise
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Liberia
Please join us in welcoming Darius Smith to our team. Darius is a Liberian man who is well acquainted with caring for orphaned and vulnerable children. When Darius was young his mother worked with our partners at the Jahzjet Orphanage in Liberia. I met Darius 15 years ago when he was a child assisting at Jahzjet. Darius is partnering with us to assure that we have a high quality of care for our children. He is visiting each of our foster homes and providing guidance and up-to-date information on every child. This is a big responsibility, but Darius is enjoying it and doing a wonderful job. This will help in our new Hearts of Compassion ministry.
Darius has nearly completed an assessment of every foster home in which we care for children in Liberia. We are learning a lot. Our Zorzor Christian Academy next door to our group home is highly regarded. They have an 80% pass rate for the National Exam. That is considered very high. We are also learning that we care for more children than we knew. This also happened in Zorzor. The group home in Zorzor is full, but when our team encounters children in great need, we have been helping them in their own homes. This is a great way to minister; the family remains intact. However, we need to increase the amount of funds we send to care for all the needs well.
Additionally, we have learned that our well at the group home is not adequate anymore. Our partners at the group home, in compassion, have opened the water well to villagers. So, the well is working overtime! We have some “good” problems like this to address. We are thankful for the insightful information that we are receiving through Darius’ work.
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For more information about our Hearts of Compassion ministry, click the link below. |
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Myanmar
We often give you updates on the coup in Myanmar, especially from “T”. Today I want to give you an update on one of our girls in care. The children are the reason we are ministering in this dangerous environment. It helps me to know that the children are doing well, despite the adversity. The update is written by “T”’s daughter, Beky, who assists in the ministry.
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Meet Naw Ruth
Ruth was one of the youngest children at Hope Children's Home who has ever been accepted. She is from a small village in the Ayeyarwady Delta area. She is the youngest of five siblings. When the deadly Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in 2008, her mother lost her life in the flood. Their house and all their possession were gone too. When disease ran rampant through the flood region, her father became very ill. Her oldest sister, who was 13 years old at the time, took care of her. Our church group found her and her siblings when they went to the flood region to provide medical aid. Ruth was brought to Hope Children Home along with her four siblings in 2009.
When Ruth first came to live at Hope, she was just 8 months old with a bloated and swollen tummy. She was very weak and malnourished. She was instantly adored, loved, and cared for by all the teachers, staff, and all the children at Hope Home. Her condition improved rapidly as she gained strength and became a healthy baby. She was our joy and our little princess through and through. She had prayed to receive Christ at the age of six and was baptized in 2019.
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"Naw Ruth is an obedient, sweet and happy child. She is healthy and is becoming a beautiful young lady. During the two years pandemic break, she has learned sewing and playing violin along with Hope’s girls. Playing violin has become her new hobby. She can play hymns and even joined church orchestra a few time since. She is currently attending 7th grade at Elpis Christian School. Her aspiration is to become a registered nurse. God has a great plan for Naw Ruth. Our desire for her is that she would develop godly character and invest her life for eternal values. We pray that God will use her mightily in the medical field".
Written by Beky, (T's Daughter)
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Meet May Myat
Running from village to village to escape from the ongoing, wild civil war in our country, to which the world dimly pays attention, May Myat Noe, finally found a refuge at our children’s home. Abandoned by her mother at the age of five, she grew up in the hands of her widowed grandmother who went home to be with the Lord. At age six she had to flee for her life with her father who is an alcoholic. May Myat, who is currently seven years old is a lovely girl from Kaya state.
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A missionary family brought May Myat to the children’s home hoping to give her a better life. The rough life she had experienced affected her to the point of having a social phobia. However, God’s love and the company of other kids and caregivers at the home rapidly healed her. She is now a happy little girl who loves to study English Language at our English Medium Homeschooling program. She trusted Jesus as her Savior and Lord. She loves reading and coloring. We deeply appreciate your faithful support to provide all her basic needs and be a part of God’s family. God bless you abundantly.
Written by Junia- New Hope Home, Myanmar
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U.S. Ministry Update
Be watching for information about our new US ministry, BCH Cares. BCH Cares is our brand-new Trauma Training Ministry. We will have three additional trainers certified in January 2023 to provide this valuable resource to families, churches, teachers and children’s ministry leaders. This ministry will build a framework to help families by equipping them with the skills to help hurt children and families heal from the scars of trauma. More information coming soon!
God bless you.
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Thank you for your prayer and partnership,
Linda Brooks
President
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Hearts Home - Baptist Children's Home
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.
Read more
baptistchildrenshome.org
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