Children's Hope International E-Newsletter

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

All in His Perfect Timing
A Russia Adoption Story

Adoption MD
Depressed and Combating Infertility: Anti-Depressant Alternatives

DEVELOPMENT AID:

Development Aid
In the Small Things and
the Big: Impacting Lives,
Yours Through Theirs

BLOG OF THE MONTH:

Reflections
A Winding Road
Leads to a Son

PARENT-TO-PARENT:

Parent-To-Parent
Adopting an Older Child

KIDS CORNER:

Kids Corner
Happy Holidays for
'Crayon' Out Loud!

PROGRAM UPDATES:

	China Eleven Children Enter into the Hearts of Eleven Families
	Colombia Waiting for and Uniting - Families
	Ethiopia February Truly a Month of Love for Families Traveling to Ethiopia
	Kazakhstan Program Director Returns From Kazakhstan
	Russia Waiting Families to Experience a Big Spurt of Travel, Post-Accreditation and Post-Holidays!
	Vietnam A New Year for Vietnam Brings Three Families News of Their Referral

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A Church Youth Group Project

Are today�s modern electronics blurring your children�s view of God�s heart?

By your church�s youth simply giving up electronic devices for 3 DAYS OF FOCUS�a village of 1000 people will have fresh water to drink or an orphan child in Ethiopia, who would otherwise end up on the street, will be able to go to school and learn a trade. Just for three days without computer games, a child in China will have heart surgery and begin a new life.

�Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27

Objective:	Teenagers in youth groups across the country will give up 3 DAYS of electronics to FOCUS on GOD. No cell phones, no television, no game-boys, no I-pods, no texting. For 3 DAYS OF FOCUS, these young people will put their eyes, ears, and hearts on God. They will pray and think about what God calls us to do for others�especially the world�s orphans.
Project:	Teaming with Children�s Hope International, the teenagers will earn pledges for 3 DAYS OF FOCUS that will go toward your youth group�s selected project. You can build a well in India, sponsor a surgery in China, or sponsor an older orphan for skills training in China or Ethiopia.
Concept:	Pledge cards and envelopes will be given to each youth group. Each participating individual will then get aunts, uncles, cousins and neighbors to sponsor them per hour. After 3 DAYS OF FOCUS they have raised money that will bring hope to orphans. Your group will receive a confirmation report along with pictures of your completed project!
Time-Line:	Kick Off / Media Fast ~ April 1, 2008 in honor of �National TURN Off the T.V. Month� will continue throughout the Summer of 2008.
Contact:	Michelle Howdeshell Director of Church Outreach Children's Hope International 314-812-1746

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