The orphan13 project

Our God is so good and works in so many amazing ways. For instance, Frank Williams met Rick Miller completely by chance. Two men doing God's work, following his call on their lives. For Frank's orphanage to remain open, he needed help. He needed partners. Rick vowed to help. And then chance worked in their favor again. Chance Newingham, a pastor at Athens Christian Church and member of the In His Hands Orphans Outreach board was there, in Sierra Leone, on a mission trip. When Rick became aware of Chance's heart for orphans, he took him to Children's Redemption Orphanage Home. 


Chance was compelled to do more, so he began to organize a sponsorship program back in Illinois. But it wasn't enough, and he couldn't stop thinking about what more he could do. Until...something very simple took hold. He started collecting aluminum, recycling it and donating the money toward rice -- a staple food for the orphans. 


He did very little to promote it, but God's hand has been at work in the effort. To date, 71,624 cans have been cashed in for $1,480. That's the equivalent of 4,284 pounds of rice. 


Here's an aluminum-rice visual from Chance's new web site: http://www.orphan13.org/. 





Check out the web site, and also the CROH section on lifegateinafrica.org. See the faces, read the stories and pray about how you can help be a part of the effort to improve life for these beautiful children who lost their parents and were oftentimes found living in extreme poverty on the streets. Every can recycled makes a difference, and it's pretty effortless!

Quari

This is Quari, a small village a few miles along the Penisular Highway from Brigitte Village. It was founded in 2001 by a forester named Mbaimba, and the village is in the process of renaming their community after its founder. There are about 125 adults living in Quari, plus many children and a lot of orphans. Most of the men and even women work in the nearby quarry. The work is almost all done by hand. 

This man is crushing rock into a fine material. 

These men are breaking up larger rocks into small rocks that can then be crushed by hand.

There are many orphans in Quari being raised by neighbors. There is no school in this village, and none of the children attend school. 

Please pray for the village of Quari. Pray for the children there -- the orphans and the ones unable to attend school. Pray that the Christian fellowship provided here offers them hope.