What is life like in your home today? I'm sitting by a cozy fire, enjoying the sparkle of the Christmas tree, listening to music, and enjoying the quiet as my family sleeps.
Don't forget to make your bed!
Make sure you eat all of your dinner or I'll eat that last nugget!
Can you please pick up all of these toys?
These refrains echo through my house daily. These things are complete luxuries for children in the orphanages of Eastern Europe. Many children are confined to their beds, are rarely picked up, my only receive force fed meals from a beer bottle with a nipple. They may not have chewed on food. Their toys are broken and few. They wear mismatched clothes and they don't know the warmth of a mommy or daddy.
This is a sad fact. What can we do to change this? All of us aren't called to rescue a little one ourselves, but we can give out of our abundance. Jesse 2H may live in an orphanage like I have described.
Can you help him today? Maybe this Christmas he'll find his forever family and give them that precious smile.
Please share Jesse's story! Since I didn't have any bids for my friends awesome photo shoot giveaway, I'm offering a chance to win it if you: share his story on facebook or your blog or you donate $10 or more. Please leave a comment for each and I'll enter you in a drawing for the amazing photography package! The giving is secure and goes straight to Reece's Rainbow (a reputable 501 C-3 charitable organization) Gifts are tax deductible!
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Donated today! Besides helping Jesse, we have never had photos taken of our family and would LOVE to have Heather do that on one of our trips home - she's so incredibly talented.
ReplyDeleteInspired by your passion for orphans, Wendy.
Wendy,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that we are joining you for Jesse. My daughter picked Jesse this year, so she's putting together a bake sale for Jesse at school next week. I'll let you know how it goes.
Blessings,
Maribeth
Woo Hoo! She raised $172.75 at her bake sale. That puts Jesse over the top! I'll post something on my blog tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYay, Maribeth! Thanks for the support of this precious little guy! Tell your daughter thank you!
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