OUR CHALLENGES (March)
The Valley of Blessing assisted 1,100 children, adolescents and families in the year 2004. We praise God because He gave us the human and financial resources so that these boys and girls are fully cared for through the social programs that we developed.
We do the best we can with what we have. We give our boys and girls food, clothes, school materials and medical and dental treatment. We care for their educational and psychological needs. Along side these we give spiritual guidance so that they will have a healthy upbringing.
Since 1985 we have improved our work investing the money that we receive from the people and partners that God raised up to sustain these social projects that give support to children and adolescents in situations of risk. God acts in the world through people that are moved with compassion and seek to do His will. He honours those who are concerned about children and adolescents in situations of abandonment and risk.
Through the support of various friends that God raised up, we were able to build seven homes so that our children and adolescents could have a dignified life touched by the love of Jesus. Many of these children are not orphans, some have a mother and father, but are abandoned or were victims of physical and emotional aggression, sexual abuse or other terrible attacks that you have already heard of. Our challenge is to receive boys and girls from zero to eighteen years of age and bring them to the knowledge of the love of Jesus.
As I have already said, we assisted 1,100 boys, girls and families in the past year. They were helped in “New Life House” and “Assisted Liberty Program” in Sorocaba, also in “My Father’s House” and “Assisted Liberty Program” in São Paulo and in the “Children’s City”, “Day Care Centre” and in the school “Colégio Vale da Bênção” in Araçariguama.
Can you imagine how many human and financial resources were invested so that our children and adolescents were blessed? Can you imagine how many resources we are going to need to continue helping children and adolescents that need our compassion and assistance?
This is the size of our challenge. “Ours”, because we count you as being committed to this cause. “Ours”, because alone we are not able to progress with the support for boys and girls in situations of risk. “Ours”, because we have compassion and want to change the situation of misery and abandonment of our children and adolescents.
In 2005, we have the challenge to start a new project supporting adolescents and their families in Araçariguama. We are increasing our Foster Family project so that more children and adolescents can be placed in a substitute family for an undetermined time. We want to finish the work on the house for volunteers in the Children’s City, alongside the other targets that are being set.
To make all this become a reality we need your involvement with our work. You can be involved in various ways – continue supporting the work financially, make a donation and tell your friends and family so they too can support our work.
Pray about and participate in our challenges for 2005. You know that you will be involved with an organisation that has a commitment to bless children and adolescents that need help. Seek ways in which you can respond to these challenges, we are praying that you and your family will be moved with compassion and will bless these boys and girls who need your support and care.
God bless you.
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