At just over $11,000 received by Children's HopeChest, we're going to wrap up this phase of fundraising. Right now we're meeting to determine how best to spend the funds we have received to meet the needs of as many children as possible. We pray God would multiply it for those kids at Rapha. If you want to give, please do.

Sometimes when you start these projects, you don't know where they will take you. This past week, a reader of the blog contributed $8,000 toward a well project in Swaziland. This is a fantastic blessing for the Swaziland ministry, and one that we are thankful that God has provided to us.

As always, we'll have pictures and updates here of all our projects. The food for Ethiopia is still in customs…pray that will move out quickly!

Thank you for participating with us in this ministry to orphans. I'll be in Ethiopia and Russia this Spring, and look for special content during those trips right here on my blog.

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