Life for a child

We have recently learned that our orphanage is in a financial crisis - one that may mean closing if funds do not come in soon. When you adopt a child from most orphanages in Haiti, you pay a $9,000 country fee/child. This $9,000 is split, with about half of it going to pay the lawyer in Haiti, the processor, various government fees, etc. The other half goes to the orphanage to pay for the care of the child. In the past, when adoptions took 5-9 months to complete, that $4,500 the orphanage received to pay for the child's care went a long way. However, since the process has slowed to taking between 2-3 years for most adoptions, that $4,500 no longer covers what it costs to care for the child during that time. (Due to the high food costs, etc. in Haiti, it costs about $225/month/child to run the orphanage. This includes material costs (food, medicine, etc.) and staff (nannies, cooks, those that do laundry by hand all day, security, etc.).

For His Glory has seen over 700 children be given a chance at a life of hope! Many of these children have been orphaned due to extreme poverty and have had to eat "dirt biscuits" just to have something in their tummies. The orphanage offers a safe place, three meals a day, clean drinking water and medical services. In addition, the older children are provided with an opportunity to go to school and to learn English. This ministry is also consistently reaching out to the unreached around them sharing the gospel of Christ.

Due to the economy in the US, and the dramatic slow down of the adoption process in Haiti, several orphanages in Haiti have closed, and our orphanage does not have the funds needed to finish this year. Would you prayerfully consider helping? The orphanage currently has two ways you can help:
1. Sign up to be a monthly sponsor for $30/month. You can choose the child you sponsor and receive quarterly updates on them.
2. Give a one-time gift of $50 or more to help meet the critical short-fall for this year's budget. (Click on the link below).


Here is a quote from the orphanage director:

The orphanage continues to provide 3 meals a day, clean water, formula for regular feedings of the babies, diapers, baths, the home, security, childcare and supervision, medical care including medicines when the children are sick, education, etc.

However, the orphanage is in a position that if funding does not improve in the next two months, children who do not have families will have to begin to be sent home. After that, programs will be cut. Following that, we don’t want to think about.

We know that God, in His sovereignty, will provide. He always does. We implore you to open yourselves up to be the tool that He uses FOR HIS GLORY.

Thank you for considering making a difference in the lives of these children!