Hope and Healing for Orphans

PURSE drawing winners---

2010-01-27T05:41:00.000-08:00

Finally, I am posting the winners of our pruse drawing. The purses have long ago been mailed.

There were four mulitple winners and one person actually won four purses! (PTL- her donation was 500.00)

Here is the list:

Cindy Oleckniche

Deb Padden

Victoria Kruggle

Sherrie Currie

Kitty Larochelle

Lee Redd

Lorraine Wegerif

Beth McCalmont

Nancy Gugino

Thank you so much for all your help in raising these funds:

2325.00 donated through chip-in

235.00 donated through checks

2560.00 total

purses cost: 417.00

mailing purses 55.00

paypal fees: 69.75

Total profit: 2018.25

Tickets will be drawn tomorrow....

2009-11-29T17:32:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I am so excited to pull the tickets!

I should be able to post the winners here in the evening.

Please check back tomorrow night!

I am hoping to mail purses on Tuesday or Weds!

Many thanks to all who entered!

Mary and John are so blessed to have such a giving group of cyber friends :)

Until tomorrow---Kelly

More items for the give away!!

2009-11-18T04:22:00.001-08:00

LOOK--LOOK--LOOK!!

More items for Mary and John's give away!

Above you can see the two beautiful

sterling silver bracelets--each is valued at over 100.00!

Also-- A friend of Mary's has graciously offered to

add a $25.00 STARBUCKS card!!

Just think--you can go to Starbucks sporting

a new vera bradley purse...mmmmm

Send your donations today---the drawing is Sunday 11/29!

The additon of Mr. LuShi!

2009-11-17T18:22:00.000-08:00

WOW~WOW~WOW~

Mary and John are adopting LuShi as well!

I am thrilled to say they have PA for two older kids from China now!

What a huge blessing these children will be!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DONATION TO

HELP BRING TWO CHILDREN HOME FROM CHINA!

YES! keep those entries going!

2009-11-17T06:06:00.000-08:00

I am so blessed to see that IAAP has brought a host of friends here to help Mary and John!Praise God for the ways in which He works for the good of the orphan!

If you wish to send a check:
please make itpayable to kelly Rumbaugh at
1516 Miller Rd, Westminster, MD 21158

You only have about a week left!!!

THANK YOU---THANK YOU ---THANK YOU---
on behalf of John and mary!

Christinas Purse drawing!

2009-10-01T06:32:00.000-07:00

SEE POST BELOW FOR A CHANCE TO WIN

ANY OF THE 15 VERA BRADLEY PURSES AND EXTRAS!

Please help bring Christina home!

Its a GO!!!

2009-09-29T06:44:00.000-07:00

We are above the fundraising goal for the purses for the month!
Now--all donations rec'd go straight to Mary and her family for Christina...
WOO-HOOO!!
Thank you and God Bless you!!!!!

Psalms 12:5

2009-09-26T16:36:00.000-07:00

Psalms 12:5

"The Lord replies, "I have seen the violence done

to the helpless, and I have heard

the groans of the poor.

Now I will rise up to rescue them,

as they have longed for me to do."

2ND ANNUAL VERA BRADLEY PURSE DRAWING!

2009-09-24T06:24:00.001-07:00

THIS PURSE DRAWING WILL BENEFIT THE

KAMBERGER FAMILY

IN THEIR EFFORT TO BRING HOME

THE BEAUTIFUL CHRISTINA!

I am so excited to bring you the 2nd Annual Vera Bradley purse drawing.

The Kamberger family is so awesome and I believe this fundraiser will bless them!

This is how it works....

1~~We will be raffling 15 vera bradley purses...plus some cool extras

2~~Tickets are avilable for a $15.00 suggested donation.

This will enter your name in ALL 15 drawings plus extras

3~~If you wish to have additional entries...they are avilable for a suggested $5.00 donation.

(ex: send us 25.00 you will have three entries in ALL 15 drawings plus extras)

This means you can win more than once!

4~~For the first month we will be praying for $700.00 in entries.

This will cover our cost of purchasing purses and "extras"(YES!!! WE DID IT!)

The actual drawing will be held the

weekend of Thanksgiving

in hopes you will win a great

Christmas present for a special person in your life.

If you have any questions, please e-mail kelly at

kelly.rumbaugh@gmail.com

**This is not sponsored by a non-profit so your entry is NOT tax deductable--sorry)

You will find a chip-in to the left of this post.

Chip-in uses paypal for its donations

If you would like to donate by check please e-mail me for my address.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE KAMBERGER FAMILY!

Read their blog here:

http://www.kambergerchronicles.blogspot.com/

Read about their journey to Christina here:

http://www.afamilyforchristina.blogspot.com/

I will update the progress of this drawing and also start posting purses and extras when we begin purchasing them.

You can see Vera Bradley purses here:

http://www.verabradley.com/

Need a speaker to promote adoption?

2009-03-09T10:53:00.000-07:00

Bill and I would love to address your group with our testimony and how adoption
is Biblically based. The orphan plight is so great and there are so many children who have needs we cannot fathom. Please take the opportunity to pray for them right now....pray how you can help care for these children...medically, spiritually, physically.
Many of us cannot adopt a child but there are avenues we can show you to help
feed and clothe an orphan or provide much needed medical care...even something as basic a clean drinking water.
God calls us to take care of the widows and orphans. He shows us how to pour our hearts into the children and serve Him in obedience. What better than to be in the will of God? NOTHING is better.
Contact us at 410-596-8250 to schedule us for your community event or church service!

A passion for the orphans............

2008-11-15T10:15:00.001-08:00

I have had two scripture verses on my refrigerator for awhile.
They are the basis for my life these days. Please read and pray about your involvement in this new ministry God has laid our our hearts.
Bill and Kelly

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Proverbs 24:12:
When you say, "We didn't know this," won't the one who weighs hearts take note of it? Won't the one who guards your soul know it? Won't he pay back people for what they do?

Isaiah 58:6-11

"Is this not the fast which I choose, To loosen the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed go free And break every yoke? Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry And bring the homeless poor into the house; When you see the naked, to cover him; And not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; You will cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness, And if you give yourself to the hungry And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness And your gloom will become like midday. And the LORD will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
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