HEAVEN'S FAMILY!
According to Jesus, there is a family of people who truly love God and each other. Their sincere love identifies them as being destined for heaven (see Matt. 25:31-46). The ministry of Heaven's Family is built on those facts, and is a love-link between members of God's family. Through three divisions—Orphan's Tear, I was Hungry, and Shepherd Serve—Heaven's Family is working around the world to care for widows and orphans, meet pressing needs, and equip Christian leaders with tools for the harvest.
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MERCY HOMES!
This is an amazing ministry and a solid link to helping change the lives of children in India... forever. I've met and talked with Pastor Daniel, the founder of Mercy Homes, and I know this is a wise and eternal investment. From their about us page: Mercy Home is a God- given project to minister to the needs of the under- privileged and uneducated orphans and the poor children. Mercy Home is the place where these children are offered proper care, good food, education, shelter and spiritual upbringing with Christian character.
Kids' at Kids Church
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you” (James 1:27).
The following is details about an Orphanage RCV helped build in Myanmar. Your church could do the same!!
The following is details about an Orphanage RCV helped build in Myanmar. Your church could do the same!!
Then (2008)...
Rapha Orphanage - Kalaymyo, Myanmar
Silas Do Kung, David Servant, and the children of Rapha Orphanage
Name of Director: Silas Do Kung
Orphanage Name: Rapha Orphanage
Location: Kalaymyo, Myanmar
Date Orphan's Tear Began Sponsoring: 2008
Heaven's Family-Provided Projects: So far, we've provided land, a building, sewing machines, a bathroom, and a well for Rapha Orphanage.
Bio: Silas, the director of Rapha Orphanage, is no stranger to loss. When he was a young boy his mother died. He was not able to attend school because he had to stay at home and help his father. He got married as a young man, and had a son. When his son was only four months old, Silas' wife died, leaving his son without a mother. When his son grew up and got married, he had two children. He went off to Malaysia to look for work to support his family, but unfortunately he was killed there, leaving Silas' grandchilden without a father.
That is why Silas had such a heart for parentless children. Whenever he would see them he would have pity on them. He wanted to do something, but he was not able to support any orphans with his job as a government worker. When he retired he began to take in orphans. Silas loves these children dearly, and thanks to faithful sponsors like yourself, and contributions to Orphan’s TearSpecial Gifts Fund, Rapha Orphanage now has their very own concrete buildng that adequately houses their growing family.
A couple of happy children at Rapha Orphanage
The children that live at Rapha Orphanage
Now (2011)...
Then (2008)...
Rapha Orphanage - Kalaymyo, Myanmar
Rapha Orphanage - Kalaymyo, Myanmar
Silas Do Kung, David Servant, and the children of Rapha Orphanage
Name of Director: Silas Do Kung
Orphanage Name: Rapha Orphanage
Location: Kalaymyo, Myanmar
Date Orphan's Tear Began Sponsoring: 2008
Heaven's Family-Provided Projects: So far, we've provided land, a building, sewing machines, a bathroom, and a well for Rapha Orphanage.
Bio: Silas, the director of Rapha Orphanage, is no stranger to loss. When he was a young boy his mother died. He was not able to attend school because he had to stay at home and help his father. He got married as a young man, and had a son. When his son was only four months old, Silas' wife died, leaving his son without a mother. When his son grew up and got married, he had two children. He went off to Malaysia to look for work to support his family, but unfortunately he was killed there, leaving Silas' grandchilden without a father.
That is why Silas had such a heart for parentless children. Whenever he would see them he would have pity on them. He wanted to do something, but he was not able to support any orphans with his job as a government worker. When he retired he began to take in orphans. Silas loves these children dearly, and thanks to faithful sponsors like yourself, and contributions to Orphan’s TearSpecial Gifts Fund, Rapha Orphanage now has their very own concrete buildng that adequately houses their growing family.
A couple of happy children at Rapha Orphanage
The children that live at Rapha Orphanage
Now (2011)...
A Little Man with a Big Heart by David Servant
The Dorms for Orphanages Fund at Work in Myanmar
Silas and the children of Rapha Orphanage, standing in front of their new house
People of the Chin tribe in Myanmar are generally small in stature. Silas Do Kung, however, is even smaller than average, reaching only about five feet tall. But he has a heart that is bigger than most with a smile to match.
I first met Silas three years ago in the town of Kalaymyo, Myanmar. Every morning, as our team assembled in the hotel lobby to depart and visit the day’s list of orphanages, Silas would ask if we could visit his orphanage. He would show me a worn photo of his children. But our schedule was always full, and I would have to tell him, “Sorry, not today.”
Finally, on the last day of our stay in Kalaymyo, we had just enough time for a quick visit late in the afternoon. We found seventeen children living with Silas and his wife in a little house made of bamboo. The word “shack” would hardly do it justice. They shared one very crude outhouse.
It was a scene I had witnessed many times before, and it was heart-breaking. So we went to work. Some of our team members were so moved that they pledged to find sponsors for all the children. So Rapha Orphanage soon started receiving about $260 per month. We also filmed the children and their “house” and produced a video to raise funds for land and a new building. And we prayed. That was three years ago.
Just a few months ago we were back in Myanmar, and we had the privilege of attending the dedication ceremony of Rapha Orphanage’s new building. I was not surprised to see that Silas, an excellent gardener and former agricultural agent, had painted it green. It is a beautiful building where children can grow to know the Lord.
Three of the girls at Rapha Orphanage holding Christmas gifts from Orphan's Tear sponsors and dinner on the grounds after the building dedication
As our team reluctantly sat on the platform in front of several hundred people who had gathered for the dedication service, I could not help but think of how this story would have ended if Silas had become discouraged when we first turned him down to visit his orphanage. His persistence paid off.
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