"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God." Matthew 5:9

Friday, March 30, 2012

SCREAMING AND YELLING FOR HARMONY!!!!!

Tonight I am SCREAMING AND YELLING for the beautiful child named HARMONY, who is featured on Julia's Blog - Micah Six Eight.  Harmony needs to be adopted soon.  Please go to this link and share.
http://covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/2012/03/whatever-you-did.html

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Donations to Mulligan Stew

A group of awesome ladies is having a HUGE giveaway to raise money for orphans with special needs and for families who have committed to adopting orphans with special needs! Read more here: http://covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/p/mulligan-stew.html You do NOT have to donate $$ to get entries into the giveaway! You can donate money but you can also simply sharing the giveaway on Facebook and Twitter! Igor, Victoria and Laurel are some of the children this fundraiser is benefitting so if you have donated $12 this month through the Bring Hope to 12 in 2012 then hop on over to the Mulligan Stew Giveaway to learn how to enter the giveaway!



Monday, March 26, 2012

BELOVED!



 A beautiful young girl has her forever family coming to rescue her.  I am so happy!  She has had a really hard life.  She is already in an institution and confined to a crib.  A mommy and daddy have chosen her to be their own, to be their beloved.  Beloved is such a beautiful word, for God uses it to describes Jesus "This is my beloved Son, listen to Him.  I wanted to share with you a success story and to pray with confidence that Igor and Victoria will also rescued from the institution and become beloved.
http://reecesrainbow.org/27141/makayla-11-16

Makayla has a family!

Igor needs a family!
Victoria needs a family!

Laurel needs a family














Friday, March 23, 2012

Mulligan Stew Giveaway




Pam
Laurel


"Please sir, may I have more?"  Oliver Twist







"what is the least that I can do"















I wish I had the eloquence of Julia who is having an amazing fundraiser that she is calling Mulligan Stew.  There are 90 items and each time you make a donation to one of the children featured for adoption, you have an entry to the giveaway.  I am new to the adoption advocacy.  I have not experienced some of the horror that exists in some EE orphanages.       Please go to this link and read the entire post, then donate to one of the children.  http://covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Igor: Brown-eyed cutie

I have some more information about little Igor.   That is not his given name.   It is the name assigned to him by the agency so he is not just a number.  A name gives us the ability to help him find his forever family.  People can say "oh, did you see that cute little guy available for adoption.  His name is "Igor" and it is a fine name from his country, however when he is adopted, the family has the option to change his name, which in official records is not "Igor". The following are a couple of links to find our more about Igor and how YOU can help me to find his forever family.  Again this is me SCREAMING AND YELLING for Igor, who cannot do that for himself.

This is his page for Reese's Rainbow:http://reecesrainbow.org/category/waitingchildren/other-angels-boys-6  There is a button to donate to his adoption fund.  I will have soon more information on Igor.  If it the least you can do, please read his story and pray for him.  I usually pray that I hope someone gave him a hug that day or just a smile, because you see he spends all day at the institution in his bed.  That's what an institution in EE will do with adorable little children who haven't found their forever family yet.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Igor

Here he is, the one who has inspired me!  He is identified as "Igor" on Reese's Rainbow.  A very good friend of mine and I both call him Joshy.  I have looked at his picture for two years, always hoping that the family he needs has has committed to adopting him.  He is so cute and charming.  I am praying for him and YELLING and SCREAMING for him.  Yes, its good to pray for him, but now I am called to do more for him.   I have to advocate, raise money because he has been transferred from an orphange to a mental institution.   He is SEVEN and he needs a home.  

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

SCREAMING and YELLING


Dear friends, I have adopted a child in my heart. He is stuck in an Eastern European (Bulgaria, Ukraine, Latvia etc.) mental institution, He was in an orphanage where he received tender care. But the institutions are hopeless. No toys, wheelchairs, tables, just sitting or lying in a bed all day. I have committed to be his advocate, praying for him and raising money for his adoption fund. Advocating means I am sharing his story, his fate. Igor (his name through Reese's Rainbow) needs to be adopted by someone in America. I always pray that a family will come for him. He needs to be adopted as soon as possible! My good friend Julia Nalle adopted a little boy from an institution in Ukraine. He is now thriving, getting treatment for his Arthrogryposis, , and has a totally new life from his life with his family in America. He was only six when he was sent to an adult mental institution, where the conditions are subhuman. He was rescued by this loving family.
Igor, who I affectionally call Joshy, needs a family also. One way to participate is to join me in praying for him. Another way to participate is to donate to his adoption fund, so when a family adopts him, they have money to go to EE and rescue him. It costs $20,000 to adopt from EE. Many families do fundraisers and rely on donations to raise this amount of money. Currently my little Joshy has $750. I have donated to his fund and I am also going to have a garage sale to raise money for this child of my heart. Please click on this link and take time to read about EE instituions and how dire the situation is. Igor's picture is there. My friend Julia is having a HUGE giveaway for people who donate to a child's fund. You can see pictures of the give away items, which includes an iPad and 80 other items. All proceeds go to fund the adoption of these precious children. Any donation is accepted. Please search you hearts and help me to get Igor out of his institution. Praying and donation are the best ways to help the children in these institutions. Of course my prayer for him is for a family to adopt him. This is the least I can do for him. Jesus calls us to care for the least of his people. Please add Igor to your prayers and send money, if you are able. If you have questions, reply to this post or message me. My e-mail is cheryl.schalk@gmail.com. My friend Julia says we must yell and scream for these children so the world understands. So, this is me SCREAMING and YELLING for Igor and all the suffering children in Eastern Europe.
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