What a difference three months of love,
good care and good food can make!
We are so happy with the progress Betzy
is making and wanted to share with you
what a difference you, as a supporter of
Gabriel House, have made in the life of
this precious little girl.
Many of you may remember that last October
we introduced you to Betzy. She had just been
discharged from the hospital where she had
had three heart attacks stemming from
malnutrition so extreme that her body could
no longer function.
Betzy has no known living relatives.
Her addicted mother abandoned her at birth
to an aging and sick great grandmother who
died trying to keep herself and Betzy alive.
Today Betzy is almost chubby. She smiles at
everyone who passes by. She has gone from
a tortured little soul who hurt when she was
held to a happy and contented ‘cuddle bug’.
We are praying that her bones and joints will
recover to the point where therapy will help
her stand and walk.
None of this would have happened without
your gifts and prayers. We and Betzy
thank you from the bottoms of our hearts!
One of our biggest challenges is having
volunteers who want to come on a consistent
basis and learn the needs of the children
and help us follow through with programs
that will help them develop to their true potentials.
(Jas 1:27)
Pure religion and undefiled before God
and the Father is this, to visit orphans
and widows in their afflictions,
and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Our prayer needs are as follows:
Spiritual:
- Time to spend with God
- A Christ like attitude
- A continued hunger for God’s Word
- Courage to stand for God’s truth
- Courage to stand in the face of adversity
- Provision for the needs of the children and our wonderful staff materially, physically and greatest of all spiritually.
Physical:
Ted:
- Health for Ted and sitting in His presence
Renie:
- Freedom from Pain
- Weight loss
God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus,
Renie, Ted and the Munchkins