Only 3 sips of milk per week.....

MILK AND DAILY FOOD for the Breath of Heaven Children's Home

Three times per week, 28 orphans in Watamu, Kenya at the Breath of Heaven Children's Home are treated to a cup of black tea, with milk and sugar.
That is only 3 sips of milk PER WEEK for growing children.  Imagine how their bones must be suffering, and the leg cramps.  I had "growing pains" as a child, and they seemed worse at night when falling asleep.
The Pastor's cupboards stay bare.  Meals are only served once or twice if possible per day, and consist of boiled sweet potato or black flour.  Whenever possible, the diet will include some beans, maize or rice and a bit of vegetable or some meat. Oil is needed to make the dumplings to boil in broth.
The community merchants run a tab for the orphanage, but even they must be paid, or accounts paid down, to get food for the next day.
I am hoping to make a difference.
Yes, my friends, YOU HAVE stepped up and given in emergencies and God BLESS YOU for the substenance you provided, sometimes wired through Western Union only a few hours before the children awakened!  THEY don't know that their food is borrowed or gotten on credit.
The Pastors, Samuel and Josephine pray every day for a way to feed them...for their Daily Bread.
Sometimes the adults fast and let their portions go to the children.  Sometimes it is for a spiritual fast.
GOD HAS MOVED so greatly at the Breath of Heaven in the past, and He will again!
Please consider giving a regular gift, small or great, through our Paypal donation button, and pray to the Lord that they will never fear hunger again.

Athena Marler Creamer
USA Director of Fundraising

"Reach Out Campaign" to pay our Teachers, $220 Urgently Needed

THANKS BE TO GOD WE MET THIS GOAL THIS MONTH:

 We are short this month $220 to pay our wonderful teachers of the Logos Chosen Academy which opened on January 6, 2014.  One teacher was paid $20 out of $100, one teacher has received full pay of $80, and one has received nothing instead of $100.   Also, the kitchen helper has not received his salary of $40.

The average Kenyan earns $3 per day. Teaching is skilled labor.

It is so important that all our teachers are paid for work they have already done because we want to keep them. We are reaching out in this campaign to pay our teachers $220 total which is needed immediately. They have their own families to support, and have been so faithful and dedicated.  If you can help, please click the DONATE button. You will receive a receipt and a report on all the good you have done, with Pastor Samuel's written thanks from Watamu, Kenya.  You may also choose to give anonymously or make it a monthly gift.

We want you to be a part of this mission. You are significant and wanted.  Help us.  Give us your ideas and thoughts and prayers. Let us pray for your needs.  This is the poorest orphanage in Watamu and every dollar goes directly to the children's needs, without administrative overhead.  The only cost we incur are Paypal and Western Union fees.  We also accept checks and that saves us Paypal fees.

We are praying for you.

Here's where to send help:  Athena M. Creamer, USA Director of Fundraising, 2730 State Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405.  (850) 333-8202  heiressarts@gmail.com

Join me in saying, "Ask me about my orphanage in Kenya"

God bless you!
Athena

A Facebook Appeal for Surgery for Josephine Omutanyi Omondi

1. $599 will cover 2 surgeries, 2 days hospitalization and medications. This is not a lot in US dollars compared to our medical costs, but in Kenya, at $3 per day average wage, it would take 200 days earnings. That is why I have set up this facebook page, to appeal for donations for her surgeries.

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   Josephine Omutanyi Surgery Helpline

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   Pastor Josephine has had to slow down caring for 27 orphans at the Breath of Heaven Children's Home. She has been having worsening abdominal pains. After an examination by a medical doctor, she was diagnosed with a shoulder growth due to a previous injury. More alarming, she has multiple masses in her uterus, which the doctor called fibroids. While not indicating cancer, they are causing her to have frequent headaches and fatigue. If allowed to grow, they will become incapacitating.

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DOWNLOADABLE BROCHURE AND CATALOG OF THE CHILDREN AVAILABLE NOW

Please prayerfully consider sponsoring a child for $30 per month in 2014.   A boy or girl will be provided with schooling, a uniform shirt, new shoes, new clothes, and other personal needs.  Please see the downloadable brochure and catalog of the children.  None of the children have been selected as yet.  GOD BLESS YOU.

YEAR END CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAMUEL OMONDI MINISTRIES, $1,161

FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BEGAN ON SEPT. 19, 2013

SEPT. $116  (Food)
OCT. $240   (Food and Rent)
NOV. $145  (Food and Rent)
DEC. $105 (Rent)
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TOTAL  $606

(Plus: $555 reported below)

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR SPONSORS AND FRIENDS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER TO DATE:
School supplies to start Logos Chosen Academy $50
Christmas gifts of toys for children $47
Mosquito nets $14
Postage to ship items: $218
Customs duty paid: $50
Water bill for several months: $120
Gift from a new friend of the ministry for December rent : $40
Offerings from Tanzania for food: $30
TOTAL TO DATE: $555

TOTAL GIFTS TO BREATH OF HEAVEN CHILDREN'S HOME AS OF 12/17/13      $1,161

THANKS TO THE FRIENDS, SPONSORS AND DONORS FOR THE FAITHFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHILDREN WHO ARE SO BLESSED.  YOUR GIFTS GO A VERY LONG WAY IN SUSTAINING DAILY NEEDS, AND ALSO FOR EXCITING NEW PROJECTS (SUCH AS A SCHOOL!) WHICH OFFER HOPE TO EACH CHILD.  GOD BLESS YOU INDIVIDUALLY, AND MAY YOU HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AS YOU CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR AND LORD, JESUS CHRIST.
Athena Creamer, USA Director of Fundraising, Panama City, FL