Thursday, October 8, 2009

Child Sponsorship

“World of God” is a child partnership organization started following a mission team to Liberia in October 2007 – www.worldofGod.org. There were no Child Sponsorship programs for Liberian children. Attached to this is a similar program in Haiti working with children where several churches (especially in the Charlotte area) have been working.

Church-to-Child Sponsorships – During recent journeys with the D.R. Congo and to SE Asia, the Western North Carolina representatives shared the desire to have sponsorship programs with children. These sponsorships are just beginning. They will provide basic educational needs, foods and medicines. Cost is estimated at $15 a month per child.

Churches or sponsors will receive biographic information on child along with pictures. We will set these programs up similar to other partnership programs – providing development possibilities with the community working side-by-side with local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational scholarships and nutrition needs.

The Agent Orange Orphanage is soon-to-be Advance Special of the Church – The agent orange chemicals from the Vietnam War are still affecting new-borns. These new-borns are often then rejected by the parents. Bishop Goodpaster is very involved in activities in Vietnam, since he is the Bishop over SE Asia, as well. One place we will hear more about in the near future is an orphanage to be built outside Ho Chi Minh City for children victims of Agent Orange.

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