If I know what love is, it is because of you….

Chronicles 29:14

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

We celebrated a few of the kids and uncle Eddy’s BIRTHDAYSyesterday! They got their gifts, had some good food, snacks and sweets. it is important to us that we have a true family feel. It is essential to us that they feel and know that they have always had parents and family. Gosh it’s so hard to not buy everything for them when shopping for their birthdays!! Because they deserve everything!! We love them so much!! Thank you all you that made this possible!

Birthdays are happy and impactful occasions. Children, men and women, the youth and the elderly always look forward to their special days, knowing that it is a great day for gifts, surprises, and food that they can share with their family, friends, and loved ones.

Unfortunately, many orphans here do not experience this kind of special birthday celebration. Blowing out candles on a birthday cake and joining party games is something so unfamiliar to many of them.

Birthday celebrations at HOOL do not only bring them joy, but also happiness to these children who never get to experience what it means like to cut cake on such a special day. Singing birthday songs for the birthday babies as they blow out the lighting candles is and action that makes children feel like they are celebrating their very own birthdays. It is such a simple action that makes the little orphans feel loved and cared for.

Since it is basically a celebration, it is just a food and fun day. Food that is rare at the orphanage is served, say Irish potatoes, meat, sodas etc. At one birthday celebration at Hope for Orphans Orphanage, little Winnie kid asked if it was Christmas since it was extremely fun and exciting that she felt in a very special way.

Unlike other birthday celebrations, celebrating a birthday at our home means the celebrant giving presents to the kids including clothes, shoes, candies, which are all funded by their sponsors in such a supportive action that shows one’s big heart. Remember blessed are the hands that give more than ones that receive.

In the world where we feel like everything is just so perfect, with people having daily meals on their tables, children going to nice schools; celebrating a birthday is something so normal. But in the world of the little orphans staying in children’s homes, it is so uncommon. Some of them don’t even know their birth dates. So, choosing to celebrate a birthday at HOOL is a simple act that impacts and changes lives. Thanks to our loving sponsors that made this possible.

Little Peace is still unsponsored

See who else attended the birthday party!!

Little Ryan-Thanks to all of you for the love, prayers and financial support for this boy

Bunnies make the world so much better.

Thank you Lord for the blessing of this boy (Ian K)

Nothing like spending Sunday afternoon playing with colorful water beads

Faith in God can heal any sickness, any affliction, any deformity. Faith in God will do it. God spoke the universe into existence with His faith. God’s faith has been given to angels to use, and it works. Down through the years, God’s faith has worked in a direct way through various men and women, young and old. God’s faith can work for you, too just as it has worked for us towards little Ryan

Tonny and little Gift

Uncle love