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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Serving Covenant Children's Homes




Large group photo from camp last May.

Children's Covenant Homes (CCH) - Providing Family-Style Homes and Education for Children in Crisis

Website - http://cch-india.com/

Vison - In a Covenant Children’s Home, we create an atmosphere of love and belonging, where the children not only have the pastor’s immediate family taking care of them in the day-to-day, but the entire church family nurturing them as they grow up.  This gives them a solid foundation emotionally, physically and spiritually.  As a child in a Covenant Children’s Home, you have gone from orphaned or abandoned to:
  • A church home with parents – a local pastor and his family
  • A family-style living environment with nine brothers or sisters.
  • An English speaking education in order to learn your way out of poverty.
  • Daily discipleship and worship, growing in a relationship with God.
  • Likelihood that you are the last of biological your family to ever experience poverty.
We currently have 400 children in 40 Covenant Children’s Homes. Our desire is to see many more orphaned or abandoned children have the opportunity to grow up in this kind of environment. 
 
Helpful Videos to further explain the life of these kids and the CCH Vision:
  1. "A Day in the Life"
  2. "CCH Vision" 

MT Serve Day Efforts 

Two weeks ago you heard about CCH first hand and heard Paige speak via video about her connections to Heartland and how our efforts help bring dignity to these kidsToday is a Serve Day at Mothers Together and we are focused on serving and caring for the most recent 200 kids that were added to CCH.  In the past year CCH opened up 20 new homes for these kids and now we get the chance to share God's love with them by making them personalized pillow cases that will be handed out at their summer camp in May.  Last year we did this and it was such a hit as you can see by the pictures and video we have included.  Many of these kids have never had pillows let alone one that is all their own with their name added to it . . . so CCH is so excited and grateful for our efforts. 
 
"Thank you so much for making all the pillow cases!  The children are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE them!  And the pillow treasures will be so special!  Your time and effort show your love and these children are going to be so blessed by your work.  May God give back to you double what you have given to CCH!"

Blessings, 
Paige
Kids who received the pillow cases we decorated last year.  So cool to actually see them in their hands!!!
Paige passing out the pillow cases during last year's summer camp.

                                                 Video of Thanks from the Kids

To cover the cost of the materials and shipping for this effort, we are asking each women to consider giving a donation.  Many have already and we are so grateful.  Even if it is a $1 or $30 it all helps and will go a long way.  Any extra money we have will be put towards Pajamas for the kids.  Please contact Kyran W (kyran_stagnito@hotmail.com) with any questions. 


To Give or Donate to CCH for Ongoing Needs - Click HERE to learn how.  Every bit helps there.  A pair of shoes for one kid costs $6.  You can even sponsor a kid to go to camp for $50 or a whole home of 10 kids for $500.  There are always special projects as well where they are trying to raise money for basic necessities like mattresses and pillows.

Enjoy learning about, praying for and caring for these kids in India!!!