www.danitaschildren.org http://www.danitaschildren.org/ Danita's Children news feed. en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:25:42 -0600 5 <![CDATA[Help Feed the Children in Haiti]]> http://www.danitaschildren.org/about-us/ministry-updates/;blog/34/help-feed-the-children-in-haiti http://www.danitaschildren.org/about-us/ministry-updates/;blog/34/help-feed-the-children-in-haiti FoodDriveJanuary 2009
In 2008, hurricanes left hundred of thousands of Haitian children homeless and hungry. 80% of the rice fields were destoyed. Famine is imminent. But you can help.  If you, your church or organization would like to participate in a food drive, please contact us and we'll get you set up.

Or, you can be a part of helping feed the children in Haiti by sending a check with "Food Drive" in the memo line or donate online and specify "Food Drive" in the comment box.

]]> Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Thank you for praying for Robenson!]]> http://www.danitaschildren.org/about-us/ministry-updates/;blog/34/thank-you-for-praying-for-robenson http://www.danitaschildren.org/about-us/ministry-updates/;blog/34/thank-you-for-praying-for-robenson photo_RobensonOctober 2008
As you may know, in early October, Robenson, our oldest child, was rushed to the hospital in Santiago, Dominican Republic with a fever of 106 degrees. We crossed him over the border and the Massacre River in the middle of the night. When he arrived at the emergency room after the three-hour taxi ride to Santiago, doctors were initially unable to find a blood pressure on him. When they did find one, it was only 40/20. As time passed that night, doctors told us that his kidneys and liver were failing, his condition was fatal, and that he would likely not make it through the night.

We informed you, our faithful supporters, and literally thousands of you prayed that God would heal his body. And now, he is back home and expected to make a full recovery!

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]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Hurricane Ike left 800,000 Haitians homeless and hungry.]]> http://www.danitaschildren.org/about-us/ministry-updates/;blog/34/hurricane-ike-left-800-000-haitians-homeless-and-hungry http://www.danitaschildren.org/about-us/ministry-updates/;blog/34/hurricane-ike-left-800-000-haitians-homeless-and-hungry MinUpdate_hurricaneOctober 2008
Since mid-August, Haiti has been ravaged by four major storms that left much of Haiti in ruins and killed more than 500 people. Thank you for your constant prayers for our safety. With the exception of some minor flooding and too much mud, we are thankful that the Hope for Haiti Children's Center compound and properties, as well as our children and missionaries, fared well during the storms. However, this is not the case for most of Haiti and for many other orphanages in the country.

Hurricane Ike, the worst of this season's storms so far, left as many as 800,000 Haitians homeless and hungry, many of them orphaned children. 80% of Haiti's rice fields were destroyed by the storms and world governments predict that without an enormous surge of foreign aid, a famine in Haiti is imminent within six months. Even before these storms, the food crisis was a source of pain and anguish for the Haitian people, causing rioting and hopelessness throughout the country. Now the need is even more desperate.

Please pray with me, for all of Danita's Children, as we consider how we can bring hope, healing and health to the people of Haiti and especially the orphaned children. With famine a strong possibility, we want to be Christ's hands and feet extended to these hurting people; to bring hope to the hopeless.

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