Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter 2014

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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IN CHRIST I STAND!
 
Happy Easter
2014
 
 

 



 

Friday, April 18, 2014

Building an orphanage in Pakistan...YOU CAN HELP!

You Can Rescue Children Out of Slavery in Pakistan


ICII reaches out to orphan children in Pakistan.
ICII reaches out to orphan children in Pakistan.

Help Ting Ministries and ICII to Build an Orphanage in Pakistan
Ting Ministries and Independent Church in India (ICII) have partnered together to build this orphanage.  WE have been doing fundraisers such as Pork BBQ dinners and selling MANY MANY peanut butter eggs and coconut eggs for Easter!  Please READ BELOW...from ICII's WEBSITE....and Kathy Smith of ICII...

I want to share a disturbing story about an orphan girl named Sarah. Even though it is a sad story, I believe that with the help of loving Christians, her story can end in happiness instead of sorrow!
Orphan children in Pakistan that need a home.
Pastor Asif sitting with orphan children who need a home in Pakistan.

Sarah lives in Pakistan. She is a twelve-year-old orphan. After Sarah’s parents got sick and died, her uncle took her and was planning to sell her as a slave to be used for prostitution. Sarah was a Christian and she did not want this kind of life, so she ran away. But out on her own, Sarah faced incredible hardships. Homeless, she had to sleep in the open fields. More than once, she barely managed to escape from men who tried to rape her. Sarah’s life became ever harder – she was always struggling just to get a little food and find shelter. She was crying all the time with hunger, but no one would help her. Sarah was in desperate need of someone to love and show her some compassion. Finally, some poor relatives of Sarah found her and they took her in. But they are too desperately poor to keep providing for Sarah’s needs. Sarah has escaped the horror of a life of slavery for now, but there may soon come a time when these relatives can no longer manage to feed her. Then, they too may feel that they have no other choice but to sell her into slavery or prostitution.

In Pakistan, many orphan children are forced to be slaves or prostitutes, or into crime or selling drugs because they have no means to get help. Independent Church in India’s (ICII) is working alongside Pastor Asif and New Life Ministries, his team in Pakistan, to build an orphanage. Together, we want to give New Life to the orphan children who have no one to help them. Our ministry partner’s vision in Pakistan is to reach out to the orphans in the love of Jesus and provide a Christ-like home, clean water,  healthy food, medical needs, education and more.
Pastors Asif and Kashif (leaders of ministry New Life Ministries in Pakistan) praying together with Lowell and Kathy Smith.
Pastors Asif and Kashif (leaders of New Life Ministries in Pakistan) praying together with Lowell and Kathy Smith.

We have started construction for an orphanage that can give a home to up to fifteen children who are now living in miserable situations. We want to rescue girls and boys from prostitution or slave-labor jobs, and children living in other miserable situations. Construction for the orphanage has started – the outside walls are up now and part of the roof is in place. For security, it is very urgent that we finish the roof of the orphanage. We need another $1500 to get the roof completed. After the roof is on, we will start building rooms inside. This will provide a secure and loving home, and the children will be taught about Jesus Christ.
Part of the roof is already built for the orphanage.
Part of the roof is already built for the orphanage.
We want to cover area outside of the door with the roof. This is urgent to secure the orphanage.
We want to cover area outside of the door with the roof. This is urgent to secure the orphanage.

Time is ticking away… Sarah and many other desperate children are waiting to come and live at the orphanage so they can have the love that they are longing for and their physical needs provided. Through your prayers and support, you can be a part of giving a child just like Sarah a NEW LIFE in Christ and a new home filled with hope in this dark nation where many have no hope at all. When we celebrate Easter, we think of how Christ rose from the dead and how He gives salvation, hope, and new life to all those who believe in Him.

You can give a gift this Easter time that will bring hope and new life, and will save children from a life of sorrow and suffering.
Providing clothes for a orphan that we want to bring to the orphanage when it is finished.
Providing clothes for a orphan that we want to bring to the orphanage when it is finished.

Pastor Asif and Lowell and Kathy Smith partnering together to reach the lost souls and bring hope to orphans in Pakistan.
Pastor Asif and Lowell and Kathy Smith partnering together to reach the lost souls and bring hope to orphans in Pakistan.

If you would like to give a gift of any amount, 100 percent will be used for building materials for the orphanage in Pakistan.  If you would like to give through Paypal, please click on the link below, then click on “Help to Build an Orphanage in Pakistan”. http://www.indchurch.org/Pakistan-projects.html

If you would be able to send a gift by mail, please make your check or money order payable to “Independent Church In India” or “ICII”, mark it “Orphanage in Pakistan”, and send it to the address below.

Independent Church in India PO Box 238 Fredericksburg, PA 17026
Thanks so much, and have a blessed day!
Reaching the Unreached, Lowell and Kathy Smith Independent Church in India http://www.indchurch.org (717) 865-7885 info@indchurch.org

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Youngest to Oldest - Isaiah 53:5 - He is Risen - Happy Easter!!!

 
Mike's Chair
Someone Worth Dying For
 
 
 
 
Rachele
 





 
 
Avigayil
 
 




 
 
 
Angelina
 
 





 
Ellianna
 



 
Olyvia
 






 
 
Sasha
 






Isaiah 53:5
 
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed
 
HE IS RISEN!
 
HAPPY EASTER!
 
 
 

 

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Look at me NOW!

 
Olyvia 
LOOK at me NOW!
I am home 2 months
I can sit!
I can hold up my head!
I am growing new grown up teeth!
Look at me smile!
 

 
Olyvia Maryana
You are a sweet treasure!
Your giggle and smile light up the room!

Olyvia just two months ago
What a difference!
 
 
Psalm 96: 1
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth