FROM WORTHLESS TO PRICELESS!

When Angelina was dropped off at the Dominican Republic orphanage, the caregivers nearly gagged when they saw her.  They had never seen any child in such terrible condition.  Not only was she starving to death, but she was full of worms and parasites, and her small, bony body was covered with open sores.  Instead of clean, healthy hair, her tiny scalp bore several raw, open sores full of squirming maggots.  She had been considered worthless, but her rescuers saw that this little bundle of human misery was priceless.

God saw her intense suffering and responded to the prayers and tireless love of her new caregivers with His specialty - miracles!  She was completely healed from all of the parasites, worms and infections!  He began  healing her heart, too.  By the tender age of five years old, she was running and playing with the other children, smiling joyrfully and acting like a normal child. 


Their smiles say it all! 

They are loved and fed now!



 When the caregivers first saw Angelina, it was nearly impossible to envision a normal future for her, but the impossible has happened.  She is being loved, cared for, fed and clothed.  She might remember that her parents abandoned her and that no one wanted to care for her.  She might remember being hungry and hurting all over her body.  She might remember what it was like to be considered worthless, but those days are over for Angelina.  She is surrounded by love now!  She knows she is priceless!




Gary VanDyke embraces orphans
in the Dominican Republic

Children like Angelina are the reasons we do what we do.  They are priceless to God and to us.  We provide food to the orphanage that rescued Angelina, and to so many others also unloved, abandoned and orphaned.  We change the future of these children by giving them the strength and nourishment to live and grow.  Their needs are great, but we start with the most critical.  Jesus said, "Feed My lambs," and that's exactly what we do.

 Choosing to feed just one child for $15 a month seems like a small step, but when it is the difference between life and death to that child, it's a giant step toward a hopeful and promising future.