Pray for Esmeralda

I'm asking you to pray right now for little Esmeralda, a 5-year-old orphan I met in Peru. Esmeralda was conceived as the result of a brutal rape. Her pregnant mother tried to abort her by drinking a bottle of aspirin. Born blind with only one-fourth of a brain, tiny Esmeralda was given no hope. The doctors gave up on her and her mother abandoned her. A feeding tube was inserted and the nurses waited for this innocent child to die.

Eventually she was sent to the orphanage where she was held, fed and loved. There she thrived.

Esmeralda learned to eat and loves to be held. For five years, she successfully fought for survival ... all because someone simply took the time to show her some love.

But now Esmeralda is in poor health. Over the past 6 month, her little body has deteriorated at an accelerated rate ... and again ... the doctors expect her to die.

Because of your donations, Esmeralda has experienced the loving touch of her caregivers, other orphans and the love of Christ.

Thank you for praying for this little girl and those who love her.

Myanmar Recovery is Slow

The country of Myanmar has suffered greatly from natural disasters these last few years. Hundreds of thousands have died, and thousands of children have been orphaned.

The young lady in the photo is one of those victims. She lost both her parents in Cyclone Nargis last year. Now she has dedicated her life to helping to care for the other orphans in the orphanage. She is such a wonderful blessing to others.

Earlier this year, Food for Orphans president, Gary VanDyke, and his wife, Renee, visited the orphans in Myanmar. While there, they were blessed to be able to train over 100 dedicated workers who are caring for the orphans of Myanmar.

Food for Orphans and donors like you are feeding nearly 500 orphans in eight separate orphanages in Myanmar.

If you aren't presently a donor, won't you consider pledging at least $15 a month to feed 1 orphan every day? It's really very easy.

http://www.foodfororphans.org/