Psalm 9:1 tells us_ “I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.” In this article, we chose to reminisce of the new developments we have experienced so far. This and many more articles on our page are our way of expressing our gratitude to God by expressing His wonderful deeds in our lives. Recently at the home, there have been a number of exciting developments. Some of these include upper-class graduations, the purchase of a new school bus, and that acquisition of a designated housing for the orphan girls. They have been able to live beyond the ordinary limitations of most orphans around the globe and enjoy privileges that others would term as a luxury to others like them. All this would never have been possible without the mercy of God that created a bridge for us. The children have been excited with the new developments and have truly seen the hand of God at work for their advantage.
In addition to the other structures we have in place like the households within the home, the recent developments make it all the more vivid to the children that God can enable them to live beyond the circumstances in which they have found themselves. Being members of the GHMI every addition of amenities is counted as an increase to every child. They have embraced this community as family, and just like every child in a normal family set up would feel the need to identify with their parents’ belongings, the children identify with every blessing and progress. They are able to look at amenities like the school bus and recognize it as “our” bus.
We are grateful to God that in addition to ability to cater to the physical well-being of the children, we have also been able to give them an understanding of how the kingdom of God works. They are experiencing the life of sonship through the sense of belonging and family they have at the home. The foster parents have gone above and beyond to enact the Trinity in the best way possible.
Other progresses like the upper-class graduations have given us more reason to express our gratitude to God. All the hard work and discipline that the children put in pays off with a promotion and we are sure to appreciate them in the best way possible. All the recent developments mentioned are just some of the many reasons to thank God. They are our crowning glory that covers all the disappointments and challenges that have come with growing the orphanage to where it is today.
Our desire is that we develop perpetual gratitude that supersedes all the blessings we have experienced. The children have been taught to gratify God in and out of season and the great milestones we are experiencing as the GHMI family are fuel to keep thanking God for the far we have come. Most of all, we are thankful to God who continuously answers the prayers and petitions we present to him even in accordance with Philippians 4:6.
We, the entire team and staff at GHMI rejoice that we are enabled to be acting as a “foster parent” to the children. We have our supplies because God never fails to supply our needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus. You, our partners and donors are an integral part of the supply in Christ Jesus and therefore, we are so grateful to God for His gift of His Son. We are rejoicing in the blessing each generous action in faith your support has provided Give Hope Ministries International since it started 10 years ago. As we share in our actions to observe the times in the children’s journey by the side of our Lord to learning to be “overcomers”, breaking the cycle of poverty in their lives and bringing this forward to others as living testimonies, we give thanks for the Love of the Holy Father and the gift of the Holy Spirit so we ourselves are not left Orphans as Jesus stated.
We are humbled and grateful. Join us in giving Glory to God for his indescribable gift, in Christ Jesus, birth, and life on earth as Emanuel. Suffering for us, walking in the same challenges we face daily and showing us that HE calms every storm for us. May each of you be as blessed as you are being fully accepted in the beloved.
In Christ Jesus.
Post-Author is Donna Onjala a Christian Freelance Content Writer