Children of the Light

 

 

For those of you who are not part of the Children of the Light Facebook Cause, here is a digest of the Announcements that are periodically made to members.  You may find inspiration in some of the announcements, or perhaps just an interesting fact. Enjoy!
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Hey Everyone!

We’ve just launched the brand new Children of the Light Online Store!  You can purchase fantastic quality T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies, hats & bags, as well as mugs and home accessories, and even a Dog T-shirt, ALL with the COTL logo on them with a wonderful message.  Let everyone know about your Honduran family and wear a colorful COTL shirt!  For every item purchased, COTL gets a donation anywhere from $2 - $5, depending on the item.  And anytime between NOW until JULY 20TH (That’s only another 6 DAYS!), you can enjoy FREE SHIPPING on orders over $65 !!

So click HERE now to support our wonderful Children of the Light family (while looking awesome)!

God Bless!

Genna

volunteer from the U.S. (Connecticut)

As July pushes on, we are realizing how much time flies when you are here.  Samantha, Christina, and I, Cassidy, have been here for two weeks now and are enjoying the continuation of building strong relationships with the 23 boys here at Niños.  Our time here again this summer is precious.  The boys are doing very well.  They are all still in school since their long break is in the winter.  The new school here in the project is operating very well.  There are two excellent teachers, one with first grade and one with second.  The education the young boys and surrounding village kids are getting is a high quality, reliable one.  How wonderful it is to hear the little ones reading donated books to us in their free time.  Also, the construction of the new boys dorm is coming along.  Everyday the workers are here working but the afternoon showers cause the process to be a bit slower.  However, with the large group from Tomball Bible Church coming on July 14th, it is a hope to accomplish a large chunk in that week.  Praise the Lord for the finances that are allowing this building to be constructed.  In addition to the extra helping hands in medical and construction around the project, the boys are extremely excited that their padrinos are coming.  Padrinos- remember that it isn´t about the gifts you bring, but it is about the time and love you share with them.  Also know that your monthly support is a huge help in the necessary, daily needs of the boys.  With the constant replenishing of shoes, uniforms, bus money, school tuition, etc., you all make it possible to provide all these things. 

Last Saturday, all 23 boys, 2 educators, the cook and her daughter, Mary, and us three girls piled in the big white truck and went to the river.  It was a beautiful place where we got to swim and enjoy very cool, refreshing water.  It was proof that boys are boys no matter where they live.  The boys were jumping from the highest rock they could find and sliding down watershoots (haha).  It is always cute to see the boys playing and helping each other.  Melvin and Manuel were teaching the new little one, Pedro, how to swim while Santos was giving piggy back rides to the cook´s little girl.  The way they take care of each other and interact as a family is heart-warming. Long story short, we are taking advantage of every moment spent here at Niños de la Luz and with Bill and Mary.  What a pleasure it is to serve here 4 years in a row and see the Lord working through this place. 

 

With much love,Cassidy, Samantha, and Christina
(volunteers from Texas)

In a strong effort to spread the word about Children of the Light, a few of us volunteers in the States have been on a media campaign.  Here’s another installment: a video compiling footage from July 2007 with photos from May 2008 of the boys and the project with the purpose of encouraging the Sponsorship Program.  Although the program is still not online, you can see the video here first.  And, as always, the second that Sponsor site gets up and running, we’ll post the news here first.

To see the video, go to the Photo/Video page.

Love to You All!

Genna Gearity
Volunteer from the U.S. (Connecticut)

Hey!

Why not change up your daily routine by Doing Something Out of the Ordinary? Or even better, make this part of your daily routine!  You can make a Huge Difference from where you’re sitting Right Now.  While we are waiting for our Sponsor A Child online program to get up and running, you can Make a Donation to The General Fund via Facebook Causes Right NOW.  (UPDATE: You do NOT need a facebook account to DONATE!) Through the wonderful combination of Facebook and JustGive you can make a safe tax-deductible donation to the Children of the Light.  Click HERE, HERE, or even HERE (haha) to help these boys.

In such difficult economic times, with food and fuel costs increasing exponentially by the minute, isn’t it only natural for those with a little extra to help our fellow humans who have a little less?

Thank you all and God Bless,

Genna Gearity

volunteer from the U.S. (Connecticut)

Hello Everyone, this is Genna again.  I was searching through CNN.com just now when I came across an incredibly disturbing and disheartening article about the horrors that children in other parts of the world are facing every second of their lives.  Broaden your knowledge of your global neighbors: take a moment to read this article.  Thank you!

Kids’ lives are nightmares in unstable nations, UNICEF reports

God Bless You All,

Genna Gearity

Welcome to the official Children of the Light blog! We are very excited to begin giving continuous updates about the children and the project! It has been very hot down here lately, but all the boys are very happy. We’ve already started construction on the new dormitory to house 40 additional boys, and a group from Texas is here right now helping to paint our chapel and the new laundry room.

The school is also open, so the 1st and 2nd grade classes are keeping us very busy! May is the month for Carnival here, so there is always something going on each day. Anyway, we have another big day ahead of us, so please check back for more updates!