Grace of God Orphanage

Our Inspiration

March 22nd, 2009

Without condemning those who follow a different pattern, it has been the practice of those who follow in the steps of Hudson Taylor to move the hearts of the people to give by talking to God and not people.

Dr. James Taylor, the great-grandson of the founder, explains how this faith in future grace, rooted in demonstration of bygone grace, honors God.

“We begin from a position of faith. We believe God does exist. We have become convinced of this in a variety of ways, but all of us have experienced the grace of God in bringing us to know himself through Jesus Christ and through rebirth by his Spirit. We believe we have good grounds of believing in Him through the historical fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead: we believe that someone who said He would die and rise again, and did it is credible in every other way. Therefore, we are prepared to trust Him, not only for the eternal salvation of our souls, but also for the practical provision of our daily bread and financial support”

Excerpt from Future Grace by Pastor John Piper

Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are ALL THINGS, to Him be the Glory. Amen.

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Christmas 2008 Update

January 7th, 2009

Damage to Orphanage

Damage to Orphanage

Just wanted to give you a quick update of what has been going on in Malawi this month and a brief overview of what GOD has been doing in the past five months since returning back from Malawi.
Since returning at the end of July from Malawi, after much prayer and fasting we decided that instead of marketing the needs of the ministry we would trust God to provide. The needs were so great (at least $2,500/month for three meals a day), there was no way we could provide on our own. So instead of telling people the needs of the ministry and doing all that “we could do” we decided to place it all into God’s hands. This was incredibly worrisome at first. I had just returned from Malawi and in just two weeks money was needed to feed the children for the month of August. I kept remembering to trust God, for he is the provider of all and if he wanted us to have the funds, we would have them. Every time anxiety and unbelief in God’s promises arose, we prayed. Yet in those short two weeks of July, God provided enough to feed the children three meals a day.
Five months later, it is simply amazing to see that God has provided three meals a day every single day for the children. This is something that we even in our own efforts could not do in the past two years, with the children eating 1-2 meals a day. We are reminded though that if there comes a time where we do not have the money, we know that God is sovereign and has a purpose through it all. But by God’s grace and provision, the children have had nutritious meals each day that has passed.
On top of that, God has even provided enough money for us to have a nine acre garden . He continues to provide that money for us to continue in this project. It is crazy to see how the very months the garden money is needed, God provides at his perfect timing through his people.
For December, the children are eating three meals a day. What is especially special for this month is that the children are eating meat (pork, chicken and goat) two times a week. They have not eaten meat since July, so this is a real extra blessing for them! To celebrate Christmas, the children will be eating rice, meat and bread. Rice is very special because most villagers save up their money to be able to eat rice on one day: Christmas. God has provided rice for our children during the weeks over the past five months.
A need that arose this month was the repairing of our orphanage (see picture attachment: damage to orphanage). On November 23, I received word that heavy rains and winds came and destroyed the orphanage roof. But by God’s sovereign hand, all the children were kept unharmed. Two village people were killed this day due to the weathers. I was reminded of Job whose children were all killed from a collapsed roof and how when he heard this news he fell to his knees and worshipped God. He later acknowledges that it is God who gives and takes away. I was reminded of God’s sovereignty through all of this and that he is control of life, death, success and the tragic situations that come our way in life.
We were also able to bless our staff for the third time in five months for their serving God through caring for his orphans. This helps a lot of them be able to buy food for their family, pay rent, receive medical attention and bless others. One of our teachers, Saul Manda, started orphan care in Kasungu, the village that he grew up in, with the money that he receives from the Grace of God Orphanage.  We are hoping to officially merge his 50 orphans into the budget (Grace of God Kasungu) with our 120 (Grace of God Orphanage Lilongwe) once the garden is harvested.
God has provided in amazing ways these past five months that can only give him glory. May God continue to show himself to you through this holiday season of celebrating his birth into our world to redeem us from our sin.
All for his glory,
Kristie Campbell

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