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Day 19: Jason Needs A Family… Forty to Forever…

Today at Forty to Forever we are pulling together for Jason. Jason who lives in a remote institute for severely mentally and physically handicapped children. Jason who needs a family so badly. Would you please help?
Today’s Lent devotion speaks about grieving and not remaining in our grief but to turn our hearts toward God and allow Him to bring good from our grief; to do the good work He has for us. Have a read and think about it… syc

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Our Goal is to raise $500 for Jason… $359 to go!

JasonJason lives in a remote institution for severely mentally and physically handicapped children. He spends most of his time confined to his crib. “Jason” hits himself, causing injury to his face and head, so he is often physically restrained. He is delayed both mentally and physically. He can crawl but not walk, although I have been told that he is learning to walk with support. Jason is nine but functions on the mental level of a toddler.  Jason is being advocated for by Daneille.  She shares her story below…

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“My name is Daneille, and I am the lucky mom of three children: one biological and two adopted from Ethiopia. Both of my kids who were adopted have special medical needs, so I have always had a heart for kids with special needs. Last spring, a friend of mine invited me to donate to a child…

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Day 18: Drake for the Ashby Family… Forty to Forever…

Forty to Forever is back on track… we had a couple of days of sorting out things after some sad news. So today we rally around the Ashby family who are bringing Drake home. The whole family is waiting excitedly and eagerly for Drake to come home… you can be a part of fulfilling that dream… please hop over and give where you can.
Today’s Lent Devotion asks us to look at where our eyes are focussed on… the eternal or the temporal… and shows how fasting can help us to focus right… have a read and think about it… syc

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Our Goal is to raise $500 for Drake… $396 to go!

PicMonkey Collage_1 (1)James and Christy met in the spring of 2007 and they married three years later. Combined they have 5 children. Their youngest 3 children are teenagers and reside at home. James works for a local hospital in Behavioral Health and with children who have special needs. Christy works for a large telecommunications company in Information Technology as a Service Management Specialist. James and Christy are looking to expand their family and are pursuing an international adoption. They have a 1.5 year old son waiting for them in an Eastern European country and are very excited to meet him!

Christy started researching adoption in the spring of 2012. She feels strongly that God has led her and James to adopt a child with special needs. She found the Reece’s Rainbow website and was shocked by the sheer volume of children that need to be adopted. She continued…

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Day 16: Jennifer for the Lanz Family… Forty to Forever…

Today at Forty to Forever, we rally for the second precious little girl whom the Lanz family are bringing home; Jennifer. The country they are adopting requires separate fees for each child so that means double the fees. Please help them to meet their goal today. They are also having a wonderful Flash Giveaway today as well.
Today’s Lent devotion speaks about loving your neighbour and being of service, even, especially in your fasting… have a read and think about it…. syc

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Our Goal is to raise $500 for Jennifer and Lina… $330 to go!

Lanz FamilyWe are ordinary people who serve an extraordinary God. He has led us in this adventure of life. We were married in 1980, with me (Randi) fresh out of high school. Our first daughter was born a little over a year after that, with our second daughter following two years later.

My attention was drawn to the needs of parent-less children through a regular weekly feature on a local news station. Each week they put the spotlight on a special needs child who needed a home. Then as now – the need is great. Long story short – we adopted two biological brothers, both diagnosed with cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Was it hard? You bet!

The years went by, and several more children were born to us. We were busily raising and homeschooling our growing family. We talked at various times throughout…

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