My Dear Friends and Partners,

What a year it has been!  God has moved powerfully through you and wondrous things have occurred.  We went from serving one orphanage in 2007 to three in 2008.  Children went from wondering if they would have another meal tomorrow to confidently thanking God that He provides for them every day.  Water, a scarce resource, has become stabilized.  Clothing has been provided, education is now available to all the children and there is more joy and hope in the hearts of the children and those that serve them than ever before…Amazing!

I want to thank you for your continued commitment to the children we serve with you in Kenya.  As you know, it is an on-going relationship that we are building.  We still have much to do.  Our ultimate goal is to have all that we serve know the love of God and His Saving Grace.  We will continue to do this by serving the poorest of the poor.  We will simply show them how much they are loved by providing for their needs as God provides for us.

This upcoming year we have plans to complete a three-story building enabling us to educate 500 children at Nice View Academy/Orphanage.  We plan to expand the capacity of the Eldama Ravine Children’s Village by completing new dormitory facilities that can accommodate up to 100 children.  We plan to complete Mercy Child Foundation’s building to enhance the living conditions for the children and bring in more impoverished children.  All of this is in addition to keeping the kids fed, clothed, sheltered and healthy!  Is it all possible?…YES.  If this is what God has decided we will complete, He will bring more individuals to support us and He will strengthen those that currently assist to be as generous as possible.  I am looking forward to serving with you in 2009 to see what He has in store for us.

We are heading to Michigan in a few hours where we will begin a series of 6 presentations in three states: Michigan, Oklahoma and Colorado.  We know that God has brought these venues to us and we thank Him for that.  May His Holy Spirit speak on our behalf and His will be done during the next four weeks as we bring the plight of the children to those who will be moved to help.

There is still time left to make a year-end tax deductible contribution to the ministry.  You can go to the website to donate by credit or debit card until 11:00 pm on December 31 or write a check dated December 31 and place it in the mail.  Any amount will be helpful as we ensure the children continue to have food available as the crops in Kenya continue to be destroyed due to lack of rain.

Thank you so much for your continued faithfulness to the children God has given us to support.  Since we have been working together the children’s needs have been consistently met.  During each emergency you have responded faithfully and we have overcome the issues…once again, Thank You!

May the New Year bring you blessings from our Father as you come closer to Him each day.

Serving the children of Kenya with you only through His grace,

Chuck McDonald

Executive Director