Graduating to a Better Life

Many things have taken place in the home, and one of the things that stood out most for us is the revelation behind the upper-class graduations. It was an epistle written to us on what to expect as we walking trust towards God. As we look at the graduates, we are reminded of the level we all look forward to attaining even in terms of our spiritual work. We couldn’t help but look back at how far we have come. We remember the ascension up the ladder since the initiation of GHMI.

Further interactions with the graduates gave even more profound revelations. Isaiah 50:7 says “For the Lord God will help me; therefore, I will not be disgraced; therefore, I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed.” The graduates admitted how challenging the journey had been. While we did our best to make the experience as seamless as possible for them, we could only do as much as our resources enabled us, courtesy of the help from our volunteers and supporters. While it wasn’t easy to get to the end of the upper-class phase, they found encouragement in the greater opportunities that lay ahead once they completed this level. Every day was a step closer to the dreams and ambitions they have desired to attain.

There have been some dark seasons for different individuals at GHMI, and such milestones were a letter of hope in the midst of uncertainty and pain. Looking at the happy faces of the graduates reminds us of just how God is able to bring a beautiful ending to a tragic situation. They are nothing similar to what they were when they joined us. Despite their painful life stories, the Lord has given them a reason to rejoice in the end.

Hebrews 12:1-2 says “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Our graduates are the epitome of a race well ran and they testify of the truth in Hebrews 12:1-2 above. They have endured every inconvenience and challenge that would have barred them from getting to this point. In the same manner, they are an encouragement not only to the younger ones but also to us who are needing to apply this scripture in different spheres of life.

We, the entire team and staff at GHMI.org 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 over 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

Perpetual Gratitude

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

Tarry in Jerusalem

Just last month, we celebrated the jolly Easter season and Christ is risen! Upon His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they were endued with power according to Luke 24:49. They were to wait on the Lord to equip them to go out and preach the gospel to the ends of the earth, which they did. In later books of the Bible, we can see the disciples walking in demonstration of power. For us to see all that, they had to wait until the Lord endued them with power and sent them out to different places around the world.

At GHMI, the foster parents and fraternity as a whole have been given the responsibility to equip the little ones before they go out to share what they have received. This home is their Jerusalem, the place of preparation and equipping before they go out into the world to give from the abundance of their hearts. The children are expected to feed on the word of God even as their needs are taken care of. Our Lord Jesus already paid the full price that we may walk in abundance both physically and spiritually.

Our children are already walking in fulfillment of this scripture. They have consistent Bible study patterns and practice what they learn among themselves. The training they are undergoing as disciples of Christ is preparing them for a greater and brighter destiny ahead. The foster parents have taken it upon themselves to teach them and guide them accordingly. Just as other biological parents are commanded to bring up a child in the ways of the Lord in Proverbs 22:6, our foster parents are giving the best training they can while the children are in their Jerusalem phase.

These children have laid down everything in their lives, including their biological families, to tarry in this Jerusalem. We are confident the Lord will endow them with the power to make good disciples for Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God.

 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