Miracle Orphanage Update

We are finally getting our new website up and running, while ironing out a few wrinkles. Since our last newsletter, a lot has happened in the ministries we are partners with. There is much to be encouraged in, but there continue to be significant challenges as well.

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Miracle Orphanage, Odisha India

Construction on the new orphanage building has been on again/off again. The main structure is nearing completion, but the roof still needs to be poured. There have been issues with the company doing the construction, due to the sudden death of the owner of the company. We are currently doing what we can to overcome those issues to see the building completed as soon as possible.

At the end of November, we were told that the children would have to be removed from their current facility at the end of December. The roof and internal work on the new orphanage will need at least 30 days to complete, as the construction begins again. That puts the children at risk of having no place to live. The orphanage Director is working tirelessly to find options for the children if they must move out of the building where they are currently living.

Compounding the need in the ministry is the pregnancy of the Director’s wife. She is due to deliver around the first part of January. She has needed medication and hospital stays over the last few months, and that is weighing heavily on the Director. She is also one of the staff members supporting the children.

In October and November, three men from Kansas City visited the orphanage along with several local churches in the area being mentored by the Director. They observed that a major ongoing need for the orphanage ministry is transportation. There are times when the Director may need to visit one of the churches he is mentoring, while a staff member shops for groceries, or works on meeting general needs for the orphanage.

The Director believes that they could function adequately with two motorcycles (which are mainstays for transportation in India). Currently, the engine of the motorcycle they were using has seized up, and it is no longer operational. As a result, the Director must often walk miles to purchase food, medication, or to take a child or staff member to get medical care.

Finally, it is critical that there be a place prepared for the 40+ children being cared for. Secondary plans have been investigated, but ideally, they would be able to go to the new facility being constructed.

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More strategic plans are being developed for the orphanage and the ministry surrounding it. These plans will begin to be revealed in future newsletters, but it seemed more urgent to highlight these specific needs to begin.

"The child of God must be willing to be a channel through which God's abundant blessings flow. This channel is narrow and shallow at first, yet some of the waters of God's bounty can pass through. If we cheerfully yield ourselves to this purpose, the channel becomes wider and deeper, allowing more of the bounty of God to pass through. We cannot limit the extent to which God may use us as instruments in communicating blessing if we are willing to yield ourselves to Him and are careful to give Him all the glory."

                                                                                                 George Mueller

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Please prayerfully consider being a part of this project, as God leads you. The Lord is faithful, and we have seen Him continue to provide. We ask that you consider coming alongside the ministries we partner with, as God leads you.

If you are interested in learning more about Miracle Orphanage and Movements for Tomorrow, you can follow this link to check it out.

www.m4tmissions.org