Letters for Liberian Orphans

We announced this at church yesterday but a lot of you were out so I thought I'd email the announcement as well.

Over the past couple of months we have learned a great deal about life in the orphanage in Liberia. As you would expect most of it is very sad. One of the things we found out is that when the children who are being adopted receive letters, pictures, gifts, etc. from their adoptive families most of it is given away to the children who are not being adopted yet. These children have such giving and sharing hearts they give and share everything!

I was talking to Chelsea Zackey of Children Concerned last week about this and found out that her mother, a brother, and sister are going to Liberia after the first of the year. They have room to take one 81/2" X 11" envelope with them. What we would love for all the children of Grace (adults, too if you want) to do is to draw pictures and/or write short simple letters to the children living in the orphanage. This way every single child whether they are being adopted now or not will receive a little something of their very own. The pictures and letters can have your favorite scriptures and just a note saying you are praying for God to bring them a family.

It would also be great if we could send some chewing gum (flat and thin kind only) along with small sheets of stickers. The children love them and they would fit in the envelope with the pictures and letters. Stacy Audirsch had a great idea about sending cute band-aids, too! If your children love to draw like Aubrey does have them draw more than one picture! I do not currently have a list of the children's names so if you want to write a letter just leave it blank after the "Dear" and we will put names on everything as soon as we get a list of names. Please do not fold pictures or letters!

We need your drawings, letters, stickers, gum, and bandaids by this Sunday, Christmas Eve. If you cannot be there on Sunday and would still like to send a letter just email us with your letters and we will print them and send them.

Thank you so much for doing this for these precious children. I know without a doubt they will be so blessed and each of you will too! We love you all!