LAMb TEAM HEADING TO NICARAGUA - WOMENS CONFERENCE

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MARY ANN MORAN SHARES VISION OF CONFERENCE

NICARAGUA

WOMAN’S

CONFERENCE

MARY ANN MORAN, JENNA DOLLIN, NANCY DOLLIN, PAT WESTERNENG, ANGELA HEPPLESTON

What happens when God calls five women to serve together – serving other women in one of the poorest countries in the world?  They unite and “dig” in!  This team of women are leaving on Sunday, August 25^th for Managua, Nicaragua.  From there, they will head out into the villages to minister and share with women and then finalizing their trip with a three day conference for women.

Mary Ann Moran will be the team leader.  She is an expert in health, nutrition management, an author and popular speaker and trainer.  With her team, they will conduct workshops for women and spend time,  sharing their own stories and life journey.

If you would like to offer support for this group of women - resources to share in Nicaragua with those who are in need, hit the link on the blog and note your request.

The LAMb Team

SO WHAT IS HAPPENING?

KYRGYZSTAN IS ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

yet it is RICH with wonderful people.  Here is a little update on the things you might be interested in:

1.  Dayspring and Jeremiah children are at the Christian camp with Costa and Olga.

2.  Life Skills will be starting again soon at Red River and one of the trainers will be one of our Jeremiah House "kids"

3.  We are coordinating and getting ready to start a "Cottage Industry" with Jeremiah House - a sewing room. (Check out the Jeremiah Tab above - or the Jeremiah blog.)

4.  The Wright girls are heading back "home' to Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, with John and Julie following in September. 

5.  Costa and Olga are teaching at the camp.

6.  Mayor's office is still working together with us as we move forward with a foster care project.

7.  Dasha (Dayspring child who had the heart surgery) will have eye surgery this month. (all sponsored)

8.  Diloram (from IUCA) will be heading to Alaska this fall to study and volunteer at Hope - the same as Larissa and Tanya last year.  This increases our capacity for volunteers in Kyrgyzstan - with skills.

9.  Olga will heading to Texas to study at Texas Christian with Dr. Karen Purvis - learning Trust Based Relational Therapy skills...ready to carry back and implement within Kyrgyzstan.

10. School starts soon and it is time to get school shoes and clothes for growing children.

11.  Pastor David will be heading to Kyrgyzstan in September...working with our team and IUCA.

12.  Costa is coordinating with the churches in Bishkek to raise awareness of the orphan challenge.

13.  Planning for the spring KYRGYZSTAN WITHOUT ORPHAN conference - mobilizing churches - many will be involved.

And we are planning a team for the SPRING - you can join us...

EXPANDING VISION BY EQUIPPING OTHERS...TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN THE AREA OF TRAUMA

TRAINING OF TRAINERS

We have the honor to partner with the Christian Alliance for Orphans and offer this training of trainers.

To fully follow our mission for LAMb International, we believe it is important to develop workers in the field to be able to conduct training on critical topics which help families, children and those vulnerable persons.

LAMb International is a ministry called to equip and activate.

Our team of leaders are ministry leaders who have years and years of experience in developing and equipping others for the purpose of ministry.

WOUNDED CHILDREN HOPE FOR HEALING SERIES - GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY!

STARTING FEBRUARY, 2014

Dr. David Schooler, Jayne Schooler along with Lynn and Ruby Johnston will be offering this series over the next year - This series will expand the capacity of your ministry by developing your trainers or ministry leaders to be able to deliver the training in the country in which you work.  This gives global potential.

You will be given full instruction to carry out the training; a full trainer guide with power points and handouts which have been fully developed.  You will then be able to use these materials to conduct your own training and consultation with those you serve.

BLESSINGS FOR LITTLE ONES IN KYRGYZSTAN

DELIVERY OF BLANKETS - 7:15 AM THIS MORNING

STACKING THE STORAGE LOCKER - GETTING READY FOR DELIVERY WITH TEAMS

TOSS IT IN THERE LYNN!!!  ALMOST DONE!

FOUR ORPHANAGES COVERED!!!!
NOW TO GET THEM TO KYRGYZSTAN!!!!

BLESSING THE LITTLE ONES

“We must never neglect the orphans…”

  

Each time we enter an orphanage, or visit the elderly, spend time with the disabled, we are reminded of so many blessings we have each and every day. 

We are challenged to consider how we can bless each of those whom we visit who have experienced less, living in difficult situations and have often lost hope and dignity.

Blessings come in many different ways.  Through gifts, services, prayers, hugs, and most of all from the hope that is offered and brought when you return and return and return.  A message is offered.

We are fortunate to be partners with so many who have this passion and are working tirelessly to make a difference:  Ed Dickson, Greg Montella, our team members on the ground in Ukraine and in Kyrgyzstan, Steve Hill, Jayne and David Schooler, Glen Pitts, Jenna Dollin, the Wrights, and so many others.

There is never one initiative that does it all – it is like the tree, we need the roots (you our supporters!!!!) we need the trunk (the solid call and the Word of God) and we need all the branches – each of the above doing what they have been called to do.

TODAY we were blessed from one of our Canadian partners – Jabez Blanket Ministry.  They delivered beautiful hand made blankets (afghans) and teddy bears for over 200 children in Kyrgyzstan.  We have a shipment for four different locations.  Two large orphanages, one small orphanage and one baby orphanage.  We will take these over one team at a time….

The picture of the children with blankets if an old one from a Boy’s Rehabilitation Center in Ukraine – where we delivered blankets several years ago.  When we visit different places, we often see blankets that have been given to a child.  Although we see them with a blanket, it is a sober reminder they are still without family…as they are still in the facility, the orphanage!

We won’t quit.  We believe and we will honor our calling to  move out:

Stop for the One in Front of US!!!

Look though the Eyes of God!!!

Listen to the Voice of the Holy Spirit for Direction!!!

And then MOVE.

JOIN US AND MOVE WITH US:  SPONSOR, SUPPORT, PRAY, JOIN A TEAM, OR GO TO YOUR LOCAL CAS/SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASK WHAT YOU MIGHT DO FOR THE CHILDREN WHO NEED HOMES…

WE TOGETHER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, FOR A

WORLD WITHOUT ORPHANS

SUMMER TIME IS PLANNING TIME

Making Plans – Knowing He will Direct Our Steps

Things in Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Nicaragua are really moving.  In Kyrgyzstan, the kids are going to camp at Lake Issukul and summer is proving to be a great time for swimming and just being together.  This camp was sponsored by the Tokmok mayor’s office.  A wonderful blessing from our partners at the mayor’s office.

Here are some additional important updates for this summer AND on into fall: 

•  Anya is still at home.  Her father has been convinced to go into rehab for his drinking problem.  Olga, Costa, Katya and Andre are very involved with the family – supporting them and keeping in close contact with the children.  Anya will join the girls from Dayspring and go to camp with them.    
• Katya and Andre are conducting the camp -  a Christian camp for children from crisis families.  Our children will be able to go to this camp as well.  (Katya is our Life Skill trainer!)
• Costa and Olga will help with the camp – teaching and doing crafts with the children.
•  Fall will be full of activity as will winter of this year.  We head off to Ukraine the end of August.   Lynn is going straight to Ukraine.  Ruby will be in Bangladesh and India working with World Without Orphans – planning and strategizing with nationals who are working in their own countries moving forward to address the global orphan crisis.
•  Lynn and Ruby will be conducting a church conference for families in Southern Ukraine in September, along with doing leadership training to some key leaders who are working with orphans through their church or NGO ministries.
• Ruby will be in Russia - as an invited participant in the American Russian Forum - this will take place September, 2013, conducting training in the area of Trauma.
•  Jayne and David are heading to Armenia and then on to Ukraine in September to conduct training in the area of Trauma.  David will go on to Kyrgyzstan to work with the University of Central Asia and other individuals we work with there – including our Jeremiah youth and Dayspring girls.
•  Then in November Pastor David and Jayne will head to Russia/Siberia.  LAMb International was able to join Pastor Illya and Janet Bansteev last year.  This year, Pastor David and Jayne will join them to conduct training in the area of Trauma – in addition they will do the same in Irskutz, Siberia.
•  Lynn and Ruby will be in Kyrgyzstan starting in December for an extended time.  More details on this at a later blog.
•  Pastor David and Jayne will conduct a training of trainers in the area of Trauma for a ministry in Mexico in January.
• We will be purchasing up to four commercial sewing machines for Jeremiah House - and Ruby's mother will join the team and start the first of the sewing classes.  This will be followed by a national person being hired to teach the Jeremiah House youth how to make national crafts.  Be prepared - we hope to have things for sale by the end of 2014!!!!
• Jeremiah Youth are selecting their schools.  Ira has hers selected - Vika is yet to select.  Each of these schools will be higher learning and require tuition - might you want to sponsor one of the youth for school?
• Life Skill Classes will resume once school starts - Red River youth will return for additional classes - it was a grand success this last year.

AND SOMEWHERE IN HERE WE WANT TO HELP OUR DEAR FRIENDS IN ZIMBABWE AND UGANDA….BUILDING CAPACITY - ACTIVATING AND EQUIPPING - AS PER OUR DEFINING SCRIPTURE - Ephesians 4:12

Plans and moving forward with a fast pace:

1.    Mentoring program – training team to join our on the ground staff.  This team will come from Ukraine and teach our Kyrgyzstan coordinators.  This mentoring program is a standardized program which will involve our local church, other NGO leaders and workers in the orphanage….plus volunteers that we will find from different areas.  These mentors will be working directly with the children in the orphanages.  You might know this better as a program similar to “big brothers, big sisters.”  We are expecting this to be conducted in April 2014.

2.    Short Term Mission Team -  We will be taking a team to Kyrgyzstan in March, 2014.  Now is the time to sign up!  March 15 – 25, 2014.

 

3.    Social Worker Team – This team will be working with us to strengthen the pilot of the foster care program.  We have a university interested in being in partnership with us for this.  Students would help design, develop and implement a pilot program that will start our work with the Tokmok mayor’s office in developing THEIR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. 

4.    Samaritan’s Feet – We are blessed to have our partners – Samaritan’s Feet joining our LAMb Team in three different venues – Kyrgyzstan and in Nicaragua.  Very exciting.  March – Kyrgyzstan; June – Kyrgyzstan and November 2014 – Nicaragua.

5.    Woman’s Conference – We have a Barnabas team going to Nicaragua to conduct a woman’s conference.  This short term LAMb International mission trip will be in Managua area this August – blessing and encouraging women.  We have five mighty women going to conduct this conference.

6.    Barnabas – Pastor Glen continues traveling to Nicaragua – working with a key group of pastors.

7.    ABC KIDS, Scripture Memorization Program for Kids – Pastor Glen has many ideas of ensuring this book gets into the hands of kids in Nicaragua and El Salvador.   You can help make this happen as well.  Let us tell you how!

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KYRGYZSTAN WITHOUT ORPHANS CONFERENCE – SPRING 2014….

We are working with several churches and NGO’s to conduct this spring conference.  We have the international leader of World Without Orphans lined up to attend and a strong group of nationals on the ground in Kyrgyzstan ready to make it happen.  Stay tuned – as this is VERY EXCITING.  LAMb International is excited to be conducting this conference!

AND WE NEED YOU…..MIGHT YOU CONSIDER BECOMING A LAMb Supporter?  Click the button on the side and join our team!

JEREMIAH HOUSE RECEIVED A NEW DAUGHTER TODAY

LtoR:  Anna, Cholpon, Gulnara (mom), Vika, and Olga (LAMb Residential Director)

VIKA
JOINED THE JEREMIAH HOUSE FAMILY TODAY
JEREMIAH HOUSE NOW HAS SEVEN RESIDENTS

GRADUATION IS OVER AT THE ORPHANAGES in KYRGYZSTAN AND UKRAINE

SO WHAT IS NEXT?

Each year the orphanage graduate youth who are left asking this question, "What is next?"  Many are guided into state run technical schools, others make their way back to families and yet others just drift off never to be heard from again.  The state run schools provide a dorm - but so many of them are extremely limited in facilities, are co-ed and offer little to no support or supervision.  Pregnancies are common among dorm residents.

Often their choice of career was determined a staff member and directed by the openings in the technical schools as opposed to the students own choice of a career.  The state is doing the best they can - but with limited resources and hundreds of graduating orphans each year, the service they offer is seldom sufficient to entice a student to complete their studies.

The future is dim for most all of the graduates:

• 1/3 of the graduates actually are successful, learning to live interdependently, getting a job and making a life for themselves.
• 2/3 of the graduates - the results are not as positive
• traffickers are waiting to move youth into the sex trade
• drug and alcohol become all to available for the youth - leading to dependency and addiction
• crime is rampant and prison a sure end for many
• suicide rates are very high with graduating orphans
• homelessness is common

Jeremiah Project offers a home and hope for youth - a pilot project to help the local authorities see success in another alternative.  Our pilot project is a demonstration of this hope.  The model is extensive, three parts and each part focused on helping the youth in a specific way.  

Part 1:  Jeremiah Drop-in-Center - now serving youth who are either graduating or preparing to gradate soon.  Even graduates who need help can come and get help, referrals, emergency food or even shelter on occasion.  

This part offers assessment, training of Life Skills and much more.

Part 2:  Jeremiah House - a residential home for youth - learning critical life skills.  Here they will live as a family with a house mother who teaches them daily.  They will go to school, work and learn to become interdependent enough to someday move into their own apartment.

Part 3:  Jeremiah Steps - an opportunity for youth to live interdependently in an apartment where they will be matched with a mentor who is checking on them daily or a minimum of thee time a week.  Working, going to school the youth will learn to keep their own home here.  We found our first steps apartment, secured the funds and the owner backed out of the sale.  However, we have new prospects in sight and we have the funds to purchase the first apartment.  We are very eager to get this part of the project opened.  We have potential candidates for steps we are now working with.

This is a very brief description of the project.  We envision it to be a model where others can replicate and begin to make a difference in the lives of the graduating orphans.

SOME RECENT SUCCESS FROM JEREMIAH HOUSE:

1.  One boy working this summer full time picking up apricots.

2.  One girl working this summer full time helping teach Life Skills to the little girls at Dayspring.

3.  One girl working part time at the local telephone company call center.

4.  All students grades have improved while living at Jeremiah House.

5.  Youth are attending cell groups, church and other positive influence gatherings.

6.  A cell group is conducted now at Jeremiah House.

7.  AND the chickens are laying eggs finally!!!!!