Wednesday, August 22, 2012
OASIS BIBLE STUDY ANNIVERSARY
Thursday, July 19, 2012
OASIS SUMMER WORK
Also, be sure you like us on Facebook and see the latest album and testimonies from our last group from Monroeville PA. You will be blessed!
Go to our Facebook Page for Photos and Testimonies!
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Dear Friends of Caring Hearts,
Rosita is in the United States! Praise the Lord! She will be living in Confluence, Pennsylvania and attending Westmoreland Community College. We thank God that He has opened the doors for this great opportunity. She needs YOUR help! Her tuition and living arrangements are cared for, but there are additional expenses that her sponsors need help with, such as books and transportation costs. If you would like to help, please contact our Stateside Coordinator Blake Richert for details on helping with Rosita´s continuing education. Call 412-780-6303 or write blake.richert@gmail.com. Please keep Rosita in your prayers as she starts this new adventure in America.
Caring Hearts Ministries
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
SUMMER REPORT
Hey Everybody,
We have a little break between groups so I am posting reports and pictures. We have a ton of new ones at our Facebook page, if you haven´t signed up and liked us yet, now is the time! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caring-Hearts-Ministries/214468745256136
We have had some groups, graduations and other news to report. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here you go, check out the Facebook page for even more pictures.
We have a little break between groups so I am posting reports and pictures. We have a ton of new ones at our Facebook page, if you haven´t signed up and liked us yet, now is the time! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caring-Hearts-Ministries/214468745256136
We have had some groups, graduations and other news to report. A picture is worth a thousand words, so here you go, check out the Facebook page for even more pictures.
We had a lot of graduations last month. Here is Rosita, our High School graduate. See photos of all of them at our Facebook page.
A new car was donated for Shut In work, Praise the Lord!
Papa Harold with Brother Jose´s grandson Josue. He looks just like grandpa, who we will miss. See pictures from our Victory Celebration at our Facebook Page!
Monday, June 11, 2012
SERGIO ARMANDO STEELE
Armando with Daisy and Harold McKamish
Armando receives his diploma
Here is another High School graduate who got their start in San Luis and Caring Hearts. Armando was taken to the Bethel Orphanage when he was 5 years old and then moved to Oasis when he was 12. He was adopted at the age of 17 by a family in Confluence PA and has had success in his new home. Along with his school work, he also plays soccer and is involved in the volunteer fire department. Pray for Armando as he decides what his next step will be for his future.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
JORGE ROMAN EBER
Jorge was adopted at the age of thirteen in
October 2006 by Belinda and Ken Eber.
“It has been such a blessing to watch Jorge grow and mature. He has a great spirit and he is very
loving, a joy to our family.”
Jorge graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School this past June and is
working for a local home builder.
Jorge attended Steel Center Technical School where he studied general
construction as part of his high school education. Jorge’s passion is sports. He plays golf several times a week, plays basketball and
works out at the gym daily and loves to watch all types of professional sports
on television. In addition,
Jorge was a four year letterman in track, played football and golf for Thomas
Jefferson High School.
When you allow God’s plan to unfold,
amazing events can take place. “We
knew from the beginning that God was in charge of this adoption, although this
transition was difficult in the beginning for Jorge and us, we became a
family.” The Eber’s are grateful
to all the new people that they have met through Jorge’s adoption. “God not only called his mother and me
to adopt Jorge, but God also called a lot of other folks to help in the
process. Jorge has a whole network
of caring adults that have helped him grow into a man. To this day we see God’s plan in action
as new people are being called to be part of Jorge’s life.”
Jorge was a strong kid even at age
thirteen. Jorge was physically,
mentally, and most importantly, spiritually ready to be adopted. “Jorge trusted that God had a plan for
him and so did we.” We thank
Caring Hearts Ministries for all the care and love the staff gave to Jorge in
molding him into a spirit-filled child, ready and able to grow into a fine
young man. Mostly we thank God for
his constant love and guidance in our lives.
We thank each of you for supporting Caring
Hearts Ministries. Just like they
did for Jorge, the staff offers care and love to each child. Just like God continues to do for
Jorge, God has a plan for each child in Caring Hearts’ care. It sure is exciting to see God’s plan
unfold in Mexico and here in Pittsburgh!
Friday, April 13, 2012
NEW DIRECTION IN EDUCATION
Dear Caring Hearts Family,
Ever since Juana and I arrived here in San Luis on our first short trip together, we saw the need there was for better education for the kids. When we came on full time, we set to work looking for ways to improve the situation. We have found some things that work, and others that haven´t. One of the biggest issues are the schools. What we have seen in the public schools are overloaded class sizes, incompetent and uncaring teachers, and a general lack of quality. So we tried private schools, which are expensive. For a number of reasons, we have found this option inadequate as well. After prayer and research, we have decided to go in another direction. The first step - We are going to have our own elementary school at the Bethel Orphanage. With the help of our Children´s Pastor Eleazar Rodriguez, who is heavily involved in the state education system, we are in the process of being a private school, exclusively for the children under our care. Please pray as we go through all the paper work involved, that everything is approved and we can get started this fall.
One of the things we want to do is renovate our facilities so that our teachers and students can be in a clean, comfortable environment. We are working on insulating our current classrooms, painting, laminate flooring, and new furniture. We calculate we need $2500 for each room, and we have 5 rooms to renovate, plus the halls. 2 of those rooms are represented by our large Sunday School room, which will be used at the school for different activities. Would you like to help us in this exciting new project? Contact us at Caring Hearts and let us know how you can help. Perhaps your church or group would like to sponsor an entire room. We are moving ahead by faith, but it will be cutting in our our budget if we do not have help from you. Help us do the best we can for our children here, let us hear from you today.
If you would like details on how we came to make this decision, let me know. I am hoping to describe the history of this choice to all those who may be interested. Drop me a line.
God bless
Ken
Ever since Juana and I arrived here in San Luis on our first short trip together, we saw the need there was for better education for the kids. When we came on full time, we set to work looking for ways to improve the situation. We have found some things that work, and others that haven´t. One of the biggest issues are the schools. What we have seen in the public schools are overloaded class sizes, incompetent and uncaring teachers, and a general lack of quality. So we tried private schools, which are expensive. For a number of reasons, we have found this option inadequate as well. After prayer and research, we have decided to go in another direction. The first step - We are going to have our own elementary school at the Bethel Orphanage. With the help of our Children´s Pastor Eleazar Rodriguez, who is heavily involved in the state education system, we are in the process of being a private school, exclusively for the children under our care. Please pray as we go through all the paper work involved, that everything is approved and we can get started this fall.
One of the things we want to do is renovate our facilities so that our teachers and students can be in a clean, comfortable environment. We are working on insulating our current classrooms, painting, laminate flooring, and new furniture. We calculate we need $2500 for each room, and we have 5 rooms to renovate, plus the halls. 2 of those rooms are represented by our large Sunday School room, which will be used at the school for different activities. Would you like to help us in this exciting new project? Contact us at Caring Hearts and let us know how you can help. Perhaps your church or group would like to sponsor an entire room. We are moving ahead by faith, but it will be cutting in our our budget if we do not have help from you. Help us do the best we can for our children here, let us hear from you today.
If you would like details on how we came to make this decision, let me know. I am hoping to describe the history of this choice to all those who may be interested. Drop me a line.
God bless
Ken
Friday, March 30, 2012
FIRST QUARTER REPORT
Wow, what a busy year it has been so far, and I am finally getting some time to share what has been going on here in San Luis with Caring Hearts. God has placed a new vision in our hearts we are anxious to tell you about, but in this report I want to give a little review of what has happened in the year. First of all, I want to encourage you to go to Facebook and ¨like¨ our Facebook page, if you haven´t already. There you will find a lot of pictures of our Christmas season, in case you missed them. I am trying to be more regular in my reporting via Facebook, it is easier and faster to do, but even with that, it goes on the back burner with all the other stuff that goes on.
After Christmas we started the new year with a group from Grace Methodist Church and IUP of Indiana PA. As always had a great time of ministry and construction. They helped finish a house that was started in November for one of our shut ins, and ministered in different areas. Here are some pictures:
Our friend Staci and her fiancee came in for a visit. She taught English for a week at Bethel while Ben worked with the boys at Oasis.
Starting in the end of January, we launched two large projects. We assisted the city government with a new youth home for teen age boys and girls. We built a basketball court, helped with paint and a wall, and also built kitchen cabinets. We also laid a slab and built the walls for a dining room kitchen for the women´s rehab center.
In February we had a short visit from the Miller family of Seattle and the Embry Riddle Chi Alpha group from Prescott AZ. They were a huge blessing as they worked with a number of different ministries of Caring Hearts. Juana and I had a time of R&R with Papa Harold in Florida which was refreshing.
March was a busy month as our best weather was greeted by four groups in a row. Geneva College was first, with a visit from one of our ex-orphans, Rodolfo. They painted a school and ministered throughout San Luis.
After that, our Dream Team construction group came led by our 82 year old director Harold McKamish. A week of long hours yielded the termination of the dining hall for the rehab center, a start to renovations of our classroom area and the building of trusses for a church. Whew! All in all a tiring but satisfying trip. Check out the video by our friend Chris Clarke.
After that a group of Students from Arizona State University came in for the weekend, and ministered to the children, boy´s home, garbage dump and shut ins.
Lastly, we hosted a group from Albany Oregon. They spent three days in another town, and then blessed Caring Hearts with work on our classrooms, a trip to visit shut ins, Oasis, and the dump.
And now we are in April, the kids will be on vacation the next two weeks, the weather is beautiful and we will have a break from groups for the next 6 weeks. We hope to get caught up in a lot of different areas and we are working on a new project I will share with you shortly in a future report. I am sure it will thrill your heart and motivate you to continue sharing YOUR caring heart.
Ken
After Christmas we started the new year with a group from Grace Methodist Church and IUP of Indiana PA. As always had a great time of ministry and construction. They helped finish a house that was started in November for one of our shut ins, and ministered in different areas. Here are some pictures:
Our friend Staci and her fiancee came in for a visit. She taught English for a week at Bethel while Ben worked with the boys at Oasis.
Starting in the end of January, we launched two large projects. We assisted the city government with a new youth home for teen age boys and girls. We built a basketball court, helped with paint and a wall, and also built kitchen cabinets. We also laid a slab and built the walls for a dining room kitchen for the women´s rehab center.
In February we had a short visit from the Miller family of Seattle and the Embry Riddle Chi Alpha group from Prescott AZ. They were a huge blessing as they worked with a number of different ministries of Caring Hearts. Juana and I had a time of R&R with Papa Harold in Florida which was refreshing.
March was a busy month as our best weather was greeted by four groups in a row. Geneva College was first, with a visit from one of our ex-orphans, Rodolfo. They painted a school and ministered throughout San Luis.
(sorry for all the soccer pics, they were too cool to not use!)
After that, our Dream Team construction group came led by our 82 year old director Harold McKamish. A week of long hours yielded the termination of the dining hall for the rehab center, a start to renovations of our classroom area and the building of trusses for a church. Whew! All in all a tiring but satisfying trip. Check out the video by our friend Chris Clarke.
After that a group of Students from Arizona State University came in for the weekend, and ministered to the children, boy´s home, garbage dump and shut ins.
Lastly, we hosted a group from Albany Oregon. They spent three days in another town, and then blessed Caring Hearts with work on our classrooms, a trip to visit shut ins, Oasis, and the dump.
And now we are in April, the kids will be on vacation the next two weeks, the weather is beautiful and we will have a break from groups for the next 6 weeks. We hope to get caught up in a lot of different areas and we are working on a new project I will share with you shortly in a future report. I am sure it will thrill your heart and motivate you to continue sharing YOUR caring heart.
Ken
Saturday, December 10, 2011
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER REPORT
Hey Everybody!
It has been a while since I have reported. Shortly after my last updated we had 4 groups come in one after the other, filling our November with much activity. I am finally getting a chance to get settled and let you know what has been going on here at Caring Hearts.
The first group that came in was the Sames Family from Pennsylvania, for a short trip. They blessed our children with their presence and love. Kerrianne as been a faithful supporter in many ways, and this was a time for her family to learn why she loves Caring Hearts so much. They spent time with the children of Bethel and Oasis.
It has been a while since I have reported. Shortly after my last updated we had 4 groups come in one after the other, filling our November with much activity. I am finally getting a chance to get settled and let you know what has been going on here at Caring Hearts.
The first group that came in was the Sames Family from Pennsylvania, for a short trip. They blessed our children with their presence and love. Kerrianne as been a faithful supporter in many ways, and this was a time for her family to learn why she loves Caring Hearts so much. They spent time with the children of Bethel and Oasis.
The Sames Family with Oasis boys.
Shortly after, our next group came in from Walnut Grove Assembly of God, Pittsburgh PA. Leaders Bob and Lori lead a fine group in the construction of a house for Bethel worker Minerva, and they also spent time with the kids, shut ins and garbage dump workers. Here are some pictures from their trip:
Working on the Septic Tank
Framing Minerva´s House
Walnut Grove Group
At the Garbage Dump
Praying for Minerva and her Family
The day Walnut Grove left, the first of two groups from St. Ferdinands in Cranberry PA arrived. They did some painting at the Kino school, spent quality time with the kids at Oasis and Bethel, visited shut ins, the soup kitchen and the dump. The next St. Ferdinand´s group dedicated their time to finishing Minerva´s house, helping with another shut ins home and some tile work at Kino. They also visited shut ins, the dump and spent time at Bethel and Oasis.
Now we are gearing up for our Caring Hearts Christmas. We have a special prayer need. The Mexican Customs has a new administrator, and he has been very difficult when it comes to giving permits to bring in donations duty free. Many locals from Arizona and Caring Hearts Sponsors want to bless San Luis, but we are having a hard time getting things across freely. Please pray that God will open up the Heart of Mr. Vargas so we can help folks like you bless the people. If you are planning to send gifts to Caring Hearts, please write to me for special instructions. caringheartsmexico@gmail.com We have two large local groups who are planning to truck loads of stuff across, I am submitting permits Monday in hopes we will be granted favor. Please Pray!!!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
2012 CALENDAR FOR OUR CHILDREN´S EDUCATION
Our Education Initiative group has designed a calendar to help raise funds for this worthy cause. What is the Education Initiative? It is a group of Caring Hearts who are sponsoring children from Bethel, giving them the opportunity to receive a private school education. By purchasing a calendar for you, family and friends, you can be a part of this exciting program for our kids. It is a quick and easy online transaction that will get you a beautiful calendar and help our kids, all for only $20. Click on the link below and order yours today:
Click Here to Order Your Calendar Today!
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