KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE

KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. You may be wondering why this is titled "Keep the dream alive" and I hope you are. Just this month, for the first time since I began working with COTN, I realized that after my paychecks this month I will be in the red - meaning, I will have a negative balance in my account because I do not have enough financial support coming in to cover my part time salary. You can see on the left how much I have monthly and how much I need total. That means I need another $565 per month committed. That's a lot! I know it can be done though.

I am praying, and will continue to do so, that God's will is done. I love being a part of this ministry and wish to continue here. Especially since I sit in the Dominican Republic as I write this. Maybe God is calling me away from COTN, and if so then I trust Him. I don't feel that calling though. I feel called to push through and get the funds raised that are needed.

(please keep reading in post "Keep the dream alive")


***If you are new to my blog, or new to COTN, please look in the righthand side bar for JANUARY 2010 posts "A Tidbit on COTN" and "A Glimpse at the Hospitality Program" to gain some background knowledge.

January 06, 2010

A tiny tidbit on COTN


Children of the Nations (COTN) is an international missionary organization. We work with the poorest of the poor in four countries: Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the Dominican Republic. Our vision is to “Raise children who transform nations.” The way we make this vision come to life is by partnering with the nationals of these countries to provide holistic, Christ-centered care for orphaned and destitute children, enabling them to create positive and lasting change in their nations. We believe that in order to raise healthy children, the whole child must be cared for. We work to provide for their physical, mental, social and spiritual growth.

There are several different programs. Sponsorship is where you can sponsor a child in one of our villages. It provides them with all of their basic needs: Food, clothes, education, medical attention, etc. The feeding program holds food packaging events that provide our children with nutritious meals. The Venture Department sends participants into the countries to utilize their skills and resources. This is just a glimpse into all COTN does. If you are interested in hearing more, check out our website! www.COTNI.org