MAJOR IMPACT POINTS

 

BELIZE

WE HAD THE AWESOME OPPORTUNITY THIS SUMMER TO HOST SOME OF THE OLDER CHILDREN FROM LAUGH OLD LOUD MINISTRIES (AKA LOL) AS THEY HAD THEIR FIRST VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.  THROUGH MANY RESOURCES THE CHILDREN WERE BLESSED WITH AN AMAZING SUMMER.

 

CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES DAILY ON CAMPUS AS THE NEED FOR EXPANSION IS CONSTANT.

 

A FOSTER HOME SYSTEM HAS BEEN PUT INTO PLACE IN AN EFFORT TO ALLOW SIBLING GROUPS TO STAY TOGETHER AND BE RAISED TOGETHER IN A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT TESTIMONIES THAT HAVE COME FROM THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT.  THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP AND THINGS ARE CHANGING SO PLEASE BE IN AGREEMENT THINGS WILL NOT CHANGE TOO MUCH FOR LOL.

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LAUGH OUT LOUD MINISTRY IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO LOVE AND NURTURE ORPHANS, NEGLECTED, AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, AND YOUNG ADULTS. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING RESTORATION THROUGH GOD’S LOVE, ALLOWING CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL WHILE EQUIPPING AND RELEASING THEM INTO THEIR DIVINE DESTINY AND FUTURE.

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THEIR VISION IS TO SEE CHILDREN LOVED AND TO SEE THEM FIND BELONGING. WE WANT TO BUILD ORPHANAGES AROUND THE WORLD IN WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE A FAMILY AND INVEST IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE GIFTS THAT THE LORD HAS CREATED IN THEM.

 

THEY BELIEVE THERE ARE FOUR INTEGRAL PHASES OF OUR CALLING TO THESE CHILDREN. WE ARE CALLED TO HELP THEM DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL, DEVELOP THEIR CHARACTER, LAUNCH THEM INTO THEIR REALIZED DREAMS, AND CREATE A LEGACY OF WORLD CHANGERS. FATHER'S HAND HAS BEEN PARTNERED WITH LOL SINCE 2009.

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HAITI

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THERE IS SO MUCH TURMOIL AND UNREST IN THE COUNTRY OF HAITI DUE TO THE POLITICAL UNREST, BUT THE VILLAGE OF NEPLY IS DOING WELL. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF WE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO RETURN WHICH SADDENS US DEEPLY. FATHER'S HAND HAS BEEN PARTNERED WITH myLIFEspeaks since 2015

 

BEING ABLE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER IS A KEY PART OF myLIFEspeaks. THEIR GOIAL IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT ENCOURAGE MOTHERS AND FATHERS TO FEEL EMPOWERED AND EQUIPPED TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR HOMES AS A FAMILY.  

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​myLIFEspeaks IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PROVIDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF LEARNING AND A SAFE PLACE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN TO LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER.

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myLIFEspeaks IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A SUSTAINABLE AND LASTING IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS IN HAITI BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT PREVENTATIVE HEALTH MEASURES, EASY ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES.

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PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY OF HAITI FOR THE POLITICAL UNREST TO EASE SO TEAMS MAY RESUME TRAVELING TO HAITI.  IT HAS BEEN SINCE 2017 SINCE TEAMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL IN.  THIS OF COURSE HAS MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON myLIFEspeaks.

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SOUTH AFRICA

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EMOYENI HAS BEEN SENT TO HELP RESTORE SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO THEIR GOD-GIVEN IDENTITY SO THEY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES AND REVIVE SOUTH AFRICA. FATHER'S HAND HAS BEEN PARTNERED WITH EMOYENI SINCE 2012.

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EMOYENI MINISTERS IN A CULTURE THAT CLAIMS CHRISTIANITY BUT SEES GOD AS DISTANT AND UNINVOLVED.  THE PEOPLE ARE GOVERNED BY FEAR OF ANCESTRAL SPIRITS RESULTING IN SUPERSTITION, WITCHCRAFT AND SATANIC RITUALS.  THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC AND REPERCUSSIONS OF APARTHEID HAVE LEFT AN IMPOVERISHED AND FATHERLESS GENERATION WHICH IS PROPELLED INTO AN ENDLESS CYCLE BY PROMISCUITY, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, LIES, CORRUPTION AND CRIME.

 

AFTER YEARS IN THE FIELD EMOYENI HAS REALIZED THAT THE FOCUS MUST SHIFT FROM PRIMARILY ADDRESSING PHYSICAL NEEDS TO TRANSFORMING THE MINDSETS AND SPIRITUAL PERCEPTIONS WHICH KEEP THE PEOPLE IN CAPTIVITY AND DARKNESS. 

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"FOR YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE THAT LEADS TO FEAR BUT YOU RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION BY WHOM WE CRY OUT, "ABBA, FATHER."  THE HOLY SPIRIT HIMSELF BEARS WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT THAT WE ARE THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD."     ROMANS 8:15-16

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THROUGH TEACHING AND TRAINING WE BRING UNDERSTANDING OF EMOYENI'S PLACE IN THE FAMILY OF GOD.  THROUGH RELATIONSHIP AND DISCIPLESHIP EMOYENI DEMONSTRATES THE LOVE OF JESUS.  THROUGH PRAYER AND IN COMMUNION WITH HOLY SPIRIT PEOPLE ENCOUNTER THE TRUTH THAT HEALS. 

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EMOYENI DESIRES TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE AS AN ORGANIZATION BY GENERATING INCOME AND LOCAL JOBS THROUGH THEIR FARM, MACADAMIA NUTS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS.  WE HOPE TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE FARM IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS THROUGH DONOR PARTNERSHIP SO WE CAN BECOME A SELF-SUSTAINING MINISTRY BY 2025.  

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