Thursday, January 28, 2010

Walk This Way 2010 Saturday March 20th 9-12 at Coaling Town Park

We had a great planning meeting last Sunday. Thank you to all who came and to all who called and wanted to help. Anyone interested can help with these areas: publicity, fund raising, dedication ceremony, set up and take down, bake sale or work the day of the walk. It will be Sat. March 20th from 9-12 at the Coaling Town Park. There will be a moon walk for the kids, drinks and popcorn, bake sale, entertainment, fire trucks and special guest speakers at the dedication ceremony. Please come and walk with us to help provide for the needs of our local foster children. The donations will also go to help families who wish to adopt but need financial assistance. Just get your families, friends and co workers to sponsor you to walk laps around the track at the park. Ask your churches to get involved by bringing the youth groups. Ask your Sunday schools classes to sponsor someone to walk. Help us spread the word. If you would like to make a donation you can make a check out to Coaling Baptist Church for the orphan ministry walk a thon and mail it to Coaling Baptist Church at PO Box 697, Coaling AL 35449.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Walk This Way 2010

Defend the Orphans ministry will hold the 1st planning meeting for Walk this Way 2010 on Jan 24th at Coaling Baptist Church in the new fellowship hall at 2:00pm. We will have coffee and cookies. You will have a chance to share your ideas, sign up for working on committees and to work the day of the walk. This is a great opportunity to really be a part of helping a child find a forever home. The planning meeting is open to all who are interested. Many churches were involved in the planning and the donations last year. This is a community wide effort. We will hold the Walk at Coaling Town Park tentatively Sat. March 20th from 9-12. The walk a thon will benefit local foster children and assist church families who want to adopt but may not have the money to meet all the adoption fees. God really blessed us last year with about $6,000 from the walk that has helped provide camp fees, dental work, field trips, personal items, etc. for many foster children. I believe this year will exceed the donations of last year but most of all we pray for God to receive all the Glory and His name be honored.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Christmas and Defend the Orphans future

Hello to all and Happy New year. I hope all are very Blessed this new year. Our project to fill the Christmas wish lists of 6 children at the Alabama Children Home was a tremendous success. Several wish lists were adopted outright by generous individuals in the church and others donated through the Dollar Drive in November. We were able to deliver the gifts to ABC Homes in the second week of Dec. so the children would have their gifts under their Christmas trees early. We were very blessed in this effort and once again Coaling Baptist has shown what a big heart they have to serve orphans. God bless you Coaling Baptist.

As Jan 2010 rolls in we will begin to focus on planning for Walk This Way 2010. Please Please be in prayer for us as we proceed that we will follow God and His heart for this event . We are looking forward to this tremendous chance to serve the local foster kids in our area and to help promote the need for adoptive families. With the proceeds from last year's walk we have been able to meet many needs of the local DHR kids such as braces, field trips and camp fees. What a blessing to serve the least of these in His name.