Last Call for April 25 Do Something Beautiful event

 

The Do Something Beautiful event being held in Princeton, Illinois on Saturday, April 25 is about to happen! We still have spots open for the 10:00 am, 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm sessions. We are hoping that you will join us on this path that God has laid out before us.  We need your personal involvement to provide the hope of a future for these children God has entrusted to our care.  Look down at your feet, are they Beautiful?  We think they are, and more importantly God thinks they are!!  With each and every step forward down this path, together, we can be the hands and feet of Jesus for these children and their families and their community.  By working together, with God as our guide, we can take steps towards helping this Roma community that is hurting and struggling to overcome the hardships of their world.  Together, we can Do Something Beautiful.

 

This FREE event will provide you an opportunity to create a portion of the “Beautiful” mosaic that will be installed on the entire wall at the entrance of the Point of Hope School. This mosaic will serve as a constant reminder to these children that they are Beautiful in the eyes of God in so many ways, and that there are so many people that care so much for them. In addition to the large mosaic you will also be creating your own version of the large mosaic. This project is a beginner level project so EVERYONE can participate. The children at the Point of Hope School will be hosting an Art Fair during the same time as us. So, we are inviting our supporters to learn more about our mission and to join us as we build relationships with the children at Point of Hope by participating in this painting event.

 

 

If you wish to join us please send an email (director@anotherchild.org) letting us know of your desire. Also include which of the 3 sessions you would like to attend.

Meet Raluca Tuli from the Point of Hope!

Raluca Tuli at the Point of Hope

Raluca Tuli was born on May 24, 2010 in Targu Mures.  Her parents are legally married and she has one brother, Raul, who is 8. 

Raluca lives with her parents in a house built by them out of second hand construction materials they found on the site of the old chemical plant or they were able to buy from others. The home has two rooms and a hallway and both rooms are furbished. The mother is employed at a factory that makes electrical parts in a nearby town, while the father tries to find day jobs in construction.  The family’s income consists of the mother’s monthly paycheck of about $232 USD and the child support from the government which amounts up to $24 USD each month.

The parents are involved in Raluca’s education so they make sure that she comes to Point of Hope every day, unless she is sick. 

Raluca is a well behaved and slightly introvert child.  She chooses to play in small groups of 2 or 3.  However she is obedient, receptive and she shows much interest in the class activities.  She colors beautifully.  She enjoys coming to Point of Hope, which is why, based on what her mother said, she is the first one in the family to wake up in the morning, in order to make sure that she is not late for the van to pick her up.  This is her first year at Point of Hope.

The sponsorship of a child through Another Child Foundation is surprisingly simple, and the effects your sponsorship will have on a child is dramatic. Supporting an at-risk child in one of our 2 programs enables our staff members to not only provide for their educational & physical needs, but will provide HOPE for the child as the staff mentors the child. By providing the LOVE of God to the child, the child’s self-esteem will soar as they develop into the person God has created them to be. Without the assistance of generous people these children will continue to live in the “darkness” they we born into. To learn more about Child Sponsorship CLICK HERE. 

Do Something Faithful!

How would you like to be part of a Prayer team that focuses on a part of the ACF ministry that is in
need or urgent and regular prayer. You can do that simply by signing up. The Do Something Faithful prayer warrior will be notified via email or text with the most urgent prayer requests. Interested?

 

SIGN UP HERE TO BE AN ACF PRAYER WARRIOR!

Do Something Beautiful!

This Spring, the children at the Point of Hope Development Center in Romania will be hosting an Art Fair.  We are inviting our donors, sponsors, and anyone else interested in learning more about our mission, to join us as we build relationships with the children at Point of Hope by participating in a painting event.  These events will provide an opportunity to create a portion of the “Beautiful” mosaic that will be installed on the entire wall at the entrance of the Point of Hope Development Center.  This mosaic will serve as a constant reminder to these children that they are Beautiful in the eyes of God in so many ways, and that there are so many people that care so much for them.

Keep checking the Another Child Foundation website for the most up-to date listings of an event in your area. We look forward to working with you and your Beautiful feet!

Currently, Do Something Beautiful events are being held in:

Princeton, IL
Illinois Quad Cities
Lafayette, LA
Avon, CT
Houston, TX
Rochester, NY

To take part in a local event let us know by clicking here!

Meet Madalina from the Point of Hope Center

Madalina is one of the younger children at the
Point of Hope Development Center

Madalina Radulescu was born on December 19, 2010 in Tarnaveni.  Her parents are legally married and she has an older brother, Gabriel (10). The family lives in a two room house granted to them by the local authorities, and they pay a monthly rent for it.  The rooms are furbished and they have electricity and gas, but no indoor plumbing. They get their water from a nearby well.  The parents are unemployed; they try to find seasonal work mostly in agriculture.  The family’s regular monthly income consists of a little over 24 USD which is basically child support from the government.

 

Madalina comes to Point of Hope every day, unless she is ill.  Even if her parents leave early in the morning to go to work, her uncle gets her ready for the day and makes sure that she comes to Point of Hope.  She loves to play and to talk, and she always wants to be the ‘boss’ when she plays with a group.  She has a hard time focusing during class activities and she is a little impatient.  She does enjoy story time very much and she is very good at complying when she is given a special/individual task.  She was able to adjust to preschool very fast and she loves it.  This is her first year at Point of Hope.

The sponsorship of a child through Another Child Foundation is surprisingly simple, and the effects your sponsorship will have on a child is dramatic. Supporting an at-risk child in one of our 2 programs enables our staff members to not only provide for their educational & physical needs, but will provide HOPE for the child as the staff mentors the child. By providing the LOVE of God to the child, the child’s self-esteem will soar as they develop into the person God has created them to be. Without the assistance of generous people these children will continue to live in the “darkness” they we born into. To learn more about Child Sponsorship CLICK HERE. 

Do Something BOLD!

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.               Acts 4:31

 

Do Something Bold! Go on a mission trip!  You can share (and receive) the love of Jesus Christ with orphans and at-risk kids this year, just like Kayla Vincent did. 

Whenever Kayla looks at the smiley face sticker on the back of her cell phone, she is reminded of the connection she made with Maria on her recent trip to Romania.  Whenever Maria noticed that Kayla was not smiling, she would grab Kayla’s cheeks and pull them up into a smile. Maria would declare, “You should always smile!”  That’s when the unforced smiles would form on both Kayla and Maria.  It was moments like that when Kayla realized the change the children were making in her.  As Maria and Kayla were saying their farewell’s, Maria placed the smiley face sticker on Kayla’s cell phone and got on the bus.  When Kayla looked up at Maria through the bus window she could see that Maria was not smiling.  Kayla pointed to the sticker on her phone, pulled either side of her own cheeks upward into a smile, and a smile effortlessly appeared on Maria’s face.  Kayla mouthed the words, “You should always smile.”  

Mission trips are transforming not only for the children served, but for those serving.  Do Something Bold!

 

Join our October Mission team!

 

The focus of this team will be the delivery of humanitarian aid and the distribution of shoes collected during the Project Respond throughout the United States this summer. ACF will give every team member a great overview of the entire ministry being done in Romania. ACF will also give each team member the honor of putting new shoes and socks onto the feet of an orphan or at-risk child. It is an honor and privilege to perform the Christ-like act.  The team will visit many different children families, and ministries throughout the Targu-Mures region of Romania. The team will also perform a Vacation Bible School to each group of children receiving aid.  Finally, the team will enjoy the natural beauty of Romania as the team gets the chance to do some first-rate sightseeing of the country's natural scenery and historical sights.

 

Progress at the Point of Hope!

Here is the latest encouraging news from Romania. With the text of this graphic being a little difficult to read let me describe that to you here.

Only with the constant help and financial support of ACF's supporters. Fundatia Buckner is able to help needy children grow and develop, discover their potential and reach good results. Thanks to ACF Buckner can help change the lives of the children, their families and influence their community.



The stair-steps also show the exceptional results we are seeing for the children in the public school system. 6 of the 17 children in the first grade are doing EXCEPTIONAL! This means 35% of the kids who attend the Point of Hope Center are doing incredible work. However this also means that the other children are doing very well too. As you can see very similar results are happening in the second, third, and forth grades as well. The social worker assigned to these children are simply in awe of the results she is seeing for these children. It is a dream come true for this community. To learn more about the Point of Hope Development Center and the work being done there you can click HERE or HERE to read more.

Meet Adelin from the Point of Hope

Adelin at the Point of Hope

Adelin Baies was born on June 23^rd, 2011 in Tarnaveni, and he has been coming to Point of  Hope since September 2014, this being his first year in any educational facility.

Adelin was born into a legally established family and he has an older sibling who is 7.  The family lives in a one room apartment they rent from the authorities.  The room is properly furbished, they have electricity and heating agent, while they get their water from the neighborhood well.  The regular income of the family consists of child support from the government and some social aid.  Adelin’s parents are unemployed but they try to find day jobs especially in agriculture.  However, the parents are involved in the children’s education and are interested in Adelin’s evolution and well-being.

The first few days he came to Point of Hope Adelin cried for his mother but eventually he was able to adapt to the program.  He is shy in relation with the adults, but he loves being with other children.  He is now the one who encourages other children to play and helps them when they are sad and wanting to go home.  Adelin has a short attention span and is easily distracted during class activities but we hope to be able to help him learn and be everything he can be.

The sponsorship of a child through Another Child Foundation is surprisingly simple, and the effects your sponsorship will have on a child is dramatic. Supporting an at-risk child in one of our 2 programs enables our staff members to not only provide for their educational & physical needs, but will provide HOPE for the child as the staff mentors the child. By providing the LOVE of God to the child, the child’s self-esteem will soar as they develop into the person God has created them to be. Without the assistance of generous people these children will continue to live in the “darkness” they we born into. To learn more about Child Sponsorship CLICK HERE.

Project Respond 2015

Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn  their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality as it is written; “he who gathered much will not have too much and he who gathered little will  not have too little.”        2 Corinthians 8:13-15

In partnership with Shoe for Orphan Souls- Another Child Foundation collected nearly 14,000 pairs of new shoes, socks, and other humanitarian aid items throughout the U.S. to send to orphans and vulnerable children in Romania during the Project Respond drive in 2014.

This year we need churches and businesses to come together for this community wide event and help collect 3,000 pairs of new shoes in the area for children in desperate need in our world.

Another Child will also be collecting other humanitarian aid such as school supplies and underwear to send with the shoes.

Your help is needed! Consider being a part of our 6th annual Project Respond aid drive. Last year ACF was able to fill a 40' shipping container with over 350 large boxes of humanitarian aid. Those boxes contained over 13,000 items.

This year it is our goal to collect 3,000 pairs of new athletic shoes, along with 1,000 pairs of new winter boots, 10,000 pairs of boy's & girl's underwear and school supplies for 200 children.

 

Meet Valentin & Lorena from the Point of Hope Development Center




Valentine Stef

Valentin Stef, was born on April 10, 2010 in Tarnaveni.  He attends the oldest age group at the Point of Hope Center's pre-school program. Valentin lives with his parents and his 10 year old brother.  His parents are legally married, they both work in and electrical wiring factory and they own their 3 room house.

Valentin is a very outgoing boy and he was able to adjust very quickly to the Point of Hope Development Center's environment even though he started attending when he was only 2 years and 7 months old.  He is very attached to his teacher.  In spite of the fact that he is one of the youngest children in his group, his work is pretty good.  He is able to fill out certain work sheets without any assistance.  He wants to become a fire fighter or to be part of the Special Forces.






Lorena Kerecedi

Lorena Kercedi was born in 2010, July 7^th.  She is the Kercedi’s 6^th child and she has 6 more siblings: 3 boys and 3 girls. Lorena lives with her parents and siblings in a one room apartment which is property of the local authorities.  The room is furbished, they have electricity and a fire stove which they use for cooking and heating.  They get their water from the nearby water pump.

The family’s regular income consists of child support from the government which amounts up to about 218 USD/month.  The mother is a stay home mom, while the father works in construction but he is not legally employed. 

Lorena started coming to Point of Hope in September of 2014.  She is a well behaved little girl, but she is also very determined and even stubborn. She adjusted quickly to the Point of Hope Center’s environment.  She is very active and shows much interest during activities.  She takes her time with her work, but she colors beautifully and neatly, and she is detail oriented.  She has a good memory and she receives support from her parents who are interested in her education.

Sponsor a Child & Transform a Life

The sponsorship of a child through Another Child Foundation is surprisingly simple, and the effects your sponsorship will have on a child is dramatic. Supporting an at-risk child in one of our 2 programs enables our staff members to not only provide for their educational & physical needs, but will provide HOPE for the child as the staff mentors the child. By providing the LOVE of God to the child, the child’s self-esteem will soar as they develop into the person God has created them to be. Without the assistance of generous people these children will continue to live in the “darkness” they we born into. To learn more about Child Sponsorship CLICK HERE.

ACF Passes on a Blessing

Linda Charlet and Tammy Joyce receive funds from
 ACF Executive Director Tim Oloffson

Another Child Foundation was pleased to be able to pass on a blessing they received from the 2014 10K Bushel Project to the Cambridge Backpack Blessings organization in Cambridge, Illinois. The Cambridge organization is another group that works on behalf of at-risk children that received funds from the 2014 project.

The Cambridge Backpack Blessings program provides around 320 nutritious, kid-friendly food bags for children  who live in "food insecure" households in the Cambridge school district each month. Tammy Joyce and Linda Charlet head up the program in Cambridge and have a big heart for helping these vulnerable children.

You can see more results of the 10K Bushel Project-  HERE and HERE

Meet Maria Ispir from the Buckner Group Home

Throughout the next few months we will be introducing to you many of the children that God has entrusted to our care in Romania. All of the children you will be introduced too need generous people like yourself to SPONSOR them. Today we are introducing you to...

Maria Ispir

Maria was born in Sighisoara, Romania to an unmarried couple but was raised for a while by an aunt on the father’s side.  Because of financial difficulties the aunt requested help from Child Protective Services, and the little girl was placed into the care of foster mothers who raised her up to this age. She moved to the Buckner home on November 25, 2014

Likes: playing with dolls and with her bear, she enjoys music and loves to draw. She also enjoys stories and making puzzles with Larisa and Andrei.

Birth date: January 3, 2008

Age: 6

Favorite food: Mashed potatoes, chicken soup, sunflowerseeds

Favorite color: red, yellow, blue and green

What she would like to do in the future: She has no plans as of yet :)

Currently, Maria is the youngest child in the group home.  She goes to daycare and she is in the middle aged group.  She likes to be and to play with other children. She also loves to play with Gabi in the group home.

Would you prayerfully consider becoming a sponsor for Maria? More information can be found HERE on how your support will transform her life.

For more information about the ACF/Buckner Group Home CLICK HERE