Giving Tuesday!

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Another Child Foundation will be participating in the Giving Tuesday event that is helping change the United States back into the generous country we have been known for. Of course we celebrate our thankfulness on Thanksgiving Day, which is my favorite holiday of the year, then we jump right into two days (or more) of shopping. Black Friday and Cyber-Monday get a lot of attention. But over the past few years Giving Tuesday has picked up steam and has a much bigger impact on people than either of the 2 main shopping days. Giving Tuesday helps the charities which receive the funds as well as the people who donate on this special day. The people who give on this day move more towards an "attitude of gratitude" than an attitude of wanting more.

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So, why should you give to the children Another Child Foundation supports this Giving Tuesday? Well here are 5 reasons why you should give to our children on Giving Tuesday:
 

           #1- God calls us to be generous with the resources He has given to us. 1 John 3:17 says "if anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person."

          #2- Children are being TRANSFORMED through the work being done in Romania. Keri Claggett says, "keeping the focus on the children we are working with has always been #1 for ACF. No matter what is going on, that value in this children does not change, but the children do!"

          #3- You are TRANSFORMED! The act of giving or sacrifice is one of the single most powerful things a person can do to improve their self-worth.

          #4- 100% of your support goes DIRECTLY to the program for which the gift is intended.

          #5- God will be GLORIFIED! Just look into the eyes of the 3 children below and tell me that God has not been revealed to them. God is glorified when children like find HOPE in the Gospel of the Good News!

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New Volunteers at Point of Hope!

I want to share with you what a great time we had yesterday at the Point of Hope Development Center with the 7 new volunteers from the local university. Even if it was the first time, the kids love them, hug them and the volunteers left full of positive energy. Here is what one of them said about the experience "Amazing, how wonderful God works. I am amazed and so happy to be part of His plan."        - Dacian Moldovan- President Fundatia Buckner

God is good for sure.  Thanks to all of you who support Another Child Foundation and Fundatia Buckner with your prayers, I know that together we are making a difference in a life of these kids!



After-school kids with the new volunteers!

Mission Team Helps Students @ Point of Hope Center

One of the most exciting things I get to do as the leader of mission teams that Another Child Foundation takes to Romania is to be able to see the progress being made by the students and staff during those precious 10 days. The Point of Hope Development Center in Tarneveni, Romania is a pre-school and after-school center that serves 125 children on a daily basis and has its programs concentrate on building the kids foundational education, develop their faith in Jesus, and strengthen the family unit so that abandonment of children becomes a thing of the past. Every trip I get the privilege of leading I am always amazed at the progress being made in the lives of the children, the staff and the community as a whole. While we have a long way to go you can sense that God is alive and well when you meet the children and see HOPE in what should be a hopeless situation. God never ceases to amaze me!

New lockers for the 3rd floor

Mission teams play a VERY IMPORTANT role in helping the Fundatia Buckner staff develop these children into the people God created them to be. Another Child Foundation has developed a model in which the mission team participants simply compliment the dialing ongoing work of the native Romanians. The team also plays a role in creating a loving atmosphere within the Point of Hope while being a constant encouragement to the staff who have the difficult job of building the children's self-esteem as well as the many other challenges in bringing kids out of a hopeless situation.

As Another Child Foundation works hand-in-hand with Fundatia Buckner strides are being made to keep improving the Point of Hope Center to better serve the children God has entrusted to our care. This week we are pleased to have 2 new sets of lockers for the after-school kids delivered and installed on the 3rd floor of the center. The October mission team is responsible for the funds needed to make this improvement happen. So, on behalf of the children we serve THANK YOU!

 

- Tim Oloffson

Front- (left to right) Margo Schindel, Lisa Baltikauski, Katelin Johnson
Middle- (left to right) Liz Koster, Alice Barman, Sue Bohlin, Marnie Swanson, Enjole Powell
Back- (left to right) Robin Duling, Tim Oloffson, Phil Gronbach