Got Food?
Okay, it's one thing to hear about the "starving children in Africa." It's totally different to think that YOUR OWN CHILDREN are starving in Africa!! I got word yesterday that the Dixville orphanage ran out of food. Then Pastor Kofi and a man named Eric (who was there to pick up his adopted children) somehow "found" two weeks' worth of food... and then it was stolen by thieves two nights ago!! This is not the first time Daniel Hoover Children's Village-Dixville has run out of food, nor will it be the last. But it cuts to my heart to think that Sayfou and Maddie are hungry while I sit over here in America with a full belly!
Here is an update from Angel Rutledge, the mom who adopted Sayfou and Maddie's biological sister, also named Angel.
I just received word this evening that the ACFI orphanage where Angel and Henry lived {and Sayfou and Maddie now live} has run out of food. This is not the first time this has happened, in fact, it has happened multiple times over the past year. The founder of ACFI is in Liberia now and is trying to work something out to get more food, but the reality is, there just isn't enough money.
Since this summer, ACFI has had trouble providing funds for the orphanages (Dixville and The Deaf Home) from one month to the next. The main source of funding for the orphanages at this time comes from the monthly sponsorships of children. Depending on how many sponsors send in their donations each month, $6,000-$10,000 comes in each month. Beyond that, the only other money that is available to care for the children comes from individual or church donors and as adoptions are completed there is $3,000 built into each adoption fee that goes towards caring for the kids. Each month it costs $18,000 just to feed the children and pay the staff at both orphanages. So, as you can see, depending on how each month goes with donations, it is very easy to fall several thousands of dollars short in a month.
There are a few long term possibilities that may bring in more consistent support, but for now, it is a real struggle every single month to care for the children. My prayer is that some folks reading this would be able to send a donation (of any amount) now and would pray about supporting ACFI's ministry to the children on a monthly basis. Monthly support could be done through sponsoring children (http://www.acfinet.org/ has more info. about this). If you or anyone you know is interested in sending donations now, you can send support to the ACFI office in Lancaster, SC, and they will wire the funds to Liberia.
ACFI
P.O. Box 1238
303 North Main Street
Lancaster, SC 29721
Your donations will be tax deductible.
Please pray for the 400+ children that are living in these orphanages and their caretakers that God would be faithful to His promise in Deuteronomy 10:18 "He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing."
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