Wholehearted Endorsement
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and
widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
~ James 1:27
A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL GRACE MISSIONS
Greetings from the board of Global Grace Missions.
As Morning Star Baptist Church's missions and disaster relief arm, we believe the financing of Christian adoptions is one way to live out the
love of Christ by addressing both physical and spiritual needs of people with whom we come into contact. Because of this, Global Grace has
officially embraced Hannah's Heart, an adoption-financing endeavor that originally began in August 2005 as the burden of Morning Star's
single adults fellowship.
As a church family, Morning Star's members are working to respond biblically to God's sovereign dealings and the opportunities
He ordains in the world around us. The board of Global Grace believes that, along with our crisis relief work and ongoing projects, helping
Christian families care for and adopt orphans is in keeping with the aims of local churches' outreach, a proper application of the description
of true Christianity found in James 1:27. Giving to orphan care and adoption funding ministries is a chance to convert our earthly resources
into eternal investments.
We have witnessed firsthand the wonderful benefits (both physical and spiritual) of Christian adoption.
There are about 15 adoptees in our congregation, including the children of our own pastor and his wife, Bob and Jennie Bixby. Back in 2005,
we had been praying along with the Bixbys about a second adoption, and we knew that financial limitations had become a hindrance for them.
In fact, learning that they had just missed an adoption opportunity because of lack of resources became one wake-up call that spurred
the singles to action as they were studying biblical stewardship and how to store up treasure in heaven.
Hannah's Heart is still a project-in-progress in many respects, and it currently falls under the umbrella of Global Grace. Even in its transitional
state, Hannah's Heart was able to facilitate a large donation toward the Brown family's adoption of
Grace Lu
during the summer of 2006. That September, we had the privilege of helping to raise funds in a hurry so that the Murschell family could secure the adoption referral for their
Chloe Jane.
In January 2007, we had the special joy of helping the Bixbys adopt little
Samuel Corban.
We also sought financial aid for the Foster family, who were able to adopt an 11-year-old Russian orphan whom they named
Alexey Kharl.
Alex (formerly known as "Lyosha") was brought to the USA in 2006 for medical attention, familial care, and spiritual teaching. With the help of God's people, he's been able
to stay here in the committed care of a loving Christian family. All of these opportunities were direct answers to prayer.
Hannah's Heart takes the initiative to bring applicants to the board's attention for an adoption-financing project. It is our desire that Global Grace act only as a vehicle
for those who would like to make tax-deductible contributions. Over the past year, the increasingly pressing burden has been for our own elder and his wife,
Jeremy and Anouk Scott, who
are trying to get their two sons home from Liberia by Christmas '08. Hannah's Heart is currently collecting donations for this urgent adoption-funding need and for
orphan care in general. Please consider giving what you can!
The board of Global Grace wholeheartedly endorses the projects that Hannah's Heart has undertaken. We are convinced of the importance of transplanting needy
children into loving, God-centered homes. We count it a privilege to help however we can.
– Chris Metras, Director of Global Grace Missions
CONTACT THE BOARD OF GLOBAL GRACE
Global Grace Missions Attn: Chris Metras, Director
3430 Colony Bay Drive
Rockford IL 61109
If you would like to give toward Hannah's Heart in general (adoption-funding or orphan care), your gift would be much appreciated. You can donate online via PayPal or credit/debit card, click on a DONATE button from this page,
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