remember every mamma...

 

Today we take time to remember every mamma that doesn’t hold her child. Whether it is because her child has moved on in life, is out of country, sadly passed away, or because of her love for her child, was adopted into another family.

Today I hold 5 beautiful adopted kids because other mothers gave them an opportunity at life! Thank you! You may not hold them physically today but I hold you in my heart and together we parent these kids. 

Happy Mother’s Day

I Refuse..

  

 Sometimes I
I just want to close my eyes
And act like everyone's alright
When I know they're not

 This world needs God
But it's easier to stand and watch
I could say a prayer and just move on
Like nothing's wrong

 But I refuse
'Cause I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse

To sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse

 I can hear the least of these
Crying out so desperately
And I know we are the hands and feet
Of You, oh God

 So, if You say move
It's time for me to follow through
And do what I was made to do
Show them who You are

 'Cause I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse

 To sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse

 To stand and watch the weary and lost
Cry out for help
I refuse to turn my back
And try and act like all is well

 I refuse to stay unchanged
To wait another day, to die to myself
I refuse to make one more excuse

'Cause I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse

 To sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
Oh, I could choose
Not to move but I refuse

I refuse
I refuse

 

 
I refuse
I refuse

 Everyone of these children need you. Need you to help with medical, with food, with clothing, with care, with a home. Be Compassion Called and contact us today on how you can help!

our little star fish

this week we lost yet another beautiful soul! Precious Baby David passed away in his foster home late Monday night. he died from untreated tb. (it was just discovered he had it)

so many children are gone. so many will still die. if they were children in your neighborhood would you notice? would you do something then?

know that every effort you do to reach out and help just one child matters....
regardless of when God calls them home.

FMN has new state side director!

The purpose of this letter is to briefly introduce myself as the new US Director of Forget - Me - Not Children's Program. I am humble and honor for the opportunity to join GOO/FMN.

I strongly believe that my 30, years experience working with children and adults with special needs will make a difference in the lives of FMN Children and Staff.  As a first step in my familiarization process with Forget Me Not Children's Program, I am looking forward to meeting with the team in Liberia, to discuss the needs and concerns of our FMN Children. It is my hope and prayers that we will do our very best to meet all the needs of our children and staff.

As your new US Director of FMN, my paramount concern is how the team of FMN, and I can better serve these precious little children who have gone through so much in their young lives.

I look forward to meeting with you all very soon.

Sincerely,

Nora S. Jones-Harrigin

Adoptions-Finally are happening for special needs kids in Liberia

Congratulations to Faith and Mike and their 2 beautiful boys that came home from Liberia last week! Gborlee and Mohammed were children from our FMN homes.

 

 Little Hope from our FMN Homes has found her forever family and is going to be adopted.

Siblings Barvor and Korpu's adoptions are moving along. Barvor was in the states on a medical visa for his eyes and has since returned to Liberia. Korpu is a child from our FMN homes. Together they will be united with an adoptive family in the states as soon as their adoption is completed.

Congratulations to the Bradbee family who will be traveling home soon with Nyenelleh! He was in the states twice on a medical visa for shunts. He returned to Liberia for the completion of his adoption.

Forever Remembering Favour

 Our precious Favour passed away last week from cerebral malaria. Favour was our first child into our FMN care. She was just 12lbs at 18 months old. She was abandoned at a feeding center. She thrived in her new foster home that gave her love, support, food, and a home of her own. She was accepted by a foster mom who saw her unique giftedness of how God made her and loved her for who she was. She was not with us long but contributed to this world in BIG ways. Favour was turned away by many a Christian church because they thought she had evil spirits within her due to her handicap. Thus she was not welcomed. Nor was her foster mom. We would not hide Favour away from the community or Liberian people. We would show them that she was as much loved and a child of God as any of us. WE needed to be her voice as she could not speak. 

Favour loved jewelery- toys, and her foster siblings. She would smile so much. And fight to eat. She had cerebral palsy but didnt know it. She lived as she was. 

Favour reminds us that the special ones in God's kingdom are the weak ones. 

They are the ones who cannot fight for themselves, cant speak for themselves, cant feed or care for themselves, cant protect themselves. 

Many times there are no one to give them a voice. No one to fight for their cause.

Lets let the world know that children like Favour matter. Lets not let her life go unnoticed.

Jesus is the solution. He changes us so we help children like Favour. He helps us feel what he feels so that we do something. Imagine if every person who called themselves a Christian did what Jesus taught and helped just ONE orphan child. That would be the Living Gospel indeed. You can help more children like Favour. We have more special needs children needing foster homes and we lack the funding to take them in. Please contact us today and help. You are THEIR answer that God has sent. They wait for you.

( Favour when we first took her into our homes 3 yrs ago)                                        

Concert of Hope

“Music is the universal language for children who have no voice”

Monday- April 23^rd at 7pm

Concert of Hope

Help for Liberian Women and Children

Featuring:

World renowned composer and pianist Eric Genuis

Location: Stone Rest Inn- 8757 Rufing Rd Greenville

Contact: #812-923-8242/#812-923-7243

Tickets:$10 each/$15 for couples

At the door: $12 each/$18 for couples

Sponsored by: Stone Rest Inn and Global Orphan Outreach