only 6 left!!

Only 6 adorable miniature golden doodle puppies left to pick from. Your puppy purchase does make a difference! Help our programs and projects by choosing a puppy for your family and your puppy funds go to our outreach work in Liberia.

Simply adorable!

Naomi

Little Naomi is needing medical intervention. She has hydrocephalus. Her's is not as advanced as some of the other children we are helping but it is progressing all the same. She is 3 years old. She is pictured here with her mother. She is a normal little girl in every other way.

If you are interested in helping us find donated medical care and or interested in hosting her for medical help, please let us know.

Lets not forget that we are continuing to take donations for Hope's escorting fees. She has another visa appointment on Monday. Pray it goes well and that she will be in the states by years end.

Hey NFL- We have Lil Packer Fans in Liberia!

your present IS her future!

Happy Holidays;

During this busy holiday season I would like to introduce you to an adorable little girl we are helping to come to the states for neccessary medical surgery. She is need of an amputation, prostatic, and therapies not readily available to her in Liberia. Her name is Hope. We have all her documents ready to go and her host family is ready. Just needing to raise the $2000 necessary for her escorting expenses.

Would you consider giving during this giving season to Hope? Your Present Is Her Future!

Your tax deductible gift can be given online by pay pal at www.globalorphanoutreach.org

Or mail us your gift to Global Orphan Outreach P.O. Box 193 Ladysmith, Wi 54848

Any questions can be directed to Global at #715-415-4401

Thank you for your compassionate giving. Merry Christmas!

Donna Barber

Executive Director

Global Orphan Outreach

Compassion Always Wins Out!

Little Karin got a walker today. What an improvement. She loved it. Need to bring more of them over for FMN homes. Thank you Faith!!

Michelle and Survivor

I visited several of the schools today that we have sponsored children in. Check out more about our Liberian Literacy program by clicking on link to the left- W.A.L.K. Was nice to see the children appreciating their educational opportunities.

This is Princess- my Liberian Cinderella. She is doing wonderfully in school. She aspires to be a doctor one day. She is one of our sponsored children.

Two yrs ago I gave a guy I met named Henry, $75 to register his school. I dont know what I was thinking and thought I will never see those funds again. He contacted me this summer to let me know his school is operational and that I should come and visit. I was shocked. Wonderfully shocked. I couldnt wait to meet him and his school. Here is a guy who didnt wait or make excuses for why he couldnt get involved and help his own people. He saw the need and went. Isnt this what Christ calls us to do? Henry has 30 orphans who attend his school. They cant afford to pay but their families pay what ever they can. He said many times they dont come to schoo at all due to the cost. If you look in these pics, the orphans are the children in street clothing. I will post more about this later. Anyway- I figured if they are not getting FAMILIES- the least we could do is help give them HOPE with an education. Its only $100 a year! That is less than 10 a month. That is like 3 dollars a week= a cup of coffee at McDonalds.

Our goal this 2012 year is to help these 30 orphan children have their school fees sponsored. We have ages, names, pics and grades info for you to have. While we are at it- why not give this as a gift to a friend or family member this year for Christmas instead of more of what isnt needed anyway or we have too much of? How about it? Will you join me? Contact us- I will give you more information!

Meeting the teachers.

Steven ( Liberian Literacy Program Director), myself, Henry, and Daniel.

Ok so now this is Chris. Actually this is Nygalalaboh. I couldnt say that so I called him Chris. It has stuck. Chris is coming to America with me tomorrow. He is getting his eye sight for Christmas! Thank you Mayo Clinic. Chris is 4 years old. Here he is with his friend Jeremiah.

This is John and Korpu from our FMN homes. They are ready for school and were sponsored by a caring family in the states. Thank you sponsor family!

John

Korpu

Faith is adopting two adorable little boys from our FMN homes. What a great family these boys are going to be with the rest of their lives! What a blessing to each other.

And yes I know you are wondering why these pics- but seriously- John Deere Green even in Liberia! I was actually wondering who could afford them here. Perhaps an org with big gov backing? I wanted to go up to the sales man and ask many questions (being as we used to farm) but then I thought that would be cruel. He might think I was there to seriously buy one. Couldnt afford new tractors in the states when we farmed what alone here. haha.

**Side note- tomorrow we leave Liberia. It has a been a long, rewarding, frustrating week. Little Hope will not be traveling with me. We try again for her visa on Monday. I will have to come back for her. Faith did not go home with her boys like planned. She will have to come back. Yes we can feel frustrated and we do lose some battles. But when God is for us- who can be against us! Our focus will continue to be one day at a time and do what you can with that. Compassion keeps me going- I hope it does for you too with what ever you put your efforts into for those less fortunate than ourselves.

Directors of GOO

Josephus Flomo-country director of FMN, Christina Hoffman-state side director of FMN, Daniel Mulbah- country director of GOO, and Donna Barber- state side director of GOO.

blog not working well that is why there is not very many pics today...

babies babies and more babies...

(Michelle, Jeni, Faith, Donna K, Donna B, Christina, & Cara)

What a great day we had today. This is the group of wonderful ladies I traveled with to Liberia. We share a passion for a common cause here and that is the sharing of our talents to help and encourage others while making a difference. While it is hard to see the struggling and the poverty, we also make time for some fun. Today we spent a little bit a time at the beach as well as we met several families with new babies in need.

We met with a family who had new born twins- boy and girl named Paul and Pauline. They were 2 1/2 months old but it was evident that they were born very small. They might be 6lbs now? Mom is a teen and her mother passed away and was buried yesterday. Her mom was the care giver of the twins. Mom doesnt feel she can raise them and wants them adopted. It was sad to see her in her grieve and certainly not a time to be making a decision. We were there to lend some support however we could.

Here Cara is sharing a little about adoption process and their options. And advising that while Liberia is not open to adoptions currently other than special needs, it will be very soon as she has been told and it can be discussed then. However kinship care is another option, and certainly seeing if the community can support.

This little boy definitely was not happy about having to follow his mama instead of being carried. It was funny.. no matter what country and whose kid it is. He was being very dramatic.

We also followed up with the twins we posted several months ago who ended up with wonderful sponsors through GOO to help them. Their names are Hattie and Harrison. Simply adorable. Everyone wanted to pack them in their suitcase and take them home. ha. Their foster parents are doing a wonderful job caring for them until adoptions open and an adoptive family can worked with an accredited agency in Liberia to complete their process.

Michelle and Cara holding beautiful 8 month old twins -Harrison and Hattie.

I met with the twins family to share about adoptions, sponsorships, and other options and that they have many decisions to make once their country allows adoptions soon. The twins birth mother died suddenly. Her parents who I met here shared with me that their daughter had a vision a few months before they were born. She said the twins were going to be going to America and would be raised by a family there. No one expected her sudden death of course but they find solace in her words. Her name was Marthaline.

Wonderful and proud Gpa of Harrison. Very caring and through on asking many questions and searching out answers to his grand children's options.

Gma and Hattie. They were so happy to see them as they live an hour away from the foster home and dont see them very often.

Emmanuel is the birth father. He had all he could do at first to look at his daughter. He said she reminds him of his late wife. He still grieves. The other two children are his too. Poverty creates so many sad situations in Liberia.

Gpa and Gma wanted a picture of all of us together. He stated we are all family who will work together for the best interest of the children. Yes that is what we do.

That Cara- loving on little Harrison again, Daniel, and I. Our vech broke down along side the road. We were thankful for the trees and benches that just happened to be where we needed to wait for a repair.

And Donna K didnt want to give up baby Hattie. These children have wonderful- calming personalities. They just went with the flow of the day with no complaints.

A common occurrence in Liberia unfortunately.. we had a vech break down yesterday too on our way back from the bush. All turned out well.

I shared with Daniel that this could be our new staff picture for the web. :0)
We were on our way down a corridor to see Triplets needing help.

This triplets are 2 weeks old and weigh any where from 3-4 1/2 lbs. So tiny. Their names are Varney, Joyce, and... well no name- they hadnt picked it out yet. This family too begging for us to take them and find an adoptive family. We brought many supplies to them and food. I couldnt help thinking while standing there whether there is any support network for families with new babies like we have in the states. How over whelming it must be and daunting to take home babies you have no way of feeding, providing, or caring for. And those around you cant help cause they live in poverty too. What does one do? Unfortunately too many babies die for this reason.

This is baby Ester. She is 7 months old and has hydrocephalus. Her's is not as prevalent as baby Joe's which I shared on last nights post or even Anthony who is here in the states now. She is one of our next medical outreach cases we will work on. However if a family comes forward willing to adopt her, she and that family can work with a recommended agency in Liberia to do so. We can help make the connections. She is in perfect health. Very chubby and cute. Mom is doing her best but there simply is no medical resources of this nature to help or sustain the medical care she will need.

And then we went to the beach where Christina organized a gathering of the FMN caregivers and kids for some time there. I didnt get to stay long but I know everyone enjoyed themselves. In this pic are all the caregivers along with Daniel and Christina who are the state side and country side coordinators for this program. They are all doing a fabulous job!

Cara and baby Survivor.

Kou and I with a few children on the beach.

Christina and Hope. More pics to come soon on this day...