Aishworya Newsletter January-March 2012
From the first orphanage that I visited after starting the Project Left Behind foundation: www.aishworya.org Newsletter January, February & March 2012 This New Year has begun with excitements, new friends, and more helping hands including new volunteers too. Aishworya had five new volunteers from Denmark who stayed for a month. They were Mette Nyholm, Mette Paulson, Camilla Nicolaison, Catharina Christiansen and Camilla Ramskov, it was so nice to have them stay! New Friends We are also so pleased to tell you about our new lovely friends from the USA, Iris, Kathy...
Read MoreMEET THE CHILDREN OF THE MERCY CENTRE
I wanted to provide a brief introduction to the four children that Project Left Behind is sponsoring for an entire year. The Mercy Centre is located in Thailand and supports orphaned and destitute children living in the slums. As Sr Chantavarodom of the Mercy Centre states, ‘Most of our children have suffered great pain, loss and rejection before we found them, often since early infancy. Above all else, we hope to give them each back the gift of just being a child….Our work here in the slums is ongoing. There are always more children to care for, educate,...
Read MoreHappy New Year
Welcome 2012! I’m expecting another great year both personally and professionally-hope you are too. We made some important contributions in the lives of a few orphans this year that I wanted to highlight. In the big picture, it’s not enough and it doesn’t impact nearly enough children. We’re trying to make a difference and we’re proud of our accomplishments, however small they may be. This year, Project Left Behind’s board of directors made a decision to directly support orphanages only. As you may recall in prior...
Read MoreFrom the heart…
I am very fortunate. I come from a wonderful family. My parents had 8 children. This year they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. As far back as I can remember, I always wanted a big family too. So, I was taken by surprise when I was not able to get pregnant. My husband and I tried and tried to no avail. And now, I thank God every day that He did not answer that prayer, because if He did, we would never have our precious son, Jackson. We adopted our son in March 2010 and it was the most wonderful, life-changing event for both my...
Read MoreThanksgiving
It is estimated that between 143,000,000 and 210,000,000 children are orphans. (UNICEF) For reference, there are approximately 300,000,000 people living in the United States today. I am thankful to have been born in this country and into my family. I am very grateful to have family and friends. Too often I get wrapped up in the drama of life and don’t fully appreciate how lucky I really am. When you get a quiet moment, say a prayer for all those children. They deserve so much more than the lot in life that they’ve...
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