Pictures speak more than
words...
This grouping of pictures speaks VOLUMES!
Welcome...
To the Fairhaven
Ministry of
Faith,
Hope,
& Love
and Fairhaven
Children’s Home, in Covington, Louisiana.
The Fairhaven Ministry also includes the Romanian Ministry,
Help For Others... where
"Our
Mission Is To Serve"...
both the Spiritual and Physical Needs of Special People led to us
through God's Love and Grace... and in so doing...
may they have HOPE.
Update
September, 2008
As we near
the Christmas season of 2008...
let's remember those in need with the
Christmas Boxes for Children
and the
Christmas Joy Bags for those in the Nursing Homes.
These
small but powerful gifts really make a World of Difference...
read on and experience only a small part of all the life-changing
happenings of December 2007 with the deliveries of the Christmas
Boxes and Christmas Joy Bags.
Christmas
Joy Bags for Nursing Homes
This ministry
is similar to the Christmas Joy Boxes for the
children of Romania...
only these bags go to those in the nursing
homes.
These simple bags make a "World of Difference"
for those
receiving them.
The list of appropriate items has been given by those working in
this
ministry in Romania. And... you may ask "Why
candy?"
This
says it all...
In preparation
for an earlier visit to Romania, Sissie was shopping at Sam's
for supplies to take with them, when she saw a large bag of
tootsie roll pops on the sticks... she thought they may use them
on the trip so she bought them knowing they would have to carry
them along with all the other supplies they were taking. (This was
the time before containers and Johnny and Sissie were literally
carrying supplies in suitcases... all they could physically
carry... on their trips to Romania) During the trip they
visited a nursing home, and here Sissie thought about using the
candy to brighten each person's day. The results were
amazing... the elderly were slowly enjoying their candy... and
then would wrap the candy up and put it back in their
pocket! When Sissie asked about this... she was told that
these precious people never had treats like this and they wanted
to make that one small piece of candy last as long as they
could! This made carrying the candy through the trip there
well worth it!
And this is why the candy is so important in the Christmas Joy
Bags!
The
following story was written by Heidi... Anton's daughter... Dec.
2004
A
few weeks before Christmas, I was at the nursing home
translating for someone, when one of the younger residents stopped
me to talk.
Lili is 30-something and
is heavily medicated for emotional problems. She also has problems
with her weight. She is the largest person in the nursing home. She
started telling me how God takes care of her, how she doesn’t need
to worry about food or clothing because there’s Someone watching
over her. I affirmed what she said, then went on my way.
When the
holiday season rolled around, we were back at the nursing home
handing out
Christmas packages with
some of our Romanian friends. Lili couldn’t stand still in her
anticipation of receiving a gift bag. She followed us around as we
went from person to person. She continued to get in the way and
interrupted, so I finally turned to her and asked her to go sit on
her bed, wait her turn, and we would come to her. On her way out,
she told me to be sure to bring her a packet with a sweat suit in
it. (I did not know she had been asking Dad for a sweat suit the
last few weeks and he had been saying, “Lili, if you want one you
are going to have to pray for it.”) I told her none of the packages
had clothes in them, but I didn’t really expect her to hear me. I
just didn’t want her to be disappointed.
One of the Romanian helpers said, “I’ll give her the gift package
now, be it her turn, be it not.” Our friend went and found the
biggest packet she could find and took it to Lili. At that point
Lili began bouncing up and down on the bed. I was sitting with
another woman in the same room watching her.
Lili’s first
question was, ”Does it have a sweat suit in it?” The lady who
brought her the packet told her, “I don’t know. I didn’t look. Let’s
see what’s in it now.”
The first thing pulled
out was a sweatshirt---the XXL size. The Romanian and I just stared
at one another and Lili took off dancing around the room. The next
thing to come out was a pair of matching sweat pants, XXL size. That
was more than Lili could take. She came right over and began telling
me all over again how Someone was watching over her.
I think I was more
amazed than she was. I had to back up and tell the helper the
conversation of a few weeks before and when she had heard it, she
took the opportunity to drive the point home telling Lili that God
does care and He listens when we pray.
During the holiday
season, we gave out over 500 packages, but that was the only one
with clothing in it. For Lili it was the fulfillment of her desire.
For us, it went to prove how much He does care about these forgotten
people. Our God still does miracles. Heidi
Christmas Bag Printout
THANK YOU!
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Christmas Joy Boxes
Time... where does it go?
The year of 2008 is half gone and Christmas
will be here before we
know it!
And... it will be time to give "Boxes
of Joy"
to those in need in
Romania!
October is here
already...
and this is the month to ship the boxes to
Romania for Christmas
delivery.
If you are interested in
this ministry please see all details,
as well as pictures illustrating the JOY these boxes
brought in
the past....
go to
Christmas Joy Boxes
These simple
little boxes really do
Make A World of Difference
in the lives of
young and old alike!
If you have any questions please contact
us...
We would love
to hear from YOU!
E-mail, call or fax us today!
Contact
Information
Administrator:
Mrs. Harold Brown
21066 Fairhaven Rd Covington, La. 70434
Directors:
Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Huffman P. O. Box 1207 Covington, La. 70434
Phone: (985) 892-1134 U.S.A.
Website:
http://HopeForOthers.org
Fax: (985) 892-1385 U.S.A.
E-Mail: huffman7@fastband.com
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