chris-free

[chris-free]

This guy is getting pumped for the Surf N Santa 5-Miler this weekend with @jandaracing ...remember that time we set the largest Santa run record with the @guinnessworldrecords ?!?! 💥 💥 💥 I’m especially looking forward to a new Tripple Jog Dare medal! 🥇 Come hang with me at the expo, I’ll be at the J&A Racing table Friday night! #TrainJandA #LiveLoveRun 🎅🏿 🎄🎅🏻🎄🎅🏽 (at City of Virginia Beach Conventions & Visitors Bureau) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQZDETB3Yq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pc47b85ywn8f

[chris-free]

Tuesdays With Terry Meeuwsen: January is gone, but we all have the ability to choose to live this whole year with purpose. https://youtu.be/145IwDezzKw

[chris-free]

Life has been challenging for Grandma Encarnacion and her husband in the Philippines, who don’t earn enough to provide food for little Stevie. https://youtu.be/bRf3giTHqyw

[chris-free]

Surprise! Irene had triplets!

[chris-free]

You have accomplished a lot! By you, we mean the countless donors who have trusted Orphan's Promise with what God has entrusted to them. Our year in review highlights work that we have done in 61 countries, helping over 100,000 children, every year. Through the video, we'll take you to South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Ukraine, and Cuba. Thank you for everything you have helped us accomplish this year! We look forward to seeing what God has in store for 2018!

[chris-free]

Thanks to our donors and a partnership with CBN International, we've now helped over 20,000 people in Puerto Rico, but we've only just begun to make a dent in the need. To help make a difference in Puerto Rico, please donate here: https://givingho.pe/to-PuertoRico

[chris-free]

50,000 refugees are seeking refuge after fleeing an attempted ethnic cleansing against them--OP offers hope.

[chris-free]

Each morning, Ababalwe prays with his classmates at this Orphan's Promise sponsored daycare center. He thanks God for friends. Just a few months ago, he didn't really have any friends.

"Every day when he saw the other children go to daycare he would ask, 'Mommy, why can't I go?' It broke my heart to tell him I didn't have enough money for it," his mother told us. "He was so lonely."

While his sister went to school and his mom, Sinki, looked for work, he occupied his time playing in the narrow walkways near his home.

"Many times I would come home to find him playing in the dirty water by a drain," his mother remembered. "He started getting rashes on his arms from that."

Ababalwe's father abandoned him and his mother when he was just six months old. When his mother couldn't find work, she begged the neighbors for some porridge.

"I felt embarrassed," she told us. "I knew they didn't even have enough food for themselves. They gave me what they could, because they knew my baby was hungry. At times like that, I felt like God didn't exist."

Then, a local church found out about the family's situation and invited Ababalwe to join their daycare center. He gets two meals a day and a good education in a safe environment. Today, Ababalwe and 23 other kids are sponsored by CBN's Orphan's Promise to come this center for free.

"I can see that Ababalwe has changed," his mother told us. "He tells me stories from the Bible and talks about the 10 Commandments."

Since she had more time to look for work, Sinki found a new job and now has a steady income. These days, people come to her and ask for food, and she always gives it to them.

"Now I know God exists," said Sinki. "Everything has changed because of you. Thank you CBN!"

ABOUT US: OrphansPromise.org is a children's ministry of the CBN. We serve orphans and other vulnerable children around the world,  bringing them from At-risk to Thriving.  Come see lives renewed and restored through the transforming power of God’s love!

We partner with local outreaches around the world to provide fundamental care (fulfilling physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs) to help orphans and other vulnerable children discover love and enable them to achieve their highest potential.

You can be part of the Promise at: http://www.orphanspromise.org

[chris-free]

Orphan's Promise is helping establish small businesses in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, with honey.

[chris-free]

After the birth of 2nd daughter, a mother is forced to flee with children because her husband beat her. Then what?

[chris-free]

Teddy is a young boy with AIDS, but he and his family are able to thrive as a result of Orphan's Promise.

[chris-free]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgAJsieOWbQ)

[chris-free]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf1ChaleMEI)

[chris-free]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ami6r6ZIO1Q)

[chris-free]

Check out that silky voice, yo! ;)

[chris-free]

The Pitch: Norfolk Public Art

VIDEO: The Pitch - Norfolk Public Art

Where does your #norfolkVA pride come from? As we look back at the past and remember what defines us, we also propel towards the bright future ahead! To illustrate, we use ‘The Pitch’ by Laura Freed and Jen Stringer as a reminder of where we’ve been and where we’re headed in our tenth and final day of celebrating 10 years of Norfolk Public Art. Norfolk ARTS

[chris-free]

Splasher of the Healing Waters: Norfolk Public Arts

VIDEO: Splasher of the Healing Waters - Norfolk Public Arts

What’s your favorite memory enjoying #norfolkVA’s water? Those memories are what we celebrate on day nine in our 10 years of Norfolk Public Art with ‘Splasher of the Healing Waters’ by Todji Kutzmsan