Happy New Year!!

I guess the holidays really got away from me! I was at home in America enjoying some wonderful time with family and friends.  I arrived back in Kenya just in time to start this great new year. 

I wanted to start 2010 off by sharing a note to all the amazing people that help make the ministry of His Cherished Ones possible, a quick look back over 2009 and ahead to 2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

from Trena and babies of Haven of Hope

I pray that the Lord has blessed you this year, as He has indeed blessed me and the ministry of His Cherished Ones!  With your help, we have come so far this year and have been able to minister to so many. 

In 2009, the Lord has allowed us to:

* find a beautiful house on an amazing compound,

* wade through the grueling governmental registration process of opening a childrens' institution,

* transform a vacant house into a safe, loving, baby-proof home,

* opening HCO's Haven of Hope Baby Center, welcoming our first six abandoned/orphaned babies into the family of His Cherished Ones!!

What an amazing journey! Thank you for being a part of that journey, through your prayers, thoughts, encouragement, and financial support. 

In this next year of 2010, we hope to...

* welcome more babies into our care,

* provide many more desperate people with much needed food,

* continue to teach our area children through our weekly Kids Bible Club,

* build relationships and share the love and hope of Christ with those around us,

* disciple our new friends who have made decisions for Christ,

* continue ministry in the village,

* and purchase the Haven of Hope property that we are currently renting!

It is such a pleasure to be a part of this ministy and see what the Lord is doing in Kenya.  It is an honor to have so many people join in the family of HCO to make it all possible.  Your prayers and support are greatly appreciated and without you, we could not be there making a difference in these little babies' lives.  Please consider being a part of the ministry with your finanical support as we set out to reach our goal of raising $250,000 in 2010 to purchase our Haven of Hope property. And your prayers for the ministry and for our babies are very much needed!  We depend on your support and are so grateful for your partnership with HCO.

May the Lord richly bless you this next year and show Himself to you in encouraging new ways.

My love, God's grace,