Caroline's Promise News

This is Caroline's favorite new video and I love sharing it as a way to explain God's adoption of us! Christian Alliance For Orphans has posted a new item, 'New Third Day Adoption Video: Children of God'

Join Caroline's Promise for a night of interactive engagement in God’s call to reclaim hope for orphans. Come for an hour to be engaged locally, globally, prayerfully and more. Walk away with the vision of Caroline’s Promise and tangible ways to link arms with this ministry and others working in the Upstate. Shop for resources, fair trade items, dessert, and coffee in our international market. Visit us at www.carolinespromise.net under The Engage Event badge to reserve your space today.

Journey into the life of an orphan. Join us for an hour where you’ll enter their homes, hear their stories and be touched by their need. Discover practical ways to begin reclaiming hope for orphans. Enjoy dessert and coffee while shopping our Fair Trade Market. Saturday April 30, 2011 2pm – 7pm C3 Church – 300 NC Hwy 68 S Greensboro, NC This event is designed for school aged children and older. Purchase advance tickets for $5 per person. An attendance time will be requested when purchasing. If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a difference, we’d love to have you help us with The Journey . Contact us at LisaHolbrook@CarolinesPromise.Net or 336-669-7340.

Tami Rumfelt, a board member for Caroline's Promise wrote this post: On one of my trips to Guatemala, I met a precious lady named Marta and her adorable little girl, Claudia. Marta, like many single mothers in Guatemala, lives well below the poverty line. Her home, which she rents from her brother, is really just a one-room shack with a dirt floor, leaky roof and no toilet. If she needs to use the bathroom, she can use her brother’s, as long as she PAYS him! Her brother treats her very badly. He claims that he is angry with her for having a baby outside of marriage. He’s taken it upon himself to judge and punish her for her sins. I can’t help but be angry with her brother. There is so much he could do for her to help her out…fix up the house, offer her some food, install a toilet, or at least let her use his for free. But this supposedly “very religious” man looks with disdain upon his sister and refuses to give her and her child any help at all. So, she continues to struggle every...

Danny Pye is a Christian Missionary with family ties to North Carolina. Since 2003 he and has wife have been working with orphans in Haiti. In October Danny was imprisoned without being charged for anything and has been there ever since. The following article by The Huffington Post explains this injustice. We're asking all of our Caroline's Promise supporters to share this story with your friends and churches and invite them to pray for the release of Danny Pye. After you read this article there is a section where you can share the story through facebook, twitter or email. You can make a difference through your prayers!

The U.S. State Department confirmed today that Ethiopia will decrease their number of intercountry adoptions by 90%. This decision will result in only 5 cases processed per day and less than 500 adoptions completed per year instead of the usual 4000. Caroline's Promise has been blessed to assist many families who have adopted from Ethiopia and we are saddened by this news. The Joint Council on International Children's Services has developed an emergency campaign for Ethiopian Children . We encourage you to get involved! Most of all, please pray!

For almost 6 weeks you joined us daily to vote for Caroline’s Promise to receive a Kindermusik New Beginnings Grant. There were several days when we thought we didn’t have a chance. But you responded by inviting your friends to participate! Our partners in Guatemala got involved as well and people began to hear about Casita Adonai and how God is using this school to reclaim hope for orphans. It was a long contest but you stuck it out with us and it was worth it! We came in 2nd and received $1000 to build a library. Our Summer mission teams will complete the project in July and by the fall our kids and their families will be enjoying books! In December we saw first hand how precious books are to the children at Casita. Our Christmas team was able to give each child their very own book. These were simple Scholastic paperback books in Spanish, but the looks on the kids’ and parents’ faces told the story. It is rare for a family to have even one book in their home. Our prayer is that the ...

Caroline’s Promise will host an exiting interactive event called The Journey in Greensboro, NC on Saturday, April 30, 2011. We are looking for sponsors and volunteers to make this possible! Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference. Contact LisaHolbrook@CarolinesPromise.Net or 336-669-7340. Prior to April 30 Promote the event in your church Post fliers in the community Sponsor The Journey Assist with set design Team Leaders: Individuals who will invite people to experience The Journey with them April 29 Assist with set up – various hours throughout the day April 30 Registration – 2 hour shifts Sell items in our fair trade market – 2 hour shifts Dessert/coffee assistants – 2 hour shifts Child sponsorship table – 2 hour shifts Tour guides – 2 hour shifts Tear down – 8pm until