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Loving Orphans in Jesus’ Name

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Take 1 minute to learn about LOVING ORPHANS with Daring Daughters.

In 2014, our orphan projects include daily FOOD, SPIRITUAL CARE and EDUCATION for nearly 1000 children at Guma Na Yesu (Keep With Jesus) Children’s Center in East Africa (including construction of a much-needed new high school) and support for Aasha (Hope) Children’s Home in SE India. Watch a video and read on to learn more.

In Psalm 10:14, the Bible says, “You have been the helper of the orphan.” Is that true for you? (Or is that a desire of your heart?)

Can we send you — in the mail — a Daring Daughters prayer and information pack for LOVING ORPHANS? To request one, just click here!

New high school building for orphan youth!!! Just completed!
Here’s a little KEY for you in learning to step out . . .
When God puts His compassion in your heart for a specific need, God knows you can’t do it on your own. You just need to realize that He is The One — He really is THE ONE — who can make something happen! God can provide whatever is needed (help, strength, grace, connections, and finances).

You simply need to pray with an open heart, be totally willing to do whatever God tells you to do and then, when the timing is right . . . JUST DO IT!

At Daring Daughters, we want to encourage you to DARE to dream, and to DARE to cry, and to DARE to obey whatever God is stirring in your hearts.

Sometimes, statistics are disheartening and needs seem impossible to meet . . . but just remember that even though you can’t do everything, you can do something!

Trusting God for His day-by-day provision — What an honor!

Since February of 2006, we have been seeking God daily for very specific orphan needs. Often, these needs have been way-bigger than our capabilities, but the Lord has been gracious to allow us to care for a growing number of children and youth (now over 1000 precious kids), primarily at Guma Na Yesu (Keep With Jesus) Children’s Center in Uganda, our FAMILY ZONE CENTERS, in E. AFRICA, and at Aasha Children’s Home in SE INDIA. Over and over, as we’ve prayed to God for help, He has been AMAZING — guiding us and providing for us to give food, clothing, education, buildings, blankets, mattresses, water, electricity, bunks-beds, and more . . . in His NAME!!!

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TO GIVE for ORPHANS in AFRICA . . . click above on 'ADD TO CART'Mission: Harvest Ministry (Loving Orphans)
–As an outreach of Harvest Ministry, Daring Daughters is committed to caring for many orphans in East Africa through our Guma Na Yesu “Keep With Jesus” Children’s Center.

With a LOVING ORPHANS gift (of any amount), you can help to provide for these precious kids.

A testimony from one girl . . .

“I’m an orphan, but now I’m okay. I study well. I sleep well. And I thank God because of this Bible. I was having a desire in my heart and prayed to God for a Bible just this size . . . and God has done it for me.”
— Jolly Casandi

Meet Jolly . . .

MBARARA, UGANDA, EAST AFRICA – In this video, you’ll meet one girl we’ve had the honor to help. Jolly Casandi shares a praise report about how God answered her specific prayer. You’ll also see a glimpse of the GUMA kids and youth fervently worshiping the Lord at Harvest Ministry’s GUMA NA YESU “Keep With Jesus” Children’s Center.

What a joy to love and help orphan children, in Jesus’ Name.


With my dear friend and our co-laborer in Loving Orphans, Alice Tumuhairwe


Ugandan Directors of Guma Na Yesu Children’s Center: Pastor Naboth & Alice

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–We can give to support orphan children in S.E. India, working with Gospel Projects International (and Josh & Anna Dunagan). With a missions gift of any amount, orphans can helped in Jesus’ Name!

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— through adoption, orphan ministry, and missions, click here

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From Ashes to Victory in Niger

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Through the ashes, we are walking to victory. — Danette Childs

An Update about the Current Situation in Niger, West Africa

(Note from Ann Dunagan: Christi is my daughter and she’s married to Trae Childs, Danette’s son. When God brought our kids together, he linked the hearts of our families in friendship, mission purpose and prayer … and now we even have a mutual grandbaby!)

From Danette Childs, Missionary in Niger:

danette-6Through the ashes, we are walking to victory.

The family of God in Niger, West Africa, is not only strong, but mighty.

On Saturday, January 17, 2015, the church in Niger was attacked in a way that has never happened in the history of this nation.

The unrest began earlier in the week in reaction to the Charlie Hebdo newspaper articles in France. The Muslims here rose up to make a point and attacked almost all of the churches in the capital city of Niamey, as well as Bible schools and Christian primary schools. Churches and Christian homes in other parts of the country were also attacked. We know however, that this was a ploy of the enemy [the devil] – reacting to the growth of the church in Niger. What an idiot he is.

This attack has only further strengthened the Christians here and out of the ashes the church will rise – bigger and stronger than ever before!


The extended Childs family. Ron & Jerry Childs (in the center) have been missionaries in West Africa for over 30 years. Their son and daughter-in-law, Neal & Danette Childs (back right) have been missionaries in Niger for about 17 years. This photo was taken just a few weeks ago in Niger, West Africa, in honor of Ron & Jerry’s 50th wedding anniversary.)


(Photo of Trae & Christi Childs & baby Judah)


Follow Judah on Instagram: #judahstravels (This little guy has experienced more adventures in 7 months than most people do in an entire lifetime! Our globe-trotting grandbaby entered our world in South Korea and has already lived on 3 continents!)

Facebook post from Danette on the day of the attacks:

“These photos remind me of why we’re in Niger. To take the Gospel to those who have never heard. That’s where our strength comes from – doing the will of our Father. Thank you again and again for all your encouragement and prayer. We are confident that there are now thousands praying for this nation. Please continue to pray as we help our pastors and churches assess the loss and begin to restore. There was no church that was not touched by today’s events. I will say it again – the gates of hell will NOT prevail!”


(BBC News Article: Niger Protesters Torch 45 Churches — photo from BBC)

Facebook post from Christi Childs on the first Sunday after the attacks:

“Just got back from the most beautiful and vibrant church services of my life -At one of the churches that was completely torched yesterday. Amidst the ashes and rubble, the message was about forgiveness, and fearlessness, and praying for the extremist who destroyed everything, This isn’t as issue of physical Muslims vs. Christians. It’s an issue of the enemy trying to attack the life and light and salvation that Jesus is bringing to this country. #prayforniger ”

As a mom, this Facebook post caused me (Ann) to burst into tears, not in fear or in sadness, but with such gratitude to God for His amazing presence in the midst of hard times. Even though this situation is difficult, God is with them and it is beautiful.

He is their Emmanuel, their “God with us.”

Raising our children for Jesus Christ is not just about keeping our kids “safe” or restricting them from evil; it’s about raising our sons and daughters to be lights for Him, in a dark and needy world.

Summary of the Current Need from Danette Childs:

Vie Abondante personally had 2 churches destroyed, 3 Bible Schools damaged, and the homes of 2 of our pastors and their families were destroyed, along with almost all of their possessions. We’re still assessing the loss/damage, but it numbers into the tens of thousands.

If you would like to help us with the Rebuild/Restore project, please
click here: RUN International (Reaching Unreached Nations) > > > http://runintl.org

We thank you and Vie Abondante thanks you.

Danette Childs

How to Pray for Niger during these difficult times . . .

Please be praying for Niger.
Just got off the phone with Trae & Christi. The situation has calmed down and now the task of reorganizing and rebuilding is at hand. Biggest prayer needs:

1. Pray for a RELEASE of God’s provision for churches and for missionaries.

2. Pray for PLACES TO MEET. There are many immediate needs for housing for displaced pastors and for places for congregations to worship, since so many churches were destroyed.

3. Pray for FAVOR (even among unbelievers). Many Christian leaders need God’s direction and favor to find new places to rent and/or properties to buy, and/or to secure good builders (especially with so many huge construction needs all at once in such a poor area with limited workers).

4. Pray for SALVATION. Many non-Christians are very upset about all of the destruction and these attacks. Pray for the eyes of the people in Niger to be open and for many to turn to follow Jesus.


Please pray for the entire Childs family and for the nation of Niger.

Dare to Give . . . to Missions!

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How we spend our money is a direct reflection of where our heart is focused. Daring Daughters, let’s DARE TO GIVE!

How we view money and possessions is connected with how we view God’s priority in our life. As women who love God, we should have the perspective that everything belongs to God: all of our time, all of our talents, all of our life decisions, and yes . . .

. . . even all of our money.

If you’re a mother or a mentor, it is important to teach our kids about God’s principle of tithing (giving 10 percent of our income to Him); yet more importantly, we need to instill into the heart of the next generation a conviction that 100 percent of everything in our lives belongs to God.

And having a giving heart is a principle much easier caught —by our example— than taught by our words.

Even if you (or your family, or your kids) never move to live in a foreign country, you’re still called, as a Christian, to participate in helping to expand God’s kingdom—both locally and throughout the world.


As Hudson Taylor, a famous missionary to China said, “God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.”

There are many ways you could raise extra money to support international mission projects. Here is a list of activities commonly used by children’s churches, youth groups, and short-term mission teams.

The time will come, however, as your mission-commitment grows, when “occasional” fundraising efforts won’t be enough.

 A Daring Daughter simply needs to earn and save money, step out in faith and trust, and manage (or “steward”) those resources according to what’s most important, for God’s kingdom-purposes, and for eternity.

10 Easy Ideas to Raise Money for Missions

  • Decorate a special container, perhaps with a photo, and begin saving coins for a specific mission project.
  • Make a “thermometer” to chart a specific family mission goal, and put it on your refrigerator.
  • Have a yard sale with all proceeds going for a specific mission project.
  • Offer to do work for relatives or friends (such as housecleaning, laundry, child care, or yard work) in exchange for people donating toward a special mission project.
  • Collect newspapers for recycling.
  • Recycle aluminum (and go around neighborhoods to get even more).
  • Organize a car wash; rather than charging a set amount, receive donations.
  • Make and sell something, like a craft project or a baked item.
  • Receive mission donations for after-church lattes and espressos.
  • Have a “multiply your talents” project. Moms, you can give your daughter a certain amount of money with the mission-minded purpose of using this money, along with his or her talents, abilities, and creativity, for a specified length of time (perhaps two weeks, or one month) to raise money for a specific mission project. Your daughter could use the money to buy gas for a lawn mower, to buy lemonade to sell on the corner, or to buy ingredients for a neighborhood bake sale. At the end of the designated time have each her return the original money, along with the surplus she raised, and give it toward the mission project.

Remember, “A penny saved is a penny earned.”

A great way to “earn money” for missions is simply to SAVE MONEY for MISSIONS. Instead of window-shopping through the malls, or overspending on too many gifts, stay away from the stores and be on-the-lookout for international mission needs and local benevolence projects.

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Paraguay: Making Music in the Dump (video)

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PARAGUAY, S. AMERICA —

A Daring Daughter from Texas sent us a link to this inspiring YouTube video. A musician had a creative idea to bring quality music to poverty-entrenched communities. But the impact of this musician’s idea went far-beyond the initial dream.

This fascinating video is well worth 11 minutes. It’s not a Christian video or a missionary video, but it has stirred our hearts on both accounts.


God has called us, as Christians, to go into all the world and to preach the Gospel. He’s called us to preach the Gospel to the poor and to love others. The man in this video is a professional musician who had compassion for the poor and a creative idea that was different, and he DID SOMETHING about it. It’s an inspiring example.

God has given us the Good News of Jesus. He has also given us amazing minds and hearts to love others and to do beautiful things. He can stir you with a simple idea that could go far beyond what you could imagine. Through you, God can bring His “music” of salvation to a lost and dying world.

Just imagine what could happen if we took action on some of our crazy ideas and dreams, empowered by God’s grace and God’s anointing!

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Daring Daughters, after watching this video, we would love to hear your thoughts. Did this video inspire you? What are some ideas and dreams in your heart? What do you think about helping the poor, for Jesus?

Global Mission Projects

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YOU can make a world of a difference . . . with Daring Daughters!

Do you dream of traveling the globe and making a difference? Does your heart ache for the poor and the hopeless? Do you see yourself bringing practical HELP and HOPE to others, and experiencing those grateful SMILES looking back at you . . . for all eternity? Wow. There’s nothing quite like the JOY of giving God’s love!

At Daring Daughters,
World missions is what we do . . . and it’s what we love.

Here are some exciting global projects YOU can be a part of, through both prayer and support (with 100% of each designated gift going for each project). Please PRAY for our missionary friends for God’s provision for these needs, and if the Lord would lead you to SUPPORT one (or more) of our current mission projects, that would be awesome!

Let’s make a difference, together!

 

URGENT NEEDS in NIGER, WEST AFRICA > > > How to Pray < < <
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Missionary: Danette Childs
RUN International — Reaching Unreached Nations:
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–In Niger, West Africa. Danette Childs and her family are doing a fabulous work for the Lord in a very needy area, preaching the Gospel, planting churches, helping children, and feeding the poor. Right now, the church in Niger is facing huge needs, as many many Christian churches all throughout the nation were recently burned and destroyed. Our mission giving to Niger is focused on rebuilding these churches. (You can give through Daring Daughters — by clicking ADD TO CART — or give directly through Run International.)

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Missionary: Katy Ricards–Remember the Poor
–Could you imagine life without clean water? Many diseases and health problems can be solved by simply having a consistent method of water purification. For just $50 each, we can purchase water filters that can give a powerful influence to a remote pastor. Many villages are in need of CLEAN WATER. Let’s see how many we can buy!

 

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Mission: Daring Daughters
(A women’s outreach of Harvest Ministry)
–At Daring Daughters, we inspire (and equip) women and teenage girls for local and global missions. Our ministry includes online mission training and e-courses, LIVE teleconferencing prayer and Bible studies, face-to-face events, and being a “voice” for the needs of world missions.

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Other recommended mission projects . . .

Women’s Literacy: $1 can teach a woman to read!

Mission Organization: Gospel for Asia — For this need, we encourage you to go directly to the Gospel for Asia website. What a great opportunity to help women, not only to read . . . but to hear the Gospel and to read the Bible!

 

Reach for God-Sized Dreams . . . with Daring Daughters!


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You’re Never Too Young to Make a Difference

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“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12

When my daughters were young, they wanted to make a difference in the world yet felt very confined by their age. They wanted to help The Seed Company translate the Bible into new languages. “We’re too young to get a job! What can we do to help when we’re home all day?!”

We put our heads together and thought about what resources and skills they had. They owned some adorable rabbits, we had a greenhouse, a kitchen, a sewing machine….could we use any of these to build God’s kingdom? YES!

The girls started their own businesses. They started a blog “Bunnies for Bibles” and started breeding their rabbits and selling them for $20 on Craigslist. And guess what? We sold them all! I think they’ve sold over 30 rabbits that way.

“Sister Starts” was another venture to sell organic veggie starts at $3 a piece. Huge hit! We bought some heirloom seeds and they filled up trays and put up some lights in our laundry room to start them. When the seedlings were big enough we transplanted them to our greenhouse.

“Granola Girls” was another way they made some cash. We made gallons of homemade granola and sold it at church and at the Farmer’s Market.

They got some friends together to sew simple “pillow case dresses” for African orphans through  “Little Dresses for Africa”.  Around the house we found lots of ways to save money by hanging our clothes out to dry in the summer, not turning on the air conditioners (good missions preparation!), making our own bread, eating more simple meals, drinking only water, not buying coffee out etc, etc. We involved the whole family in these money saving ideas. Everyone knew that if we did without just a little bit, it would make a big difference in someone else’s life.

Drying clothes in the sun takes time but saves money.

Guess what? They were able to give away hundreds of dollars for missions!! So you see? You can do a lot with the little you have! What resources and skills do you have? Do you like to bake? Do you like animals? Can you sew? God can use you, so “don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for other believers”. You can change the world for the better!

Helping the Poor (Bible verses)

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He who despises his neighbor sins;
But he who has mercy on the poor,
happy is he.
Proverbs 14:21

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 19:17

He who has a generous eye will be blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:9

Open your mouth for the speechless,
In the cause of all who are appointed to die.
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31:8-9

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She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
Proverbs 31:20

“Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
Isaiah 58:6-7

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Matthew 29:21

Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Luke 7:22

Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
Luke 14:12-14

They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
Galatians 2:10

…for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
Matthew 25:35-40

(video) First World Problems

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Caela Dunagan

Caela Dunagan

So many of our “problems” in developed countries are so little compared to real needs such as hunger, poverty and lack of water. Most of our needs are so petty and silly. Next time you feel like complaining, take a second to consider if it’s really worth complaining about. Let’s be thankful.

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