{"id":228,"date":"2009-03-06T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2009\/03\/rescue-for-rapha-from-the-kids.html"},"modified":"2009-03-06T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-06T04:00:00","slug":"rescue-for-rapha-from-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2009\/03\/rescue-for-rapha-from-the-kids.html","title":{"rendered":"Rescue for Rapha: From the Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we join together to raise money for the Rapha school and orphanage, I wanted you to hear directly from the children who have been impacted by Rapha's founder (Ruth) and the ministry there:
<\/em><\/p>\n

My parents both died, leaving me in
\ncharge of my siblings.  I didn't know what to do until my auntie told me
\nto come to Rapha because she heard of a lady that helps orphans and
\nkids that are poor.  I came to Rapha <\/span>and asked for a lady named "Ruth" and she asked me why and after I told
\nher my story she said "I am Ruth, and we will help you"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
I would probably be dead from if it weren't for Rapha caring
\nfor me my whole life.<\/em><\/div>\n
 <\/div>\n
I am so thankful for Rapha, they have taught me about God's love and loved me as their own!!<\/em><\/div>\n

These are quotes from children who have been given a hope and a future. One of them now works for a television company in Uganda. Another works for an AIDS organization. It is possible to redeem orphans from their earthly circumstances.Together we can say to the 357 orphans served at Rapha: "We are HopeChest, and we will help you!" Thank you so much for your generosity and support<\/p>\n

HELP US RESCUE RAPHA WITH A GIFT<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As we join together to raise money for the Rapha school and orphanage, I wanted you to hear directly from the children who have been impacted by Rapha's founder (Ruth) and the ministry there: My parents both died, leaving me in charge of my siblings.  I didn't know what to do until my auntie told…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-swaziland"],"yoast_head":"\nRescue for Rapha: From the Kids - Red Letters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2009\/03\/rescue-for-rapha-from-the-kids.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rescue for Rapha: From the Kids - 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