newsletter july-oct 2010

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Months of July - Oct

2010

Ministry NewsGod has been blessing us with many new children, as you can see in the picture above. Since July we

have received 6 new children. All the new children have adjusted well and are on their way to being healthier

and happier. We are so glad we have the chance to show the joy of the Lord to these children.

First, a little three year old named Rosa came to us on August 2nd. She was

crying for her mother and was quite the pitiful sight. Her hair was greatly discolored

from the lack of nutrition and she was very small for her age. Since then she is

nothing but a joy. She is very friendly and loving and is always telling us what hurts.

She seems to be a sort of hypochondriac. Haha! We love her very much and hope

she stays with us for a long time.

Then we got Lucia, a 12 year old with a 2 month old son named Joshua. As a rule of

thumb we do not take children above the age of eight years old. After hearing that she was

raped by her father God put it on both of our hearts that we had to take her. So we pickedher up in the city and she has been a blessing ever since. Deborah and I take care of Joshua

and encourage Lucia to just be a kid and do what kids do. She is a great help around the

house and with the babies. She does her chores without any complaints. She speaks a

Mayan dialect so we are teaching her both Spanish and English.

The latest children we got were three sisters of Lucia. They came to us on Oct. 21st. After getting Lucia

to talk to us, in the limited Spanish she spoke, we found that she had three sisters. We immediately called the

court that gave us Lucia and told them the situation. We told them we would be happy to take her sisters as

From left to right:

Mynor, Yelsi,

Sabina (Helper),

Vidalia, Sheny,

Ana, Lizzie,

Nate, Katherine,

Lucia, Eva,

Josue, Angelito,Saul, Jhostin,

Jeamy, Rosa,

Isai, Davey,

Dave, Deborah,

Martina.

The harvest isplentiful, but thelaborers arefew

- Jesus Christ

We need long term

helpers desperately

for when Nate and

Lizzie leave in

May.

Why not you?


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well. Two weeks passed and we wondered if we would have to call again or send a

formal inquiry. Then one day a police car pulled up and out jumped four police

officers and three rather skinny looking girls: Sheny-3, Eva -5, and Anna-11. All three

cannot speak Spanish or English but we are able to communicate enough to get the

point across. It has only been 2 weeks and they are starting to settle in. We have not

had any major problems and are happy they are with us.

Much has happened in the past four months. Some happy and some sad,

but we always remember to rejoice in our sorrow as well as in our happiness.

Ana, a little girl we received at six weeks, was recently adopted out by the

CNA. We wanted to adopt her, but they would not let us. They adopted her

out to a non Christian family and we are very sad that she is no longer with us.

However we pray for her and her new parents that they will come to know the

Lord soon. On a happier note, Sara has finally been adopted. Her parents,

Gary & Jane Noskowiak, (pictured at left) took her home to WI on October

30th

. It has been a long three and a half years, but she has finally been adopted. We are so happy that she is

finally with her family and is being raised in a wonderful, Christian home.

Ministry NeedsWe reallyneed a couple or family to come down and help long term. Nate and Lizzie will be leaving in

May and it will be very hard if we do not have some long term help. We also need a couple or family to run a

girls home for us. We have had to turn down a number of sibling groups and/or older girls lately. We feel

that starting a girls home would be very beneficial in reaching more children with the love of Christ and

showing more children the love that Godly parents can give. We have two houses nearby that we can

rent/buy whenever God provides volunteers. We trust that He knows what He is doing and that He will send

us more help when it is needed. One of our other needs is a helper to take care of our special needs child,

Martina. We need someone to do Physical and Mental training with her.

The rainy season this year was a little tough on our little escort. We feel it is about time to purchase

another vehicle. We are hoping to get a smaller 4x4 diesel truck that can get up and down the drive way

during rainy season. It would also help with getting work done around the house.

We need to have a large gate made for the entrance to our home. We have the fence up and completed

now, we just need to complete the project with a gate. The project is for both keeping people out and

keeping our dogs in. One of them was slashed with a machete again a couple of weeks ago.

Personal News

As many of you know we were inthe states in July. We spent 2 weeks in

Pennsylvania and two weeks in

Wisconsin. The timing was great for us in

PA. While there we were able to attend a

wedding of one of my High School friends.

We also got to see Caleb, my brother,

right before he left to go to Afghanistan.

We were able to help with a VBS at the


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PRAISE GOD!!!

We had a safe rainy season

We got six new children

All of us are healthy

The local children are doing very well in the Sunday school we run

We are starting to form many new friendships with the local people

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is goodPsalm 136:1

Please Pray

For continued safety

For our needs to met both emotionally and Physically

For Lucia and her sisters, that their innocence will be returned to them and that they can

experience the true love of Christ

For Deborah and my Mental and Physical strength and time alone together

For long-term volunteers

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faithMatt. 21:22

Please keep all of us in your prayers. Feel free to e - mail us at [email protected] or call at 011-502-

4407-0519 or 011-502-4407-1480. We would love to hear from people. If you would like to support us on a

monthly basis or to give one time gifts, please see the information below. Please do not write our names onchecks.Attach a note with the check as to whom it is for. Thank you all for your support and your e- mails. God

Bless.

How to Contact us

Our Address in Guatemala for letters only (no packages):

The Reichards A-0025

P. O. Box 669004Miami Springs, Florida 33266.

For those who wish to contribute and want a tax receipt, please make check out toand send to:

Harvest Fellowship of Colebrookdale

584 Colebrookdale Road

Boyertown , PA 19512.


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