His Safe Haven

Serving impoverished areas of the world by providing abandoned and special needs children with necessary housing, food, education, medical care and spiritual support in a safe and therapeutic environment, with an emphasis on maintaining intact family units.


Friday, December 20, 2013

THIS POST DESERVES SOME FIREWORKS!!!!

 
This is Hannah, she is 10 years old.  She has been in our care for over a month now and is doing amazing!
Samaritans Purse brought her into our care, disclosing some horrible conditions sweet Hannah was rescued from.  
Before I even listed her picture on our blog, her forever momma was already praying! 
 
OUR SWEET, RESILIANT AND DETERMINED LITTLE HANNAH ENDURED SO MUCH IN HER SHORT LITTLE LIFE, TO NOW HAVE A FOREVER FAMILY THAT IS CALLING HER THEIR DAUGHTER!
 SHE WILL BE LOVED ON BY HER MOMMA AND DADDY AND MANY SIBLINGS!! 
SHE FOUND HER FAMILY!
They have already started the adoption process!
 
GOD HAS SOME MIGHTY PLANS FOR THIS LITTLE ONE!
 
 
***Special needs children are amazing gifts. 
We have many children that need to find their homes.  Would you please pray about being a family to one of our Haven Children?
THEY WILL BLESS YOU BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN EVER HAVE IMAGINED!

December Pics of our Haven Children

Please pray for our precious Haven Children in Liberia.
  They are being loved and cared for by wonderful foster moms and families, but they ALL need a forever family to call their own.
 
Georgia

Barry

Sylvester

Angel

Eric

Surprise

Grace

Alvena

William

Blessing

Junior

Diamond
 
John
 
 

 

Friday, December 6, 2013

             IMMEDIATE NEEDS
 FOR OUR 15 HAVEN CHILDREN
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WE APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S NEEDS!

*CLOTH DIAPERS OF ANY KIND

*CLOTHS BOYS/GIRLS 2T-6 OR BOYS SZ. 10

*CHILDREN'S VITAMINS

*LARGE BOTTLES OF HAND SANITIZER

*BAR SOAP

*WASHABLE PLASTIC TOYS (NO STUFFED ANIMALS)

*YOU CAN SEND DONATIONS OR A CHECK DESIGNATED FOR "NEEDS LIST"
 TO OUR ADDRESS...

HIS SAFE HAVEN
W8240 COUNTY RD. KK
ELLSWORTH, WI. 54011

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN!!! 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Some Sweet Faces...and a Special Update!

A few pictures that recently blessed my email box!
 
Georgia and her cuteness!
 
 
Smiling Blessing with a fresh shaved head!

 
Junior and his happy self!

 
Diamond looking good at the camera! 
 
 
AND...Here's  Hannah!
This beautiful little 10 y.o. little girl that came to us almost 2 weeks ago.  She was rescued by Samaritan's Purse, who then contacted us.  Her background and the neglect she suffered will only be shared with potential adoptive families for her. 
She is adjusting wonderfully with her new foster mom and siblings!  I am told that she is a 'happy girl!'  I can't wait to see this little precious blossom!
 
***Prayer Requests for our Haven Children.
1.  Pray for protection from illness
2. Pray for our foster moms
3. Pray for more sponsors
4.  Pray for each one of these children to find their adoptive family!
 

Friday, November 15, 2013

More Pictures From Our Trip!

 
More pictures from Gbarnga and the community we love serving...
 

        
We learned how to cook a few Liberian dishes!  Yum!



 
Distributing school supplies and goodies...

His Safe Haven land...


HSH Cornerstone on the land


 
Back in Monrovia with the Haven Children
                                      
Angel



Eric (AKA 'Michael Jackson' because of his moves)

Foster sister


Foster mom Kortu holding Georgia, Me holding Barry


Foster siblings...



Blessing

Grace

 
William with his foster sisters

 
Please continue praying for this little one, a boy named Faith...we continue counseling mom to choose to keep her child.  It's so hard seeing families bringing their child to us, wanting to abandon them right there.   

This Blessing has such a sweet spirit!

Junior LOVES to be held, but wants to RUN!  He will one day!!
(Junior has a very strong grip...I think he was pinching me here!)

Alveena had Malaria, but smiled when you would talk to her.

Friday, November 8, 2013

DRUM ROLL PLEASE...

                     HIS SAFE HAVEN, INC. 
                 HAS JUST RECEIVED 
                     501c3 STATUS!!!!

           ***WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY
                     RECOGNIZED AS A
                       NON-PROFIT!!!

    PRAISING GOD FOR HIS PROVISIONS!!

***THE PROCESS TOOK 10 MONTHS OF TONS OF PAPERWORK, BOARD MEETINGS, AND EMAILS...THEN  FILING ALL THE PROPER PAPERWORK, WAITING 12 MONTHS ON THE IRS FOR APPROVAL!!!
***  1 YEAR AND 10 MONTHS LATER... WE HAVE APPROVAL!!!




Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Trip Update and More Pictures...

Four of us traveled to Liberia this trip...
my pastor, his wife Stacy, (who were with us the first week, then they were with family the rest of the time), my husband Scott and myself, Christina. 
God orchestrated every step and blessed us beyond words.
The Haven Children are doing amazing!  All the foster moms and children seemed so content and had such a joy about them.  All are very happy in the new apartments, and all are staying healthier!
The Haven Children's Program is only possible through our committed sponsors.  EVERY cent we get on a monthly basis, gets sent directly to our program in Liberia.  God has been teaching us wonderful faith through this... He KNOWS the needs, and supplies in his perfect timing!  Not only are our needs met for our children monthly, but he is bringing in a lot you prayer warriors and Godly people. 
 Tanya (our Haven Children's Co-Director) and myself, feel so very blessed to be able to experience what God is doing in this little program/ministry that God has entrusted us with.  Our foster moms love and care so much about these children...it's hard work, but they know God has called them to this!
These children are precious and beautiful!  Our role is to take care of them and be an example to those lives touched by these wonderful little gifts from God!  WE are the lucky ones! 
 
Our immediate team members and foster moms with Christina.
Sooooo many smiles that week!




More pictures of the first day we saw the Haven Children in Monrovia, before we headed up to Gbarnga.





                                                           Goofy Junior...




Our first full day in Gbarnga...after a long hot day.  We were hungry:0)


Scott and Pastor, and many members of the Kollieta Wgolia Community.  His Safe Haven has 10 acres in this community.  There is one school that has over 400 students, and NO play equipment or playground.  His Safe Haven received funds from a family that donated for building a swing set!  The whole community is so very happy to have this for all the children!!  We would like to build another swing set very soon!



                                              His Safe Haven land...There were about 25 of us that spent time praying over this beautiful land God has donated.  We have met and have grown to love some very special families that will be a big part of the His Safe Haven Village building process.

       

                                The swing set dedication ceremony.  The children in the school, blessed us with some wonderful singing. 



                                            I love these people so much!  Every single one of them are such a blessing from God, and are already blessing HSH!

                              Passing out school supplies...
                
                                          Scott in his element...teaching the locals how to build a swing set...

                                         These pictures just don't do justice to the beauty of this area.  I love the people and the clean air:0)


                      
                                 In the orange hat is the town chief.  He was very entertaining...


















                                          Sister Rose teaching us how to cook Liberian style
 
Stacy and I were presented with pretty African dresses.  Did I say how much I love all these people:0)
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                                    His Safe Haven presented the new hospital with infant slumber bag warmers. Premature babies cannot regulate their temperature and stay warm, regardless of how warm you think Liberia is.  Because the hospital is lacking for supplies, we had a few ladies sew these bunting bags to act as infant warmers for premature babies.  There is a pocket in the back of the bags for a warmed bag of palm oil.  The bags stay warm for hours...and the palm oil bag stays at the correct temperature.  It's the only oil that can do this when properly heated...Well, there's plenty of crude palm oil in Liberia! 
I asked the staff if they would use these, and if so, how many more should we try to have made for the next trip.  THEY SAID AT LEAST 20!!  So if there are any sewers out there that would like to make a few of these, we have the instructions for you!!  These bags can save a life!
 
 
***His Safe Haven appreciates all your prayers so very much!  God is going to build the HSH Village...we just continue praying and having the faith that HE supply the funds and the workers.
It's a privilege and a blessing to be such a small part of this amazing program and team!