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US OFFICE UPDATE<br />
The US office of Door of Hope has both encouraging<br />
progresses to report, as well as serious prayer concerns<br />
to present to our faithful supporters.<br />
The most urgent prayer need is for 501(3)(c)<br />
non-profit status to be granted in the US. The<br />
application was submitted on November 28, 2018,<br />
with the hope that it would be approved within<br />
four to six months. However, this was well before<br />
the US federal government shutdown, and it is<br />
unknown how much time this will add to the<br />
process. Please pray for a miraculous parting of the<br />
sea of governmental paperwork so that our nonprofit<br />
status can be granted.<br />
We’d like to introduce you to our new board<br />
member on the US team, Brenda Kelling. Brenda<br />
is from Marietta, Georgia and we are thankful for<br />
the great energy, enthusiasm and compassion she<br />
brings to our work.<br />
In the past few months, Door of Hope<br />
representatives in the US have presented the<br />
ministry to churches and individuals in North<br />
Carolina, Virginia and Iowa. We are praising the<br />
Lord that from those churches three “cots” (cribs)<br />
have been adopted. Our “Adopt-a-Cot” program<br />
allows individuals or groups to cover all expenses<br />
for a single child and then commit to praying for<br />
that precious child.<br />
12 short-term mission teams from American<br />
churches and 1 group from Holland are scheduled<br />
to serve at the Village in 2019. We are thankful<br />
to note that more than half of that number are<br />
returning workers, as well as a significant number<br />
of teams that will be first-time servants at Door of<br />
Hope.<br />
In March, Elaine will be leading two breakout<br />
sessions at the “North Carolina Baptists on Mission”<br />
annual conference. This is a significant opportunity<br />
to present the ministry in greater detail and to<br />
generate both financial and prayer support, as<br />
well as future volunteer teams. Baptist churches<br />
in North Carolina send representatives to this<br />
conference, seeking ministries with which their<br />
churches can partner.<br />
We praise the Lord for the growing US support<br />
for Door of Hope. The urgent prayer needs are for<br />
non-profit status approval from the US federal<br />
government as well as significant and imminent<br />
capital investment. Thank you for your prayers and<br />
financial support.