Thursday, November 14, 2013

Exciting news!!!

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you all so much for sponsoring me and making it possible for me to continue in this work that allows me to share the gospel through the tasks I do daily with children who so badly need to know that someone loves them.

I have been working in the mission fields of Honduras since I was almost seventeen years old.  I have thoroughly enjoyed it and been blessed in doing it.  In June 2012 I began my mission work with Reach Out Orphanage Ministries (ROOM) by serving at Mama Tara’s Orphanage in Puerto Lempira.  Mama Tara’s is filled with lots of loving, amazing children that work hard every day to not only survive, but also educate themselves.  I volunteered at this great orphanage for several months.  When another volunteer arrived at Mama Tara’s Orphanage I began working at House of Hope, a nearby orphanage providing rehabilitation, evangelization and education of handicapped and malnourished children in the indigenous region known here as La Moskitia.
My time spent at Mama Tara’s will always be remembered with fondness in my heart.  After working more and more with the children at House of Hope, ROOM and I believe the best fit for me to serve our Lord and His children is to switch my sponsorship from Reach Out Orphanage Ministries (ROOM) to Send Hope (the parent organization of House of Hope).  This change will take place on December 10th, 2013.

I am extremely excited to become a full-time missionary with Send Hope!  Send Hope, the founding organization of House of Hope, primarily serves handicapped and malnourished children.  The director, Katrina Engle, has been a missionary for twenty-three years and I believe I can learn a great deal from her and her amazing family.  Send Hope has invited me to work as a full-time volunteer at House of Hope indefinitely.

Again, I am thankful for your past support and I am hopeful you will continue to sponsor my missionary work through Send Hope.  Send Hope has a different process of tracking donations than ROOM, so I will be able to send regular thank you letters and express my appreciation for all you do to support my work.  I apologize that I was not able to do this through ROOM.  For more information on Send Hope you can visit their website:www.send-hope.org.

As of December 10th I will no longer receive support through ROOM.  I ask that you begin sending your support for my work to Send Hope.  Their mailing address is:  
Send Hope
720 E. Main St., Ste B., 
Allen, TX 75002

House of Hope is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.  All donations are tax-deductible.  Please be sure to write “Courtney Knewasser” in the memo field of your check so your support goes towards my work and not Send Hope’s general fund account.

If you have any questions feel free to send me an email at courtneymission@gmail.com, or send me a facebook message.

Love,

Courtney Knewasser