OHOH FAMILY PICNIC!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Time: 4:30-7:00pm

Place: Bethany Community Farmhouse,
27265 Dutch Lane, Washington, IL  

Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/1a9Xd

Join us as we gather for a great meal and fellowship!  This is a great time of getting to know other foster and adoptive families, or those with an interest in orphan care.

Bring your family, a dish to share, lawnchairs/blankets, and perhaps some outdoor things for your kids to play with.  We will provide meat and table service.

RSVP or any questions?  Contact Amy Park at levisix@frontier.com

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Mark your calendar for October 11-12, 2013 for the Passion for the Fatherless Orphan Care Conference at Bethany Baptist Church.

Dates to Remember

(Tonight) Monday, May 20 - Focused Fellowship - 7pm - Home of Monica Lonergan, 1111 W. Burnside Dr., Peoria

For ladies anywhere in the fostering or adoption adventure!  We meet for a devotion, prayer, sharing, and encouragement.  No need to RSVP, bring a snack to share if you would like.  

Focused Fellowship meet the third Monday of each month.

This Thursday, May 23 from 6-7pm is the Foster Care Prayer Vigil at Bethany Baptist Church (Senior High Room).  

This is in conjunction with National Foster Care month and the National Foster Care Prayer Vigil through Cry of the Orphan.  We will pray for the 400,000+ children in foster care and all those that are involved in the decisions that affect their lives and those that care for them.  Join us for this special time of prayer.

Mark your calendars for the OHOH Family Picnic - Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 4:30pm.  Details will follow.  This is a great time to get together with other families that are fostering and/or adopting.  One family noted that getting together was a great experience for their adopted child as she got to see many other kids that were just like her!    We will send out more details closer to the time.

Questions?  Amy at levisix@frontier.com

Save the Dates!

Foster Care Prayer Vigil  -

In conjunction with National Foster Care Month and the National Foster Care Prayer Vigil the Open Hearts Open Homes Orphan Care Ministry is hosting a Foster Care Prayer Vigil.

We will meet to pray for the over 400,000 children that are in foster care across the nation as well as all those that are involved in the process such as social workers, clinicians, judges, attorneys, foster parents, and birth parents.  Come and join us as we join in prayer with many others across the nation to bring these children before the Lord in prayer.

Place: Bethany Baptist Church, 7422 N Heinz Lane, Edwards, IL

Date:  Thursday, May 23, 2013

Time:  6-7pm

Room:  Senior High Room

Any questions?  Amy @ 266-1635

For more information about this national event see: http://www.cryoftheorphan.org/Overview.aspx
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Spring Social - 

Stay tuned for more details for our Open Hearts Open Homes Orphan Ministry Family Picnic.

Date:  Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 4pm.  Stay tuned for a new date!

Winter Social

And let us encourage one another.........

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Bring your family and join us for the

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Open Hearts, Open Homes Winter Social!

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Date: Saturday, January 22, 2010

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Time: 3-5pm

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Place: Bethany Baptist Church - 7422 N. Heinz Lane, Peoria

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What to bring: An appetizer, snacky food to share. We will provide drinks.

*RSVP/?s : Amy at levisix@frontier.com

OHOH Fall Social!

Because it is good to be together.... We invite you and your family to join others that have a heart for orphan care of any kind to join us for our fall social.

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010

Time: 5:00pm

Place: Mark and Michelle's home in Washington, IL
. 26625 Liberty Lane

What to bring: A dish to share and lawn chairs. We will be serving hot dogs and have a fire to roast marshmallows. We will be outside.

Any questions or to RSVP : contact Amy at levisix@frontier.com
Please note other dates of interest in the post prior to this one.

Dates to Set Aside!

Here are some dates you will want to put on your calendar!

****This Saturday, June 12 from 5-7 pm. Open Hearts, Open Homes Social. Potluck - bring a dish from your country of interest or a favorite of your family. See post below for details.

****Christian Adoptive Families Picnic - this is a group of adoptive families from Central Illinois Sunday, July 18 at 4:00 pm at Idlewood Park in Morton. More details will be coming - stay tuned!

**** Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit VII - Louisville, KY - May 12-13, 2011

Open Hearts, Open Homes Orphan Ministry
invites your family to join us for a potluck!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

(please note the date change if you received an earlier email)

At: Bethany Baptist Church, 7422 N. Heinz Lane, Edwards
(driving directions available @ bethanycentral.org)

Time: 5-7pm

Please bring: a dish to share that correlates to the country you have an interest in or your favorite dish.

We will provide: Cake to celebrate with the families that have brought children into their homes over the past year!, drinks, and table service.

Please RSVP (or if you have any questions?) to:
Ken and Amy : levisix@verizon.net

December Ministry Social

Open Hearts, Open Homes Ministry is inviting your family

to join us for food and fellowship!

December 12, 2009

5-7pm

Please bring: An appetizer or dessert to share!

Where: Ken and Amy Park's home

RSVP: at levisix@verizon.net and if you need directions

OHOH September Social Reminder

Family and Friends of the Open Hearts, Open Homes Ministry

You are invited
to our

September Social

When: Saturday, September 12, 2009

Time: 5-7pm

Place: JR White Park, Germantown Hills (directions to follow)

We will provide: hamburgers, hotdogs, drinks, place settings.

Please bring: A dish to share - such as a side dish or dessert.

RSVP/?'s - Amy at levisix@verizon.net

Raindate: If we need to make changes due to weather we will contact you ASAP.

Directions to the JR White Park - From Peoria - Take Rte 116 east to Germantown Hills - turn Left onto Woodland Knolls Rd. - take an immediate Right onto Holland Rd. The park is on the corner of Holland Rd. and (the second) McKenzie Rd.

Invitation to our Next Social!

Family and Friends of

Open Hearts Open Homes Ministry

You are invited to our

September Social

When: Saturday, September 12, 2009

Time: 5-7pm

Where: JR White Park, Germantown Hills - directions will follow

We will provide: hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks, and condiments.

Please Bring: A side dish or dessert to share.

RSVP/?'s - Amy at levisix@verizon.net

Raindate: If you RSVP we will contact you if we have to make changes due to weather.

Directions: From Peoria - Take Rte. 116 east to Germantown Hills - turn Left onto Woodland Knolls - immediately turn Right onto Holland Rd. - The park is on the corner of Holland Rd. and (the second) McKenzie Rd.

We'd love for your family to join us as we encourage each other on this journey of orphan care.

Welcome Home Party Spring 2009

Once or twice a year, the Open Hearts Open Homes Orphan Ministry celebrates adoptions that have been completed recently. Today the adoptions represented Vietnam, Guatemala, and the good Ole USA. It is always fun to get together and be reminded of just how much God has done in the lives of orphans and His church. Pastor Daniel lead us in short devotional focusing on trusting God. A reminder to trust God with all the outcomes not just prior to the completion of the adoption but also with our children after they come home. One of the great joys today was looking around the room and seeing how many children have already been brought into our family through fostering and adoption. And to know that even this weekend, three more children came home. Two from Ethiopia and one domestically. Ephesians 3:20"...To him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us."
Here is a link for photos:

OHOH Social