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Robin’s Nest Children’s Home
Salter's Hill, John's Hall
Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Matching
Fund Drive Continues for Jake’s House
Funds are still needed to finish Jake’s House. Every
dollar that you donate will be matched! We need to
finish Jake's House to provide an apartment in the
basement for the O'Dell family and temporary housing
upstairs for the Wiley family (our assistant directors
coming in August). The O'Dell family is separated now
until this is complete. Angie and the children are in
Iowa while Joel runs the Nest. Please help us to
reunite them! We have about 1/2 of the money needed.
We need to raise another $15,000 to get all the matching
funds.
Do you want to join this effort to finish Jake’s House?
Please fill out the
Gifting Form
here on the website or make a credit card donation
using the "Donate Now" link to the left. It will ask if
your donation is for something special and just
fill in “Jake’s.”
If God has blessed you, please consider passing that
blessing on. For further information, email Rob Stadler
at
stadlerrw@gmail.com
or Paula Merkouris at
salem@alliancecom.net.
Read below about Jake’s Benefit for Jake’s House.
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JAKE’S BENEFIT A SUCCESS
We are most grateful to everyone that attended or had a part
in the benefit for Jake on June 3. Prayers were answered
and it was a successful event. The weather was great, the
golfers had a good time and we had so many at the banquet we
had to set up extra seats. Whether you attended, provided
an item for the silent auction or raffle, purchased a raffle
ticket or prayed for us; we are most grateful. We are
amazed to see new people come each year and appreciate those
who have been with us for the past 5 years since Jake’s
passing and keep us going. We have now raised $51,000 for
Jake’s House over the past 4 years. Once the matching
funds are matched, we will be able to complete our dream.
When we visited “Jake’s House” for the first time in
February this year, our hearts were overwhelmed by the many
emotions that flooded our hearts. The grief was heavy –I
was so sad. The only reason we were there, at that moment in
time, was because our son wasn’t. I knew he would have loved
that moment and I missed him so much. I quickly realized –
we were only there, because of him. He was a part of the
moment! I then knew that God was filling my heart and soul
with feelings of joy and love. I wanted to shout from the
mountain top – Thank You God!!!! Thank you for giving us our
wonderful son, Jacob. Thank you for giving him a servant’s
heart!! Thank you for leading us to this place at this
time!! Thank you for helping us to continue on with Jacob’s
Jamaican Journey!!
When Jacob passed away in 2005, at the young age of 23, we
were in shock. Our family was changed forever. Little did we
know – how God would begin to work and the impact Jacob’s
life would have on so many. We have our annual benefit to
celebrate Jake’s life and raise the funds needed to make
“Jake’s House” a reality, completely done. That is our
dream for 2010.
We invite you to join us in our journey – your prayers and
support make a difference! We hope that you will send in a
donation this summer towards the finishing of the house so
that the entire house can be used to help these orphaned
children of Jamaica and minister unto the “least of these.”
I am sure that when the house is totally completed, Jacob
will be the first to dance for joy!!!
In Christ, Cindy Anderson (Jacob’s mom)
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE OPPORTUNITIES PAGE FOR OTHER WAYS
YOU CAN HELP.
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Jake at Robin's Nest
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Mission
Statement:
We pray that Robin's Nest will provide a nurturing,
loving, safe, Christ-centered
atmosphere in which all children will grow
at their own speed -- physically, mentally,
and spiritually -- so they
may develop their own individual gifts, talents and abilities
and become
the person who God intended.
FEEL FREE TO USE
OUR
Gifting Form WHEN GIVING!
"When you did it to one of the least
of these my brothers and sisters,
you were doing it to me.”
-Matthew 25:40 (New Living Translation) |
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Prayer Requests for the Nest
We are so grateful to many of you who have been praying for the
young man at the Nest with stage IV Rhabdomyosarcoma (cancer in the
muscle and connective tissue that has spread). On Wednesday, July
20, we got word from the doctors that it may only be days left for
him. The next morning he slept away peacefully into the arms of
Jesus. It was a shock to the Nest and all acquainted with him but we
are so grateful that he is no longer suffering but is totally healed
and with Jesus.
God bless his memory and may God bring peace to the Nest and to all
who mourn. A memorial service will be held at the Nest on Sunday,
August 1. We are grateful to Michelle, our directors, the staff and
the many, many teams who forever left a positive influence on his
life.
Revelation 21:3-4: "And God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are
passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make
all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true
and faithful.”
We continue to ask you to lift up our other young handicapped lady
who is dying that she will go home to be with the Lord very soon as
well. She has suffered so much and is just wasting away. Pray for
all the children at the Nest as they go through this difficult time
of grief.
Pray for the O'Dell family as they are reunited July 26. Pray the
apartment will be done very soon so they can move in. Pray also for
the Wiley family as they go through missionary training in early
August. We continue to pray that the matching fund drive will
succeed in order to finish Jake's House.
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SPONSOR A CHILD
FROM THE "NEST"
In 2006, we began a new program, “Sponsor a child.” We are
so grateful to the many of you who have
faithfully given to this
program which helps us to provide board and room for our children.
For only 50 cents a day or $20 a month, you can help the children of
Robin’s Nest.
If you desire to be a part of this program or
want more information,
please fill in the area concerning it on the
gift form (click
here for the sponsor form).
You are free to choose any of the children listed on the
Children's Page.
We are so grateful to have Cindy Anderson now handling the sponsor a child program,
so please contact
her at
canderson12@marykay.com.
Please note: We would like to do this program
primarily by e-mail
and automatic deduction.
However, if you are unable to do this,
please do not hesitate to sign up.
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Would you like to make
a donation to
Robin's Nest?
All money is wired
directly to Jamaica.
Please send to: Robin's Nest U.S. Office;
P. O. #122;
Lake Elmo, MN
55042
(Robin's Nest is a 501(c)(3)
organization,
and all gifts are tax deductible to the full
extent
allowed by law.)
For more
information on Robin's Nest,
you may email:
k.killian@att.net
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Visit the
Children's
Page
to see photos of
the beautiful children
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Statement of
Faith
1. We believe the Bible to be the divinely inspired, infallible and
authoritative Word of God.
II Timothy 3:16-17
2. We believe that there is only one God, manifested in the
Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
II Cor. 13:14
3. We believe in the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ, in His
virgin birth and sinless life. He died on the cross for our sins,
rose again, ascended back to heaven, and will return again in power
and glory. Jesus Christ is the only way to God and eternal life.
John 3:16
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Robin's Nest U.S.
Board of Directors
| Michelle Robinette |
Founder |
| Joel & Angie O'Dell |
Executive
Directors |
| Matt & Joyel Wiley |
Assistant Directors |
| Mike Rygh |
President |
| Brian Brynell |
Vice Pres/Shipping Director |
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Richard
Diehl |
Treasurer |
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Marguerite Defore |
Secretary |
| Kim
Ellenbecker |
Trip Coordinator |
Members-at-Large:
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| Paula
Merkouris |
Kris Killian |
| Jody Rieck |
Wayne
Anderson |
| Robbie Pryor |
Rob Stadler |
| Gary Maas |
Kevin Graham |
| Chad Holtz |
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Robin's Nest US offices:
P.O. #122;
Lake Elmo, MN 55042-0122
E-mail:
K.Killian@att.net
If you would like more information on Robin's Nest
or would like to send
a donation (all money is wired directly to Jamaica via our bank here)
please contact Kris Killian at the
Robin's Nest U.S. office:
P.O. #122, Lake Elmo, MN 55042-0122
(Robin's Nest is a 501(c)(3)
organization,
and all gifts are tax deductible to the full
extent
allowed by law.)
If you have been to the Nest and have a trip report
for us or pictures
to share, please contact our website/ newsletter coordinator, Paula Merkouris, at
salem@alliancecom.net. |
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