Say Hey To Our New Blogger!

Happy Friday!! What are your plans for the weekend? I'm going to catch up on some reading and that's about it.
I'm very excited to introduce our newest contributor on our blog. Paula Sloan will start writing next week and I'm so happy to have her on board.  Read a little more about her and her family...

Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, Paula had a burden for orphans very early in life. She knew that her future family would include adopted children. Michael and Paula met in college and got married in 2002. Living in Memphis, the Sloan family now has two awesome biological boys (Robert, 9 and Andrew, 7), and a precious daughter adopted from South Korea (Zoe, 3, adopted at 14 months).

Since taking the leap of faith to bring Zoe home, they have had a part in uniting 27 children with their forever families. God has called the Sloan family to another adventure. Through a crazy, BIG, God miracle, the Sloans are hosting a Latvian (Eastern Europe) boy with New Horizons for Children this summer and working his adoption at the same time! Viktors is almost 12 years old. He will be joining the Sloans in Memphis for five weeks this summer, and home forever shortly after that.

Paula is a former early childhood teacher and former children’s ministry leader. Paula has been blessed as a stay at home mom since 2008. Homeschooling their children, Paula’s days are primarily spent pouring over math workbooks, teaching phonics, and shuttling children to their various activities.

Paula spends time looking at photo-listings, praying over their orphaned faces, and advocating for them to find their forever families. Paula believes that EVERY child deserves to live in the love of a family and she’s determined to help as many children as possible to have just that!

Paula is thrilled to be a new contributor here on the Give1 Save1 Asia page. If you’d like to follow their family blog, hop on over to http://www.supersloans.com .

These are their children! Viktors, on the right, will join their family this year.






I'm very excited to have Paula on board with us! Spread the word about Give1Save1Asia (and all of our other pages!) to your friends. We're all on Facebook and we're always looking for new families to feature.  Check back next week for our newest family to support!

Hosting

Hi there! I hope you're having a good week! Did you come by to donate to the Saylors?  Well, go right ahead!

Have you ever thought about hosting?  Your family could host a child or sibling group from Latvia or the Ukraine for the summer, in your home.   (You can host during Christmas time, too.) You would give them the opportunity to experience life in a real family, in the U.S.   They can learn English, have fun with your family, try new foods, make memories....   The children in the hosting programs are usually available for adoption, but agreeing to host does not mean that you will be able to adopt them.  (Believe me, there's a lot more paperwork involved! Being approved to host is relatively easy.)  So, take a look at New Horizons For Children and see the children available for hosting.  You could give one (or more) of these children a wonderful family experience; this means a lot to children who may have never experienced a positive family relationship.  Think about it--pray about it!

Loving a child who needs it is a big deal.  You can be involved in caring for these children even if you aren't able to adopt them.    The hosting program is always in need of donations for their program, too.  It subsidizes the host family's fees. -- You can also keep up with them on their Facebook page.

Have a great week! Thanks for stopping in:)
                                                  

How You Can Help

Thank you for visiting our page today! If you haven't donated to the Ohler family, go right ahead! Use the big donate button on the side and it will go straight to them. Thanks!!  Have you visited their blog yet? Take a look.  There are some reallllly cute pictures on there!  Remember, the Ohler family also has cookbooks and tees on their blog.  Buy one for a Christmas gift.  (or for yourself!)  Have you shared their story?   Just share this link on your own Facebook or Twitter.  They appreciate the support. 

So, you want to help children who need a home, but you can't adopt? Have you ever thought about hosting a child for the holidays? What does it mean to host?  It means you invite a child into your home for a few weeks. You are able to share love with that child, give them a glimpse into a positive family and share God's love with them.  A lot of these children have never seen how a family should operate.  You could change that.  New Horizons For Children, Inc.  has a hosting program.  You can learn more about the program and find answers to your questions there. 

Congratulations to Katie for winning the tee shirt from our Facebook giveaway! Thanks, Katie--hope you love it!