Update by Pastor Ted Lawler, Executive Director, Breath of Heaven Childrens Ministries
One thing that impresses me about our children is their feelings of gratitude for the care and provision you, the sponsors, have given them. On my last visit, I was given a letter by one young man who had come to us through the Bible Gospel Church of Africa. Lazarus was fifteen years old when the church found him, was suffering from tuberculosis and had never been to
school. He is a double orphan, meaning both parents are deceased.

For the past four years we have been providing food, medical care and education for him. He is now free of TB and is in the ninth grade. He desires to be a preacher someday. I include his letter here and trust it blesses you as much as it has me.

Letter from Lazarus
Dear Brethren in our Lord Jesus Christ,
We thank the God of heaven, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for choosing all of you to take care of us. We had lost our hope, trust in God and we thought that God did not care for us.

Although we were losing our hope and trust in Him, know that through you, the children of God, our hope and trust is built once again on the rock, Jesus, where no one can move us.

May God the Creator of heaven and earth bless all of you and your families in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray also for your children. May Almighty God guide them in their entire lives. We pray this in the power of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

May the peace of the living God of Israel remain with you. We thank God for all you have taught us and for your care and support. May God bless all of you.

Lazarus