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BetterForKids.org

This photo was taken by Todd at a group meal in Zeway, Ethiopia. Click here for the video!

Find out more about Better For Kids at www.betterforkids.org

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We currently have a Mercy Ministry program in an area called Ezbet El Nakhl in Egypt.  Our Mercy Minister visits these families weekly and shares the gospel with them, prays with them and also gives them food or other items that their family needs such as clothing or school supplies for the kids. 

Read more @ betterforkids.org

BetterForKids.org - Celebrate!

"June 1st was a joy filled day at EGSS & Better For Kids orphanage!  We wanted to give the kids a day full of fun, friends and food.   We invited local families to join us as we watched fun performers, danced and sang.  The kids also got to enjoy a nice, hot meal.  Here’s a photo from our Orphan Celebration!  The kids and families had blast!"


Visit www.betterforkids.org!

betterforkids.org - Caring for Cairo

Egypt: Evangelical Good Samaritan Society & Better For Kids Orphanage (est. 1992)


Our orphanage in Egypt is right outside of Cairo in Mokattam, Egypt. It is currently a loving home to 42 children. Because adoption is not legal in Egypt, there are more than 1 million children living on the streets who’s parents have died or cannot care for them. Through our orphanage and Mercy Ministry program, our goal is to reach these children and provide basic needs such as food, shelter and medical attention as well as demonstrate God’s unconditional love to them. View photos here!


Visit betterforkids.org.

betterforkids.org - Embracing Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Hanna’s Orphan Home (HOH) (est. 2010)

Our orphanage in Ethiopia is home to 20 orphans from the local village of Zeway.  Hanna Teshome is the director of the home and cares for the children along with house mothers.  These children once slept on floors with no blankets,  received only 1 meal a day, and had no one to care for them.  They now have beds, clothes on their bodies, and enjoy 3 meals a day!  They attend school and receive love and compassion from Hanna and the house mothers.  The change in these children since coming to the orphanage is remarkable!  The evidence is in the photos.  Check out the photo gallery of our Ethiopia Orphans to see these beautiful faces.

www.betterforkids.org

Better In Action Team - May Recap

PureFUN! is deeply passionate about "making things better for others by giving ourselves away." We have created the "Better In Action" initiative to act on our passions. Here is a recap of how we made things better for others by giving ourselves away during the month of May.

A Day of Hope 2011 - The vision of A Day of Hope 2011 outreach is to promote unity among churches, ministries and non-profit organizations by serving together for the purpose of regenerating* our community.

TACA Georgia Family Picnic - Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating, empowering and sup- porting families affected by autism. For families who have just received the autism diagnosis, TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from the autism diagnosis to effective treatments. TACA helps to strengthen the autism community by connecting families and the professionals who can help them, allowing them to share stories and information to help improve the quality of life for people with autism.

Cox Cottage - Helping provide a safe and supportive living environment for struggling girls.

Refugee Sewing Society - The Refugee Sewing Society serves refugee women who have fled genocide by providing an atmosphere for healing, an opportunity to express creativity, a means for building self-esteem, and a source of income.

Metro Merge - Metro Merge is a non-profit vision working to strengthen for-profit business in our under-resourced neighborhood.

FCS Urban Ministries

Our mission is to create healthy places in the city where families flourish and God’s shalom is present.


FCS (focus community strategies) is a collective of visionaries and social entrepreneurs, transforming distressed urban neighborhoods through Christian community development.


fcsministries.org 

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EGSS Orphanage and Daycare
Cairo, Egypt
www.betterforkids.org

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Hanna's Orphan Home
Zeway, Ethiopia
www.betterforkids.org

Message from the Orphanage in Cairo

Please continue to pray for Egypt and its people.

Pray for wisdom for all those who are in authority.

Pray for the families who lost their loved ones in the violence, and those who are injured.

Pray that the spirit of fanaticism and extremism would not penetrate our society.

Pray that the flame which came out the Churches while burning may become the spirit’s fire to surround and protect Christians in Egypt. “And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within.” Zechariah 2:5

Pray for our churches, so that we can fix our eyes on God who is in control.

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Meet Nancy Tharwat Shawky.  

She is visited weekly by our Mercy Ministers in Egypt.

Nancy and her family get physical and spiritual support with the help of Better For Kids.

Refugee Sewing Society

This is a photo taken at a recent visit to the Refugee Sewing Society. The women from the Advanced Sewing group are standing in front of a blanket PureFUN! employees gave them.

Read more about how the Refugee Sewing Society impacts the lives of refugee women here.

Mercy Ministry

Meet Rania! She is one of our Mercy Ministry children in Egypt. She's in 1st grade and she loves to collect coins & play puzzles. One day she wants to own a clothes shop! Meet the rest of our Mercy Ministry kids here.

The purpose of Mercy Ministry is to reach outside the walls of our orphanage and impact other vulnerable children in nearby villages with the gospel. We financially and spiritually support local churches, believers and ministers who help these children and their families.

Through this program we can provide clothing, food, medical attention, Bibles and school supplies to children outside the orphanage who need them most. Along the way, these Mercy Ministers are able to demonstrate God’s love in tangible ways that bring these children and their families hope.

Click here to find out more.

Operation Soldier Support

In the article, Dacula Group Reaches Out to Soldiers, one of PureFUN!'s very own, Sandie Crawford, focuses on her mission. The mission is called Operation Solider Support.


Operation Soldier Support is based out of Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church in Dacula and is in its fifth year of existence. The group’s objective is to send care packages to military members overseas, provide support and assistance to service members’ families, and to help out veteran's organizations back in the States.


At first, the group focused on the one church member who had been sent overseas, but, as the group grew, Crawford and the other members decided the cause was an important one to the community and they continued seeking out other soldiers to support.


In the Article, Sandie states that back home in America, people tend to forget about the soldiers who are risking their lives away from their families. Operation Soldier Support helps support soldiers and their families back home.


To get involved with Operation Soldier Support, visit Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church’s website at www.hmumc.org.


Click here to read the entire article. 

Noah's Ark sponsored by PureFUN!

Check out PureFUN!'s bed in the Annual Family Promise Bed Race! Family Promise is a nonprofit organization committed to helping low income families achieve lasting independence. Click here for more information on Family Promise.  

Better in Action! - April Review

During the month of April the PureFUN! Better in Action team packed food for starving children, raised money for homeless and refugees, raced a bed for Family Promise, cared for special needs kids, and so much more!

• Many PureFUN! employees and their families volunteered for the organization "Feed My Starving Children." They packed meals that will be sent to countries with high childhood hunger rates all over the world. Click here for more information about "Feed My Starving Children."
• Amy helped staff the Family Promise Day Center! Family Promise is a nonprofit organization committed to helping low income families achieve lasting independence. Click here for more information on Family Promise.  
• Many PureFUN! employees and their families raced a bed for the annual Family Promise Bed Race. Family Promise is a nonprofit organization committed to helping low income families achieve lasting independence. Click here for more information on Family Promise.  
• Teresa helped coordinate a Community Outreach block party and Relay for Life fundraiser cookout!
• PureFUN! hosted a Bake Sale and Cook Out fundraiser for the families of the Refugee Sewing Society. The Refugee Sewing Society serves refugee women who have fled genocide by providing an atmosphere for healing, an opportunity to express creativity, a means for building self-esteem, and a source of income. Click here for more information.
• Many PureFUN! employees and their families volunteered for Respite Care at a local church serving special needs children. 

What a wonderful month!