Thursday, November 8, 2012

Hosanna

Hey Guys!!

I want to tell you a little bit about Hosanna :)



Hosanna lives in one of the Children's Covenant Homes that is supported by ICM. These homes provide a loving atmosphere for children that are orphaned and abandoned. Their goal is for Hosanna and all of the other children with in the CCH homes is to "learn" their way out of poverty by enrolling them in private school, teaching them English, and preparing them for college. They live with a pastor and his wife who care for them like their own children.

Hosanna, like the other children, are really lucky to live in an environment like this! However, Hosanna is experiencing a sort of "bump in his path". Hosanna is Leukemia. When I heard this it was strange to me because Leukemia isn't up there on the list of "diseases" you hear of in developing countries. Hosanna has been taken to Hyderabad and put in a hospital there better equipped to handle his cancer. Hosanna is turning ten years old today and we have made it possible for his brothers, the other nine boys in the home, to go and visit him in the hospital. Unfortunately his birthday is also the day that he starts treatment.

Hosanna's chemotherapy is fully covered by the government but any blood transfusions are not covered.  He is in need of 10 days of treatment to put white blood cells in his system as well as red blood cells.  This treatment is $40 per day.  We ask that you also commit to praying for his complete healing.  We would also love to have pictures of everyone donating so we can send them to Hosanna and tell him that there are people praying for him.  If you are interested, could you please email Paige at info@cch-india.com OR you can email me at christinegrace315@gmail.com

Another thing that you could do for Hosanna is make him get well cards!! I will be going to visit Hosanna the weekend after Thanksgiving and I would LOVE to have a handful of get-well cards to take with me to give to him! He can read English so you can write any nice note you'd like, and you can also send your picture and tell him that you are praying for him and hoping for his speedy recovery! These kids don't get a lot of things such as these so anything you do will be special. I can't tell you enough how much they LOVE photos so a photo of you with a note telling him you are praying for him would be absolutely incredible for him.

Thank you for considering donating your time towards Hosanna. 

Love,
Grace  

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