Monday, June 21, 2010

Video from this Weekend


This video includes a song called "You can have mine" which was written in response to earthquake in Haiti. The pictures that you see were taken when we took our trip to Haiti to see the orphanage that we were going to sponsor.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

How to Get Involved


Church at the Bay is sponsoring an orphanage in Haiti. We will do it by individual sponsorships, linking a CATB person or family with a Haitian orphan. We have about 60 children we need to sponsor. The cost will be $41 a month. When you sponsor a child it will provide for food, clothing and schooling for your child. There is also a local church in Haiti (lead pastor, Joseph) that provides a community of believers to encourage the children as well. We are sponsoring the children through an organization called The Global Orphan Project - http://theglobalorphanproject.org.

The need is huge and God has led us to Haiti. We have been looking and praying for a while to find the right place. This sponsorship will also allow us to take trips in to serve and meet our orphans. James, the brother of Jesus, makes the case for what real faith looks like:

James 1:27
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress…

You can start a child sponsorship in one of three ways:

  • ACH- this is an automatic bank draft much like your house payment or maybe your car insurance. This can be adjusted at any time. You can download a ACH form HERE. Payments will begin July 10th.
  • Give a check for the full amount of $492 for the entire year
  • Use your credit card to set up a monthly donation on our website www.churchatthebay.com under “Online Giving”.

We will be signing up for Child Sponsorships on June 20th (Father’s Day). In order to sign up on June 20th to sponsor a child, you must bring either a completed ACH form with a voided check, a check for $492 for the entire year, or a printed confirmation of your first online giving payment.

If you have any questions:

EMAIL: hmayer@churchatthebay.com
PHONE: 813-579-3978

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Children of the Orphanage Singing

These are some of the children from one of The Global Orphan Project's orphanages in Haiti. If you listen till about 1 minute in they will start to sing in English, pretty amazing.