The House of Joshua

An artists impression of the planned House of Joshua building being built at Canitoan

House of Joshua under construction
September 2011

This boy has lived rough on the streets since the age of 7. He is now 12 years old.

This is our latest and most ambitious project so far. In association with our partner organisation, The Lifenet Children's Foundation, a charitable trust based in the Philippines, we are in the process of building a residential home for up to 30 orphaned and abandoned children.

The House of Joshua will be a "family" unit, a proper home, and not just an institution; a place where children can grow and develop in a loving and supportive community; a place where every child is valued and respected regardless of their abilities.

A plot of land has been bought, plans drawn up and, after many delays, construction work started in March 2011. As at December 2011 work is progressing well on the second storey of the building. You can follow progress on the Lifenet Blog. There are lots of other things to do too, including obtaining the necessary licences and permissions to accomodate the children and to find staff to run the home. These things are all being attended to right now.

We estimate the total cost to get the centre up and running to be in the region of £60,000 but that is no problem to the God who "owns the cattle on a thousand hills". We know that He will meet our every need and we look forward expectantly to see how this will be fulfilled. Over £45000 has been raised already (including funds donated directly to Lifenet). Obviously there will be on-going running costs too - like feeding the children, electricity bills and so on.

You can help us every day just by changing your internet search engine "Easy Search" is a super-search engine drawing it's results from Yahoo, MSN Live Search, Meriva and many other search engines so it gives a performance comparable to any others but the difference is we get almost a penny for every search you make. "10 clicks will buy us a brick" But we need more than a few clicks on a search engine. We needs some serious donations to make this happen as quickly as possible.

If you wish to make a donation you can do so safely on line by clicking here - this will take you to our Paypal page. You don't need a Paypal account,- just a credit or debit card.

If you would like to sponsor this project on a monthly basis please click here for UK Bank Standing Order Mandate Form

For more details you can visit Lifenet's website here.
URGENT JANUARY 2012- the need to finish the House is now very pressing. On 17th December Typhoon 'Washi' hit Cagayan De Oro City and about 1000 children were orphaned by terrible flash floods in the city centre. These orphans need a home now. We need about £12,000 to finish the building. Can you help? Please click on the DONATE button above.

The Conroy Rendon Charitable Trust, 40 Scarlin Road Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk, IP33 2HX. U.K. registered charity no 1114903. Tel 01284 703339.

Nobody knows this child's name or where he came from. He does not speak and can barely walk. He was found abandoned in the market place. Currently he is housed in the local jail as there is nowhere else for him to go. We want to give him a proper home.

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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you
invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
Matthew 25:35-36

There are lots of things you can do to help but the most important thing you can do is PRAY because unless the Lord builds the house the builders labour in vain.

"Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you". Jeremiah 29:12

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