My Father’s House International 2009 Annual Report

Our Mission We are a Christ-centered ministry to children and families in crisis which: promotes the ministry of reconcilia-tion, reconciling people to God and families to each other. 2 Corinthians

5:20

provides opportunities for those called to serve. Matthew 25:35-36

partners with other ministries whose goal is to facilitate hope and healing. Jeremiah 33:6

Our 2009 activities

Child care– We raised funds in support of the opera-tions of La Casa de mi Padre, averaging over $28,000 per month. Outreach to families– We contributed to the work with the families of our children through counseling, lan-guage education, and financial support. Mission teams– We sponsored four medical and con-struction mission teams with nearly 100 team members visiting. Community service– We continued to work in the hometowns of the children God has placed at La Casa de

mi Padre.

Honor Roll of Donors Superstars (> $10,000)

Drs. Scott Anderson & Dawn Forbes

Atlanta Christian Foundation

Corn Products, International

Faithbridge United Methodist Church

Dr. Jeff & Donna Forbes

John Forsythe

Joseph & Jan Napoli

Dale & Christy Larson

Anonymous

Dr. Rich & Terry Stewardson

Heroes ($5,000-9,999)

Richard & Enie Bourland

Calvary de Taos

Cave Spring Baptist Church

Latin American Children’s Fund

Dr. Aubrey & Esther Knight

Liberty Baptist Church

Mr. Edward Merry

Richmond Christian Medical and

Dental Association

Stan Smith Events

Doug Twohill

Terry Youngblood

Champions

($1,000-4,999) Henry & Sara Ackermann

Valia Ackermann

Drs. David & Roberta Alligood

Dr. Bill & Cindy Angus

Phillip & Mary Bogert

Frank & Marlene Bresee

Brad & Bonnie Buie

Calvary Full Gospel Church

Douglas & Linda Carr

West Michigan Christian Foundation

Victoria Colaianni

First Evangelical Covenant Church

Joan Craven

Dr. Robert & Elizabeth Cross

David & Carol Dark

Kaye Darone

Dell Corporation

Keith & Debbie Dooley

Dr. Ron & Ann Elswick

Dr. R.K. & Karen Elswick

Dr. John & Karen Feldenzer

Carl & Patricia Fike

Deanna Flora

Jeremy & Carolyn Ford

Fountain of Life Church

Troy & Sharlene Hammond

Drs. Sameh & Suzanne Hanna

Nancy Hoffman

Mr. Johannes Holmer

Stephen & Lisa Holt

Judith Horne

Immanuel Baptist Church

Isaiah 58 Foundation

G. Scott Jonson

Lakewood United Methodist Church

Kevin & Beth Lane

Michael & Kathleen Lautigar

Chad Lewellyn

Bill & Carol Marshall

Patricia Maxin

Anthony & Florence Mediate

Midvale Community Lutheran

Church

James & Sandra Mitchell

Gary Moore

National Christian Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Niebur

Kerry & Nancy Nunn

Edward Via Virginia College of

Osteopathic Medicine

Bruce Overton

Ryan Pederson

Brig. Gen. John Peters

L.H. Pinson

Trilby Powell

Dr. Edward & Debra Read

Ben & Kristin Reid

Richard Ronning

Bob & Phyllis Rouse

Barbara Russ

Adam & Erin Smith

Jeffrey & Gina Speight

Dr. Doug & Loretta Stafford

Starfish Orphan Ministries

Patrick & Gigi Tarleton

Naquida Taylor

Robert & Joyce Tennant

The Refuge

Eric Thiel

Rebecca Thompson

Dr. Jeffrey & Cindy Lou Todd

Dr. Courtney Waldron

Walsh Electric Co.

Dr. Ryan Wetzel

Brad & Emily Wilson

Dreamers

($500-999) Action Automotive

Van Adams

Neil & Vera Atkinson

Jonathan & Danielle Avula

Charles & Linda Bowles

Rebecca Carlson

Darryl Chang

Nancy Charles-Parker

Chestnut Mountain Church

Church of Gartringen

Carl Cockburn

William Coleman

Dr. Scott & Young Crosby

Culpeper Christian Assembly

David & Andrea Davis

Gregory & Elizabeth Garrett

Michelle Guilford

Marvin & Mary Hamilton

Jake & Becky Hjemvick

Charles Honea

Jack & Katherine Ippoliti

Rabon & Beverly Jessup

Beth Keen

Julia Kott

Melissa Lau

Rory and Frances MacGregor

Michael & Caroline McDowell

Steven & Gloria McGriff

Faye Napoli

Pine Forest Baptist Church

Providence United Methodist Church

Kevin & Ruthann Smith

Dr. Rebecca Smith

Beverley Stockton

Stone Mountain Christian Church

Dr. Scott Strelow

Nancy Tardiff

William Thornton

Jennifer Varughese

Jeff & Priscilla Wacaster

Warren & Viola Wang

Richard & Janet Wetzel

Keith White

Jack & Paula Winn

Keith Winn

Donald & Susan Zinger

Daniel Zinser

My Father’s House International– Annual Report

Builders (up to $500)

Gashaw Abebe

Michael & Shirley Agee

Gordon & Stephanie Alexander

Kimberly Alford

Raymond & Patricia Andrews

Virginia Arthur

John Beckwith

Joel Benson

Bethesda Physical Therapy &

Wellness, Inc.

Karen Bolthouse

Daniel & Kathy Brookman

Daniel & Barbara Brown

Bruce & Cindy Burch

Susan & Dirk Burgerhoudt

Cynthia & Michael Burkett

Nancy Burkhardt

Alfred & Rhonda Carlson

George Case

Marisa Casias

Christopher & Janis Champion

Anthony & Susan Christian

Francisco & Tara Chuidian

Alfred Cline

John & Carolyn Cobb

Commonwealth Chapel

Larry Conner

Jean Curtis

Edmund Cussick

Andrew & Lisbeth Daniele

Rachel Dark

Jessica Dearbury

Tom and Ann DeBusk

Richard & Vivikka Deloach

Bonnie DeMotte

Scott & Jodye Dennis

Richard Disalvo

Carl Dobbs

Darlene Drew

Evan & Lindsay Edwards

Gary & Linda Evans

Jeffrey Eichenlaub & Lisa

Olynik-Eichenl

Amanda Elswick

S. Thomas & Linda Emerson

Samuel Faith

Dr. Philip & Vicki Fanara

Donald & Anne Flansburg

B. Lynne Fonner

Frank & Nelda Forbes

Ian Forbes

Kim Ford

Paul & Deborah Forsgren

Christina Foster

Krista Francom

Josephine Franklin

Susan Fried

Annie Gilmer

Bryan & Kayla Glascock

Ernest & Bonnie Guilliams

Jack & Linda Guttman

Arthur & Joyce Hammond

Charles & Alice Harper

Harris Bank Foundation

J.E. Hartman

Adella Heard

Jason Heim

Ariadne Hernandez

Bill Hjemvick

Douglas & Claudia Hjemvick

Robert & Elizabeth Hoey

Lydia Holmer

Sunny Hong

Lem Howard

Lois & Elbert Huddleston

Justin Hughes

Mark Hunek

T. G. Hutchison

Mark & Ashley Iddings

Carl & Michelle Ippoliti

Jean Williams Jacques

Heather Johnson

Lois Johnson

David & Joanne Justis

William & Jane Katerberg

B. R. Kelley

Engle & Julie Kesler

Megan Kesler

Wilbur Klutch

Daniel & Susan Kneip

Joseph Knight

Thomas & Mary Kuieck

Dean & Lori Lapp

Kenneth Layton

Living Water Christian Church

Daniel & Kelly Lowen

Dale Luddeke

John Lund

Cynthia Lutz

Scott & Kimberly Lyon

Dr. Janet Ma

Charles & Betty Maney

Maxwell & Tracy Manyara

Michael & Amy Marney

Morgan McCrocklin

Jeffrey McGill

Matthew McKinney

Ways that you can

serve: Pray for the ministry and the children and staff of La Casa

de mi Padre.

Share the ministry and the story of La Casa de mi Padre with your family, friends, or church.

Support one of our mission-aries, the Powell and Acker-mann families.

Participate in our capital campaign in El Salvador.

Go to El Salvador on a medi-cal or construction team.

Give toward the operational needs or special needs of La

Casa de mi Padre.

To learn about these and

other ways to participate in

our work, contact us at

www.info@mfhinternational.

org or P.O. Box 20673;

Roanoke, VA 24018

Builders (con’t) (up to $500)

Arthur & Jill Mendonsa

Eric & Kristin Milbrandt

Ralph & Pamela Miller

Robert & Jerrie Moffett

William Morton

Dr. Kathryn Mullins

David & Christine Myers

John & Diane Napoli

Raymond Nelson

Nestlerode & Loy, Inc.

Northside Baptist Church

Bradley Nott

Norfolk Southern Retired

Mechanical Dept. Supervisors

Anne Olson

Robert Olson

Matthew Painter

Margaret Palmerlee

S. Parrianen

Troy Perkins

Myrle & Laverna Peterson

John Pineda

Sylvia Plasters

Dr. Clydette Powell

Women of Providence United

Methodist Church

Edward & Sandra Quirouette

John Raczek

William & Lore Read

Jochen Reiser

Lisa Marie Richardson

Robert & Sharon Rose

John & Kay Rowe

Rodolfo Ruiz

Allen Sandridge

Paul and Julie Sanger

John Sattler

Mark Schairbaum

Dr. Kenneth Schemmer

Sharon Schofield

Charlie Sheets

Paul Sherar

Jacelyn Shiring

Allan Shrewsbury

R. Scott & Laurie Sigel

Kathryn Simmons

Lynn & Lawrence Simpkins

Andrew Smulski

Elizabeth Snyder

William & Catherine Sprance

Mark & Elisabeth Sprinkle

Nicole St. John

Mark & Beth Stafford

Gail Sparks

Dr. Paul and Joanne Steindorf

David & Nina Stoy

Karl Stulpnagel

Christy Tennant

Carolyn Terrell

Corinne Thatcher

David & Jeanlynne Thomas

Isa Thompson

Cynthia Tigner

Timothy Titchner

Holly Todd

Katherine Tournell

Ronel Urice

T. P. Vail

Susan Valk

Irene Varney

Sara Lewis Vines

James & Susan Wabeke

Beverly Walsh

Jonathan & Christine Walsh

Melinda Webb

Kathryn & Gregory Weimer

Bob & Susie Welker

Brooks Willet

James Willis

Bob & Debbie Wilson

Allen & Jill Winston

Dale & Ann Wolfer

Rebecca Terrell Wooten

Walter & Kimberly Young

William Zaunick

Robert & Gene Ziemer

The Latest Addition at La Finca In October and November, 2009, thanks to generous donations from Stan Smith Events from Atlanta, Georgia and Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, a soccer field was built on our land (La Finca). On December 5, the president of Stan Smith Events, Gary Neibur, came to El Salva-dor to dedicate the field. The project had been kept a secret from the children, so they were surprised and thrilled to see this beautiful field and couldn’t wait to play their favorite game. In addition to the field, soccer balls, shoes, and jerseys were donated from the Adidas

Company.

2009 Gifts in Honor of:

My Father’s House International– Annual Report

God Answers Prayers by: Kathryn Winn, Director of Family Programs

March 1, 2010, was one of the most joyful, emotional, and downright amazing days of my 6 years in El Salvador. Daniela, 13 years old, was abandoned when she was about 3. She was left with no birth certificate, no names of par-ents, siblings, or other relatives, no record of hospital or general area where she was born…nothing. All we had was her first name. Daniela’s nightly prayer was, “God, please let someone adopt me, or let me find my family.” La Casa de Mi Padre is the only children’s home in El Salvador that works intensively with the bio-logical family members of its chil-dren, constantly working toward complete family restoration in the Lord. We had been able to make contact with the families of all of the

kids, except for Daniela. After more than three years of dead-end searches, I shared my frustrations with the staff. My boss, Gary, en-couraged us to intentionally pray for Daniela as a team. Within two weeks, I be-gan receiving leads from places and people that are too crazy to detail in this letter. Within a month, Patty, our psychologist, and I were able to find Daniela’s great grand-parents, a discovery which quickly led us to a large biological family that had been searching and asking for Daniella for many years. On March 1st, we were able to intro-duce Daniela to her family. The picture below of Daniela and her sister somewhat describes the emo-tions of the day. Quotes of the day by Daniela: “God listens to me.”

“ Now I can say that I have a fam-ily.” “I don’t need to forgive my mom now because I already forgave her a long time ago. She doesn’t know that giving me to La Casa de Mi Padre was a good thing.” “If I saw my mom right now, I would give her a hug.” I am confident that all of this was planned by God. He simply said, “NOW.” Please continue to pray for Daniela’s family as they begin the restoration process.

Dr. Shravan Gaddam Dr. Michael Camardi Dr. Soheir Boshra Andrea Harrelson Kim White Dr. Ralph Whatley Deborah Craig Kathy Wolford Bob and Phyllis Rouse Bob Gardner Mark Dellinger Sam Cox Stephanie Hopkins Teresa Miller Kathy Habeeb Thomas Mann Tobias Riggs Todd Smith Judy Walker Melissa Moslow Colin Forbes Justin Knight Brad, Emily, and Ben Wilson by: Aubrey and Esther Knight

Eddie and Meagan Hasty by: Courtney Waldron

Colin Forbes by: Frank and Nelda Forbes

The Ackermanns by: Philip Bogert

Mildred Hitz by: Rebecca Terrell Wooten

Benjamin Edwin Wilson’s birth by: Jean Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Dale Larson by: Elizabeth Snyder Brad, Emily, and Ben Wilson Justin and Grace Davies by: Bob and Debbie Wilson

Mardi and Darrell Russell W.A. and Patsy Hayward Stephanie Brachman by: Julia Honea

Sydney Smith by: Kevin & RuthAnn Smith

The Read family The Smith family The Johnson family The Larson family The Skube family by: John and Carolyn Cobb

Scott Anderson and Dawn Forbes Jeff, Donna, Colin, Ian, and Erinn Forbes Allen and Jill Winston by: Frank and Nelda Forbes

Gary and Sharon Powell by: Ralph and Pam Miller

Scott Anderson & Dawn Forbes by: Sara Lewis Vines

Ruth Ronning by: Richard Ronning

Kevin Massie by: Richard & Susan Disalvo

Paul Aguilar & Lisa Zampogna by: The McGriff family

My Journey with God By: Gary Powell

2009 began with my father having just passed away and the news that my job at the Hilton Hotel would be ending in February. It was as if the Lord pulled me aside to take a walk with Him; however He wasn’t talking, just walking. My inquisitiveness as to where we were going, how much longer, and how we would be sustained was my constant petition. The Lord was silent, and the more I struggled to hear Him, the less I heard. I was telling Him my plan and not listen-ing for His. It was a wrestling between following my will and submit-ting to His authority. I would no longer be leading, but rather taking direction. The transition from working for a company to that of a minis-try was a real lesson of growing in faith. I had always trusted in a busi-ness for a paycheck, not depending upon others to be God’s hands of provision. This was and still is humbling. I experienced a certain in-

dependence when I worked at the hotel, verses an interdependence that ministry brings about. Now I had to “open up” before others to share my financial situation. It was easy to ask for help for the chil-dren of La Casa de mi Padre but another thing to have to ask for sup-port for my family. This transition also meant that we had to reduce our expenses. We had to let go of material things, to live a simpler life. As we moved into a smaller home, the space forced us to give away furniture, equipment, toys, books, etc. From that experience I learned that material things are not what give us joy; rather it is the relationships/friendships that are the most important things that we possess. Without them, we are truly destitute and poor. Now I under-stand that we must let go of that which distracts us, our independence, and reach out to the only One that gives life meaning. Our identity is found in Him, not in positions, titles, or possessions. When Jesus sent out the twelve it was with the following instructions. Mt. 10:9-10 “Do not take along any gold or silver or

copper in your belts; take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or

sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.” And so in the coming year, I know that God is telling me that I must depend on Him and the help that He sends through others and not try to do everything myself.

2009 Memorial Gifts

Alden S. Anderson, Jr.

Frank & Nelda Forbes Dr. Aubrey & Esther Knight Allen & Jill Winston Dale & Ann Wolfer Bertil Carlson

Myrle & LaVerna Peterson Rev. Clair Hitz

Carolyn Terrell Anne Merry

Linda Carr Dr. Aubrey & Esther Knight Mary Jane Miller

Andrea Davis Ray Powell

Trilby Powell Jack & Linda Guttman Norfolk Southern Retired Mechanical Dept Supervisors Archie Preston

Bruce & Cindy Burch Sylvia Pugh

Carolyn Terrell Jon Read

Gordon & Stephanie Alexander Dr. Bill & Cindy Angus Al & Katy Carlson Anthony & Susan Christian Dr. & Mrs. Francis Chuidian John & Carolyn Cobb Dr. Robert & Elizabeth Cross Evan & Lindsay Edwards Gary & Linda Edwards Christina Foster Krista Francom Dr. & Mrs. Brad Hilaman Carl & Michelle Ippoliti Katherine Ippoliti Dr. Aubrey & Esther Knight Maxwell & Tracy Manyara Nestlerod & Loy, Inc. Brian & Celeste Newcomb Dr. Clydette Powell Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Read Barbara Russ Sharon Schofield Jacelyn Shiring R. Scott & Laurie Sigel Lawrence & Lynn Simpkins Paul & Joanne Steindorf David & Nina Stoy Corinne Thatcher Timothy Titcher Jonathan & Christine Walsh Gregory & Kathryn Weiner

Our 2009 Finances

My Father’s House International– Annual Report

My Father’s House In-

ternational, Inc., is a

non-profit organization

under section 501(c)(3)

of the Internal Revenue

Code.

• Donations totaling $504,612.61 • Three mission trips with participants and mission trip

support totaling $71,788.29

• Capital campaign support totaling $28,025.13

• Support for missionaries totaling $80,616.35

My name is Becky Hjemvick, and my hus-band's name is Jake Hjemvick. We live in Pitts-burgh, Pa, and ran the Pittsburgh marathon for the first time on May 3, 2009. It was great! We decided in January we really were going to do this. That same month, my husband Jake attended a men's breakfast at his parents’ church, where the speaker spoke about how he really wanted to participate in the Iron Man Triathalon to prove to himself that he could do it, but he also wanted to use it as an op-portunity to raise money for a good cause. So, my husband came home and suggested that we use this marathon to raise money for a good cause also. We had both recently been to El Salva-dor on missions trips with our church. We visited La Casa de mi Padre while we were there. We spent time hanging out with the kids and also did work at the orphanage. We both really felt that what was being done for the children at the orphanage was life changing for them. We decided we would

send emails and letters to our friends and family telling them about the orphanage and asking them to sponsor us to help raise money for La Casa de

mi Padre. It was easy for us; all we had to do after that was pray that the letters we sent would have enough of an impact on our friends and family to lead them to want to give to the orphanage...and run. We are so thankful for everyone who donated and hope that even the little amount that we raised can help!

2009 Use of f unds

68%

12%

18%

2%

0%

La Case de mi Padre

Mission Tr ips

Missionar ies

Administ rat ive

Fundraising

Running for the Kids

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P. O. Box 20673

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Email: info@mfhinternational.org

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Board of Directors Aubrey Knight, M.D President Salem, VA Patrick Tarleton Vice President Alexandria, VA Esther Knight Secretary Salem, VA Dawn Forbes, M.D Treasurer Roanoke, VA A. Scott Anderson, III, D.D.S. Roanoke, VA Carol Dark Culpeper, VA David Dark Culpeper, VA Karen Elswick Cumberland, VA R. K. Elswick, Jr., Ph.D. Cumberland, VA Karen Feldenzer Roanoke, VA Carl Fike Oakland, MD

My Father’s House International, Inc.

W. Mac Miller Roanoke, VA Ed Read, M.D. Mineral, VA

Ambassadors Jeff and Donna Forbes Roanoke, VA John Forsythe Boise, Idaho Johannes Holmer Germany Paul Kuhlman Cordova, TN Dale and Christy Larson China Dan and Sonia May Yorba Linda, CA Joseph and Jan Napoli Houston, TX Bob and Phyllis Rouse Roanoke, VA Annette Ryan Atlanta, GA Rich and Terry Stewardson Anaheim Hills, CA