Great news for Love One Inc!! We received our first grant from @Kroger this week! Thank you Kroger for your support!!
#KrogerRocks #loveONE #Blessed #BuildingaBetterCommunityTogether
Happy Father’s Day!
Special shout out to the foster and adoptive dads out there! For those of you who’ve opened your homes and hearts to the fatherless, your legacy is that a child’s future is forever changed. 👪
Posted by Compassion Christian on Thursday, June 18, 2020
Happy Father’s Day!! As a Dad, whether it is the title of Foster, Adoptive, Kinship, Step In, Grandfather, or Mentor Dad, YOU are filling an AMAZING role that God designed to help nurture and mold children. It is needed for growth, for love, and for confidence!! Thank you for doing an Outstanding Job!
For some of our Dads this is their FIRST father’s day—-they have been a Dad in “waiting” mode. For those Dad’s still waiting for your son or daughter to come home, we are waiting and praying with you!! For all of our Dads we pray God’s best for you to lead well, love well, and for HIS protection and guidance always!! #DADDY #FathersDay2020 #loveONE #FosterCARE #Adoption #Blessed
Foster Care Closet
If you aren’t sure what all Love One does, one of the things we try to do well is support Foster and Adoptive families! We have a Foster Care closet at a local storage unit that stores clothes from size (New Born to size 10) for boys and girls. Today, we were able to bless a local family as they prepare for their new daughter. This is a picture of all the blessings they were able to take home. (Love One has been blessed with so much and we LOVE to share!!!)
Love One Families– ask if you need something! We may have it! If we don’t, we can always put a post on Facebook and try to allocate it for you. If you know of a Foster or Adoptive family that needs clothes for a new child, or a child that has outgrown clothes, we are HERE to HELP! If you are a part of the 30’s Club, families that give $30 a month for a year, you help pay for this storage unit and are a BLESSING to so MANY families!! Thank you for your Monthly Support!! Also a big thank you to families who have donated clothes or baby gear for the Foster Closet!
2019 Love One Annual Newsletter
2019 Love One Annual Newsletter
Click on the 2019 Love One Annual Newsletter above to check out some of the highlights from 2019! Thank you to our donors, church partners, volunteers, and our 30’s Club members for making 2019 so remarkable. It was an exciting year and we are thankful and grateful to have surpassed our training goals!
Love One Hosted 2019 DFCS Christmas Party
Love One had the honor of hosting the 2019 DFCS Christmas Party earlier this month. The annual DFCS Christmas party serves children in foster care and their foster families. Children and their foster families were showered with love, gifts, and a fun night out.
Compassion Christian Church, Manna, Love One, The Foster Care Association, and DFCS all worked together to pull off this wonderful event. From live entertainment, to cookie decorating, making ornaments, dinner, and family photos, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
The children were delighted and surprised to see Elsa, Spiderman & even Santa show up to greet them! A special thank you to our live entertainment: Savannah Arts Academy & Expressions of Faith Praise Kids. Savannah Arts Academy put on A Charlie Brown Christmas play, while Expressions of Faith delighted the young children with dancing and some puppeteers. The kids were dancing along and it was beautiful to see the joy on their faces. The evening came to a close with Santaʼs arrival and the elves passing out presents! How sweet it was to see these incredible children and families loved on by so many people from our community.
All of the children walked away with smiles on their faces and arms overflowing with presents. It truly was a special night. Foster families are stronger and healthier when they are loved on and supported well. I canʼt thank our supporters enough for making this event possible. What a privilege it is to help children and foster families feel special and loved at this time of year.
We are so blessed to be a part of a community that cares!
Look At What God Is Doing In Our City
This past weekend Love One hosted it’s annual dinner called Hope and Homes. The event is to raise awareness and to encourage those who are interested in foster care and/or adoption. Many local organizations lined the walls of the auditorium with representatives eager to share with others how they can make an impact. It is always so eye opening to see how many organizations and nonprofits our city has dedicated to loving vulnerable children. I walk away feeling so encouraged and inspired by these amazing people who are so dedicated to loving children in need. Also, it is great to see so many of these organizations working together to meet the needs of children in our community.
Not only are organizations getting involved in foster care and adoption initiatives but many churches from many denominations came together to sponsor the annual Hope & Homes dinner.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself
from being polluted by the world.
James 1:27
What a beautiful picture it was to see so many believers from all parts of Savannah, united in one purpose for the sake of vulnerable children. The host of the night was Lorie Newman, and she said something that struck me: If even one soul is changed from your involvement in foster care or adoption, then that is worth it.
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for ONE of the least of these brothers and sisters of
mine, you did for me.
Matthew 25:40
What can you do to Love One?
Later in the evening, Anna Benton sang so beautifully a song about God sending out an army to rescue the one. She then shared her story that as her foster kids were reunited with their family, though she was and is heartbroken she takes great comfort in the fact that her children left her home knowing that they were loved not only by her and her husband, but also by their creator. Is there any greater gift a child could receive? This is the transforming power of the gospel, and the power of loving one.
The main speakers were TJ and Jenn Menn who wrote a book called Faith To Foster. Their story of fostering (so far) 35 children over the years is both inspiring and challenging. They shared about how unequipped they felt in moments, but how God has met them in unique and special ways all along their journey. As they have chosen to love generously, God has also loved and cared for them generously often through people in their church. They went on to say it is a choice to either love generously or sparingly. Wow, that really caused me to pause and think.
If you are interested in how you can get involved in caring for vulnerable children in your city contact Love One. Thank you to everyone who made this wonderful night possible. May the vulnerable children in our beautiful City of Savannah, know how much they are loved and cared for by God AND by his people.
Hope and Homes For The Fatherless Dinner Sept 21st at 6:30 pm CCC Henderson Campus at the Link
Don’t miss out on this amazing night!
Please see the attached invite for the Hope & Homes Dinner in Savannah for Saturday, 9/21/19. You can use the link below to register for tickets. Tickets have been provided by several local churches as a gift to your foster families. This is an adult only event that will not have child care or activities for children. The dinner focus is “Faith to Foster.
Two continuing education hours will be given to all foster parents, approved by DFCS. Please register by Monday, 9/16/19 if you plan to attend.
New Wheels for an Adoptive Family!!
We are so thankful for people who don’t store up their treasures for heaven, but share them with other families! Because of generous donors, we were able to bless a family with a Van, a full tank of gas, and $100 to go towards oil changes! Your donations always pave the way for Love One to bless others!
Serving the Fatherless Summer 2019
We talk about fostering, adopting and volunteering a lot, but GOING and LOVING on orphans, who may never be adopted across the world, is JUST as important!! So thankful for these Love One volunteers who gave up time, energy, and part of their summer to share Jesus with these precious little ones. They need to hear about HIM too! Mike is an active volunteer with Love One and we are thankful for him and the other Love One volunteers that give up their time to help others!
July Foster Family Pool Party
This year’s Foster Family Pool party in Richmond Hill was a great success! We had loads of fun under the sun while enjoying a cool swim in one of our favorite community pools! It was great to meet and see all of the families at the pool!