Thank You 2009 Donors!

The Children’s Village at Christian City would like to thank all of the generous donors of 2009. We truly appreciate all of the support, small and large, that has been given to the Children’s Village. This tough economic situation has been difficult on families in the community as well as the Children’s Village, and we would like to thank everyone who donated to Christian City during this difficult time. The kids who live at the children’s village have real needs, and your support helps us help the children. Thank you so much for everything that you do!

Christian City is a not for profit 501-3c organization, all donations and financial support are tax deductible. www.christiancity.org

Please Think of the Children's Village

Please think of the Children’s Village at Christian City this year. The Children’s Village cares for children from situations of abuse, neglect, and where they are simply not wanted. We need your help to care for these children. Please consider making a donation of any amount to the children who live in the cottages at Christian City. You can make a donation online by visiting our website at www.christiancity.org or by calling us at 770-703-2636.

The Children had a Wonderful Christmas

The kids at the Children’s Village had a wonderful Christmas thanks to all of our supporters! Christian City and the Children’s Village would like to thank everyone who donated gifts and financial support for the children during this Christmas season! It made this Christmas special for all of the kids.

Please visit www.christiancity.org to learn more about the children who live in the cottages at the Children’s Village at Christian City.

A Letter from our CEO

“….And she brought forth her first born, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

Dear Friend,

This phrase, “...there was no room for them”, will be repeated every time the Christmas Story is told. It’s just a phrase, but children face this situation every day. When?

It happens every time a “mother” abandons an unwanted child. It happens when babies are dumped in filthy public bathrooms or left in a cheap hotel by a “parent” with no intention of returning. It happens when a “mother” lies unconscious from alcohol or drug abuse and the authorities have come to take the innocent children away.

These are real stories about real children who, by God’s grace, have found their way to the Children’s Village which, for 46 years, has made room for children with no where else to turn. The Children’s Village is not just an “inn”, a place for a night’s shelter from the cold. It is a home, with house parents, and social workers, and helpers of all kind, dedicated to every physical, emotional and spiritual need these poor children have.

All this is made possible by caring people who provide the financial resources required to meet this tremendous need. Thankfully, their generosity will keep The Children’s Village from hanging out a sign saying, “There is no room for you”.

Please help us continue ministering to abused and abandoned children by making a generous donation of any amount to The Children’s Village at Christian City. Your help is critical during these trying economic times. Will you help us? Please?

Have a very merry Christmas,

Bob Crutchfield
President/CEO

The Holiday Season is Here

The holiday season is here and the house parents and children are having fun putting up the Christmas tree and decorating it. The holiday spirit is everywhere and the children are busy making decorations and celebrating this special time of year. The Christmas season brings joy to everyone’s face, and it reminds us that Jesus is the reason for the season.

Please consider sponsoring the children who live in the cottages at Christian City; you can donate online at the Christian City website. If you would like to learn more about the Children's Village at Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.

The Christmas Season is a Time to Celebrate

The Christmas season is here and it is time to celebrate. Our house parents and children are so excited to celebrate this glorious time of year and to remember what is truly important. The children are praising Jesus’ birth during this special time of year; many of our children find a closer relationship with the Lord while they are at Christian City. Our children are able to grow spiritually by going to church, praying, and devotional time. This is a truly special time of year that brings people together to celebrate a miracle.

If you would like to learn more about Christian City or the Children's Village, please visit www.christiancity.org

Good Grades at The Children's Village

The kids are all working hard this semester to get good grades. Last semester, a number of our children made the honor roll. The children are busy working hard and studying for their final projects, presentations, and tests that are coming up within the next few weeks. Christian City is proud of our kids for their hard work and dedication when it comes to school.

If you would like to learn more about The Children's Village at Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org

Use Goodsearch and Goodshop to Help Christian City

The holiday season is here, and everyone is busy getting ready for Christmas. You can help Christian City by simply doing your Christmas shopping online! Use www.goodshop.com for all your online Christmas shopping, and each store will give Christian City a percentage of your purchase when you designate Christian City. Goodshop has hundreds of stores to choose from including Toys R Us.

All you have to do is visit www.goodshop.com and select Christian City, and then select the store that you wish to shop at. You will then be directed to the store’s website. Any purchases you make during your visit at that website will be totaled and Christian City receives a percentage! It is that easy!

Also, be sure to use www.goodsearch.com instead of Google because Goodsearch will give Christian City 1 penny for every search you do when designating Christian City. 1 penny may not seem like a lot, but when all our friends and supporters of Christian City use Goodsearch it can really make a difference! Please consider setting Goodsearch as your homepage and search for Christian City!

If you would like to learn more about Christian City or The Children's Village, please visit www.christiancity.org

Thankful to be at The Children's Village

The children who live at The Children’s Village are here due to abuse, abandonment, or some other unfortunate circumstances. Many children when they arrive are guarded but after unconditional love from their house parents the children really start to feel loved and at home. All of our children are so thankful to live in an atmosphere where they have a safe place to sleep, a place to grow, and a place where they simply feel loved.

If you would like to learn more about The Children's Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Children Painting Chairs

The children had a great time painting the miniature chairs for the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event. All of the miniature chairs were given to everyone who signed up to be a child sponsor for the month of December. The children were very creative with all of the different chairs they painted. Some of the chairs were decorated with sports teams, some with designs, and some with flowers. Everyone in attendance at the event loved the chairs, and loved that the children painted took the time to paint each of them.

If you would like to learn more about Christian City, The Children's Village, or how to sponsor a child, please visit www.christiancity.org

The Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event

On November 30th, the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event was held at the Hollingsworth House in Fayetteville. The event benefited the children who live at The Children’s Village at Christian City. Christian City would like to thank all of the sponsors, hosts, artists, volunteers, and everyone in attendance for supporting this important mission. With your help, the event raised over $40,000 that goes directly to the children who live in the cottages at The Children’s Village.

To learn more about The Children's Village or Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org. If you would like to learn more about The Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event, please visit www.chair-ity-event.org

Meet Terrie Ahneman...A Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event Artist

Terrie Ahneman is one of the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event artists. She painted a beautiful chair with flowers and birds. This chair would be a great addition to any home.

Terrie’s number one source of relaxation is painting, which she loves because she can express her vision as she wishes. Pastels, oils, then on to water colors and acrylic, Terrie works with pastels, oils, water colors, and acrylic, and she enjoys mixing mediums sometime in the same painting. A sketchpad and pencils are always in her bag.

At Marymount College in the Hudson Valley, New York, she took part in a grant which developed the use of art as a therapy. The program was very successful and resulted in programs for the elderly as well as the young. Terrie studied with George Sutherland, a prominent Watercolorist from New England and was very active with the Greenwich Art Society. In addition to gallery shows, she has been involved in the design of greeting cards and wearing apparel.

Come out to the Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event on November 30 from 5:00-7:30pm to view and bid on Vicki’s magnolia chair as well as chairs and works of art created and painted by other local artists. Tickets are $25 and maybe purchased at the door or in advance by calling 770-703-2636. The Chair-ity Event is an annual affair hosted by local business leaders including Congressman and Mrs. Lynn A. Westmoreland. All proceeds will help the children who live at Christian City have a wonderful Christmas.

For more information about this event, please visit the www.chair-ity-event.org. To learn more about The Children’s Village at Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Meet Helena Marette...A Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event Artist

Helena Marette is one of the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event artists. She created a unique rot iron and fabric, heart chair. This unique chair would be a great addition for any living room or bedroom.

Helena Marette is an accomplished fiber & metal artist with a diversified list of achievements. During the 1990s Helena moved to Georgia where she became an avid creator of recycled artwork, Metalsmith, and fiberartist.

In 2004, she was chosen to demonstrate both, her felting and jewelry techniques in the HGTV show “Crafters Coast to Coast”. Episode: HCC2 C-156. Broadcasting this newfound felting medium to a worldwide HGTV audience certainly helped propel the art form to the enormous popularity it currently holds.

Helena's artwork was published in Candie Cooper’s book: Felted Jewelry - released by Lark Books in Spring 2007. Helena participates in dozens of annual festivals and art shows around the Metro Atlanta area. She has also been featured in several magazines and periodicals, and currently exhibits at boutiques and galleries.

Come out to the Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event on November 30 from 5:00-7:30pm to view and bid on Helena’s rot iron and fabric chair as well as chairs and works of art created and painted by other local artists. Tickets are $25 and maybe purchased at the door or in advance by calling 770-703-2636. The Chair-ity Event is an annual affair hosted by local business leaders including Congressman and Mrs. Lynn A. Westmoreland. All proceeds will help the children who live at Christian City have a wonderful Christmas.

For more information about this event, please visit the www.chair-ity-event.org. To learn more about The Children’s Village at Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Meet Vicki Turner...A Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event Artist

Vicki Turner is one of the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event artists. She painted a beautiful magnolia chair. This chair would be perfect for every southern home.

Vicki Turner, an artist that lives in Fayetteville, Georgia has 37 years of experience in Art and Design. Her paintings are displayed in local banks, bookstores and galleries in Georgia and Tennessee. She enjoys painting in oils, acrylics and watercolor. Her paintings are known for her great attention to detail!

In 2008, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland chose Vicki to paint a Christmas tree ornament for the White House’s “State” tree in Washington D.C. Last December Vicki traveled to Washington for the special artist reception hosted by First Lady Laura Bush at the White House. In April 2009, Vicki’s “Blue Ribbon” painting of the oldest Courthouse in the State of Georgia is now featured on the front of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce History Book.

Come out to the Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event on November 30 from 5:00-7:30pm to view and bid on Vicki’s magnolia chair as well as chairs and works of art created and painted by other local artists. Tickets are $25 and maybe purchased at the door or in advance by calling 770-703-2636. The Chair-ity Event is an annual affair hosted by local business leaders including Congressman and Mrs. Lynn A. Westmoreland. All proceeds will help the children who live at Christian City have a wonderful Christmas.

For more information about this event, please visit the www.chair-ity-event.org. To learn more about The Children’s Village at Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Meet Yvonne Ford...A Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event Artist

Yvonne Ford is one of the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event artists. She painted a child Adirondack chair with a painted scene from Horton Hears a Who. The chair would be a wonderful addition for a child’s room or for any Dr. Seuss fans.

Yvonne Ford, a Miami native, graduated from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and has worked steadily as an illustrator, graphic designer, and web designer. Her clients include book cover designs and page illustrations for FC&A Publishing, creating educational materials for Gallopade International, and designing a series of “Christian Critters” cross-stitch pattern books for Color Charts. Her most recent works include illustrating The Adventures of Sara, The Pineapple Cat, and The Peachtree City Night Before Christmas.

Yvonne’s loving family includes her husband, a daughter, two sons, a son-in-law, and Franky the dog. They are all avid campers and are active in their church.

Come out to the Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event on November 30 from 5:00-7:30pm to view and bid on Yvonne’s children chair as well as chairs and works of art created and painted by other local artists. Tickets are $25 and maybe purchased at the door or in advance by calling 770-703-2636. The Chair-ity Event is an annual affair hosted by local business leaders including Congressman and Mrs. Lynn A. Westmoreland. All proceeds will help the children who live at Christian City have a wonderful Christmas.

For more information about this event, please visit the www.chair-ity-event.org. To learn more about The Children’s Village at Christian City, please visit www.christiancity.org.

Sponsorship is Vital to The Children's Village

Our child sponsorship program is an easy way to support the c hildren at The Children's Village. For as little as $30 a month, you can help provide all the basic needs of the boys and girls who coem to live with us. Over 1,000 children have been provided for over the past 45 years thanks to our Child Sponsors! Visit our website at www.christiancity.org to learn more about The Children's Village at Christian City or to sponsor a child online today.

If you would like to help out in another way please consider helping The Children's Village with our Wish List! The Children's Village always needs, paper plates, napkinds, cups, toliet tissue, paper towels, canned fruits, canned vegetables, boxed macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, individually wrapped snacks and drinks, cereal, batteries, personal hygiene items, gift cards to Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, or Publix. Thank you for your support!

Family at The Children's Village

The children at The Children’s Village at Christian City live like your own family—but our family is much larger. Our children still enjoy home cooked meals, family game nights, and devotional time together. There is one main difference between your family and our Children’s Village family; our house parents are taking care of eight children plus their own. Imagine cooking with two ovens because one is too small or using industrial size pots because you have to cook enough food for ten or more people. They do laundry with two washers and dryers because the amount of laundry a week would be overwhelming with only one washer and dryer. Christian City is thankful that we have loving and dedicated house parents that make an impact in our kids’ lives.

If you would like to learn more about The Children’s Village at Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org. Please consider sponsoring a child. You can help make a difference in these kids’ lives, and by giving as little as a dollar a day, you can be the change these kids need in their lives.

Christian CIty's Annual I Golf "Fore" Kids Tournament

Christian City’s Annual I Golf "Fore" Kids Tournament took place on October 19 at Eagles Landing Country Club. The event raised $25,483 for The Children’s Village at Christian City. All of the players enjoyed a great game of golf, delicious food, and live and silent auctions. We would like to thank everyone who came out to play in the tournament especially our corporate and church teams. We would love to see all of the players come out again next year.

If you would like to learn more about Christian City and The Children’s Village, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Fun at Logos Ranch

Saturday, October 17, the kids at The Children’s Village at Christian City enjoyed some outdoor fun at Logos Ranch. The kids enjoyed great teambuilding and developmental activities like rope courses and paint ball. Everyone had a great time and they had the perfect weather for a great afternoon.

If you would like to learn more about The Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org. Please consider sponsoring a child at The Children’s Village. For as little as a dollar a day, you can make a difference in a child’s life. Your sponsorship helps pay for shelter, food, clothing, and education.

The Legacy Theatre Donates Tickets to The Children's Village

The kids at The Children’s Village at Christian City enjoyed a wonderful night at The Legacy Theatre on Friday, October 9. The Legacy Theatre, located in Tyrone, Georgia, graciously donated tickets for our children to see Children’s Letters To God. The play was fantastic, and our children enjoyed going the special event over the weekend. Christian City and The Children’s Village would like to thank The Legacy Theatre for donating tickets to the children!

If you would like to learn more about The Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Providing a Great Education

At The Children’s Village we recognize that education, in addition to a loving Christian home, is one of the most important tools needed for our children to meet and overcome the formidable challenges they have ahead of them. Our partner schools also understand the importance of a strong education, and the social skills required for our children to succeed throughout their lives.

Success has many faces and often can be measured not only by academic achievement but also an increase in self-esteem, mental, and physical health. Success for Ben at The Lighthouse School encompasses all these attributes and is portrayed in many areas of his life. Ben came to Christian City over 7 years ago and has made huge strides in his education, leadership skills, and self-esteem.

He started The Lighthouse Program as a “typical” new student anxious about a new environment, new friends, and new social opportunities. In less than a year, Ben transformed from a shy 10th grader to a leader to all his peers and teachers. He was given the responsibility and title of Safety Monitor by his teacher. He took ownership of this responsibility recognizing that students are encouraged to try their hand at office work, maintenance, and construction. The position of Safety Monitor evolved into supervising maintenance for all the school. Ben is the “go-to” guy for all safety and maintenance and is the first point of contact for al outside vendors. He shines while taking on his leadership roles, and everyone here at the Children’s Village is blessed to witness God’s work in him!

If you would like to learn more about The Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Real Homes, Real Love

Everyone needs a place where they can know without a doubt that they are accepted and loved. A place where there are healthy boundaries borne out of a concern for their welfare, a place where they are cared for and where adults step up and lift the burdens and worries of life off their young shoulders and let them just be kids again. They need a place where the love of Jesus Christ is manifested and made real in every word and touch. That’s the kind of place we strive to be.

For some, coming to us is the revival of a time when life seemed filled with hope. A time before their world had turned into an existence colored only in dingy hues, where the bright cheery light of day seemed to be fading away. Blue skies and bright sunshine had vanished. Others arrive in survival mode, coping with overwhelming challenges of neglect, abuse, and abandonment. They harden their exterior, and project a tough unaffectedness but inside a gnawing emptiness and fear steadily grows. They don’t have the answers for questions they don’t even yet know how to articulate. They stagger under the weight of emotional pain and brokenness that they long to be free of.

This is where The Children’s Village has the opportunity to minister the love of Christ to these children. We can help remove their burden of fear and hurt because we care for them, compelled by our Lord who is in the business of being a tender Father to the hurting, rejected, downtrodden. We support them, encourage them, guide them, and provide their needs. We show them they can trust in adults who will be there for them, who are committed to their success, protection, and their good. We simply treat them like our own. And, in keeping with our motivation, we help them understand that God loves them even more than we, and that His redeeming love can transform and make beautiful things every life.

To learn more about The Children's Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child online, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Everyone Needs Love

Everyone needs love…and everyone needs a good place, a safe place, and a loving place to call home. Many children have never had a home that is a refuge in a life that most of us grew up with a home that is a fortress against life’s storms. Some are battered by neglect, abuse, and fear, and are wearied in a fight never meant to be their own. Here at The Children’s Village, we strive to provide that warm and loving place where they can know without a doubt that they are accepted and loved deeply.

Some children come to us having bounced around in an institutional world never knowing what it means to have someone sincerely care for them, pray for them, and invest time and energy and tenderness into their lives.

If you want to learn more about The Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to become a sponsor, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org

Your Sponsorship Counts!

The Children’s Village at Christian City is a safe haven for abused and abandoned children. Over 100,000 kids in the state of Georgia alone are reported abused each year. The Children’s Village provides the children that come to us with a loving, safe, family environment where they can developmentally grow. The Children’s Village cares for so many children, and we could never provide care to so many without the support of our sponsors. Our sponsors’ financial gifts allow Christian City to be a place of hope for so many children in the state of Georgia. Please continue supporting The Children’s Village, and if you are not already a sponsor please consider being one. You can make a difference in a child’s life for as little as $30 a month.

For more information about The Children’s Village at Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Foster Care...It's A Family Thing!

The Children’s Village at Christian City Foster Care Program assists families with children from birth to age five, by placing their children in Christ-centered community based homes where family role models and an atmosphere of love, discipline, and nurturing are provided.
Foster families are chosen after diligent review and approval process and the completion of IMPACT training which is required and approved by the Georgia Department of Human Resources. Christian City foster care families consist of a husband a wife committed to serving the Lord in a local church body. One spouse must be in home full time to supervise the care and nurturing of the child(ren).

The Forster Care program is committed to loving children and their families, while working towards family reunification. We are always looking for solid Christian foster care families. If you live within 50 miles of Christian City and would like to become a foster parent, please contact the Foster Care coordinator at 770-964-9390.

To learn more about The Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

A Warm & Loving Home Environment

From the moment children arrive at "The Children’s Village at Christian City," they are surrounded by a loving home setting where they can bond together with other children of similar backgrounds and situations. These are homes where they learn to interact both spiritually and socially with peers and loving house parents. They attend the same schools, participate in extra-curricular activities, go to church together, do homework together, and learn to make unique contributions to their family.

For more information about The Children’s Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org. Please join our Christian City cause page on Facebook and join us in spreading the word about Christian City. You can now donate online through Facebook! Help us raise $100 this month!

Christian City's Pancake Breakfast and Autumn Days

Christian City is hosting our annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, November 7, from 8-10 am in the parking lot behind the Welcome Center at Christian City. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance at The Children’s Village or at the event. This will be a fun event for people of all ages! All of the proceeds will support our ministry of providing shelter, food, education, and care to the children who live at The Children’s Village.

After you’ve enjoyed our Pancake Breakfast, make sure you make your way down to Graceland Thrift Store to enjoy our Autumn Days! This is a fantastic event where Graceland Thrift Store has great prices on new and used merchandise including holiday decorations. Don’t miss out on this event that helps pay for the education of the children at The Children’s Village at Christian City.

Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children in a family centered residential setting since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home." For more information about The Children’s Village, please call 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.

Kiwanis Donates $600 to Christian City

The Metro Fayette Kiwanis Club recently donated $600 in September to The Children’s Village at Christian City. Christian City would like to thank the Kiwanis Club for helping support and fulfill the needs of the Children’s Village. The Kiwanis Club gives a donation to Christian City every year, and everyone at The Children’s Village appreciates their support as well as this kind gift.

Christian City has been caring for abandoned and abused children in a family centered residential setting since 1965. Over 1,000 children have called Christian City "home." For more information about The Children’s Village, please call 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.

President/CEO Bob Crutchfield Reveals Strategic Plan for the Future

Union City, GA - ChristianCity’s President/CEO Bob Crutchfield recently addressed a packed Town Hall meeting to reveal plans for expansion and growth. “After years of hard work, the Board of Trustees approved a long range, strategic plan for ChristianCity”, Mr. Crutchfiled stated. He then explained the ambitious plans for campus improvements as well as new services to become available over the next several months. ChristianCity sits on almost 500 acres just south of AtlantaHartsfieldAirport in Union City, and is home to over 1,000 seniors, as well as being a residential program for less fortunate children.

Some Campus Renovations will take place soon, while more expansive infrastructure changes will be possible as the economy improves. There has already been an increase in clinical staffing, new operational policies and procedures, and new technologies. Additional services becoming available in the next couple of months include: home health services, point of sale pharmacy, hospice care, SOURCE, expanded physical/speech/occupational therapy, and renovations of portions of the skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

The major infrastructure plans include: new assisted living and memory support facilities, internal roadways, additional life leasing housing, life and activity center, senior community center, health club and pool, a new ministry to developmentally disabled adults, phase two of The Children’s Village, and much more.

A major part of Mr. Crutchfield’s presentation was devoted to extraordinary efforts being made to ensure and strengthen ChristianCity’s commitment to quality care according to the principles of the Christian faith. “We are here to be loving people who love people in need in the name of Christ. That was our mission in the beginning and remains our mission and calling today”, Crutchfield said.Crutchfield went on to say, “ChristianCity’s committed staff has been providing quality residential, health and social services, and opportunities for spiritual growth since 1965. Our 44 year reputation for excellent care for seniors comes from our passion to radiate the love of Christ. This results in extraordinary care, because it’s not our job—it’s our mission!”

For more information about ChristianCity and their services for seniors, the elderly and infirm as well as their residential programs for abandoned and abused children, please visit http://www.christiancity.org/, or call 770-703-2636

Photo Caption: President/CEO Bob Crutchfield addresses a packed Town Hall Meeting

Christian City Political Forum

Tomorrow, October 8, 2009 at 4 PM, Christian City will host a bi-partisan candidates’ forum for Christian City residents and citizens from the surrounding communities. All candidates for Union City Mayor, Union City council, and State Senate-District 35 as well as the news media have been invited to attend. This will be a moderated forum, where you can hear the candidates address issues on their platforms and of public concern and widespread interest. The forum will take place at Christian City and will be help in the Sparks Inn auditorium. This event is a open to residents of Christian City and surrounding Union CIty areas.

If you want to know more about Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org.

Planned Giving-Your Legacy

A "planned gift" is a way of leaving a legacy of helping children and senior adults in need for many years to come. A "planned gift" can be in the form of cash, stock, real estate, life insurance, a percentage of your estate, or a variety of other ways that can be included in or easily added to your will. Since there are substantial tax advantages in "planned giving," we reccomend that you consult with your financial advisor, accountant, or attorney who can advise you on the method most advantageous to you. If you do not have a qualified professional to assist you, let us know and we would be happy to recommend someone to you. Please consider leaving a legacy that will give hope for a better future to the at-risk children and seniors in need.

P.S. Please let us know if you decide to give in this way so we can be sure to thank you!

If you would like to learn more about Christian City or The Children's Village, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org.

The Children's Village is looking for Loving Christian House Parents

We are seeking a married couple who is interested in a long-term commitment in caring for children ages 5-17 years in a residential setting. Christian City is a faith-based organization and therefore is seeking couples who can accept, model, and promote our core values. All cottages at The Children’s Village attend a locally assigned congregation that is affiliated with the Independent Christian Church.

Both parents must be at least 25 years of age, have experience in working with children or parenting, and hold a high school diploma or GED certificate (although college and professional training is preferred). Both parents must successfully complete a criminal records background check, drug screening, finger-printing, and motor vehicles check. There is a non-smoking requirement as well.

This position is for immediate hire; please send all resumes and questions to Phil Kouns, the Chief Operations Officer at The Children’s Village:
Phil Kouns
philk@christian-city.org
Fax 770-703-2609

To learn more about The Children’s Village or Christian City please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org

Pizza Party at The Children's Village with Atlanta Falcons Football Player Tyson Clabo

Yesterday, September 30, Tyson Clabo from the Atlanta Falcons came to Christian City to have a pizza party with the children at The Children’s Village. Everyone was excited to meet Tyson Clabo, and before the pizza party the children were throwing the football and having a great time outside. After enjoying pizza with Tyson, the children presented him with a football with everyone’s signature at The Children’s Village. We are grateful that Tyson took the time to visit us down at The Children’s Village at Christian City. Thank you Tyson for donating season tickets and Falcons T-shirts to our kids! Go Falcons!

For more information about The Children's Village, Christian City, or to sponsor a child online, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org. You can also raise money for Christian City by using www.goodsearch.com instead of Google, and Goodsearch will donate 1 cent per search to Christian City when you designate Christian City (Union City) as the organization to search for.

Save The Date! Nov. 30 is the 3rd Annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event

The Children’s Village at Christian City and The Hollingsworth House are pleased to announce that the 3rd Annual Chair-ity Event will be held on Monday, November 30, from 5:00-7:30 at The Hollingsworth House in downtown Fayetteville, GA. We would like to invite you to an elegant holiday affair with delicious food and live entertainment. This event will feature live and silent auctions of extraordinary chairs and other works of art donated by local artisans. The tickets are $25 per person

All proceeds from the event will help the children who live at The Children’s Village have a wonderful Christmas. For more information about the Chair-ity Event, please visit the website at http://www.chair-ity-event.org. For more information about The Children’s Village, Christian City, or to sponsor a child online, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org.

Tyson Clabo Scheduled to Come to The Children's Village!

On Wednesday 30, Tyson Clabo, a football player with the Atlanta Falcons, is scheduled to come to The Children’s Village for a pizza party with our boys and girls. Tyson recently donated 200 Falcons tickets and 200 "Tyson Tailgaters" tshirts to The Children's Village at Christian City. The kids will be able to meet Tyson, and they couldn’t be more excited about it! Everyone at The Children’s Village is grateful to Tyson Clabo for taking time during his busy football season to come down to The Children’s Village.

For more information about The Children's Village, Christian City, or how to sponsor a child online, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org/. You can make a difference in a child's life; please consider sponsoring a child today.

Want to Stay in Fashion?

Join The Children’s Village and Lizard Thicket on Sunday, November 1, from 2:00-5:00 pm at Dolce Convention Center in Peachtree City for a fashion show benefiting our boys and girls. You can buy tickets at the door for $25. You will see this year’s fashion trends, and you can even participate in our silent auction and bring home one of our great auction items. Don’t miss out on this great event!

For more information about The Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org. Follow us on Twitter for daily updates on what’s happening at The Children’s Village.

Rain Didn't Stop the Fun for The Children's Village

On Saturday, September 19th, The Excel Logistics Trucking Company hosted a softball tournament benefiting The Children’s Village at Christian City. Although the rain stopped some of the events Excel planned, the children still enjoyed a fun game of touch football in the rain. Christian City would like to thank Excel Logistics for hosting this event! The Children’s Village and our kids really appreciate everything that Excel did to make this a great event!

For more information about The Children’s Village or Christian City, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org, and don’t forget to join our Christian City Cause page on Facebook!

Football Fun at The Children's Village

The children at The Children’s Village enjoyed family time during a cookout with all of the cottages. During the cookout, the kids played fun NFL football games. The children really enjoyed having everyone together enjoying food and each other. This was a great event for them because the kids have all been working so hard during school; it was a fun event to reward them for all their hard work during school.

If you want to learn more about The Children’s Village at Christian City or to sponsor a child, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org/

Prevention Tips Against Swine Flu

With the numerous amounts of swine flu breakouts around the Metropolitan Atlanta area, Christian City and The Children’s Village would like to take some time to give you some tips to help prevent yourself from this flu season. Swine flu is a respiratory disease and has some elements of a virus found in pigs. It spreads quickly since it is a new virus and we are not immune to it.

The best way to protect you from Swine Flu is to practice good hygiene. By not spreading germs and practicing good hygiene you are ultimately slowing down the spread of the virus. Make sure to always carry tissues to cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing then dispose of the tissue after use. Make sure to also sanitize your hands throughout the day with either soap and hot water or sanitizer gel. It is also important to get enough rest to make sure that your immune system is ready to fight any germs. The Children’s Village at Christian City is hoping that you stay healthy and safe during this flu season. If you want to learn more about The Children’s Village, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org.

The Children's Village is One Big Family

At The Children's Village, kids live in cottages with full time Christian house parents. The cottages are a home for these children, just like your family home. The Children's Village family is probably much larger than yours though, with up to eight children per cottage. And, in some cottages, the house parents have their own biological children too. Imagine cooking dinner and doing laundry for your own family; now think about doing those chores with two ovens and two washing machines because the family is twice as big. That's a lot of meals to prepare and a lot of laundry to fold! The house parents truly make an impact on the children at The Children's Village. We salute them for all there hard work and commitment to making each child feel loved. God Bless our house parents!

To learn more about The Children's Village, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org. You can now donate online!

Piano Lessons at The Children's Village

The Children at The Children's Village at Christian City are starting up piano lessons thanks to Ann Edmonson, who not only donated a piano to the Children's Village but also her time to teach the children. Studies have shown that learning how to play a musical instrument improves brain development, teaches discipline, and reduces stress. The kids at The Children's Village are excited for this new opportunity and are even more excited for their weekly lessons!

To learn more about The Children's Village or Christian City, please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org.

The Children are Back to School

As summer comes to an end, children around Georgia are ready for school to start and the kids at The Children’s Village are no exception. On August 10, the kids at The Children’s Village went back to school and are excited to see their school friends and start activities and school sports. The children receive a great Christian education and participate in activities that improve their development physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

The Children’s Village would like to thank everyone who gave their support and donated school items to the children. We would also like to thank everyone for their prayers. Please continue to pray for the children at The Children’s Village. You can now donate to The Children’s Village online. If you would like to learn more about the Children’s Village at Christian City please visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org.

Christian City's Annual Golf Classic

Join Christian City on October 19th for our annual golf classic at Eagle's Landing. Come support our efforts to sponsor the children at The Children's Village at Christian City and enjoy a spectacular day of high level golfing, outstanding food, and the fun you've come to expect at our classic. There will be trophies for winners, prizes and special competitions, and of course, a live auction with some really special items this year.

Date: October 19th, 2009
Location: Eagle's Landing Golf and Country Club, Stockbridge, GA
Registration: 9:30 am
Shotgun Start: 11:00 am
Individual Entry: $125
Four-somes: $450

Registration includes:
18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, refreshments and post tournament grill-out buffet.
Format: Four-Person/Ft. Lauderdale Scramble
This year's Classic will be held at the lovely Eagle's Landing Country Club

For information about Christian City, the Children's Village at Christian City, or sponsoring a child, please visit www.christiancity.org

Hope for the Children

“In their eyes I truly see a cry for hope. That’s the one thing that I have seen missing and yearned for in the life of nearly every single child and their families. Can you imagine getting up every day and not having any idea what’s going to happen in your life that day? Not to know if you have any hope for any people who care about you, hope for a future, hope for some success in your life, hope that you’re not going to be abused or abandoned. Can you imagine living every day like that? You’ve got to be committed to bringing people hope, to ministering to them. You’ve got to. I can’t think of any better way to sum it up."
-Phil Kouns, COO, The Children's Village

Child Sponsorship Program

Christian City has a new focus on fundraising through their Child Sponsorship Program, where you can become a child sponsor for as little as $30 a month. This is an easy way to support The Children’s Village and is very simply done with a check, debit or credit card. This is quickly becoming the “bread and butter” of their fundraising efforts and is helping to bring in new donors who may not be able to give a “major” gift all at once. It helps them to plan strategically when they can count on regular monthly gifts. If you are able to give less than “a buck a day” on a monthly basis, would you please consider this option?

According to Heidi Becker, Christian City’s Director of Marketing and Development, the greatest need is for operational support. “The ongoing expense of caring for numerous children is astronomical in today’s economy. Each month we get a little further behind as donations dwindle and our costs go up. Meeting our day to day expenses of gas, electricity, food, transportation and other basics is a struggle. Over the years, the Fayette County community has been very generous to the children who live in our cottages. Many have become child sponsors over the past year which is a huge help!”

Heidi says, “ Each child has their own story. Each come from such unbelievably sad circumstances. They did not choose to be here. But, God has chosen Christian City to care for them..and in the past, our Fayette County friends have chosen to sacrificially help. Our prayer is that in these lean times, they will continue to help us so that we can continue to serve these kids in the best way possible.”

For more information on The Children’s Village at Christian City access www.christiancity.org or call 770-703-2636.

Education at The Children's Village

Quality education is top priority at the Children’s Village. As appropriate, the children attend SACS accredited Christian Schools where they are given the best education Christian City can afford. Tutors are hired for special needs children. A recent donation from Coweta-Fayette EMC purchased new computers and software for homework needs. Ballet lessons, baseball uniforms, summer camps are all provide for with donations from the community. Proceeds from Graceland Thrift Store help with some costs but it is not nearly enough to cover all the expenses.

To learn more about the children at The Children's Village or how to help out at Christian City, visit our website at www.christiancity.org

The Cottages at The Children's Village

The original cottages built back in the 1960’s needed to be updated and replaced so after years of planning and fundraising, a new Children’s Village was built and opened in August of 2008. With a steady flow of new child residents, the cottages are always bustling with activity. KaBoom! a nonprofit organization, and 150 volunteers built a playground for the kids. The goal is to build “Polly’s Garden” a quite place for reflection, honoring major contributors and children past and present. The garden will have vegetables, fruit and nut trees, pergolas and a “Bricks For Kids” walkway. A swimming pool, baseball field and other recreational facilities are still in the “dreaming” stages and will come as funding provides.

To learn more about the Children's Village at Christian City, visit our website at www.christiancity.org

Sarah's Story

Sarah’s father was in prison and her mother was unable to care for her. She was raised at Christian City and now is attending Goizueta School of Business at Emory with the hopes of being a lawyer. Sarah shared, “If it weren’t for Christian City, I don’t know where I would be. I came to Christian City at the end of my 6th grade…I was twelve. I had been living in an emergency shelter, I remember it all very well. I was very mean and I felt like everything bad that had happened in my life was all my fault. My house parents treated me as their own child from the first time we ever met. Even if I was hard to get along with, they still loved me. We had a great life and were very connected as a family. My house parents encouraged me in my school work and in extra activities. When I was struggling academically, they hired a tutor. They were always there to help me with my homework, and then later to help me apply for a good college. I am where I am today, because of the positive influence of my house parents and of Christian City.”

To learn more about The Children's Village at Christian City, please visit our website at www.christiancity.org

A Look Into The Children's Village...

The Children’s Village cares for children both by private placement and from the Department of Family and Children Services. With a focus on family, education and healing, Christian City is known and respected throughout the State of Georgia for providing a program of excellence. They minister to those who are dealing with life crisis, such as the death of a parent, divorce, or sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. The program’s family environment allows children from every background to have access to a traditional family unit and support systems to help mend their wounded spirits. For many, The Children’s Village will be the only home some children ever know.

The children live in cottages with full time house parents functioning as one big family including daily chores, homework, regular church attendance and traditional sit down meals. Dedicated house parents are an important component of why the Children’s Village has so many successes in turning broken-spirited, angry or sad children, into productive, successful, good hearted kids. Many of these children grow up to become happy, healthy adults who live in Fayette County serving the community as firefighters, school teachers, air line employees or in the legal field.

The Children's Village at Christian City, Mending Spirits, Healing Hearts

I bet you would be shocked to know that every second in the United States, a child is abused. And, that annually, there are over 100,000 abuse cases reported in Georgia alone. Many more children need a safe place to live, free from the threat of abuse in the night, or abandonment in the morning. In 1962, some dedicated Fayette County residents came together with other like minded members of Southwest Christian Church to build such a place, and called it Christian City.

The Children’s Village at Christian City has for the past 44 years, been “home” to over 1,000 abandoned, abused, and neglected children! Christian City is a nonprofit, nondenominational organization that provides these special children a safe haven in a loving, family centered, residential setting. They also provide foster care placement in well qualified homes in the community.

To learn more about Christian City and The Children's Village visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org

Christian City is now on GoodSearch!

With the economy suffering, money has become an issue with families all over the United States including our family at Christian City. We rely on the support of our generous sponsors and donors to keep up the daily operations at Christian City. With GoodSearch you can now give back to Christian City by simply using the internet. GoodSearch is a search engine powered by Yahoo that gives one cent for every search the user does under a designated charity. All you have to do is designate the charity as Christian City in Union City and start searching, it’s that easy! You can also use GoodShop while you shop online at participating online stores to raise money for Christian City. GoodShop, a section of GoodSearch, will give the designated charity a percentage of the purchased amount at participating online stores. If 100 people used GoodSearch only twice a day for a year, then Christian City would receive $730! So what are you waiting for? Go to http://www.goodsearch.com and start raising money today for Christian City!

To learn more about Christian City, visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org

Publix Super Markets And Customers Raise More Than $331,000 During Holiday Fundraiser To Benefit 34 Regional Charities

Union City, GA—Publix Super Markets Atlanta Division raised $331,834 during the annual Food For All holiday season fundraiser that appeared in stores from November 16 to December 27, 2008. The six-week Food For All campaign gave customers the opportunity to make a $1, $3 or $5 contribution by simply selecting a coupon and having the cashier scan it. The donation appeared on the register receipt. Thirty-four regional charities were presented with checks during the month of May, including a $ 3,135.65 check to The Children’s Village at Christian City to support the abandoned, neglected and abused children who live in the cottages on their campus. Since 1995, Publix Atlanta Division has raised more than $2,348,000 for local charities through the holiday season Food For All program.

“Thanks to the generosity of our customers, more than three dozen regional and local food banks, food pantries and other non-profit agencies will benefit. The Food For All fundraising campaign is a simple and effective way for our associates and customers to give back to their communities,” says Brenda Reid, Manager of Media and Community Relations, Publix Super Markets, Atlanta Division. Located in Union City, Christian City has been caring for less fortunate children in a residential setting since 1965. More than 1,000 children have called Christian City “home” and have benefited from loving, Christian staff and houseparents. For more information on The Children’s Village and on how you can make a donation, volunteer, or become a child sponsor please call 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.

Thank You To Our Child Sponsors!

The child sponsorship program at the Children’s Village at Christian City is one of our most important and yet simple avenues of supporting the ministry to children placed into our safe keeping. It is because of the generosity and concern of our child sponsors that our 43 year old children’s program continues to be successful. These child sponsorships help us to provide a safe haven for children needing out of home placement, as well as nutritious meals, educational opportunities, and Christian house parents directing the spiritual growth of each child.Our children come to us for many reasons and most often they are not related to anything under the control of the child. Children are admitted into our program regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, or their family’s ability to help pay for their care. Our ministry to children, God’s children, thanks those of you who have been faithfully committed to be a financial supporter as a child sponsor. Your generosity enables us to make a positive difference in the lives of our children! If you are not currently enrolled in this ministry and would like to be a financial child sponsor, or a child mentor, please contact Lauren Kosiba at The Children’s Village at Christian City 770-964-3309 or email her: lauren@christian-city.org.

To learn more about the Children's Village at Christian City visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org

Learning To Do Unto Others...

Train up a child in the way he should go ... and when he is old he will not depart from it. —Proverbs 22:6

These wonderful words of encouragement in parenting from God’s Word are part of the impetus for the development of The Children’s Village ‘servanthood project’ for our children. In a day and time when children often receive more than they need, we want our children at The Children’s Village to not only be appreciative and respectful of their gifts and care they receive, but to also experience the blessing of reaching out to others. This is a type of “pay it forward” experience for each and every one of them.

We are taking this Bible verse seriously, and we have challenged our house parents in each cottage at The Village to identify a “servanthood project” for their cottage children to be completed no less than once every other month. The area of their service project is determined by the cottage family.

This project has turned into a wonderful opportunity for our children at The Village. They have not only embraced the idea, but it has now expanded into a monthly event for several of our cottages. We are seeing blessings both given and received through their efforts. One of our girls cottages adopted one of our Senior residents on campus and assisted with clean up around the inside and outside of the home.

Recently, several of the boys and their relief house parent volunteered at the FISH HOUSE. The FISH HOUSE is a ministry of Jesus’ Place in Atlanta, serving as a home for men who have been through a drug rehabilitation program, and have committed themselves to remain in the program for 6 months.

The boys from The Children’s Village helped prepare and pack lunch bags for 2 hours to help feed men, women and young people who live on the streets of Atlanta, homeless and hungry. The Director at the FISH HOUSE told house parent Mike Cater that our young men saved them approximately 8 hours of work, preparing just under 500 meals.

We are trusting God that He will use these servant-hood projects in our effort to “train up a child in the way he should go”, so that it will help instill in the hearts and minds of our children that it is indeed more “blessed to give than to receive”. It is our prayer that this might encourage our children to live a life of gratitude and service to others in HIS name, so that “when they are old they will not depart from it”.

Shopping or Donating Goods at Graceland Helps Children

We have all heard the expression “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure” when folks are discussing their “finds” at yard sales, consignment shops, and thrift stores. Some even say that “Things are better the second time around”. Well, we think you will find “treasures” and “bargains galore” and be a blessing to the children in our care.

Perhaps one of the best “treasures” that you may not be aware of, is that the net proceeds from the sales at Graceland Thrift Store are used to help cover the educational costs of our children at The Children’s Village. Many of the children here come to us with educational, and emotional deprivation. They sometimes have experienced developmental and educational difficulties that require specialized educational settings and assistance to complete their basic education plan.
Graceland Thrift Store is open for donations Monday through Saturday from 9:00am-3:00pm, and for your shopping convenience Tues, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9:30am-2:00pm. For more information about Graceland Thrift Store visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org or call Marlond Fyffe, Graceland Director at 770-969-9957. Come find your treasure!

Sponsorship Helps Bring Hope

Abuse takes many forms but it always casts a shadow deep into the soul of the child struggling to make sense of it. Children coming to the Children’s Village at Christian City are too often familiar with the gnawing pain of abandonment, neglect, verbal, emotional, physical or sexual abuse — and the fear and hopelessness that usually tags along. Rare is the child who can remain strong in the face of such challenges. Some lose heart, wondering if God is good, if He really loves them, or if adults can be trusted…or if the sun will ever shine again. Some become downtrodden and defeated, others may lash out.

Because of your kindness as a sponsor, our compassionate houseparents at the Children’s Village can put their arms around these kids and welcome them into a safe, and loving home. They begin opening the windows to their world, letting the light of Christ’s love stream in. They speak kindly to them, give them hugs, worry over them, help them with their homework, and provide food, clothing, and guidance. They pray with them, and tell them that God loves them...and that they love them.

These precious ones who have sometimes experienced more pain in their short lives than many of us will know in a lifetime, can begin to lift their heads to the light of hope, provision, trust and a new day. Child Sponsors make it possible for the Children’s Village to effect meaningful change to their future, to impact them in ways that will last a lifetime.

Your sponsorship funds bring needy children the things every parent wants to provide their own child. Safety, security, trust, love, guidance and instruction and the boundaries children need to feel safe and protected. For over 45 years, this ministry has received hurting children through it’s doors and embraced the privilege of parenting them as any Godly parent would their own. The changed lives that have resulted and continue to happen are a testament to God’s grace and the generosity of you who stand with these children, through your sacrificial giving. Please help us continue!

Visit our website at http://www.christiancity.org to learn more about our mission.

Real Love, Bringing Hope & Change

Our children benefit deeply from the loving investment of dedicated houseparents. They couldn't do what they do without YOUR investment.
God empowers our house parents to work through Him in every interaction they have with the children in their home. Through Him, houseparents provide the love and a solid foundation our children need for success. This success is portrayed daily in spiritual and social victories, educational achievements, and reunification of families.

Imagine a snapshot of children as they experience the joy and excitement of baptism. Or, the furrowed brow of a child contemplating the best way to give back to his community. Imagine a giddy young girl asking her houseparent to her school’s father-daughter dance. Or, the triumphant shout as a young lady opens a long-awaited envelope from a great college to discover she’s been accepted into the freshman class. These “Kodak moments” are not uncommon at The Children’s Village. We are fortunate to experience these life-changing events one child at a time.

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Congressman Lynn Westmoreland sends "Chair-ity" Event Letter

“I want to thank everyone (attending the “Chair-ity” event) for their support of Christian City, which provides an incredible ministry.”

Christian City’s leaders are dear friends who have given their lives to serving the Lord by serving others. My previous experiences with Christian City charities have left me humbled by the great work they are doing.The work at Christian City has touched my family deeply. My wife Joan’s niece and nephew lived there briefly. Joan’s mother and my uncle used the hospice facility and my grandfather lived in the Christian City nursing home. For me personally, I spent many happy evenings on the Christian City softball fields (now the site of a new building) and currently I’m proud to serve on the advisory committee. Joan and I renew our commitment to Christian City each Christmas by acting as Santa for two children living there.

As Christians, we are called to help “the least of these.” Christian City does much more than provide for the physical needs of our society’s most precious and vulnerable assets, our children; it also gives life lessons, love, guidance and Christian mentoring.

The Bible tells us that in God’s Kingdom the first shall be last and the last shall be first. With your attendance and support tonight, you are putting the last first. You are making a positive difference in a child’s life. May God bless each of you and may He continue to bless Christian City.”- Lynn Westmoreland, US Congressman, 3rd District of Georgia
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Simon's Story

Simon (not his real name) came to Christian City in dire straits.

He was wheelchair bound because of a progressive disease that causes bones to become thin and brittle. There was a chance that if he tried to walk, his legs wouldn’t support him and break, but if he didn’t start walking again soon, he would have lost the ability permanently. So it was terrifying to Simon to try to walk on his own.

Ever since coming to Christian City, the houseparents have encouraged him to try standing on his own while holding onto something like a counter or table, and then try using a walker inside instead of the wheelchair. The encouragement progressed and now he is able to move around freely without his wheelchair or a walker. He’s enjoyed playing outside with the other kids and has even danced for the first time at some of the Christmas parties.

Simon still has a way to go with strengthening his body, but he has made tremendous progress! This past month he even went with his housedad on a Christian retreat in Tennessee. Every day there was heavy walking involved and even the housedad said his calves were burning after one day of walking. But Simon never complained and he kept up with everyone, walking the entire time. He’s no longer afraid of crowds and he’s just as proud of his progress as all of the houseparents and staff at Christian City.

Way to Go Simon!

There are so many ways you can help our children…Please consider becoming a child sponsor. Your $30 a month will help provide a safe and loving home, food, clothing, medical care, educational needs and all the necessities of life to a deserving child. Won’t you please be a blessing to a child today?

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Thank You, Fire-fighters for Christ!

The Macon-Bibb County Fire Fighters For Christ traveled to Christian City bringing equipment and expertise for our Open House and Pancake Breakfast November 1st. We're so grateful for their help and SACRIFICE arriving at 4:30 am on a very cold morning to set up and flip pancakes to feed 500!

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Civitans Raise Over $28,000 At Statewide Golf Tournament For Christian City

The Line Creek Civitans and the Fayette County Civitan Clubs joined hands to host a statewide golf tournament which raised over $28,000 for Christian City. The money will be used to support our new initiative for residential housing on our campus for the developmentally disabled. Thank you Civitans! Pictured are President/CEO Bob Crutchfield and COO of The Children’s Village Phil Kouns accepting the check.

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Taking Wii to the Next Level!

Christian City Seniors Have A "Wii" Bit Of Fun In The Name Of Physical Therapy

Who knew that the hottest pastime for teens would also become the hottest trend among seniors? After all, what could these two groups possibly have in common? The answer can be found in household living rooms and senior facilities across America, most recently at Christian City… the Wii video game by Nintendo.

The Wii game that enthralls millions of teens has proved remarkably effective in improving the lives of some seniors as well. It is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

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The Gift of Gas...Fuel Prices are hurting us too!

Economic hardship is hitting us all, especially at the pumps. At the Children's Village, the high price of gas is making it more and more difficult for our house parents to fill up their tanks in order to take our children where they need to be. Whether it is school, a doctor's appointment, basketball, music, dance, a part time job, or other activities, our house parents are on the road constantly transporting our children. Won't you please help out by mailing in a gift or gift card to be used to help meet this vital, necessary need? No amount is too small and each donation is tax deductible. Thank you and may God Bless you for your generous spirit in these uncertain times.

-Phil Kouns

COO, The Children's Village

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Children's Wish List

Here are some items that we are always in need of at the Children's Village:

-Paper plates, napkins, cups

-Toilet tissue and paper towels

-Canned fruits, vegetables

-Boxed macaroni and cheese

-Peanut butter

-Individually wrapped snacks and drinks

-Cereal

-Batteries

-Personal Hygiene items

-Gift cards to Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, or Publix

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Help them Dream & Help them Soar!

Spring has arrived with storms and sunshine much like the life experiences of many of the children placed with us at The Children’s Village. Our children have often withstood the storms of abuse, neglect, and difficult home situations that most of us have never experienced. But now, they bask in the sunshine of love, security, and safety provided by Christian house parents and the programs of The Children’s Village.

The proverbial statement “It takes a village to raise a child” seems appropriate in describing our need for your partnership in the support of The Children’s Village. It takes all of us to provide the necessary funds and efforts that are needed to continue this successful ministry to help “raise a child” and most importantly, to raise children in a Christian environment.

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Invest in What Matters

Nowadays, investing can be complex, complicated, risky, and sometimes even scary. But it doesn't have to be! Especially when you are investing in providing a better life for a child. The Children’s Village offers an “investment” choice that, in a very real sense, is ironclad safe — the lives of abused and abandoned children! It’s an investment that can last literally forever. Stocks have struggled, the housing market has been reaching for the bottom, but providing for a child in need is an investment that yields immediate, long-term, and eternal dividends!

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Out Of The Shadows Into The Light Of Hope

Sponsorship Helps Bring Hope

Abuse takes many forms but it always casts a shadow deep into the soul of the child struggling to make sense of it. Children coming to the Children’s Village at Christian City are too often familiar with the gnawing pain of abandonment, neglect, verbal, emotional, physical or sexual abuse — and the fear and hopelessness that usually tags along. Rare is the child who can remain strong in the face of such challenges. Some lose heart, wondering if God is good, if He really loves them, or if adults can be trusted.. . or if the sun will ever shine again. Some become downtrodden and defeated, others may lash out.

Because of your kindness as a sponsor, our compassionate houseparents at the Children’s Village can put their arms around these kids and welcome them into a safe, and loving home. They begin opening the windows to their world, letting the light of Christ’s love stream in. They speak kindly to them, give them hugs, worry over them, help them with their homework, and provide food, clothing, and guidance. They pray with them, and tell them that God loves them...and that they love them.

These precious ones who have sometimes experienced more pain in their short lives than many of us will know in a lifetime, can begin to lift their heads to the light of hope, provision, trust and a new day. Child Sponsors make it possible for the Children’s Village to effect meaningful change to their future, to impact them in ways that will last a lifetime.

Your sponsorship funds bring needy children the things every parent wants to provide their own child. Safety, security, trust, love, guidance and instruction and the boundaries children need to feel safe and protected.

For over 45 years, this ministry has received hurting children through it’s doors and embraced the privilege of parenting them as any Godly parent would their own. The changed lives that have resulted and continue to happen are a testament to God’s grace and the generosity of you who stand with these children, through your sacrificial giving. Please help us continue!

To learn more about how to sponsor a child at The Children's Village please visit www.christiancity.org