Adoption Grant Applications Available
The Foundation for Hope and Grace is pleased to announce that our adoption grant applications are now available. If you are in the process of adopting and would like to apply for a $1000 grant please contact us and we will send you an application. Application deadlines are January 15th, April 15th, July 15th and October 15th.Contact us:billteresalegere@gmail.com207-312-0339

Words of Wisdom...
St. Benedict tells me to run to Christ. If I stop for a moment and consider what is being asked of me here, and what is involved in the act of running, I think of how when I run I place first one foot and then the other on the ground, that I let go of my balance for a second and then immediately recover it again. It is risky, this matter of running. By daring to lose my balance I keep it. - Esther de Waal, from her book Living with Contradiction: An Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality

words of wisdom...
We declare how we value God as much by our actions, by the way we treat other people, by the manner in which we do our work, as by anything we say. If my actions are wrong or wrongly motivated prayer cannot make them right. If however, despite my failures and inconsistencies, I do on the whole want to put God above all things then prayer will help to purify my motives and clarify my judgment. - Christopher Bryant, from his book The River Within

What an interesti...
What an interesting day.  I awoke in Ecuador after a very restful night sleep and had a great breakfast.  We went to mapisinge and spent the morning at the church where the outreach program is being held.  It was great to go back and see some amazing people.  I was reminded why I was so comfortable supporting this program. There is a passion here to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a real and active manner.  What an encouragement to be with them.  Pastor Darios is the pastor of the church where the outreach program is held.  He never graduated from high school.  He recalled growing up in this area as a child who ended up living on the str

Runny noses...
Recently Bill has written a lot about changing the focus of Foundation for Hope and Grace to a more action oriented organization.  One of the questions that we frequently get is,  "What can I do to help?".   I am pondering this question right now as I sit in the Miami International Airport getting ready to head to Guayaquil, Ecuador.  We have the awesome opportunity to be able to partner with Foundation Restoration in launching an after school program for vulnerable kids.