Hello 2026!
It is so hard to believe 2025 is over! A new chapter, new hopes, new dreams, new achievements.
Before we say goodbye to 2025, we want to thank every one of you who supported Open Hearts for Orphans this year. Whether you prayed, gave, partnered, or shared our mission - you helped us make a difference!
This year, my hopes and dreams are big!! My wishes are different. I yearn for challenges that push me beyond my limits, because it’s in those struggles that I find the presence of God.
I wish to feel the fatigue and exhaustion that come from dedicating my life to a meaningful purpose. I embrace fear and the possibility of failure, knowing that true success lies in picking myself up after I fall.
I want to walk alongside those who are hurting and raise my voice for the vulnerable. I wish to feel righteous anger towards the injustices I witness when I look beyond my comfortable existence.
I aspire to live in a way that seems impossible, recognizing that I’m always on the edge of losing my grip, yet trusting that the hand holding me will never let go.
I long to lift my gaze above the confines of materialism and superficial living, desiring instead the wealth that can’t be bought.
I want to cherish each moment, fully aware that I have only one life to live and one death to face. I choose to spend my time and talents wisely, understanding that my soul belongs to my Creator.
By embracing this perspective, I hope to realize that much of what I once valued....
is insignificant.
Mary
