Desperate For Love
The True Story of the Faith, Hope, and Love Kids Ranch
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When I first came to the Philippines in 1984, it amazed me to see how the Filipinos survived from day to day, living the way they do. Children would sleep in cardboard boxes or out on the sidewalks. Whole families would live under bridges because they had no place else to go. Some days families would have nothing at all to eat.
It broke my heart to see people living in such dire situations, but the street children especially captured my heart. It was that desire to help the children—the ones who could not help themselves—that inspired my husband and me to open our hearts and our home to children who would otherwise end up on the street. My husband and I feel that God has called us to minister to these unwanted children. We have worked hard to make the Faith, Hope, and Love Kids Ranch a bright light of hope to the unwanted children of the Philippines.
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About the Book
There is a global epidemic of children who have been abandoned, abused, and neglected. When there is no one to care what happens to them, these children usually end up on the streets. All it takes is one person whose heart is totally submitted to serving God to influence the lives of unwanted children, a surrounding neighborhood, and even a nation. Only God’s love can make such a radical change in one heart and ultimately transform the lives of so many others.
As a young teenager, Lorraine Lamar cried out to God and sought Him with all her heart; what began as a cry for help turned into a lifelong ministry. When Lorraine responded to God’s call, He rewarded her with her ultimate dream: to serve in ministry rescuing Filipino children. She and her husband, Celing, and their three children now minister to abandoned, abused, neglected, and orphaned Filipino children at their Faith, Hope, and Love Kids’ Ranch in the Philippines. The kids’ ranch has become a symbol of unconditional love and a model for Christian orphanages everywhere. Their lives have become perfect examples of lifestyle evangelism in Christian service, as they love, train, and care for unwanted Filipino children, challenging the kids and visitors alike to be a blessing, rather than a burden, to society.
About the Author
Diana Fogel has worked with children for over forty years, first in child care, then in Sunday school classes, and finally in the Awana program. She currently teaches sewing classes for teenage, homeschooled girls. She lives with her husband in the mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico.