ORPHAN MINISTRY FOUNDER SUZANNE FASKE TO SPEAK AT ROTARY

  

Suzanne Faske, one of the founders and a current board member of Here I Am Orphan Ministries, will address the Rotary Club of Washington County during its noon meeting Thursday. The public is invited to attend the event at Cannery Kitchen, 314 East Alamo Street in Brenham.  Event attendees who desire to eat lunch should check-in at the Rotary table just inside the dining hall.  Cost for the buffet lunch is $10.00.

Here I am Orphan Ministries was founded by Suzanne and her husband, Jay. The nonprofit ministry is dedicated to reaching out to orphaned children domestically and abroad. It cares for orphans through prayer, missions, education, advocacy, and adoption awareness.

Suzanne and Jay are also the parents of three birth children, Jacob, Joshua and Gabriella, and have adopted 21 children, Elizabeth, Rebekah, Andrew, Naomi, Abigail, Phoebe, Julia, Samuel, Hannah, Sarah, Nathaniel, Tabitha, Lydia, Joseph, Rachel, Olivia, Miriam Grace, Joy, Jonah, Sophia and Caleb. Their adopted children are from India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Ethiopia and the United States. The Faskes live in Burton and are members of Brenham’s First Baptist Church.

The Faskes first considered adoption after watching a documentary on orphanages in China. It was then that the Lord spoke to their hearts and both realized they had a desire to adopt. From that point on, adoption became a part of their lives. It is the Faskes’ desire that every child know the love of a family and their Heavenly Father.

In 2002, after much prayer and discussion with Paul Pennington of Hope for Orphans, the Faskes accepted the challenge to start an orphan ministry in their current church and community. They began with forming Forever Families, an adoption support group. After the 2003 Kazakhstan summer program, the Faskes felt led to start a more comprehensive orphan ministry that served children through missions, adoption advocacy, and orphan care. It was then that Here I Am Orphan Ministries was established.

For more information, visit www.orphanministries.com.