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Home from Speaking Tour in Australia

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David, Christy, & I were excited to return home on Sunday, but we had an amazing time in Australia!

Our Speaking Tour could not have gone better! Our friends, the Vidler’s, arranged a very full schedule for us and as a result hundreds of people heard about the orphans in China and God’s heart for them.

We spoke on the radio, at churches (sometimes 5 or 6 a day!), small groups, special teas and dinners, a large fundraiser dinner, and were featured in the newspaper. And the people there were very receptive to our message; many of them wanted to get involved after hearing about the orphans in China!

One women, Sarah-Jayne, collected items for our fundraiser dinner told us that being involved with Bring Me Hope had changed her life forever! We hope to see more people like Sarah-Jayne moved to help the orphans in China.

Thanks for all your prayers and support!

All for His glory,

Kristen (for the team)

Christy speaking at a school.

Sam Vidler sharing his family’s story of moving to China.

David speaking at a morning brunch and our Fundraiser Dinner.

Children’s Performance at Camp

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I was sorting through some photos from our ’07 summer camp when I came across this short movie clip that a volunteer took of some of the children performing for us.

They all looked adorable up on stage, and the lyrics from the song they sang were very touching, and spoke about being changed by other’s love.

But my favorite part was when the crowd erupted in applause at the end of their song. Like parents at their child’s recital, we were all so proud of these precious children that we had grown to deeply love in one-week’s time. And I’m so glad that the kids had that experience of a room full of people swelling with pride and love for them…

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Lake Arrowhead Retreat!

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We just got back from Lake Arrowhead, CA for Bring Me Hope’s second annual retreat! It was so refreshing to pull away for a long weekend, and we made many fun memories (like during the group gymnastics routine competition).






Everybody also had a great time with old and new friends, and were blessed to be in the word of God. Thanks for all who came out, and also for those who kept us in prayer!~The BMH team

November Newsletter

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Hi Bring Me Hope Friends,

I’m so excited to send you this email! We have been working for 3 years to prepare for the Beijing Olympics. Last month I flew to Texas to meet with the directors of the USA Olympians Association. We have many Olympic athletes who want to get involved in our summer camps, so I can’t wait to see what God does for the orphans in Beijing, 2008!

NBC recently covered our story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqfnzEHsi-A

Thank you for helping to make this possible!

Good times,

David Bolt

More BMH News…

The Bring Me Hope team recently finished a very successful speaking tour in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. During that time, we spoke at small groups, Bible studies, house parties, and a church service. Our goal was to reach people about the needs of Chinese orphans and offer ways for them to get involved. The week ended with a benefit show which featured the band “Unspoken” and ventriloquist Jim Adams. It was wonderful to spend time with old friends and meet new friends during our time on the east coast. A big thanks to everyone who made the tour possible!

And if you’d like to keep up with the Bring Me Hope staff, check out our personal blogs:


Anna – http://annaupdates.com/

Christy – http://christybolt.blogspot.com/

David – http://lifeonaraft.blogspot.com/

Kristen- http://kristensjourney07.blogspot.com/

Nate – http://natesroad.blogspot.com/

Wishing you the beginning of a wonderful Christmas season,

~The Bring Me Hope team.