River of Joy International, LP was founded by 3 families in
    Manassas, VA.   It grew out of a desire to reach our community,
    our state, our country and our world with the Love of Jesus Christ.
    Our mission is to help the orphans, widows and foreigners.

    River of Joy - Crimea ~ Ukraine

    River of Joy’s vision is for family-based care for homeless and
    orphaned children in a village community of foster families - with
    homes, a church, school rooms, a working farm, vegetable
    gardens, and various assorted types of workshops. A community
    in which the resident adults are foster parents and teachers, the
    children from orphanages and temporary shelters.
    The main emphases of the community is the children's physical
    and psychological well-being and their education, being taught life
    skills as well as academic subjects. The long term goal - creating
    a network of communities across the Crimea that take orphan
    children out of the institutions, to give them a family, an education
    and a real chance in life.
    River of Joy continues to work to help make a difference in the
    lives of people.  Each and every person affected by these
    economical and social conditions has reason to hope because
    great advances are being made.

<<< Click Here to go to the River of Joy - Crimea Site
    (verses in NLT unless otherwise specified)

    God is their Father

    Psalm 68:5-6a “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets
    the lonely in families…” (NIV)

    Ephesians 1:3-5 “How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with
    every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ. Long ago, even before he
    made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. His
    unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through
    Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.”

    God is their Defender

    Psalm 10:14, 17-18 “But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish
    them. The helpless put their trust in you. You are the defender of orphans LORD, you know the hopes
    of the helpless. Surely you will listen to their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the
    orphans and the oppressed, so people can no longer terrify them.”

    Proverbs 23:10-11  “Don't steal the land of defenseless orphans by moving the ancient boundary
    markers, for their Redeemer is strong. He himself will bring their charges against you.”

    God's Call to Believers to Care for the Orphan, Widow and Foreigner

    Deuteronomy 10:17-19 “For the LORD your God is God of gods
    and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
    He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and
    clothing. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. And you
    are to love those who are aliens for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt." (NIV)

    Isaiah 1:16-17 “Wash yourselves and be clean! Let me no longer see your evil deeds. Give up your
    wicked ways. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the
    rights of widows.”

    James 1:27 “Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for
    orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.”


Board Members:
Vernon Martin, Pres.
Annette Longhi, Vice Pres.
Mike Longhi, Treasurer
Judy Martin, Sec.
Tony Alger, Member
Marilyn Alger, Member
David Hallowell, Member
Vacancy, You!
The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the
fatherless and the widow.  Psalm 146:9a
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