Project One Forty Three

Most everyone reading this is familiar with how our world was rocked over the past year through our adoption of Aleks. If you have followed our story you also know that Aleks Tuttle is the result of our good friends Chris and Jamie Crutchley being faithful to Gods leading and hosting Aleks during Christmas of 2008. Through this journey Chris has launched Project One Forty Three which has become his mission in life.

Please take a few minutes to visit www.ProjectOneFortyThree.com

Around the world, there are an overwhelming 143 million children in orphanages and foster care waiting for the love of a forever family. Amazingly, this is more than the population of Russia. It is a staggering number and an issue that few people realize, or could even begin to comprehend.  Most of these children have never had loving parents with which to share a warm embrace, a game of catch or even a family vacation.  Most importantly, these children never realize the feeling of belonging and self worth that come with being part of a nurturing family.

Unfortunately, many of the children are older than six years old, and with each passing year, they are less likely to be adopted. Thus, they will eventually “age out” of the system and never experience the life giving, life changing love that family provides.

It is our belief that there are millions of families around the world who would welcome these children into their homes if given the opportunity to meet and spend time with them.  Further limiting the opportunities for older orphans, many families are not able to pursue adoption because of financial limitations or lack of know how.

Together we can change that!

Project One Forty Three endeavors to show you how ONE person, ONE idea, ONE donation, etc., can create CHAIN REACTIONS that ultimately saves the life of a child.

Having experienced firsthand the awesome power of CHAIN REACTIONS, we are guided by the knowledge that when any one of these children are given their voice, when they are no longer just a statistic, but become a face with a name…miracles happen! 

We exist to shine a light on these kids, to bring them out of the shadows, bring them to life, to give them names and help unite them with forever families. 

(From the heart of Chris Crutchley) If you are reading this, I consider you to be someone who has impacted my life. With that being said, I would like to share with you what God has been doing the past year of my life and how you can be apart of it.  You may or may not know; 14 months ago Jamie (my wife) and I had the privilege of hosting an 11-year-old orphan from Latvia named Aleks.  Throughout Aleks’ time here in America God began to open my eyes to a world that I never knew.  He began to change my heart for orphaned children around the world.
When Jamie and I decided to host Aleks we knew that it was going to take the help of others to make it possible.  The cost to host Aleks was $2,500; money we did not have just lying around.  So we reached out to a few close family and friends asking for help.  Looking back, we continue to be amazed at the remarkable Chain Reaction that occurred--as if each person that contributed became ONE domino in Aleks life.  When all the dominos were lined up in exactly the right order, the chain reaction led to Aleks finding his forever family.  This was only possible because a few people decided to play a part in changing his life.
Now I am asking you to play a part as well and help change the life of an orphan.  Except this time it’s not just one life.  It’s 143,000,000 lives!  That’s right; 143 million orphans still exist in the world today.  The time has come to save more lives.  And, we need your help!
  It’s called Project One Forty Three (Project 143).  Project 143 strives to raise global awareness of older orphans and the many ways people can help these children find forever families.  It is our belief that there is a loving family for every child on Earth.  This belief can only become a reality if we join together and focus our efforts on saving these children.
How? You might ask...
Together, with you, Project 143 will focus on two objectives.   First, raising awareness of the orphan crisis. This means telling everyone you know (your friends, family, co-workers, church family etc).   Spreading the word about how others can help save the lives of orphans around the world.  Second, breaking down the financial barriers so that more people can experience the joy of hosting or adopting one of these amazing children.  By placing grants in the hands of those who wish to host or adopt, but can’t due to financial constraints, we remove the number one reason people say ‘No”, and unite an orphan with his/her forever family.
For Project 143 to be effective, we need financial contributions. Lets face it; without financial resources to help others, Project 143 is helpless.  I am asking you to help us save more of these children by supporting Project 143 in the following ways:

• Provide financial support to Project One Forty Three through a personal donation
• Forward this information to everyone you know, encouraging them to help save more kids like Aleks. °
• If you are a blogger…take a day and feature Project One Forty Three on your blog.

We all have a part to play.  Please help us start more chain reactions that change the lives of these forgotten children by visiting us at www.projectonefortythree.org. 

We can do it...One child at a time!