His Little Feet

HIS LITTLE FEET IS DEDICATED TO HELPING, LOVING AND TRAINING ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN WORLDWIDE THROUGH ITS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR, LIFE TRAINING ACADEMY, GLOBAL ALUMNI PROGRAM, AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY CENTERS

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIRTHE HLF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR (ICC) PRESENTED OVER 50 CHOIR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IN 2021, THE CHOIR TOURED IN CO, KS, MO, OK, NE, IL, OH, PA, NY, NC AND TN. THE PARTICIPANTS FROM INDIA AND RWANDA WERE HELPED, LOVED AND TRAINED, AS WELL AS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW, AND EXPAND THEIR EXPERIENCES. A FEW TOUR HIGHLIGHTS WERE: 1)PARTICIPATING IN THE 52ND ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS IN NASHVILLE, TN LIVE WITH WE THE KINGDOM AND IN FRONT OF OVER 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE VIRTUALLY; 2)PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR CONCERTS AT PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE FIRST EVER "HLF SUMMER CONCERT SERIES" IN NORTHERN COLORADO; AND 3)PARTICIPATING IN THE 12-CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 LIVE CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT BAYSIDE CHURCH IN GRANITE BAY, CA, IN FRONT OF OVER 25,000 PEOPLE.SINCE 2009, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 150 CHOIR PARTICIPANTS FROM SIX COUNTRIES. LIFE TRAINING ACADEMYALL OF THE CHOIR PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED HELP AND TRAINING IN ACADEMICS, PERFORMING ARTS AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THE HLF LIFE TRAINING ACADEMY. THEY TOOK PART IN ELECTIVES SUCH AS SEWING, FILMMAKING, TYPING, ACTING, SPORTS, AND ART, AS WELL AS SEASONAL DAY TRIPS TO VISIT FARMS, THE ZOO, PARKS, AND LIBRARIES. EACH OF THE STUDENTS MEMORIZED 73 VERSES AND COMPLETED 365 DAYS OF THE HLF CRAVE STUDY AND PRAYER JOURNAL. IN MAY, ALL 18 PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED FROM THE HLF LTA. IN JUNE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WERE PURCHASED TO CREATE A MUSIC STUDIO LEARNING AREA FOR MUSIC LESSONS, MUSICAL WRITING WORKSHOPS, AND GROUP INSTRUMENT REHEARSALS. A FEW OF THE PARTCIPANTS WERE INVITED TO PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS ALONGSIDE OF THE HLF CHOIR DURING THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. THE HLF STAFF IMPARTED NEW KNOWLDEDGE, CONFIDENCE, AND LIFE SKILLS, IN ORDER FOR EACH PARTICIPANT TO BE STRENTHEN, EMPOWERED AND EQUIPPED FOR THEIR FUTURES. GLOBAL COMMUNITY CENTERSTHE HLF GLOBAL COMMUNITY CENTERS (GCC) WERE BEACONS OF LIGHT AND HOPE FOR HLF PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE CENTERS SERVED AS A HOME BASWE FOR THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE HLF PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES AT THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY ARE: ACADEMIC TUTORING; LIFE SKILLS TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COACHING; TEAM BUILDING GAMES; HLF OFFICE ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES; MICROFINANCE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COURSES; ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL CARE MANAGEMENT; TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS FOR GUARDIANS; HOLIDAY AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS; NEW CHOIR PREPARATIONS, TRAINING, AND CHOIR REHEARSALS; AND MORE. IN 2021, A FEW HLF MILESTONES WERE CELEBRATED:1. THE OPENING OF THE HLF GCC RWANDA. 2. THE RENOVATION THE GCC INDIA RESIDENTIAL SPACE.3. THE COMPLETION THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF THE MICROFINANCE PROGRAM IN KENYA. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, ALL THREE GLOBAL COMMUNITY CENTERS HOSTED HLF ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, BRINGING TOGETHER AND BLESSING THE MANY HLF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALUMNI PROGRAMAT THE CONSLUSION OF THEIR TIME IN THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND LIFE TRAINING ACADEMY IN THE USA, ALL OF THE CHOIR PARTICIPANTTS RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY, BECOMING HLF ALUMNI. HLF'S GOAL FOR THE CHOIR ALUMNI IS TO NOT ONLY SEE THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET, BUT ALSO, TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM, BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, ACHIEVIEMENT AND SUCCESS. THE HLF ALUMNI PROGRAM FOCUSES ON FIVE AFTETR-CHOIR CARE ELEMENTS: 1) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE; 2)SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT; 3)LIFE SKILLS COACHING; 4)PERSONAL CARE MANAGEMENT; AND 5)HLF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES. IN 2021, THE ALUMNI PROGRAM WAS PRIMARILY UNDERWRITTEN BY GENEROUS HLF ALUMNI FUND DONORS.