History of Circle of Love Foundation
Biography of Dr. Helen Laib
Board of Directors
Statement of Beliefs
Privacy Policy
History of Circle of Love Foundation
Circle of Love Foundation is a non-profit non-denominational evangelical Christian 501(c)(3) organization that seeks to build the kingdom of God by reaching out in the love of Christ to those who are in need. Offering free medical clinics in impoverished areas is the primary vehicle for ministry. At a free medical clinic, an individual has the opportunity to hear the Gospel, receive quality medical care, prescription medications and a Bible in his/her language. Circle of Love seeks to bring about lasting changes through other programs such as church planting and building churches, orphanages, children's ministry, discipleship, microdevelopment, prison ministry and disaster relief. We have been active in South Africa, Thailand, Viet Nam, Botswana, Guatemala, Uganda, Sudan and Sri Lanka. Circle of Love Foundation was founded in 1996
Our Objectives
*Share the Gospel with love and Compassion
*Alleviate human suffering through free medial care & orphanages
*Strengthen the local church
*Help other develop a heart for missions
*Give a hand up to those who live in poverty
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Biography of Dr. Helen Laib
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Dr. Helen Laib |
Dr. Helen Laib was challenged by her sister's Vietnamese college roommate to become a doctor and go to Viet Nam at the age of 16. Dr. Laib attended Bethel Coolege in St. Paul, MN before finishing her undergraduate schooling at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. In 1973 and completed a rotating internship at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals. |
Her postgraduate training was in general surgery at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She did a research fellowship at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Following this she was an attending in surgery at Cook County Hospital and the Chief of Surgery in the Adult Emergency Services. She married Dr. David Laib, a pathologist. The Laibs moved to Rockford, IL. In 1986. David works at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center where he is the chairman of the pathology department. Helen established a private practice in general surgery and worked as a trauma surgeon at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Helen closed her private practice in 1998 so she could devote more time to running Circle of Love Foundation and making trips. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. David and Helen have two children, Andrew and Amy. Both have made numerous trips with Circle of Love and are interested in overseas service.
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Circle of Love Foundation Board of Directors
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Dr. Helen Laib President
Dr. David Laib
Vice-President
Dr. Janet Lei Secretary
Virginia Rowe Director of Special Projects
Rev. Sharon Theroux Director of Fund Raising
Dr. Atef Tawfik Director |
Advisory Board
Rev. Mahendra Singh
Director of Crossroads International, South Africa
Rev. Dean Niforatos
Evangelist and Founder of PrayerhouseWest, Aurora, CO.
Rev. John Sprecher
Lead Pastor, Rock Church, Rockford, IL.
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Statement of Beliefs
1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in 3 persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection and His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory.
4. We believe that, for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit and that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved into the resurrection of eternal life and the lost into the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.
7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church.
8. We believe the ministry of evangelism is the responsibility of both the Church and each Christian.
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Privacy Policy
Circle of Love values all our visitors who interact with our website. Therefore, we would like to inform you of our privacy policies.
1. Names and addresses submitted through online forms are added to our database and will receive news letters and notification of Circle of Love events and ministries. However, we will never trap e-mail addresses from unsuspecting browsers.
2. You can request to be removed from our e-mail or mailing list at any time by sending an
e-mail to: info@circleoflovefoundation.net or writing or calling us at:
Circle of Love Foundation
4804 Innsbruck Dr
Rockford, IL. 61114
(815) 282-9243
3. We will never sell or rent any lists or personal information on any of our visitors or donors. You may contact us at any time at info@circleoflovefoundation.net or by calling (815) 282-9243 if you do not want your information shared outside the organization. We do not share information anyway except as required by law.
4. We will never store credit card numbers on our server.
5. We will always maintain a relationship with a secure server for all sensitive transactions.
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