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ARCHIVE April, 2009
Don’t forget…
Just a quick reminder that this Thursday is the fund raiser event for the orphanage We really hope you can come out and learn a bit more about the work we are doing and how you can help. There are going to be some very cool silent auction items up for sale including several original [...]
We have pictures!
Vanessa just arrived in the capitol city and finally has internet access. I checked my email this morning and she sent a few pictures from the orphanage. Here they are… All the kids enjoying popsicles. This is the newest addition her name is Edlawit (E- da- lao- eat) Here she is again getting a bath.
On their own…
Many of you heard that Vanessa a good friend of ours has been in-country with her mother Paula for the past month. They went to help get things in order at the orphanage while we worked on getting ourselves ready to go. We just heard from Vanessa today that they are headed out on the [...]
The days are blending together
We went and got our car cleaned yesterday so we can sell it, if any of you have kids you know just how dirty a car can get… We have three kids and boy was that car a mess. The guy at the car wash place gave me a funny look when I dropped it [...]
We are going to have an event!
We’re having an event at Old Soul in Sacramento to help raise funds for these kids and we want you to come! Today there are 10 kids who have been saved and we expect that there will be many more over the next few months. It’s an understatement to say that your help is needed…the [...]
Swirling
Things are swirling and racing around us as we prepare to get our family over to Africa. The garage sale was a success, thanks in part to many of you who read this blog and came out to support what we are doing (thank you!). Our tickets are purchased and we have visas in every [...]
Its Garage Sale Time!
I know that many of you who read this blog don’t live anywhere near us but for those of you who do I thought I would get the word out. Our family is moving to Africa in less than 4 weeks and we are trying to raise money for the trip…. What a better way [...]
Reason to celebrate
Today a very special package came in the mail. We have been checking the mail with our breath held every day for the past 4 days in hopes that it would be here and its finally came! Drum roll please……. We got our 2 year Visas! Woo Hoo! All five passports have stamped visas in [...]
Its raffle time!
Many of you have emailed and asked what you can do to help out with the orphanage and the kids over in Africa that we are going to help and I think I have just the thing. We are going to have a raffle and see if we can’t raise some money for these kids. [...]
Thank you!
Today is really the first day that we have been letting people know about the site and video and things are already starting to roll! We have had over 500 visitors so far, which completely amazes us. I want to thank the bloggers who are helping spread the word, we don’t know you all personally [...]
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