ARCHIVE April, 2009

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The train starts moving….

April 11, 2009

This is my first post of many and I could not be more excited about what this all means.  My wife Jessie and I are going to be moving our family of five to Africa to run the orphanage in just under five weeks.  We are in the middle of a flurry of packing and [...]

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Rescued: 1 day old baby!

April 9, 2009

After the discouragement of being denied the privileged to take 3 pregnant women and their babes to safety, Lale regrouped and then went back to the village a few days ago to plead with the Elders. In the middle of the night, one of the women who was pregnant with a baby that was surely [...]

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3 pregnant women with “mingi” children

April 5, 2009

We got wind of 3 women that are pregnant with “mingi” children.  This means that the 3 women are either pregnant out of wedlock or they got pregnant (as married women) without announcing their intention of becoming pregnant to the village Elders.  The village Elders will allow these women to carry these children full-term and [...]

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The right people at the right time.

April 3, 2009

While Levi and Jessie prepare their move to Africa a friend, Vanessa, who is very experienced in working within African culture, agreed to go out for at least a month to help keep things going.  She is the right person to help Levi navigate the Local culture and take care of the kids. Paula, Vanessa’s [...]

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