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ARCHIVE April, 2010
Stepping into the unknown
I was in a meeting this past week with someone who is looking to help out with the effort we are doing here, during the meeting I was asked a very direct question, what he said was “I can see that your efforts are focused on saving these kids who have already been declared mingi, [...]
African Family
Meet the group of people living in our house. From Left to Right they are Micah, Emily, Kai (18m), Sarah, Levi, Everly (12m), Jessie Luella (6), Isabella (7), Nickoli (9), Noah (5), Ruth (3) This is almost everyone. It is missing one adult and two kids. It is a very full but happy house. (side [...]
Gnawie’s story
There are always some kids whose stories just grab you and suck you in. From the moment we heard about Gnawie and rescued her she has stolen all of our hearts, over the past months her story has been a series of dramatic twists and turns and I wanted to share it with you, and [...]
Planning
As you read a few posts back, our good friends Micah and Emily made it here to help with the orphanage. Their big project is going to be to build a new compound for the children and we are super excited to see that less than a week on the ground things are already starting [...]
Faith —> Trust
I often think about the faith that I want to have, I have this thought that I will one day get to the place where I stop freaking out about the problems I see on the horizon and start having faith in God before he brings a solution. But I am starting to realize that [...]
We made it!
Thank you all so much for donating over the past week. We put the post up about the matching funds donation last Monday and decided that it was best to sit back and watch what happened. We know how annoying it can be if all we ever talk about is raising money so we decided [...]
Thank you!
We have been meaning to post on here how thankful we are to the Ear Nose and Throat team who came over and worked on Bale’s ear and the many other children they helped while they were in town. We are so thankful that there are people who would take time our of their [...]
They have arrived
The long wait has ended and our friends and new staff are here. We picked them up from the airport yesterday and the kids have not stopped playing since. They are getting moved in and adjusted to the time. We are enjoying having friends here and excited about the next stage of the projects. We [...]
This is huge! And you can help.
We have often talked on here about the challenges of raising money to keep things afloat over here, at times it feels like the hardest part about being here is not knowing where the money is going to come from next month to cover the expenses. Getting a new orphanage off the ground is a [...]
A new week and much to do
Do you ever have those nights where your sleep is broken up by the list running through your head of all the things that need to happen? That is how last night was for me. We have had a lot going on and it does not seem to be slowing. Lale and his wife have [...]
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