Big sister to Rose Berline.
So absolutely beautiful,
So absolutely beautiful,
so serious...someday you will laugh without reserve.
I'm so glad for your smile!
Day 30 of 40 days of prayer....please join us!
Day 32: Please pray for Nadia-Rose Milove
Big sister to Richlande and Miranda...
Such a care-giving and compassionate spirit
and a love for the Lord!
Day 32 of 40 days of prayer....please join us!
Day 33: Please pray for Samuel
Goofy big brother to Kimberly, full of giggles and mischief!
This is his "Are you going to smile or what?" pose.
Okay, guess I'll just smile myself!
Day 33 of 40 days of prayer....Please join us!
Day 34: Please pray for Sanel
A little one with such deep, dark eyes...
Oh, to wonder what he has seen,
and sees in me...
and sees in me...
Day 34 of 40 days of prayer....Please join us!
Day 35: Please pray for Sebastian
So perfect a child,
How far you have come!
How far you have come!
Day 35 of 40 days of prayer...Please join us!
Day 37: Please pray for Stevenson
Such a fight to live was given,
Day 37 of 40 days of Prayer....Please join us.
Day 38: Please pray for Wagline
Soft spirited and graceful, with a song in her heart...
Day 38 of 40 days of prayer.....Please join us!
Day 39: Please pray for Wolson
Such deep concentration!
Triumph in knocking them down!
Day 39 of 40 days of prayer.....Please join us!
Day 40: Please pray for Woodley
Such a cuddly little guy
with a soft voice and open arms
and an amazing giggle.
May he never lose that smile!
and an amazing giggle.
This is his "I won't look like this,
if you snuggle with me" pose.
Day 40 of 40 days of prayer.....Please join us!
Meet our newest arrival
Little Olson arrived at the house on Saturday. He was born prematurely on January 18, 2011 in Cite' Soleil. Being born in Haiti is tough enough, but being born in Cite' Soleil is nearly a death sentence for a baby. If you look out of the plane window as you are landing in Port au Prince, you can see the tops of the over 400,000 tents in Cite' Soleil. It has been named the poorest and most dangerous area in the Western Hemisphere and the biggest slum in the Northern Hemisphere.
Welcome, little Olson. We are glad you are here....
A special treat for the children
This past week brought both grandma's and grandchildren together for a cause. The students at Morning Son Christian School are supporting God's Children in Haiti through their monthly chapel offerings. They have paired up with the Quilting Ladies of Trinity Lutheran Church. I was asked to attend chapel for a special treat, but I had no idea how many, or how beautiful, the treat was going to be! (I am talking about both the children and the quilts!)
The quilts will be used for the older girls at the orphanage. They will be so blessed to have a blanket to call their own! I will also hang a few on the walls, as both a decoration and to remind the children of the love that comes from the North!
Thank you to both young and young-at-heart for these special gifts! -Amy
Some thoughts...
There are over 143 million orphans in the world...that is enough children to go around the earth three times at the equator. It is an overwhelming number of children.
These are children that lay me down to sleep in foster homes across the United States;
in orphanages around the world;
on street corners and park benches...
It can paralyze a person into doing nothing...into turning their backs on the needs of the children. It can fill you with sense of hopelessness and despair. Or, it can challenge you into action.
I want to ask you to look beyond the numbers and into the faces of the children. I want to encourage you to choose a ministry to support. I want to ask you to link arms with an organization. There are children that need your help.
This morning I received a phone call from Jeanel, the orphanage director at God's Children in Haiti. He asked if I thought we had room for two more babies. One was brought from Cite Soleil, otherwise known as Haiti's most notorious slum. The other was a newborn which the mother had tried to kill because she had no means to care for him. Do we have room? How can we not have room?
And so I ask you again to take action, in whatever means the Lord calls you to.
Perhaps it is to adopt,
Perhaps it is to give of your time,
Perhaps it is to give of your finances,
Perhaps it is to give of your talents.
But, certainly it is to pray.
A New Look!
Some things are a'changing...a new look to our web page which is a bit easier for this gal to use. Thanks to Sarah and Kip for being the computer whizzes and helping me pretend to know what I am doing.
And "thank you"....to you....for continuing to check with this site for information about the precious children at Foyer Des Petites Demunis orphanage.
"Bondye Bon!"
"God is good!"
And "thank you"....to you....for continuing to check with this site for information about the precious children at Foyer Des Petites Demunis orphanage.
"Bondye Bon!"
"God is good!"
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