“Visiting”

I remember landing in Phoenix after being gone 7.5 weeks  to bring Ruby home. I could not wait to see that handsome husband of mine  and our children! Of course, the time at the airport was brief as Ruby was so medically fragile and so after dropping our treasures at our friend Stuart’s home Dw…

Completely Broken

After spending a large part of the week-end  crying off and on,  praying and thinking about some things  that have been transpiring here… I am going to attempt to articulate  what’s going on in the hearts of this team. Let me start at the beginning…. As most know our own  International Voice of the Orphan…

He Asked Us Just One Thing….

Personally speaking, today was, without a doubt,  one of my most favorite days in my entire life. I admit, I cried buckets of tears. Literally, my eyes had a steady stream flowing non-stop, as though someone had turned on a water spicket… such an honor and joy mixed with  incredible heartache.  I am still processing…

Three Days Left…

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Orphan Wares is running a November special…. Order three items and receive free shipping {because of a generous donor who loves the orphan and OrphanWares}, through the end of November… As the holidays approach, what better way to shop then to know that your purchase allows orphans…

One More Way

Dw and I have long said, that we truly believe many want to do something for the orphan.  Most just don’t know where to begin.  Here’s a beautiful opportunity to do something with just a few simple ‘clicks’.   Project Hopeful is a non-profit that began in hopes of educating and encouraging people worldwide to…

Redeemer House

My heart broken over and over and over and over in Uganda. Here is yet another one of those times. Redeemer House ~a beautiful home for the orphan~ Founded by a Godly woman named Kathy from Oregon.  A few years older than myself, there was an instant connection.  We have emailed back and forth for…

What Can We Do?

I have been moved to tears by your deep concern, overwhelming shock at the circumstances and all the tenderhearted comments you have made sweet friends for these two little brothers. You are sharing the burden with me. No doubt – you care immensely! {Thank you!!} My heart is overwhelmed by your passion for  these two precious…

Who Cares?

The trip to Uganda was far more difficult {for me personally} than I could have imagined. Something happened that not even the team knew about. One day I will share about it, but not for awhile. It’s been three weeks since returning.   This morning we were talking about Africa during our Bible study together….

How Can We?

As I walked around and greeted boys and talked to them during the Wedding Feast I noticed something….some of the boys that had eaten were now going over to the plates that were being scraped and eating the piles of scrapings.   Scrapes of food from all these plates…. were being scraped off and put…

Safe

Maybe you noticed in the pictures of the wedding feast that there  were some boys sleeping in the background?  Slumped over at their tables. No one mentioned it, so maybe no one noticed. But I had to write about it.  Do you see it now? So why would the boys, who had been excitedly looking…