Stacy and Hassan

We got a phone call last night that special friends, Stacy and Hassan their three boys: Elijah, Noah and Micah were passing through our town today. We were able to have them over for lunch and share some special memories.

Stacy and Hassan had prayed and prayed for Isaiah and were so happy to meet this miracle boy

Stacy and Hassan are modern day heroes in our book. THey were the directors of the orphange that Dw, the kids and I went and volunteered at many times before in Mexico. We fell in love with them as well as the staff and kids there. We met them through Erik. Erik is one of our son-in-law Ryan’s best friends and was in Abigail and Ryan’s wedding. Erik helped to start the orphanage and Ryan and Abby volunteered many hours there, going almost every week-end from LA down to Mexico to help it get underway. Erik now lives near us and is being mentored by Dw for a year. He is extra special to us too.

Erik & Isaiah
Our kids (Emma, Graham and Liberty – Isaiah wasn’t home from China yet) said they would rather go volunteer at the orphanage than go vacation in Southern California last year, so we headed back to Mexico to spend our weeks there. We have many wonderful memories of our times at Casa Celestial.

Liberty, Isaiah, Elijah, Noah and Micah playing on the hammock
Due to problems with the government in Mexico the orphange is momentarily closed and they are ministering and pastoring a church in the village where the orphanage was. We love these guys and had such a sweet time of fellowship with these modern day heroes. How blessed we are to know them and have relationship with these people who have sacrificed so much for the orphans of Mexico.