April12th
I just wanted to share this post with you from our great friend, Aaron Klein:
It’s been way too long since I updated you all on the progress at the Adami Tulu and Ziway schools in Ethiopia. Because of your generosity, we raised the 2012 construction budget of $220,000 in record time and construction is well underway at both school sites!
Digging the footers for the new Adami Tulu classroom building…
April6th
A couple of weekends ago, I got to spend the weekend at the Created for Care retreat with some of my best friends. It was so nice to have a weekend away and to get to spend it with over 400 other adoptive mommas. I got to room with my kindred spirit, Bethany, and my very best e-mail buddy, Sharon.
I loved getting to hear from some of my favorite speakers from last year’s retreat. I’m so blessed by these women who chose to spend their weekend sharing their wisdom and experience with all of us younger moms. This year there was a new speaker, Carissa Woodwyk, who spoke about her experience as a Korean adoptee. Read More | Comments
March28th
One of the things we love about Lifesong for Orphans is the fact that they are working for orphans all over the world. Here’s some information about their work in Zambia: Read More | Comments
February11th
I’m late blogging about this week’s lesson, partly because the topic can seem a bit large and overwhelming. In fact, I think I would have been completely overwhelmed if I hadn’t been unknowingly prepared for this week’s lesson by reading N.T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope three times in 2011. The book was so revolutionary and life-changing for me, and, though it’s focus is also broad, it’s probably best to describe its subject matter as “the Kingdom of God.”
Have you ever noticed how much Jesus talks about His Kingdom in the gospels? Almost every time He speaks, He mentions something about the Kingdom. But for some reason, it’s a topic that I believe a lot of Christians are uninformed or misinformed about. I know that I was. Read More | Comments
February1st
This week’s lesson at Perspectives was really challenging for me, but at the same time I was comforted by the things I learned. To quote the study guide, “God’s mission purpose throughout the story of the Bible can be seen in the double direction of God’s glory: God reveals His glory to all the nations in order to receive glory from all nations.”
I’ve found myself wrestling with the implications of this lesson this week. Read More | Comments
January26th
Casey and I had the opportunity to return to Adami Tulu and Ziway, Ethiopia for the first week in January. Of course, we will take every chance we get to return to our adopted homeland and our favorite place on earth. We had an amazing trip. It was so fun to visit the schools while the kids were in class and see all the wonderful things that are happening there. We’re so grateful to Gary and Peggy Ifft, the American missionaries who are running the schools. They are doing an outstanding job.
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January24th
I’m about 5 or 6 blog posts behind right now. Since I last posted, we’ve celebrated Christmas, completed our current fundraising efforts for Lifesong Ethiopia, spent a week in Ethiopia, celebrated Josiah’s 3rd birthday, and spent a fun-filled week with some of our favorite friends. I really want to write about all of these things, and plan to very soon, but today I want to write about the new adventure that Casey and I are undertaking this year.
A couple weeks ago, Casey and I began taking the class called “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.” We had our first lesson last night, and I’m already blown away. This material is incredible, mind-boggling, and life-changing. There are several people in our class that are taking it for the second time; it’s that good. Read More | Comments
