For the last ten years I have given a lot of my life and love to children in Russia that are cast off into orphanages. What started as a willingness to follow God's pull to orphan ministry has become what is, and will be, a lifetime of fighting for orphans in our world...wherever God may … Continue reading change their story
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anticipation
Anticipation...jitters...nervous...expectations...excitement. In Russia, on our way to the orphanage for the first morning with the kids it is always a wide array of emotions. It is one of my favorite moments of the trip, as those of us who have been before sit up straighter and crane our necks to see out of the front … Continue reading anticipation
aviators
Confessions of the month: I wear mirrored aviators and I used to love my birthday. A few years ago I began to strongly dislike my birthday. It’s a horrible statement right? We always hear people not liking their birthdays because they don’t want to turn a year older. That’s actually not my problem. I could care … Continue reading aviators
blood ties
Family: Love and complication interwoven with a healthy mix of surrender and humility. I get the honor of being the 'oldest' cousin. Sometimes it is a pain in the ass, but other times it means you get to see these amazing small people turn into even more amazing adults...beards and all. Labor Day weekend is … Continue reading blood ties
go
'With great power there must also come - great responsibility!' Yes, I finally watched The Amazing Spiderman today...I know, it's about time. And yes, I am a superhero movie geek. But the message is the same for us...as a believer in the universal reign of King Jesus, you have been given great power. 'But you will … Continue reading go
family
‘Подруга, you are my friend,’ is what I kept hearing in broken English from the kids. They don’t know a lot of English, but they know some basic they have learned from their English teachers. Then I started hearing… ‘Семья.’ Family. You are my family. This year, one of our team members who had been … Continue reading family
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