Tuesday, September 15, 2009
On the way back home... I mean to Ukraine
In DC about to head to Ukraine via Paris. Only 15 hours more.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
The other patient is awake. Doing great. Home in about an hour??
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Some scripture from my time with God this morning...
God has given me some verses for my trip to Ukraine that starts Tuesday...
Psalms 10:16-18 (ESV)
16 The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land.
17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
18 to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
Psalms 10:16-18 (MSG)
16 God's grace and order wins; godlessness loses.
17 The victim's faint pulse picks up; the hearts of the hopeless pump red blood as you put your ear to their lips.
18 Orphans get parents, the homeless get homes. The reign of terror is over, the rule of the gang lords is ended.
Thank you God for this word from You this morning. If you've been a reader for a while, you know that our hearts are to follow God into whatever ministry to orphans He has for us. We know He's called us to it, we just don't know yet what it means. This trip to Ukraine will hopefully provide the opportunity for God to give us some more direction. Please pray with us to that end. I'll be making vital contacts with several orphanages that may allow us to join with them in partnership with groups to travel there throughout the spring and summer.
Thanks for your prayers.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Our kids are growing up… :-(
Fall 2005?
Christmas 2008
August 2009
Seth & Blake – November 2008
Seth – August 2009
Blake – August 2009 (interesting pose :-) )
Hannah – August 2008
Hannah – August 2009
Bethany & Seth – August 2008
Bethany – August 2009 
Eli – Fall 2008 (notice the Ukrainian deco on the table!)
Eli – August 2009
Matthew – Feb/Mar 2009
Matthew – Feb/Mar 2009
Matthew – August 2009 (He’s our introspective professor)
Micah – Feb/Mar 2009 (What a peanut he was when we met him 7 months ago!!)
Micah – August 2009 – WOW…what a difference in him.
Silly boys. These guys are really great buddies. It’s pretty cute.
Eli and his toy. He’s still in his own world most of the time, but we have seen more glimpses of him lately. It’s a good thing.
The whole family came with me for the Worship Ministry Retreat August 28 & 29 to Falls Creek. We had a splendid time.
Gum anyone? Falls Creek is a youth camp here in Oklahoma (at one time the largest in the world…don’t know if it still holds that record). This tree is where students stick gum. It’s been there since long before I went to camp there (ahem…20 years ago).
Micah really LOVES water. He had a great splash time.
Matthew can occupy himself as well as Eli does. It’s quite astounding really. Living your first 6 years to yourself does that to you I guess when you’re left in a bed, high chair or play pen.
Mary was out watering the plants this week and had the two boys who had already been to school out there with her. When she turned on the water, here they came!
Micah pouring beans. He did this for a LONG time!!
Unsure if he’s pretending to be a babooshka or what! But TOO FUNNY!
Matthew LOVES to swing. Can you tell?
Micah has had two really good days in a row. Today at school he did great. The other kids are doing great too. Bethany seems to be struggling with math, but the jump for 3rd to 4th in math is a big one. Lots of new concepts. She’s very smart and wants to excel, so I have no doubt she’ll be off and running in no time!
Blake’s first marching game is tonight. Moore War! Go Lions!
A band that I’m in (Red Dirt Road) is recording a live album tonight…that’s why I can’t go to the game to see Blake. But next week, I’m there.
Looking forward to the long weekend. It’s gonna be a good one. I’m doing a tile job this weekend but it’s a pretty small one. Trying to pay off the hospitals. The next surgery is next Friday so we’ll start again with bills. It’s Micah this time. Matthew’s teeth are next then Eli and his ear drum. We hope they’re all patched up after these!
Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
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