Okay so I am trying to update my blog layout. As many of you know, I deleted my layout recently by accident and then well, let’s just be honest…this blog doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that Hope’s adoption blog did. No cool widgets, clocks, graphics, timelines, tabs…nothing, it barely has a title. So I am proud to showcase some of my new “bells and whistles.” Please note that they are all currently related to an AMAZING organization that Eric and I have partnered with for over the past 10 years…Compassion International. Back in October 2011, Eric and I were blessed by this amazing couple we know at church who brought us to Colorado Springs, CO, to attend Compassion’s 60th anniversary celebration weekend. (Well that was part of the conference not the purpose but I can’t remember the “theme'” right now. It was called, “One.” I digress) It was so inspiring and wonderful. We learned so many incredible things about this organization that we already loved. The weekend had such a profound affect on me that I applied to be a Compassion Advocate. I knew we were not in the position to take on another child sponsorship but I felt God was calling me to take our involvement with Compassion to a new, deeper, meaningful level. And well, since we had already cleared a federal level background check for the adoption…I didn’t fear the one Compassion would run on us…hee hee. Well, in May 2012, right before we left for China, I was contacted by Compassion to see if I was still interested in becoming a Compassion advocate. Ummmm….yeah!!!! So the week before we left for China I began, and was able to complete, my Advocate training. Yay me!
Now that the fog is lifting on our life, I am trying to pull myself together and remember that I actually have 7 children…not just 3. The other 4 depend on my care and love as much as the ones in my own home. Two of them actually consider us as their parents. I have been remiss in not introducing them to you all. I have a tab above that is empty currently but it is where you will be able meet our other 4 wonderful children. Three of them live in Kenya, and one lives in Ethiopia. I can’t wait to introduce you to them. Here is sneak peak of two of them, these pictures were taken 3 years ago when we got to visit them! I will put their current photos up in the tab later, but these are just so cute!
Above is sweet Ngina, she lives in a small village 3 hours drive south of Nairobi, Kenya, it’s called Kima Kiu.
This is our precious Philip! We have had the blessing of meeting him twice! He lives in Nairobi, Kenya in the 3rd largest slum called, Dandora.
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