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2010 Christmas Prayer… The Orphan
Thursday, December 9th, 2010This morning, during our all-staff meeting, our Executive Pastor challenged us to end our time with a “Christmas Prayer”. This prayer was to be a prayer that you have for the entire Christmas season. After thinking through my laundry list of wants…wishes…and desires for the holiday season here’s what I’ve come up with:
Christmas prayer
This year, our world is being turned upside down with the adoption of our daughter from Ethiopia. We’re looking at EVERYTHING a little differently. When I think of my wants, I see the faces of orphans that I’ve held and kissed just a few days ago. When I think of my wishes, I remember the smell of urine that permeated the government orphanage we visited. When I think of my desires, I hear the sounds of children singing as they long for a home and a family to call their own.
My Christmas Prayer this year is to never get over this year. I pray that it’ll mess our family up for a very long time… never to recover. This year, we’re praying for the helpless, the hurting , the hungry, the orphan.
What’s your Christmas prayer this year?
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Thanksgiving in Ethiopia!
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
For those of you who didn’t know, my wife and I are adopting from Ethiopia through All God’s Children International, a wonderful adoption agency based out of Oregon. Last week, we had the opportunity to spend our Thanksgiving break visiting the most beautiful little girl from Africa! Click (HERE) to check out a post from our adoption blog, Longing for Africa, and learn a little more about our process!!! It’s been simply amazing!
~Joe
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For God SO Loved the World
Thursday, October 14th, 2010My wife and I watched this video after we got our court dates and I lost it. Tears of emotions overflowed. It speaks for itself, but if you watch closely, watch this guy when he sees his parents come the second time to take him home. He had been waiting for 3 weeks for their return. It pierced my heart with the longing that we all have to be deeply loved and taken care of not only by our family, but by our Heavenly Father. Grab your tissues and watch!
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Referral Call!!!
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Just wanted to let you all know that we received our referral call yesterday for our little girl in Ethiopia! Going to spend a few days filling out paperwork and making phone calls! See you in a couple days!
Check it out (HERE)
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