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Adventures in Hope...: July 2010
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Thursday, July 22, 2010. I spent last night hanging out with two 16 year old girls. That's not so unusual for me - the wife of a youth minister. But this was different. We didn't hang out at Starbucks or go to a movie. We hung out in their prison cell. H lived with her grandmother. She has no idea how long she will be incarcerated. The 17 year old girl who committed the murder has already been tried as an adult - and found guilty. That's why First Baptist New Orlean's Rivarde Team goes week in and week o...
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Adventures in Hope...: 24k
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. Everyday 24,000 children die from poverty related issues like:. 24,000. Everyday. And we are adopting 1 (2 if we're lucky). What about all the others? The financial cost of international adoption is significant. There are agency fees and paperwork fees and plane tickets to be bought. It adds up fast. Some argue that the money spent to adopt one child could be used to feed many. And they are right. $30,000 would go a long way in Ethiopia. But, we can't forget about the 24,000.
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Adventures in Hope...: November 2010
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Thursday, November 11, 2010. For the past year and a half we've been thinking about orphans. Praying for orphans. Reading about orphans. Researching the stats about orphans. Advocating for orphans. Even though we've known the worldwide orphan crisis is real - it was abstract. The shear numbers were overwhelming. The problem seemed too big. The solution seemed allusive. Then on Friday, November 5th we were introduced to a little boy. And that changed everything. The problem of orphan. The financial cost o...
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Adventures in Hope...: Guess What?!
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Monday, December 6, 2010. We've got a court date! We're still waiting to hear if we will travel once at the court date and then again to bring him home or if Anna will be allowed to stay the 6-8 weeks between court and embassy. Apparently there is a meeting tomorrow where this possibility will be discussed. We'd appreciate your prayers - we're really hoping Anna can stay. December 7, 2010 at 4:58 PM. YAY YAY YAY YAY! Praying for that meeting! That sweet little boy will be home SOON! Dear Jon and Anna,.
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Adventures in Hope...: December 2010
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Monday, December 6, 2010. We've got a court date! We're still waiting to hear if we will travel once at the court date and then again to bring him home or if Anna will be allowed to stay the 6-8 weeks between court and embassy. Apparently there is a meeting tomorrow where this possibility will be discussed. We'd appreciate your prayers - we're really hoping Anna can stay. Sunday, December 5, 2010. New Details about Lil' Man! We can't wait to get our hands on our little man! Eli is a DOLL (obviously).
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Adventures in Hope...: New Details about Lil' Man!
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Sunday, December 5, 2010. New Details about Lil' Man! Sowe were hoping that our next post would be announcing our court date, but we STILL don't know when that will be. We've been told to expect it to be in mid-February, but we're hoping and praying for something sooner! We can't wait to get our hands on our little man! This made our day since the most recent pics we had were from August. He's grown so much - definitely looking like a little boy and not a baby! Eli is a DOLL (obviously). Actually we have...
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Adventures in Hope...: June 2010
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Sunday, June 20, 2010. Fathers to the Fatherless - Video should work now. Below is a video of adoptive fathers that was shown at our church this morning. Wednesday, June 16, 2010. He's Ready for Eli! Jon picked up every little guy under the age of 2 while we were in Ghana. Below are just a few examples! Saturday, June 12, 2010. My initial thought was that in all of the chaos of getting 43 babies fed, she'd been skipped and didn't get her bottle. She was just hungry. I don't know exactly what tragic circu...
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Adventures in Hope...: That Changes Everything.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010. For the past year and a half we've been thinking about orphans. Praying for orphans. Reading about orphans. Researching the stats about orphans. Advocating for orphans. Even though we've known the worldwide orphan crisis is real - it was abstract. The shear numbers were overwhelming. The problem seemed too big. The solution seemed allusive. Then on Friday, November 5th we were introduced to a little boy. And that changed everything. The problem of orphan. November 14, 2010 at...
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Adventures in Hope...: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. The Story of Baby Ishtu. We can leave our comfy home in New Orleans and get to Ethiopia in less than 24 hours. Yet our lives are worlds apart from the lives of Ethiopians. Here, for the most part, babies are welcomed by excited parents while extended family waits anxiously in the nice, clean hospital's waiting room. Precious newborns are taken home to newly decorated rooms with cribs, changing tables, and rocking chairs. Parents are excited to cater to their every need. I found out ...
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Adventures in Hope...: February 2011
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Saturday, February 5, 2011. A Few Really Great Things. Things That Are Great:. 1 Tomorrow we get on a plane, when we get off, we meet our little man! 2 Our flight actually leaves at 11:30am, not 7:30am like we had in our head - we'll take a couple of extra hours of sleep. 3 Our awesome family, church family and friends - we've truly been OVERWHELMED by the support and prayers. Things You Can Pray For:. 1 Little Man (you can do this for the rest of your life, actually). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Anna wa...