Ordinary Hero

Wanted to put a plug in for an opportunity to hear a great orphan advocate speak. Kelly Putty who started "Ordinary Hero" is going to be in Morton, Illinois at the Cornerstone Baptist Church this Saturday, April 9th at 6 pm. Click on the "Ordinary Hero" button that is to the right and see what she is all about. Hope to see you there!

Almost Home From Haiti!

Only about 24 hours before my hubby returns from Haiti! It has been a looooooooooong 8 days! Ha! Ha! Not really, everything has been great and I'll have some awesome pictures to share. The husbands from our small group from church went down to finish building a house that we raised the funds to build. TONIGHT the Estama family will sleep in a safe, dry HOME! Not a stick and mud shanty that looks as if it will collapse at any moment! Praise the Lord! He blesses us so!!! Our group was able to raise the $10,000 needed in a record amount of time. Due to many people who have big hearts and gave!!! Another great aspect of this trip was that Mark got to meet Vicky (our sponsor child) who I talked about in the previous post. Mark said it was awesome! I took Grant to pick out a back pack and toys and clothes for Mark to give to Vicky. Can't wait to show you all the pics. I just have to figure out how to get them from my email to here! :)

Our Little Buddy In Haiti

Have you ever considered sponsoring a child in another country? We sponsor our little guy Vicky in Haiti through "Haitian Christian Ministries." Mark is headed there with the rest of our small group guys (from church) to build a home. We have sent Vicky several care packages but this time we get to send one and Mark will get to meet him! Can't wait to get the pictures of Mark with Vicky! We want to convey to him and his family how much we care about them and that we pray for them daily. We talk about Vicky everyday. It is a wonderful way to teach our kids about others throughout the world who have so much less than we do. And, not just to pray for their health, safety and provision but that they may come to know Jesus and how much he loves them. Alex is holding up a picture that Vicky colored.

Child Labor Works For Me

What good hubby my little guy will be! Hopefully he'll be as eager to vacuum later in life as he is now! Look at him go! (Sorry, forgot to turn it it)

oops, did that one twice!

Random Pictures Cute Kids

Painting The Playroom

The finished project! Yeah!

Alex rocking out. He's suppose to be painting! :)

How do you like the wall? Mark is such a good daddy! He let the kids come in and play with the paint on the walls! He was being very patient!

Nice hat daddy!

Look at that precision! No tape! He did a fantastic job!

We Love Dirt!

Of all the places in the yard, my kiddos always gravitate towards the dirt. There is a small patch of dirt where Mark took out a tree and the kids will play there for hours!