WELCOME!

We are so excited to share our Ethiopian adoption adventure, and our CRAZY lives with all of you! Our hope is that it will encourage you to step out in faith to do what God has called you to do! There are FIELDS of fatherless children waiting for someone to care for them, to love them, to tell them of JESUS' love for them...will YOU be the one??







Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Blogging For Orphans!

Here's what's going on over at Lifesong For Orphans!






Brush to Berries from Lifesong for Orphans on Vimeo.

"Simply giving this person money is treating the symptoms rather than the underlying disease and will enable him to continue with his lack of self-discipline... a better solution would be to develop a relationship that says, we are here to walk with you and to help you use your gifts and abilities to avoid being in this situation in the future'" (An excerpt from the book, When Helping Hurts)




Lifesong is serving the people of Zambia... the orphaned, the at-risk, and the poor... by utilizing the land that is, like the people, so full of potential. href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=bfvcjhcab&et=1107842092438&s=2748&e=001dXu91IU0GxXvFZlG43TM2DhH_zHYGw8Iw1DVV6o6eF4-Gm2qYSYaF7YuM4ISUaLQrQGxIIdRcE1eTsbwfnPFSiIGWqgCmAIE-48zPdgtOQ9Zkdr1WewdmczjEzg3Js_re3WdJw7KJ8XmexEqULnepg==" target="_blank">Lifesong farms-Zambia reaped its first strawberry harvest in June, and local grocers have been purchasing the berries. With additional acres to farm, we are hoping to process some of the berries and begin marketing Lifesong Farms Strawberry Jam.


By harvesting fruit, we are able to serve more orphans by providing the gift of a job at Lifesong's gardens and self worth to an orphan's caregiver. We are also able to provide future employment for our kids as they transition into adult living, develop a system to raise funds to help cover operational costs, and develop expertise that can be replicated in multiple countries where Lifesong serves. Most of all, we are seeking to glorify Jesus as we teach others how He walked 






**GIVEAWAY:


1st PRIZE: Lifesong is giving away a 1-night hotel stay for the LIVE ORPHAN SUNDAY event in Kansas City!!! Let me just tell you, this event will be FABULOUS!!!





2nd PRIZE: Lifesong is giving away FREE Gobena Coffee for 1 year - 2 lbs per month shipped straight to your home.

 

HOW do you enter? Well, I'm glad you asked! There are several ways to enter. PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT ON THIS LIFESONG POSTING FOR EACH ENTRY, including your email address so Lifesong is able to contact you!!!

1. Share how the Lord is working in and through your adoption/orphan care ministry (1 entry)


2. Re-post this Zambia blog posting on YOUR blog to share what the Lord has been doing at Lifesong Zambia (1 entry)


3. Tell about an Orphan Sunday event you had or attended in the past (1 entry)


4. Tell your plans for THIS YEAR's Orphan Sunday on Nov. 6th (1 entry)


5. Re-post this on your facebook wall (1 entry)


6. Re-post this on your twitter page (1 entry)


7. Post on YOUR blogs, facebook, or twitter and tell Lifesong that I sent you (1 entry)


8. Tell what you think about the 'Brush to Berries' video - what moved you, what stood out to you, what are you excited about? (1 entry)


9. Become a fan of Lifesong on facebook here (1 entry)


10. Send an email to info AT lifesongfororphans DOT org asking to receive our monthly updates (1 entry)




PLEASE leave a separate comment on Lifesong's post for EACH entry, including your email address so they are able to contact you!




***Giveaway starts immediately and ends at midnight on Monday, October 3rd.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

So EXCITED!!

Today our little thermometer on the right sidebar has made a HUGE leap:)!!! Yipppeee JESUS, we got a GRANT!

So thankful and humbled to be chosen! THANK YOU Show Hope! You totally ROCK!:)

But we still have a little ways to go.....

SOOOO....don't forget we have a coffee fundraiser going on. Just click on the link in the left sidebar to go to our page at Just Love Coffee!


Or... you can click on this link to go to our page at Olive Tree Promise: http://alexanderfamily.olivetreepromise.com/families/profile.aspx/24/richardfamily/

They have really cool stuff and are a wonderful organization that helps adoptive families raise the funds to bring home their little ones!:)

OR, if you want to make a cash donation, you can click on the ChipIn button on the right as well.

We ask you to pray, first and foremost....and if the Lord leads you to give then give! Thank you so much!

We're hoping to use our tax refund to pay for travel costs...and hopefully we'll have a baby by then;)!

Every little bit helps!