Winter 2010

Gracie turned 5! Snow Days!

Our God is the God who HEALS!!! Welcome Home Dawit!!!

Happy New Year!

Happy Fall Y'All!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KALKIDAN!!!

Kalkidan is officially 6! We had a few friends over for cake and ice cream and she got her first bike which she had been really wanting. She had a great day.

Pat made it to Ethiopia in time to say good-bye to one of our Arise families who are heading home. Please pray for his time there. He met with a new orphanage today and received 5 babies who need care (one of whom is in the hospital). There is so much to be done. Please pray that God will stretch out time and go before him in all that he tries to accomplish...in HIS name and for HIS glory!

Grandma and Grandpa are HERE!!!

So...o.k., I am the worst at updating this blog. We have been BUSY, like most families. Here is what we are up to: one school trip after spring show after field day, etc. in between allergies, asthma, and other junk...(gotta love spring); Alli is graduating tomorrow from 8th grade and Grandma and Grandpa Killeen are here for 8 days. Travel and more Travel ...Alli is on her class trip to Chicago, then heading to Arizonia with Ry to visit cousins then on to Oregon to join the rest of us for a vaca...first in several years. Pat is heading to Ethiopia and we are hoping to begin working with Operation Tikvah to assist the Jewish Ethiopians in refugee camps there. We are celebrating progress in ARISE for Children with new families, traveling families, and 20 kids home!!! God is good!