The past 24 hours God has worked his miracles once again :) We were in need of 4 luggage donations of $50 each or $200 total for our luggage full of supplies to take to The Covering and to carry the peanut butter for the Children's Hospital outreach we plan on doing while we are there. In less than 24 hours we received ALL 4 luggage donations! Thank you so much to those who donated! You are such a blessing to our family and please know that your donation means alot to those that will be receiving the care packages we are making.
I was reminded by a great friend this morning while we were discussing missions trips and how God will continue provide miracles when you step on in Faith. She reminded me of the faith of Moses, where he had to step into the Red Sea before God would part it. It was a physical and spiritual form of stepping out in Faith. We understand this story's results in great magnitude. Even though this trip is primarily to spend time with our boys and love on all 84 kiddos in the center. We had stepped out in faith to take on a project of this sort without the personal funds to make a project like this happen by ourselves. The donors for the supplies and donations of luggage costs had to STEP out in FAITH as well!! We are all the parts of one body working together!
Please be in prayer for the peanut butter, I contacted a local grocery store today and they just have to confirm with the owner of the store and we will know on Wednesday whether or not they can donate the 50 Jars of peanut butter.
Lastly, we will still be selling shirts thru March 30th and all donations will go towards the purchase of bread, water packets, and the cash we will be putting in the care packages to take to the mom's and babies in the Children' Hospital. (We will also be putting in Ty beanie babies and those were also donated as well, around 60-80 , God is so good).
Once again, thank you for your support, donations and most importantly your prayers during these remaining 32 days!!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
34 DAYS OF PREPARATION!!
Go check out the products tab on the top of the page and see our Updated shirts. W have reduced the price to $18 each in hoping to sell some more shirts and spread the word around the world about Oprhans!!
AND....... From today until March 30th all shirt purchases and necklace proceeds will go towards our trip in April to help fund a feeding program at the children's hospital! So please know that your shirt is not only an awesome shirt you can wear :) but it's also going to help feed hungry sick mommy's and babies in the ICU and feeding units of the hospital there.
Here is our needs list for the April trip again.....
50-60 Peanut Butter Jars or average of $2 a jar for donations
2 bags of Rice which we will purchase there cost is $50 a bag so $100 for both
$40 for individual water packets
$30 for small loaves of bread
Small gifts bags
Donations in the amount of $50, we will be placing money in each care bag so they can purchase a meal for the following days while there child is being cared for in the hospital
You can also donate thru the paypal link on the left hand side of the blog.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP!!!!! 34 DAYS UNTIL WE LEAVE!!
Feel free to share this on your blog or facebook page and God Bless!!!
AND....... From today until March 30th all shirt purchases and necklace proceeds will go towards our trip in April to help fund a feeding program at the children's hospital! So please know that your shirt is not only an awesome shirt you can wear :) but it's also going to help feed hungry sick mommy's and babies in the ICU and feeding units of the hospital there.
Here is our needs list for the April trip again.....
50-60 Peanut Butter Jars or average of $2 a jar for donations
2 bags of Rice which we will purchase there cost is $50 a bag so $100 for both
$40 for individual water packets
$30 for small loaves of bread
Small gifts bags
Donations in the amount of $50, we will be placing money in each care bag so they can purchase a meal for the following days while there child is being cared for in the hospital
You can also donate thru the paypal link on the left hand side of the blog.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP!!!!! 34 DAYS UNTIL WE LEAVE!!
Feel free to share this on your blog or facebook page and God Bless!!!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Exciting News!
Rich and I will be traveling to Sierra Leone the first week of April to be able to spend time with the boys. As our current adoption process is on hold waiting for the ban to lift we feel that this trip is crucial to our children as they need to have that constant connection with us and be able to adjust in the future to us as their parents. This time will be different both of our previous trips, we are traveling without a big group and traveling only with another couple who is also adopting and wanting to spend time with their kids. This will be an amazing week of time just to love on our boys and be with them everyday to connect with one another and build a good relationship with them.
Here is why I am telling you all this first of all we need your prayers!! Here are specific things to be praying for:
1. Our health and safety on the trip (specifically on our travel dates March 31st thru April 9th)
2. For Emma and Jayden to adjust okay to both of us being gone for 10 days
3. Our connection with William and Kevin would grow increasingly and that they would be comfortable opening up to us
4. Supplies and funds we need for the special projects we would like to do while we are there
5. The ban would lift before we go in April so that we could possibly go to court or committee with our adoption case while we are in country
While we are there we do have a couple projects planned while the kids are in school, we will be going back to the children's hospital that both Rich and I visited last year, to hand our care packages to the moms and children. We will also be possibly going into Kroo Bay (which according to UN is the poorest place on the earth) and doing a small feeding program if we can with just the 4 of us.
Here is where we need you help. We will providing care packages to the mothers and there sick children in the hospital. The hospital doesn't offer food for the child or parent while they are getting proper medical care so many mom's go without food and so do the children. The care packages will consist of a gift bag with a piece of bread, peanut butter, money and water. We are asking for unopened peanut butter jars (the small ones) and small gift bags. (Approximately 50-60 jars and bags) For the feeding program we would like to do in either Kroo Bay or just out in the community we will need financialy help to purchase the rice and water there.
The last project we will be doing is taking donations of supplies for the Orphanage over. We have 6-8 Large suitcases full of donations of diapers, school supplies, etc. that a local doctor's office donated (now we just need to get them there). The only problem is each bag costs $50 to get on the plane. So we are asking for "Luggage sponsors" yes "Luggage Sponsors" your name will be placed on that piece of luggage as we travel with many donations for the orphanage and children :) in honor of your "luggage donation"!
If you would like to donate specifically for the care packages or feeding programs. Please send a paypal payment to my email address at tiff.johnson85@gmail.com (please note that it's for the April Missions projects). If you would like to mail a donation please mail those to 755 S. Nicholas Rd. Nixa, MO 65714
If you would like to donate peanut butter please email me if you are local and I can pick it up.
****ALSO IF YOUR CHILD'S CLASS OR SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO SEND CARDS OR DO A PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE OR FUNDRAISE FOR THE PROGRAMS, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO SHARE THIS MINISTRY WITH CHILDREN AROUND THE GLOBE!!!!*****
We are very grateful for this opportunity to partner with you in our missions efforts while we are there.
Here are some pictures from Kroo Bay and the Children's hospital from our May and Sept 2010 trips where we will be visiting again:
Here is why I am telling you all this first of all we need your prayers!! Here are specific things to be praying for:
1. Our health and safety on the trip (specifically on our travel dates March 31st thru April 9th)
2. For Emma and Jayden to adjust okay to both of us being gone for 10 days
3. Our connection with William and Kevin would grow increasingly and that they would be comfortable opening up to us
4. Supplies and funds we need for the special projects we would like to do while we are there
5. The ban would lift before we go in April so that we could possibly go to court or committee with our adoption case while we are in country
While we are there we do have a couple projects planned while the kids are in school, we will be going back to the children's hospital that both Rich and I visited last year, to hand our care packages to the moms and children. We will also be possibly going into Kroo Bay (which according to UN is the poorest place on the earth) and doing a small feeding program if we can with just the 4 of us.
Here is where we need you help. We will providing care packages to the mothers and there sick children in the hospital. The hospital doesn't offer food for the child or parent while they are getting proper medical care so many mom's go without food and so do the children. The care packages will consist of a gift bag with a piece of bread, peanut butter, money and water. We are asking for unopened peanut butter jars (the small ones) and small gift bags. (Approximately 50-60 jars and bags) For the feeding program we would like to do in either Kroo Bay or just out in the community we will need financialy help to purchase the rice and water there.
The last project we will be doing is taking donations of supplies for the Orphanage over. We have 6-8 Large suitcases full of donations of diapers, school supplies, etc. that a local doctor's office donated (now we just need to get them there). The only problem is each bag costs $50 to get on the plane. So we are asking for "Luggage sponsors" yes "Luggage Sponsors" your name will be placed on that piece of luggage as we travel with many donations for the orphanage and children :) in honor of your "luggage donation"!
If you would like to donate specifically for the care packages or feeding programs. Please send a paypal payment to my email address at tiff.johnson85@gmail.com (please note that it's for the April Missions projects). If you would like to mail a donation please mail those to 755 S. Nicholas Rd. Nixa, MO 65714
If you would like to donate peanut butter please email me if you are local and I can pick it up.
****ALSO IF YOUR CHILD'S CLASS OR SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO SEND CARDS OR DO A PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE OR FUNDRAISE FOR THE PROGRAMS, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO SHARE THIS MINISTRY WITH CHILDREN AROUND THE GLOBE!!!!*****
We are very grateful for this opportunity to partner with you in our missions efforts while we are there.
Here are some pictures from Kroo Bay and the Children's hospital from our May and Sept 2010 trips where we will be visiting again:
The Children's Hospital
Kroo Bay
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A couple changes!
If you are reading this you know we are now a private blog. We have done this protect the privacy of our family and as we get closer in the adoption process to bringing the boys home this will be where we will update family and friends of our progress. If you know anyone who follows along and wants added just email me at tiff.johnson85@gmail.com and I just need there email to add them.
We are selling the remaining adoption t-shirts we have in stock for sale this weekend for $10 each for the following sizes:
Mens
Small 2
Medium 2
Large 2
XL 1
Womens
2XL 1
If you would like one please email me with sizes and I will send you a direct paypal link for the sale.
As far as our adoption things go, we are in a waiting period still. We are waiting for the ban to lift, which the SL gov't seems to think it will be in Feb or March. Rich and I are planning a trip together to go in April to visit the boys and possibly go in front of committee while we are there if the ban lifts. Our ultimate prayer is we could bring them home at that time, that is a HUGE prayer request but we serve a BIG God and anything is possible with him! So if you would join us in prayer that all things would go smoothly in court, the ban would lift, the boys visas approved and while we are there in April we could bring them home. I know this is being very hopeful but like I said earlier we serve a BIG GOD and this is in his hands!
We are selling the remaining adoption t-shirts we have in stock for sale this weekend for $10 each for the following sizes:
Mens
Small 2
Medium 2
Large 2
XL 1
Womens
2XL 1
If you would like one please email me with sizes and I will send you a direct paypal link for the sale.
As far as our adoption things go, we are in a waiting period still. We are waiting for the ban to lift, which the SL gov't seems to think it will be in Feb or March. Rich and I are planning a trip together to go in April to visit the boys and possibly go in front of committee while we are there if the ban lifts. Our ultimate prayer is we could bring them home at that time, that is a HUGE prayer request but we serve a BIG God and anything is possible with him! So if you would join us in prayer that all things would go smoothly in court, the ban would lift, the boys visas approved and while we are there in April we could bring them home. I know this is being very hopeful but like I said earlier we serve a BIG GOD and this is in his hands!
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