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:

The Children's Hospital

 Kroo Bay