Compassion

Biira (Uganda)

Yemelin (DR)

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has done"

In a poverished stricken area, Birra and Yemelin work hard for there families. Doing chores that we wouldnt never imagine having to do. These girls have dreams, hopes, and aspirations! Would you help them to acheive these dreams? I am looking for Sponsors for Yemelin and Biira. For only 38.00 a month, you can be a part of changing there lives forever! Your tax-deductible contribution of just $38 a month connects your child with a loving, church-based child sponsorship program that provides:

Food and clean water
Medical care
Educational opportunities
Important life-skills training
Most important of all, your sponsored child will hear about Jesus Christ and be encouraged to develop a lifelong relationship with God.

If you are interested in Sponsoring Yemelin or Biira please email me and I can help you in making a difference in there lives! You wont regret it!

Make a world of diffrence in the life of a child today

Janell

Mountains and more

"Savior, He can move the Mountains, My God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save".

For I know the plans I have for you "declares the LORD", plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Our Recent trip to Oregon/Washington

We had such an amazing trip. I am always excited to go to Oregon to see my family. This year, we decided to take the opportunity to go to the Seattle area for a number of purposes. Our main goal was to visit World Vision Headquarters to get a feel for the work environment there, as it is our desire for Bob to get an accounting job with World Vision. We had an amazing time there, as our half-hour tour turned into over two hours of time with the Tour guide answering detailed questions about employment, talking about living out there, etc. It was a God-given time! Our second purpose was to learn of the land and of the living. We had several suburbs we wanted to check into, and we got to most of them. We saw neighborhoods, saw schools, visited parks, and even local donut shops! (lol at Bob) We met such wonderful people, in totally unexpected places (like one of the donut shops), who gave us great information. Third, we wanted to see mountains. And mountains we saw! We took the Mt. Baker highway up to the Mt. Baker area, where the kids were able to play in snow, while in shorts and sandals! We drove up to Mt. St. Helens, and took in the awesome amazing views of the re-growth of God's nature from the expolosion 30 years ago. And everywhere we went, there she was. She? Mt. Rainier! She is the most amazing mountain! Two things the Lord always brought to my mind was the lyrics from Mighty to Save; He can move the mountains....when you are admist all the mountains, it really made that truth so much more amazing. As we long to live there admist those mountains, God was reminding me of His other truth from Jeremiah 29:11. As Bob and I dream about living there, we also think, what if he doesnt get a job...what if...what if? Its at those moments, I lean on my Lord, my Savior, who saves, who can move the mountains, who can provide Bob with an amazing job, and I am overcome with peace and joy, knowing He has plans of hope for us. He knows our hearts desire. He knows how my heart aches for my family out there, and how I desire to be closer to them. He knows it all; He already has His plans in the works. We need to trust in Him, listen to Him, and prepare ye the way for Him and His plans. So we have come back home with a list of goals to accomplish within the next year, in preparation for a likely move. About 8-9 months ago, we had a list of a few things we wanted to see happen before we even thought about moving. First, we had to sell our house. Okay, well 3 weeks later, and it was sold! My Mom, who is going to go with us, also wanted to wait till her Dad passed into the hands of the Lord before moving. The day after my Mom returned from her vacation in Oregon, her Dad passed away. So, we definitely see Gods hand at work. Please pray for us, that we will earnestly seek God's will and follow His ways. Pray that we will be able to meet our goals that we have set for the next school year, so that we can start applying for jobs late April, and hopefully move during next summer. Even if it seems impossible for us to meet goals, we know that God is able! Just as He is able to move the mountains. - Janell

Life Update

Here is a quick update: We have found a beautiful 3bdr. home to rent in our same area of town for a very very great price! However......

The current tenants are buying a foreclosure home. They are having major issues with the bank and there loan etc. They were supposed to close 2 weeks ago and already have moved out. But they are still there. One day they are told everything is smooth you will close in a few days......then we are told we can move in shortly. Then the next day rolls around and they are told a different story, and we are told we can't move in for a few weeks. And on and on it goes.

Right now as of last night (HA) we are looking at not being able to move in until May 17th. We HAVE to be out of our home by 4:00 May 19th. Cutting it very close.

In the meantime we have been looking for other places to go, and there isn't anything.....So we still feel the Lord leading us into this home, and are trusting the timing will all work out. Please pray for this situation. For the current tenants to close on there foreclosure SOON! allowing us to move sooner than later. They are "supposed" to be meeting with a bank on Monday. So hopefully we will get CONFIRMED good news after that meeting.

God is good all the time, and prayer is powerful, we have seen its power through this process that began back in Feb. when our house went up on the market. So we thank you so much for your prayer support.

Run On

Sorry folks for the run on sentences and thoughts of earlier post~ I am not an English Scholar. So for those that are or think they are (Bob) my apologies! LOL

For I know the Plans I have for You

Jambo!

Well our closing has been moved up two weeks, so we will be closing on our house Tuesday! God has been so good! We have asked Him to show us His plan in bold ways, and that is exactly what He has done. We asked Him boldly to show us His plan and to either boldly open or close the door to World Vision. He has done that.

Bob applied for an accounting job at World Vision March 11th; and up until Friday we had not heard anything from them. We felt that in the meantime we needed to pursue housing here just incase, so I have been looking and looking at coming up with nothing. Until last week, I saw an add for a HOUSE for very inexpensive rent in our same area. (all the other places were duplexes) Of course I jumped on it. I got a response from the landlord that she had an overwhelming amount of responses to her ad, so she wanted us all to fill out an online app. Bob and I felt like we were up against an army. But were reminded of who that army battlefield belongs to. The battle belongs to the Lord. Wed night I got a call from landlord stating we were her #1 pick, and we saw the house Friday; loved it and signed a contract. When we got home Bob checked his email and got the rejection letter from World Vision. Was this Gods plan or what! As we are a little disappointed in not moving to Seattle right now, we know that Gods plan is for us to be here a little while longer, and we will still pursue a future in Missions, and a possible future with World Vision. We see Gods hand all over this plan in so many more ways that I could share but would take awhile.... (hee) But will share that our landlord is not making us be tied down to a designated 6m0 or year lease. She herself is a dedicated Christian in support of us leaving for the ministry at some point. For this and so much more we stand in AWE of God.

For I know the plans I have for you declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Thank you all for your continued love, support, and prayers! We know God has great plans for us, and with the sale of our house, we are now 100% in an Open place for Him to call us to His plan!