Sunday, August 19, 2012

Pies for Jacob


DON'T TAKE OUR PICTURE!!!!


WHATEVER...


We're just hanging around... 

Ben and Elijah are enjoying their last days of summer... Aaron is adjusting to a new norm... all day school!!

I'll share more on that another day.  

In the meantime....

You see this little guy??

This is Jacob and he has been offered a TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR MATCHING GRANT. 

After Jacob was offered this matching grant...  a bunch of crazy Jacob lovers set out to get him to that 2,000.00 mark. They agreed to take pies in the face each time his grant account reached a milestone.  So far THREE pies have been thrown. But despite their best efforts..they fell short.  The grant was SUPPOSED to end yesterday.  They had only raised $440.00.

Ugh!

Fortunately the donor is granting them ONE MORE WEEK.

Jacob gets a reprieve. 

HE NEEDS $1639.00.


TWELVE MORE PEOPLE ARE LINED UP TO GET PIED.  

Did you read that? Twelve people are willing to take a pie in the face to get this baby boy noticed.  LOOK AT HIM.  He's just a little guy.  He's got so much potential.  He's only a year and a half old.  

Will you help these crazy Jacob lovers to raise the 2,000 so his grant account will have FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IN IT?  That is a huge grant account.  That could make the difference for a family who is wanting to cliff jump but afraid of the financial burden.  

PLEASE.....

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO JACOB..... and click HERE to watch the Jacob lovers get pied!!




Posted by at 7:43 AM 1 comments

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Four Met Their Match!!!


I couldn't sleep last night.  I've got much on my mind... the to-do list keeps getting longer...my house is completely out of order... deadlines are looming and there are just not enough hours in the day.

So I got up early to work and think and pray.

I'll be honest.  When I wrote the blogpost yesterday I didn't have a lot of hope that it would amount to much. I even wrote that to the person who helped me put it together.  I just spent last weekend begging for funds for families and here I am again begging for funds.  I tend to lose followers on the blog whenever I push for funds so THAT was what I was expecting.

So when I sat down tired and bleary-eyed at the computer early this morning, and I went to check grants, I did so with little hope....  WOO HOO!! I was blown away to discover that FOUR of the matching grants were met through the night.

FOUR OUT OF TWELVE MET!!

Whoever you are that donated to those four to get their matching grants met... You made me shout for joy!!

THANK YOU!!

Here's how the matching grants stand.  If you want to make me shout for joy again tomorrow morning... I will NOT complain!!!

ONE
HEATH'S MATCHING HAS BEEN MET!!!

TWO
OLIVER'S MATCHING HAS BEEN MET!!

THREE
Jacob still needs 1,661.45!!!

FOUR
Ralph still needs $785.00

FIVE
KACEY'S MATCHING HAS BEEN MET!!


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ONE
Mikale for the Sutton Family
Grant:$1,000
Needs: $1,000
Ends: August 31st
 

TWO

Madeline for the Boroughs Family
Grant: $5,000
Need $4,000.00
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO LIFESONGS
Make sure you put "Preference Boroughs #2965" for the purpose of your donation!!!!
or Mail checks to:
Lifesong for Orphans 
PO Box 40/ 202 N. Ford St. 
Gridley, IL 61744
And write "Preference Boroughs #2965" on the check
http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=BOROUGHS

THREE
Steven for the Dewberry Family
Need 2,000.00
Grant: $2,000
Need: FSP must read $2688.62 

FOUR
Lily and Rueben for the Maas Family
Need $1,300.00
 
Grant:$6,000
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO LIFESONGS
Make sure you put "Preference Maas #2853" for the purpose of your donation!!!!
Please put "Preference Maas #2852" for purpose 

FIVE
XENIA'S MATCHING HAS BEEN MET!!
Xenia for the Morse family 
Grant:$300
Need: FSP must read $14,357


SIX
Vincent for the Jones Family
Need $864.00
Grant:$1,000 once their FSP reaches $5,000
http://reecesrainbow.org/38261/sponsorjones

SEVEN
Rowyn and Zeke for the Sharp Family
Need $190.00
 
Grant $1,000 once their FSP reaches $1,000.
http://reecesrainbow.org/40761/sponsorsharp-2



Posted by at 6:32 AM 3 comments

Friday, August 17, 2012

Matching Madness on Fatherless Friday

Oh My Goodness...

Look how many different kids and families have been offered matching grants...
I LOVE THIS!!
EVERY DONATION IS DOUBLED....

Will you pick one, two, three, four or more and take part???

ONE

First up is my precious Heath.  Little Lost Boy Heath.  Sitting in a shared wheelchair.  Playing with dirty strings.  Living in a building that reeks of urine and waste.  Precious Heath. He's been offered a $450.00 matching grant from some precious kids who didn't want presents for their birthday.  WHAT????  Did you read that???  They are giving up their birthday money so Heath can find a family.  

They want to see his grant go over $10,000.00


TO MEET THIS GOAL... HEATH'S GRANT ACCOUNT MUST SAY $9583.94.

Will you help??? HE ONLY NEEDS 112.00 TO MEET THIS GOAL!!!


TWO

Precious Oliver
He's been given a $2,000.00 matching grant.
All he needs left to get his matching grant is $463.00. (His grant amount must read $5546.80)

HIS MATCHING ENDS IN 2 DAYS SO PLEASE RALLY THE TROOPS FOR OLIVER!!!


THREE

Jacob


Oh my goodness this little guy is precious and SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESCUE HIM FROM THAT CRIB.  He has been offered 2,000 and even though a whole bunch of people are doing some crazy stuff to try to raise that money, they are struggling to get anyone to listen.  His grant account needs to read $2079.00.

He still needs 1,704.00.  This was supposed to end tomorrow but thankfully the matching was extended for another week!!!  COME ON!!

WON'T YOU HELP THEM???

FOUR

Ralph

THIS LITTLE GUY IS PRECIOUS BEYOND WORDS.  I've never seen him before now.  Why is he still waiting???

He has been given $1,000 and his grant account needs to read $1,000.00!!  Pretty easy.  A little less than $800.00.


FIVE

Kacey
Oh Sweet Kacey. 

My dear friend met this precious treasure and her heart is broken over her.

She is going to be transferred SOON and where she is going is NOT like where she is living.  

PLEASE - SOMEONE GO GET HER.   

She's been offered a $1,000.00 grant that MUST BE MET BY AUGUST 23rd.
Her fund has to read $4036.00 which means she has $356.00 to go to meet her goal.



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THOSE ARE THE FATHERLESS KIDS WITHOUT FAMILIES...

Below are families who are choosing to bring home some fatherless kids....

All of them have matching grants.  

All of them need help!!

ONE

Mikale for the Sutton Family

Grant:$1,000
Needs: $1,000
Ends: August 31st
 

TWO

Madeline for the Boroughs Family
Grant: $5,000
Lifesong for Orphans 
PO Box 40/ 202 N. Ford St. 

THREE

Steven for the Dewberry Family
Grant: $2,000
Need: FSP must read $2688.62 

FOUR

 
Grant:$6,000
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO LIFESONGS
Make sure you put "Preference Maas #2853" for the purpose of your donation!!!!
Please put "Preference Maas #2852" for purpose 

FIVE
Xenia for the Morse family 
Grant:$300
Need: FSP must read $14,357
SIX
Vincent for the Jones Family
Grant:$1,000 once their FSP reaches $5,000
http://reecesrainbow.org/38261/sponsorjones

SEVEN

 Rowyn and Zeke for the Sharp Family
 
Grant $1,000 once their FSP reaches $1,000.
http://reecesrainbow.org/40761/sponsorsharp-2

PLEASE PICK ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR... Some of these matching only need a little bit and some need A LOT!!  Either way.. every FIVE DOLLARS IS MATCHED and EVERY FIVE DOLLARS MATTERS!!



Posted by at 4:18 PM 1 comments

Updates

UPDATE ON SELAH
PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!!!
Selah's heart rate continues to be high and her blood pressure won't stay in the normal range, it goes a bit too high at times. Please pray that this will stabilize quickly! Pray that she will begin to respond on a consistent basis to the neurological tests. We are crying out to God from the depth of our beings for our precious little girl. She has been such a blessing and joy to our lives these past few months, she fit into our family like she had always been with us. We didn't have one major issue with her adjustment and we love our little LaLa. Please ask God to be merciful to our family and to heal our child. Although she has only been with us a few months, she is our child and I can't imagine life without her! 




UPDATE ON CONNER
Conner is doing great and you can read more about how he is doing HERE!!! He is still in the hospital so keep on praying!!  THANK YOU FOR STORMING HEAVEN FOR THIS PRECIOUS RR TREASURE!!



UPDATE ON NIKITA
Please keep praying!!
MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just saw posts from some friends asking about Nikita- was about to call his mom Sasha and our doorbell rang- it was her husband, Victor, delivering some stuff for the handyman tonight. I asked how Nikita was doing and he told me some info then called Sasha and handed me the phone. THEY ARE ECSTATIC- the doctor just called not 10 minutes ago and said NIKITA WOKE UP and opened his eyes and said "Call me a taxi I'm ready to go home!!!!!!!!!!!!" They are headed to the hospital now to see their precious boy!!!!!!!!!!

6 days ago the doctors said he likely would not live. If he did, he would have major issues. Now, in less than a week, he is awake and asking for home!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Keep praying friends- it's not over yet. Pray that the doctors and nurses and everyone involved recognizes that this is a MIRACLE from the LORD- that HE IS MIGHTY TO SAVE AND HEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


Prayer matters.  

Keep praying church.  
Posted by at 6:56 AM 4 comments

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Please Keep Praying!!

This is the most updated report from Yvonne about both Sam and Selah....
UPDATE from Yvonne around 5:30pm Thursday evening- 
Update...Sam is completely back to normal but they are keeping him till tomorrow. Selah is still fighting! The doctor that told us yesterday that she would not make it at all said today that she may make it but will not be "Selah" meaning she has so much brain damage... We need PRAYER! Pray that her heart rate will come down to a normal level of 60-100, she is at 150 and pray that she will take more breathes on her own. Pray that she will not get any infections or fevers. Please pray for our sweet girl and for the rest of the family.

Please pray.  


For more information on what happened:


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Posted by at 8:40 PM 5 comments

Praying for Selah


I was going to share pictures this morning of Aaron's first day at school.  But this is more important.  This little Reece's Rainbow precious treasure came home from across the ocean last winter.  She's been in a horrible accident and needs our prayers. 


The family lives in Florida but are currently in New York for medical treatment for the children.  Yesterday, while Yvonne was in the hospital with some of the kids, Jon took two of the babes (Sam and Selah) on a walk along the Erie Canal.  Unfortunately the stroller the two kids were in  rolled off the walkway and into the Erie Canal when Jon was checking to see what time it was on his phone.  He immediately jumped in after them but both kids were buckled in the stroller. The Canal is swift and the current strong.  Jon had to fight just to hold the stroller up and was only able to get Sam above water.  Someone jumped in, got Sam unbuckled and got him out.  Another person jumped in to help Jon get the stroller with Selah out of the water.  They did rescue breathing on Selah until help arrived.  Sam is okay but Selah is not expected to live.  PLEASE PRAY.  Pray for Selah.  Pray for Yvonne and Jon as they are in shock and terror.  Pray church.  Pray.


The family blog is HERE.  Please  go over and let the family know you are praying.  


Posted by at 7:07 AM 8 comments

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wild Wednesday

OH DEAR FRIENDS IT IS A WILD ONE FOR SURE.... JUST LOOK AND SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE!!

Samantha is free!!

Another Plev*n Mulligan Stew babe has passed through the gates forever!!

Praise God!! Praise God!!



.... And look at Lyla....

For two weeks she has had her Mama and Papa visit her and LOOK AT HER!!  She is holding her head up.  She is transforming right before our very eyes.  Love Wins.  Every Time!



And get this...

WE SCREAMED AND YELLED FOR BERNADETTE.  HER CHANCES OF BEING ADOPTED WERE SLIM TO NONE.  SHE WAS AGING OUT AND GOING TO BE SENT AWAY FOREVER.....




BUT PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD!!

These two babes are ORPHANS NO MORE.. The judge said YES.

Bernadette (Jessica Dorothy) and Mason (Caleb Elijah).... You are soon on your way home!!


Bernadette's smile says it all.  This is why we keep on keeping on people... so treasures like these are found!

(The Rogers are STILL SHORT on funds.  Please CLICK HERE if you can help)

BUT THAT IS NOT ALL...

TEARS ARE FLOWING FREELY HERE PEOPLE...

REMEMBER LAUREL?



SHE MET HER FAMILY!!



ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL...WHAT MORE CAN I SAY!! OH LAUREL... I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!

Older children have to agree that they want to be adopted.

HERE IS LAUREL SIGNING THAT SHE WANTS A FAMILY!!!



When you guys hear her story... what she has come through... You are going to weep!!  You are going to be blown away by God's goodness.  You are going to want to keep on doing orphan ministry because it is worth it!!!


This picture just plain makes me a puddle of tears on the floor!!

God is so good!!

And not only that... but TYLER met his family too.



AND HE TOO HAS SAID YES!!


YES TO HOME.  YES TO PARENTS. YES TO A NEW LIFE!!

BUT I'M NOT EVEN DONE BECAUSE GUESS WHO SHOWED UP ON THE MY FAMILY FOUND ME PAGE????

THEY ARE GOING TO BE BROTHERS...

  

Wait till you hear this story!!!

I can't stop the tears.

I can't tell you how grieved I have been this past week over these two boys.

BUT GOD!!

And Faithful Families!!

When we think that we just can't give anymore. When we become so discouraged because the mountains seem too high to climb....

GOD BLESSES US WITH REMINDERS OF WHY WE ARE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING.

All special needs kids.  All found.

To God be the Glory!!


MY CUP OVERFLOWS!!


Let us NOT become weary in doing good because at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up!!!
Galatians 6:9



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