God At Work

Do you want to hear a really cool story?

A story that illustrates just how amazing God is and how much He cares.  A story that no one could ever say was just chance or circumstance.

I've got one.

As many of you know - We came back across the ocean yelling for two boys.  Brady and Heath.  Brady found a family but Heath sat.  And sat.  And sat.  

Sadly we have not been surprised by this.  He was nine when we left.  That is OLD in the adoption world.  He has absolutely nothing going for him and his ONE picture does nothing to encourage a family to want him.  He is a pitiful little guy who is in the least stimulating environment you can imagine.  Who would want to take the challenge of recalling him back to life? 

But God has not forgotten Heath.  Not by any stretch.  Look at Heath's grant account.  It currently sits at $11,110.00.  THAT IS GOD AT WORK.  Two years ago when Heath's file was handed to our facilitator he was not even listed on Reece's Rainbow.  He was a complete surprise.  He had NOTHING in his grant account.  NOTHING.  In two years God has tapped on hundreds of hearts and Heath's grant account has quietly and steadily grown.  And grown.  Rob and I are not alone in wanting this little guy to find a family.  There are people out there who care deeply for him.  One little dirty boy who sits in a shed all day. THEY CARE BECAUSE GOD CARES AND HE HAS STIRRED IN THEIR HEARTS TO CARE!

In early June I was chatting with a friend.  In the course of the conversation I said to her "If I had a $5,000 matching grant dropped in my lap, I would give it to Heath."  My heart's desire was to see him fully funded.  Understand this.  That was a private chat.  No one else saw my words.  No one else knew I said that.  No one but God.  He knew my desire BEFORE THE WORDS CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH.  He knew what I wanted.  He knew my heart.  How do I know?  How do I know that God knew the deepest desire of my heart before they were even spoken?  Because not five minutes after I uttered those words - not five minutes after saying I wanted to get Heath fully funded, not five minutes after sharing my deep love and concern for one little Lost Boy, I got an e-mail. 

Heath was being offered a $5,000.00 matching grant.  Would I yell for him?

WOULD I YELL FOR HIM???? ARE YOU CRAZY????

YES!! YES!! YES!!

Did you get that? 

Did you get that God was stirring in the heart of one kind and generous donor who LOVED HIM TOO!!

Loved a smelly little shed-sitting boy??

But it doesn't end there.  It was the first of June when I was offered the $5,000.00 for Heath but the donor needed time to gather the funds and I had just finished doing a matching and I was exhausted.  So we decided to wait a few months.   We chose to keep it quiet until then in case something happened.  

But God wasn't quiet.  He was tapping on more hearts for Heath.   In August a group of people all the way across the country got together to celebrate the Erikson's adopting Porter out of Heath's institute.  They gathered and prayed and talked and in the course of the conversation they began to talk about Heath.  My Heath.  Little Lost Boy Heath.  They decided to put LOVE IN ACTION for Heath.  September 15.  They wanted to set that day aside as HIS DAY.  They decided that they would do car washes and bake sales for Heath.  THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT I HAD $5,000 IN A MATCHING GRANT. I had NO IDEA they were planning these events until a few days after they met.  They then began to rally for Heath - getting others to agree to do car washes.  They wanted car washes happening across the country for him.  DO YOU SEE GOD AT WORK?  Their desire was not only to get Heath fully funded but RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE PLIGHT OF THE ORPHAN.  And other people joined in.  There are car washes happening THIS SATURDAY FOR HEATH.  Across this country.  For one little Lost Boy. 

I couldn't script that if I tried.  

But it doesn't even end there...

When August started, Heath's account was below $10,000.00.  That meant that my matching grant of $5,000 wouldn't tip him over the $20,000 I felt he needed to be considered fully funded. GOD HAD THAT TAKEN CARE OF TOO!  He moved in the heart of ANOTHER donor who offered a $450.00 matching grant IN ORDER TO GET HEATH'S GRANT ACCOUNT OVER $10,000.00.

THAT MATCHING WAS REACHED IN JUST A FEW DAYS.

Do you see God at work??  Moving in hearts.  Moving for one little boy?

One little lost, dirty, smelly, boy who sits alone and lonely in a level 4 mental institute across the ocean.  

All I can do is stand in awe before the throne.

All I can do is marvel at HIS LOVE for Heath.

All I can do is shout from my little house in the woods.  Shout for one little boy.  

Join in.  Take part.  Have a yard sale for Heath.  Sell some lemonade.  Wash some cars.  This Saturday.  It is HEATH'S DAY.  A day to share with the world about the plight of one little boy... 

Every dollar donated will be matched up to $5,000.00.

But don't wait until then.  Drop some love in today.  And while you are at it... HELP THE SHARPS REACH THEIR GOAL.  They still need $450.00 so they can send their dossier to Ch*na.  

WE CAN DO THIS!!

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IT'S A MATCHING GRANT AND A GIVEAWAY!!

$5,000.00 is being offered in a matching grant for Heath.  Every dollar is doubled up to $5,000.00. Heath's grant account needs to read $15,347.00 in order for him to get the full matching grant!!! It is currently at $11,110.00. We still need $4,237.00

WE CAN DO THIS!!!

OUR GOAL IS TO GET HEATH AS FULLY FUNDED AS WE ARE ABLE!!
 (Fully funded for an adoption in his country is about 24,000)

As a wonderful incentive.... we are giving away some fun prizes...

$400.00
BRAND NEW Apple iPad 2 
MC979LL/A Tablet (16GB, Wifi, White) 2nd Generation

$300.00
BRAND NEW Kindle Fire HD 8.9"

8.9" HD Display, Dolby Audio, Dual-Band Dual-Antenna Wi-Fi, 16GB

$100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE
Take your pick...

OR you can use the $100.00 to PICK A CHILD OR FAMILY on Reece's Rainbow and donate the money into their account!


ANOTHER

$100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE
Take your pick...

OR you can use the $100.00 to PICK A CHILD OR FAMILY on Reece's Rainbow and donate the money into their account!

A BRAND NEW SIGNED COPY OF PEAS AND THANK YOU
BY SARAH MATHENY!!
Sarah is advocating for Heath on her blog...peas and thank you
THANK YOU SARAH!!

A BRAND NEW SIGNED COPY OF BIBLIOPLAN'S NEWEST COMPANION BOOK...

Honestly - IT IS NOT FINISHED YET so the winner is going to get this HOT OFF THE PRESS signed by my husband and me.  

Pray we get it done by the end of September!! LOL!

THESE ARE THE RULES:

You can enter our giveaway just by making a donation to HEATH'S GRANT ACCOUNT!  I'll leave the amount of your donation between you and the Lord.  Every dollar you donate is doubled!!!  That's it.  One donation to Heath puts your name in our giveaway, with a chance to win one of these prizes!  As an added incentive for making extra donations, we've come up with this simple point system:

We'll put one entry beside your name for every $5 that you donate. 

$10.00 - 2 entries
$20.00 - 4 entries
$35.00 -7 entries
$50.00 - 10 entries
$75.00 - 15 entries
$100.00 - 20 entries
$150.00 - 30 entries
$200.00 - 40 entries
$250.00 - 50 entries
$500.00 - 100 entries

There is also another way to earn entries: by sharing our Giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or your own blog.  After you've donated, just leave a comment on my blog to let me know that you've shared as well.  Every share gets you an entry.

And finally... for the next TWO days...

YOU GET DOUBLE ENTRIES IF YOU NOT ONLY DONATE TO HEATH BUT ALSO TO THE SHARP FAMILY!!



 

They are desperately trying to raise money to send their dossier to Ch*na to adopt two little children with dwarfism.

This is Obrion Sharp and she has been working for THREE WEEKS to raise 1000 prayers (dollars) before her sister's birthday WHICH IS TUESDAY...


She still needs $450.00 to reach her goal!!!

I KNOW we can raise that $450.00 by Tuesday night.... PLEASE HELP... Donate to BOTH Heath and the Sharps...

And for all those who do... as an added incentive.... This sock monkey was made by another set of young girls to raise money for their own family's adoption but they are DONATING it to Obrion to help her raise what she needs....  I LOVE WHEN KIDS GET INVOLVED IN ADOPTIONS!!!

So anyone who donates in the next two days will be given a chance to WIN this Sock Monkey!!!

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:

• Use the links and go donate.
• THEN, come back to this blog and leave a comment to let me know two things: (1) your first and last name and (2) the total amount that you donated to Heath and the amount you donated to the Sharps. Because I always moderate my comments, I will be able to keep this information private.
• If you prefer not to leave a comment, you can e-mail me at covenantb@yahoo.com.

NOTES:

• None of the money that you donate will flow through our hands; it will all go directly to the people who need it.
• This Giveaway will end on September 30, 2012.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO HEATH

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE SHARPS

Heath's Story

No one expected us.

It was as if we had dropped in from another planet.

No child had ever been adopted out of Aaron's Level 4 Mental Institute.

Not one boy.  Ever.

Who would want any of those boys?

Every single one was labeled as severely physically and mentally disabled.  Every single one of them had been discarded for life.  Every single one of them.

Visits from family were rare.  The village was too far away and travel costs were too steep.  In the system of transfer, the boys are sent to the place with the next available bed as opposed to a place that is close to their baby houses.  So once transferred, many families are cut off.  They become true Lost Boys.

It was a closed facility.

Set in a village that had not seen many foreigners and few if any Americans.

Our presence was a shock and for the long wearisome weeks we visited our son in that place we knew we were not wanted.

But on that first day, the day we dropped in unannounced, the director, in a moment of weakness that she has not shown since, handed two files to our facilitator.  Two files.

Brady and Heath.

We immediately went on a quest to find them.

Brady was easy.  He was the little wild child who sat at Aaron's table and slept in his bedroom.  He had just been transferred in and was desperate to get out.  He tried his hardest to break free from the caretakers and into our arms.  

He was the tiniest. The one they always had to hold. The little one at the back of the line.

Heath was harder.

It took us days to agree that the little boy in the shared wheelchair was actually Heath.  There were 60+ boys who paraded to the eating sheds every day.  Finding one little boy in the midst of the chaos and cacophony... one little boy with only one picture to go by... we had to make sure that that tiny little guy was the right one.  

Of course we couldn't let the caretakers know we were looking for him.  They did not trust us and were already bothered by our presence.

So hunting for Heath was quite the stealth operation.  

We had to look quick and fast without indicating that we were looking. Once we were convinced we knew which one was Heath, it was all we could do not to outright stare. We wanted to memorize the little boy in the chair.  We knew we were his hope.  We knew we were his voice.

Picture taking was forbidden.  

We learned that the hard way.

So all we had to offer for Heath were our words.  Our pleas.  Our memories of him.  I want to share those with you.  The little tidbits we have.  I want you to understand why, two years later, I can't let him go. I can't just walk away.  Heath needs a family.  A loving, Godly, patient family who will love him in all his dirt and grime and nothingness.  

I want you to know Heath.

------------------ to be continued ------------------

P.S. A few months after we came home yelling... a family stepped up and Brady/Judd was adopted and is now free to run, free to roam!   (http://happyhartmanfarm.blogspot.com)

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IT'S A MATCHING GRANT AND A GIVEAWAY!!

$5,000.00 is being offered in a matching grant for Heath.  Every dollar is doubled up to $5,000.00.

Heath's grant account needs to read $15,347.00 in order for him to get the full matching grant!!!

It is currently at $10,885.00. We still need $4,462.00

WE CAN DO THIS!!!

OUR GOAL IS TO GET HEATH AS FULLY FUNDED AS WE ARE ABLE!!
 (Fully funded for an adoption in his country is about 24,000)

As a wonderful incentive.... we are giving away some fun prizes...

$400.00

BRAND NEW Apple iPad 2 

MC979LL/A Tablet (16GB, Wifi, White) 2nd Generation

$300.00
BRAND NEW Kindle Fire HD 8.9"

8.9" HD Display, Dolby Audio, Dual-Band Dual-Antenna Wi-Fi, 16GB

$100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE
Take your pick...

OR you can use the $100.00 to PICK A CHILD OR FAMILY on Reece's Rainbow and donate the money into their account!


ANOTHER

$100.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE
Take your pick...

OR you can use the $100.00 to PICK A CHILD OR FAMILY on Reece's Rainbow and donate the money into their account!

A BRAND NEW SIGNED COPY OF PEAS AND THANK YOU
BY SARAH MATHENY!!
Sarah is advocating for Heath on her blog...peas and thank you
THANK YOU SARAH!!

A BRAND NEW SIGNED COPY OF BIBLIOPLAN'S NEWEST COMPANION BOOK...

Honestly - IT IS NOT FINISHED YET so the winner is going to get this HOT OFF THE PRESS signed by my husband and me.  

Pray we get it done by the end of September!! LOL!

THESE ARE THE RULES:

You can enter our giveaway just by making a donation to HEATH'S GRANT ACCOUNT!  I'll leave the amount of your donation between you and the Lord.

Every dollar you donate is doubled!!!

That's it.  One donation to Heath puts your name in our giveaway, with a chance to win one of these prizes!


As an added incentive for making extra donations, we've come up with this simple point system:

We'll put one entry beside your name for every $5 that you donate. 

$10.00 - 2 entries
$20.00 - 4 entries
$35.00 -7 entries
$50.00 - 10 entries
$75.00 - 15 entries
$100.00 - 20 entries
$150.00 - 30 entries
$200.00 - 40 entries
$250.00 - 50 entries
$500.00 - 100 entries

There is also another way to earn entries: by sharing our Giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or your own blog.  After you've donated, just leave a comment on my blog to let me know that you've shared as well.  Every share gets you an entry.

And finally... for the next THREE days...

YOU GET DOUBLE ENTRIES IF YOU NOT ONLY DONATE TO HEATH BUT ALSO TO THE SHARP FAMILY!!



 

They are desperately trying to raise money to send their dossier to Ch*na to adopt two little children with dwarfism.

This is Obrion Sharp and she has been working for THREE WEEKS to raise 1000 prayers (dollars) before her sister's birthday WHICH IS TUESDAY...


Frustratingly enough.. her little quiet voice is NOT being heard and she has only raised 336 of the 1,000 that she needs.  She still needs $664.00 prayers/dollars!!  Her parents CANNOT send the dossier off without this as they have already taken every bit of their extra cash to cover the rest of the adoption expenses up to this point.  An adoption from Ch*na for TWO children is going to cost them $40,000.00.

 I am desperately trying to help them!!  These babes are too sweet to leave in a country where they will be rejected because of their stature!!  So if you donate both to Heath and the SHARPS... you get DOUBLE POINTS!!  How cool is that??

I KNOW we can raise that $664.00 by Tuesday night.... PLEASE HELP... Donate to BOTH Heath and the Sharps...

And for all those who do... as an added incentive.... This sock monkey was made by another set of young girls to raise money for their own family's adoption but they are DONATING it to Obrion to help her raise what she needs....  I LOVE WHEN KIDS GET INVOLVED IN ADOPTIONS!!!

So anyone who donates in the next three days will be given a chance to WIN this Sock Monkey!!!

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:

• Use the links and go donate.
• THEN, come back to this blog and leave a comment to let me know two things: (1) your first and last name and (2) the total amount that you donated to Heath and the amount you donated to the Sharps. Because I always moderate my comments, I will be able to keep this information private.
• If you prefer not to leave a comment, you can e-mail me at covenantb@yahoo.com.

NOTES:

• None of the money that you donate will flow through our hands; it will all go directly to the people who need it.
• This Giveaway will end on September 30, 2012.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO HEATH

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE SHARPS

Trolled

Where to begin.

Last night I finished a big project for BiblioPlan and then headed for the blog to start writing a post that has been in the works for several months now.

I was going to announce a $5,000.00 matching grant for a very precious little boy across the ocean.

I was going to share the story behind the matching grant so that you could see how God is moving for one little boy across the ocean.

I was going to do that last night so I could post it today.

But there was a comment on my blog that I needed to moderate, so I went there first. And when I saw that comment, I found out that I had been trolled-- trolled by an anonymous writer who accused me of COPPING OUT on Everett, Olson and Porter.

     

This troll was disappointed that I would beg for prayers and not "rally the troops" for those boys. He told me that asking for prayers and not donations was disappointing because every time I ask for money, it comes pouring in.

This troll told me that he was not alone in his feelings. That there were others who agreed with them.

Wow.

Prayer is a cop-out. A side-show.

Wow.

Let me make this clear to everyone reading this blog.

I am a Christian.  I love the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind.  What I do on this blog is a reflection of my relationship with the Lord and what He is calling me to do.  Pure and simple.  Three years ago I would never have dreamed that we would adopt a special needs child and I would have laughed myself silly if someone would have told me that Rob and I would be a voice for special needs children in Eastern Europe.  Yet here we are. We do what we do only because GOD HAS LED US TO THIS PLACE.

Not ONE fundraiser have we done without prayer.  It is a good thing because every single fundraiser has been insane, ridiculous and outrageous.  Each time I feel the tapping in my spirit I find that where that tapping is leading is into a place where I don't want to go.  Every time I step out in faith it is off a cliff and I am without a parachute.   

Prayer is not a cop-out.  It is the beginning.  It is the foundation.  Without God I am nothing.  Without the whisperings of the Holy Spirit, I am just another noisy person yelling for my cause.  If the Lord had tapped on my shoulder for me to raise money for Porter and Everett and Olson I would have obeyed.  Instead, on Wednesday morning, I wasn't planning on blogging.  I woke up and lay in bed and in the quiet of those moments before my feet hit the floor the Lord tapped on my spirit.  A blogpost.  A call to prayer for 3 little boys.  That is what that tapping spoke into my heart.  I hadn't planned on blogging.  I blogged out of obedience to the Lord of Hosts who is alive and moving and who cares about the Fatherless.

And so I blogged.

For three little boys who are living in hell.

Calling people to PRAY FOR THEM.  Begging prayers for 3 boys.

     

To some it was a cop-out.  To me it was an act of obedience.

Michelle Enskat wrote me these sweet words yesterday... only a few hours before Anonymous decided to troll my blog:

"Oh sweet friend. I'm seriously trying to comment on your blog post to thank you and your readers for the prayers....but I keep crying. I have been overwhelmed with very nice messages from your readers and it has made my heart smile. Thank you for the post...I know it was hard...but what you did has brought me peace. I feel people lifting us up. I feel the protection that is covering us...through every step of the process."

Michelle has it right.  With prayer comes peace.  Protection.  God's presence in the midst of hard times.

Prayer is the foundation for everything we do.

I have not abandoned the Enskats or the Ericksons.  Not by any stretch.

Prayer is not abandonment.  When we were in process to adopt Aaron we BEGGED FOR PRAYERS for him too.  It was the number one request we gave people.  Money was the side-show.  We were willing to sell the shirts off our back for him.  What we wanted and needed for him was for prayers to rain down on his head as he sat and waited for us to come.

And in the final analysis, when Aaron is grown up and can look back at his story with clarity and understanding, I believe with all my heart that he will be most grateful for all the whispered prayers spoken on his behalf.  Prayers that were raised in love and concern.  Prayers that were offered for his safety and protection.  Prayers that his mind and heart would not be damaged beyond repair at a place that sucks the very soul out of a child.  I believe that Aaron will come to know that it was those prayers that preserved him in his hours of greatest need.  The prayers on this side of the ocean and the prayers raised by his nannies at his babyhouse who begged God to send him a family.

Olson and Porter and Everett need those same prayers.  Prayers for protection and safety.  Prayers that their minds will be protected.  Prayers that their hearts will stay tender and soft.

I am not all-powerful and I do not have the ability to raise thousands of dollars for children apart from the Lord.  I do not.  Each time I try it fails.

The Lord didn't call me to raise funds for the Ericksons or the Enskats at this moment in time.  But He did stir in hearts on Wednesday and money WAS RAISED for Porter and Everett and Olson.  Many who read my post not only prayed but gave.  Anyone reading this blogpost is more than welcome to pour the financial blessings out for these families.  I WOULD LOVE THAT!!  Anyone reading this blogpost is absolutely welcome to fundraise for these families.  I WOULD LOVE THAT EVEN MORE!!  I will point you in the right directions if you are interested in getting involved in helping them raise funds!!

I didn't wake up on Wednesday morning stirred in my heart to raise funds for three boys.  But I have been stirred in my heart to raise funds for Heath.  My Heath.  That is whom God has chosen for me to shout for in this season of time.   God has raised up a $5,000.00 matching grant for Heath that starts today.



In light of Anonymous' post last night I am going to hold off on sharing Heath's story for another day.

Just know that this is God's work.  He is the one who is moving for Heath.  When you hear the story you will understand.

From now on, every donation to Heath's account is now doubled.  The goal is to get Heath FULLY FUNDED.  The goal is to get him out of hell.  Heath and Porter share the same world.  They sit in the same sheds.  They eat the same food.  They stare at the same walls.  They hear the same groans and moans.  They live in the same nothingness.

We saw their world. We saw Heath in his nothingness.

Our goal is to completely remove the obstacle of money.

A full grant.

So that Heath's family has NO EXCUSE for not hearing and obeying God's call on their hearts.

I am going to be doing a Giveaway for Heath.  I have a few big prizes.  Again - I am not going to start that today BUT EVERY DONATION FROM HERE ON OUT WILL BE COUNTED TOWARDS THAT GIVEAWAY.  Just drop me a note in my comments how much you donated with your FIRST and LAST name. You will be put on the list.  

Heath's fund needs to reach $15,347.44 to reach the $5,000 matching.

THAT'S INSANE!

AND SINCE PRAYER IS THE FOUNDATION - I BEG YOU TO PRAY.

Pray for Heath's Matching Grant that God will bless it.  Pray that a family will step forward.  Pray that hearts will be stirred toward the orphan, the fatherless, the oppressed.  Pray that the adoptions of Porter and Heath will break down the gates at that institute and MORE boys will be listed. More boys will have hope.  Pray for Heath.  Pray for Heath.

Please Pray.  I BEG you.


CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO HEATH'S GRANT ACCOUNT

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO EVERETT AND OLSON'S FAMILY

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO PORTER'S FAMILY

Down On My Knees

Grief overwhelmed me a few weeks ago.  

It completely caught me off guard.

Grief for two little boys I have never met but who have impacted me deep inside my heart.  Two little boys who were part of Aaron's story.  Aaron's history.

Two little boys who were my breaking point. One of the many reasons I stopped blogging.

They lived in Aaron's baby house.  They grew up walking the same halls he walked.

  

Two little boys who were transferred about a year after he was transferred.

The director having little control over where they were sent.

I was comforted that where they were sent was not as bad as where Aaron went.  I was comforted until a few weeks ago when we found out that they had been transferred out of that place and into another.  

And where they are is a living hell.

See Everett.. little dark-skinned Everett.  He is Roma.  A gypsy boy.  To us he is beautiful.  To them he is outcast.  Hated.  Vile.  And where he is living - they treat him as an outcast.  His body is covered in bruises. His eyes are no longer bright and happy.  He is haunted and alone.  Terrified of his own shadow.  Abused.  Not just by the nannies but by the older children.  Hearing this.  Knowing that someone was there observing the abuse.  Seeing his eyes.  My heart shattered.

Aaron.  Jacob. 

 Everett. Olson. 

 Porter.  

 

Sweet Porter.

 Living in Aaron's old institute.  Sitting in his old shed. 
 

All five boys transferred out. 

All five boys transferred to spirit-breaking places.  All five boys.

Two are home.  Aaron and Jacob.

Three need to come home.

Porter.  Everett. Olson.

All three have families.

Yes Everett and Olson have a family.  A wonderful, loving family who adopted THREE CHILDREN FROM THE SAME BABY HOUSE.  Did you read that?  Did you read that??  The family that is adopting Everett and Olson were THERE at that baby house.  Two years ago.  THEY SAW THE BOYS.  They saw them.  That is all I am going to share because it is their story to tell and they have not shared it. Yet.

Three boys.

Understand this.  Porter.  Everett.  Olson.  They are in places that suck the very soul out of children.  Each day they sit and wait is another day of damage done to their little hearts and minds.

It is enough to make me want to cry out in agony.  To stop blogging.  To curl up and mourn their loss.  To walk away because the grief for them is too much to bear.

It is one of the many reasons I had to stop blogging.  I had to pull away.  The sorrow was too great.

But they have families. They have families.

And they have not been forgotten.  

They are not forgotten.  They may be sitting in misery, neglected, abused, mistreated - but hope is coming.  

I could beg for money here because the NEED IS GREAT FOR ALL THREE FAMILIES.  The Enskat's need over 20,000 to get Everett and Olson out and the Erikson's need over 16,000.  I could beg and I should beg because the need is great and these families don't have the luxury of time.  They are on a crash course to get their paperwork done and across the ocean before the country closes down for a few months. I could beg for money. I won't. I'll let the Holy Spirit do the begging in that department.

I'M BEGGING FOR PRAYERS.

I'm just plain begging for prayers for these boys.  

CHURCH - WE NEED TO PRAY GOD'S PROTECTION ON THE HEARTS OF THESE BOYS.  They are just little boys living in a nightmare that needs to end soon.  Please please pray for them.  Put their pictures on your refrigerators or on your bathroom mirror.  Put them on your church prayer chains.  Tuck their names inside your Bible.  Pray for them.  Pray.  I have seen Porter's world. Renee has seen Everett and Olson's.  Where they are living is not pretty.  It is a dark world.  It is sorrowful and lonely.  If you could just glimpse for a few minutes their world you would fall to your knees too.  It changed us.  We had our hearts ripped out two years ago and two years later I am still grieving.  

I am begging you to pray.  

I am down on my knees begging you.

Pray these boys home.

Pray them home.

CLICK HERE FOR EVERETT AND OLSON'S LINK

CLICK HERE FOR PORTER'S LINK