Community center work continued

Back to the community center this morning. I am so thankful that the quarantine is finally over in Kyiv and that life can return to a somewhat normal routine.
Wednesday mornings will typically find me visiting preschool-aged children who either are infected or affected by the HIV virus. My official task is to teach [...]

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Adoption Awareness Month

In conjunction with National Adoption Awareness Month, friends at adoption316 are giving books away throughout the month! Ramona and Connie are both adoptive moms with heart-warming, heart-wrenching, heartfelt stories to share of their journeys and the resources that helped them.
Jim and I met both of them this spring — Ramona in Huntsville, Alabama and [...]

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The giggles

And this is why we go spend time with hospitalized orphans:

Who can not giggle in response to this little one?!

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Adoption roller coaster

May I invite each of you to please pray for families adopting children…wherever they may be?! The emotional roller coaster these couples go through is heart-wrenching, and without prayer support I don’t know how any of them make it through the process. These couples are certainly my heroes!
We have had the pleasure of [...]

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Studying God’s Word

This is one of my favorite pictures of all time. Why? Not because it’s such an artistic shot with everything “just so,” that’s for sure.
But because it reflects the truth about children everywhere.
These children were part of my Sunday School class a few years back, and most of those pictured were [...]

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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Just received an e-mail today concerning Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). It seems that the Children’s Miracle Network and Microsoft have partnered to provide three Children’s Miracle Network pediatric hospitals an Ultimate Gameroom experience. I’m posting this information with the hopes that some of you may click the link and vote for [...]

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Unwanted babies are safe here

Just ran across this link through a blog by Tim Challies: challies.com.
Imagine if every church should make such an offer.

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Church visitors

Did I happen to mention that we were given permission to take two inpatients from the National Children’s Hospital to church with us on Sunday?
We simply asked if ever we might take children to church, and, to our surprise, the answer was YES! In fact, they said that we could have taken more [...]

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Sophia and Anton

Two of my favorite kiddos. Sophia and Anton. They live in a foster care setting with Jamie’s in-laws. So we get to see them on Sundays, if not more often.
Last Sunday they arrived late to church because they had just returned from a Christian summer camp at the Black Sea. (Tough [...]

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Suzanne has encouraged me to stick to the more positive posts, particularly those that involve children’s literature. What other children’s books do I have with me here? The Tale of Peter Rabbit was a huge favorite in the Peipon household, as it was in the Matthews household as I was growing up.
I remember [...]

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