Hitting HOME

Hi everyone ... thanks for all the comments ~ I love reading them. It keeps me close to home while I'm away. Today was a very impacting day for me. I got to go on an agape run this morning. The first home we went to was so hard to see. When we first got there it was only children and as we started talking to them more started coming out of the woodwork. I think there were 8 at home and a total of 11 people living in the house. While we were talking to the kids about Jesus, mom came home. We gave the kids a goodie bag with toothbrush, toothpaste, bubbles, toys and etc. They were so exited. One little boy ran in the house and brushed his teeth and was so proud to come back outside to show us what he had done. The hardest part for me was when we asked the mom how we could pray for her ... she had such a hard time telling us. She got really emotional and started crying. She said she was so thankful that her family still had their health but she is having a really tough time getting food. She is having to choose between electricity or food ... way too close to home. I almost lost it. We prayed for her and her family and said our goodbyes. It was so hard to see. Next we visited a family with 14 children ... most of them were home, but a few were grown and working the fields. One of them had medical issues and it was very difficult for the family to cover the medical expenses. Next we went to another house with only two children, but one was blind & looked like maybe he had some retardation issues. The family's out here really struggle and I can't believe that walking around Beius you don't see it all ... but literally 5 min's down the road is such poverty. The work that REMM does is so incredible. We spent the rest of the afternoon with the girls at the orphanage doing VBS and playing.

We have the rest of the night off and we are relaxing at the coffee shop for a bit and heading back to play spoons. Check out the church blog for more pictures.

Cassie ~ I can't take any of the girls home, but I would love to. I will be giving the bears to Sarah to take on an agape run tomorrow (Thur) and she will get pictures.

Brittany ~ I hope you are doing okay ... Love you/Miss you too ... Have fun in Six Flags

Dad ~ I'm okay ... REALLY! ... Don't worry.

Love you all and please leave your comments, it's great to read and stay in touch with everyone.