Well, it is a new year! We are so excited about all God is going to do in and through us this year. Not that it is about us, but it is all about Him using US to be His hands and feet in total surrender for His glory.
Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
1 Peter 5:6-10 (NLT)
6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers[ all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.10 In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
One thing we are most excited about this year is our partnership with Children's HopeChest. If you have not sponsored a child yet, please go on over to http://www.hopechest.org/community/holeta/sponsor. Check out the site and start your $38 a month sponsorship. We have 78 children out of 150 that still need to be sponsored. Thank you to everyone who has already sponsored. Check out the other blog posts about our connection with HopeChest to see what this organization is all about. I have 4 different video links here that show you some pictures from our trip in October. We will be going back October 31- Nov. 7th this year. If you are interested, let me know.
We still have some Ethiopia Love t-shirts available as well. (We should hear something soon about the waiting list for our adoption. Continue to pray for that sweet precious child God has planned for our family!) We have some navy blue hoodies with the same design if you are interested in one of those. We have adult small, medium, large and X-Large available for $25.00. Click on the paypal link on the homepage of the blog. Put your address in the note section and add $2.00 per shirt.
