Le Bags

We have a few fun bags left over from our fundraising for the orphan last fall.

 Let me know if you'd like one and I will gladly send it to you.

Free.  :)

Thanks for supporting kids in Uganda!!

A very special THANK YOU post

When we began collecting things for our adventure, I asked some of the people I know in Uganda what they need.  The leader of the African Hearts told me that the boys I met when I was there would love to have Bibles.  Okay, I thought.  Fifteen Bibles.  Doesn't seem too hard!

I wondered if I could get a discount on them somewhere and asked my friend Sasha if her family's company (Crossway Books) would offer me one.  Well, they did more than that.  They gave us 15 beautiful, leather bound, ESV Bibles for FREE!!! 

What a blessing these Bibles will be to those boys!  Brand new, barely opened Bibles for them to read and pour over.  I can't wait to see the delight on their faces!!  THANK YOU Sasha and family!!  We are SO grateful!!

Meanwhile, we have so much stuff, I think we are actually going to use the three bags each limit that we have.  Oh my!  It's great to have so much to gift people with but, honestly.  I'm a little overwhelmed by all the stuff!  It will be fun to show everyone pictures of how their gifts blessed and blessed and blessed.

So here is how you can pray:

Pray for safe travels and safety in Uganda. I'm sure you all saw the terror alert that we saw. It is unsettling but I know God is in control and we rest in His safety. Mom, Seth and I do have a 12 hour layover in London. Please pray for us both for the 2 year old craziness that is travel (smile) and for safety there. Dad and Kathryn will be flying the 18th and home the 1st. Mercies for those days, Lord.

Pray that the legal process in Uganda goes smoothly. The judge grants the order without requesting additional paperwork; the official documents come quickly; the Embassy is responsive.

Pray that Leah and our family would bond quickly and that love, a deep enduring love, would come easily. I know this will be a challenge. For me and for Seth and for all of us. But God open all of our hearts, Lord Jesus.

Pray that we can do some serious blessing of those kids over there. At African Hearts and the orphanages. Let us be a blessing to them, in Jesus' name.

Last, pray for healing of Leah's body. Make her whole and healthy, again, in Jesus' name.

Looking forward to our first post from Uganda, coming soon!
Love,
Deb, Seth and Leah Grace

Let the fun begin!

Kathryn, Anna and Grace (with the help of Grandma and Lisa) have been gathering treasures for our trip to Uganda.  What fun to lavish gifts on these kids! 

We have tons of stuff, based on YOUR generous donations!

Clothes and more clothes -- from the second hand store and just. like. new.  :)

Pack it in there, sister!

(That's Kathryn)

 Get those precious shoes ready, Grace!

And, dolls, dolls, and more dolls!

 Good job, girls!

Of course, we are working on the boys' stuff too....

More pics of the Chicago-side packing to come!

Love with Action and in Truth

More bags . . . this time, with the verse!

1 John 3:18

"Let us not love with words and tongue but with actions and in truth!"
$10.  $12.50 to mail it.  :)

A Day out with THOMAS!

I'm quite certain that Seth's therapists are OVER his obsession with trains, but I don't really get it.  The boy loves trains.  Who cares??  Many boys do.  Girls too.  And he not only plays with them, but he can identify the type of trains, the type of cars and what they carry.  Nice.  So, I will let him tell you about last weekend!

On Sunday, Mommy took me to see Thomas.  I didn't know what that meant, but I was very excited to ride on him!

I also got to play with trains they had set up for me there (okay, not just me).

I think maybe the other kids didn't really understand how serious this all is.....

The best part of the day was looking at all of the REAL trains.

Papa and I had a great time!

I know these are steam engines.

I also know this is where they "hook on"

Mommy even let me stand on the front of this one.  :)

It was a passenger car

What a great day!

On a separate note, thanks, all, for the great support of Kathryn and Anna!  We are making great headway and cannot WAIT to lavish some gifts on those babies in Uganda!  (I may have even, ehm, upped their goal a bit.)  Thanks for participating!