Speaking of Geography

Two Saturday mornings ago we had the opportunity to raise some money for a family traveling all the way to Uganda to adopt three orphan girls.  They were having a bike-a-thon to show support and maybe raise a little money.  So, we decided to participate by raising money depending on how far we road as a family. Even EG rode.  She and I ended up riding almost five miles!  Daddy and the rest of the kids road 19 miles along with about 15 other people who also came out to raise money and show support.

This is one of the neatest families I know.  They currently are the foster parents of a young boy and are working through the system to get him permanently placed in the home that is best for him.  They have been caring for him for months while his family situation is sorted out.  They are a young couple who don't have children of their own.  But, they knew before they even got married that they wanted to care "for the least of these" by adopting orphans.  They have run into some unfortunate circumstances recently and are working through what to do next.  But, we continue to pray for them and support them in anyway we can.

Then that Saturday night we went out to our local airport to welcome back our church's mission team that had just come back from Haiti.  They went to for the week to help build a church.  It was back breaking work. There are no modern conveniences there to help build buildings.  It is all done by hand.  And the congregation was sooo grateful.

Not only did they go to build a church but they brought clothes and helped feed hungry children.  They visited orphanages and shared a message of hope.  The message of Jesus.  Our church has been there twice in the past year.  And there are plans to go again sooner rather than later.

My hope is to some day go with the team.  Pastor Don preached on that Sunday, we are called to be a sender or a go-er.  Until the day I go, we will continue to be a sender by praying for and supporting those that do go . . .