Motivation

This is Kevin, who is living at Maria's Big House of Hope. I love seeing these updates on children at MBHOH. It's amazing what a difference a month in a caring environment can make. I am so happy to be a part of this and would love to one day work for this organization. Seeing Kevin's progress gives me more incentive and motivation to finish my degree. School has been really challenging lately and I have 8 papers due in 6 weeks. Please pray that I can finish all my work and still be sane. I am excited about Nashville, because Ryan and I will visit Show Hope's office and get more information about adoption and how we can involve our church in caring for orphans. Also, coming up soon is a fall festival our church is having. Please pray that everything will come together and that people will come. Thank you to everyone who reads my blog and prays for me. If you want to read about other residents of MBHOH, go to http://blog.showhope.org/

Heaven is the Face

This week is almost over and I have made it to the end of the quarter. Finals are next week, so I will be studying a lot and I am going to try and get the children's ministry stuff moved to the new church office this Friday. I have not been feeling too well lately and I am probably going to have to go to a doctor next week, please pray that I can feel better soon. Hopefully, Ryan and I can actually do something together this weekend that doesn't have to do with work or school. I might also finish painting some of the bedrooms in the house.

Ryan and I heard back from Show Hope and they couldn't tell us anymore about her surgery and you cannot predetermine a child for adoption. I knew this, but I thought maybe since she was special needs there would be a difference, but there is not. It doesn't hurt to ask, please pray that she will be well enough for adoption and she will become a part of a forever family. So at this time Ryan and I will not be starting the adoption process. We will be praying about what we should do next.'
Some of you know this, but I don't think everyone does. I went into social work, because I want to work in adoption or orphan care. So hopefully, by the time I graduate I will be able to find a job in these areas. I am not sure if I will want to work for the agency that I am doing my internship with since it deals mostly with foster care, but it is another area I am interested in working. Also, if anyone would like to come to my graduation it is May 1st, just let me know. Please keep praying for Ryan and I, about our financial situation, church, perseverance to finish school, and about adoption. Thank you everyone for taking time to read this and to pray for us!

God bless!