Nadya's New Family!

I am so excited to see how the Lord has answered my prayers for Nadya. I prayed specifically that she would get to be a part of a Christian family. I want her to know the love of an earthly family--but even more so to know the love of her Heavenly Father. The Lord has given her exactly what I asked for--a family who loves the Lord Jesus. Not to mention how much fun Nadya is going to have with 12 brothers and sisters. I do not remember if I prayed that she would get siblings...but the Lord's plans for her are even greater than I could have imagined! She is one very much loved little girl with fourteen other family members.

Hop on over to Nadya's blog to read more about her forever family. Please pray for Nadya's parents as they begin their journey to bring their daughter home! Please continue to pray for Nadya...that she would remain healthy, safe,and that she would receive love from her caregivers while she waits for her family. I wonder if she knows they are coming for her? I would love to see a smile on her beautiful little face.

If you have not already, go to www.reecesrainbow.com and become a prayer warrior. You will be matched up with one (or two) children who need your prayers. You have only to look at Nadya to see how the Lord delights in answering prayer...and He even cares about the details.

Prayers Needed

Please pray for three absolutely GORGEOUS little girls and one super CUTE baby boy!
You can click on their pictures to go straight to their webpages. For those of you with blogs, you can grab the code and add their buttons to the sidebar on your blog.

CHRISSIE

This beautiful little princess has been in the hospital for several weeks since having heart surgery. She actually died twice and is a living miracle...but she is not "out of the woods" so to speak, YET...everytime she has had a setback, this little miracle girl pulls through. This is one of the most amazing stories I have ever read. Her family is BELIEVING for a MIRACLE. Will you join them and pray for Chrissie?

ELLA GRACE

This precious little girl is sure to make you smile. She is just sooo cute! Sweet Ella was diagnosed with leukemia a few days ago. Please pray for Ella and her family.

HOPE

This is one BEAUTIFUL little girl. She has a rare heart problem...in fact, she is the only child known to have this condition. The doctors need wisdom to know how to proceed...and Hope needs a MIRACLE. This family just got one miracle...I know I said Chrissie's story was amazing, but the story of how Hope's sister Lydia raised all the money needed for the adoption of a little baby girl, Darya has inspired me not to let money stand in the way of serving the Lord. He can and does provide...often above and beyond what we expect. Now Hope and Lydia's family are not actually the ones adopting Darya, but thanks to Lydia, Darya's new family has the money they need to complete the adoption. Please pray for healing for precious Hope

CHARLIE

Is this not one of the most BEAUTIFUL, or should I say HANDSOME babies you have ever seen? Cute little Charlie is having open heart surgery on May 21st...just a couple weeks away. Charlie's mommy has posted some specific prayer requests for Charlie on their blog. Please pray that the surgery goes well, and for quick recovery for Charlie, as well as God's peace for this family.

Nadya Update

Guess who has a forever family? If you guessed Nadya, you would be correct. I cannot share any details yet, but please be praying for both her and her new family. I will update when I know more.

Please Pray for Nadya

Some of you may remember me posting about Nadya. Reece's Rainbow has a prayer warrior ministry. I was matched with two children to pray for. Little Jacob Paul found his forever family about a year ago...and Nadya is still waiting for hers. I just found out today that she may not have to wait much longer. There is a family considering this precious little girl! I cannot share anything else right now...but please pray for her and for this family. Here are a couple pictures of Nadya.

When I first committed to pray for Nadya, this is the picture that they sent me--well actually this is a touched-up version. In the picture I received her outfit and fingers were both dirty. Nadya was living in an institution at the time. Doesn't she look sad?



However, the Lord had a special plan for this beautiful little girl! Shortly after I began praying for her, Nadya was transferred out of the institution and into a home where they work with the girls and they get somewhat of an education. New pictures were published to the Reece's Rainbow site, which showed her smiling and happy. Look at what a difference a loving environment has made:


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In October of last year, Nadya gained a second prayer warrior, Milena. You can read her blog by clicking on Nadya's button near the top of my sidebar.

In January, a new picture was published on the Reece's Rainbow site--isn't Nadya precious?



Will you pray for Nadya today, and if you have a blog, please add her button. The code for it is on Milena's page--which you can get to by clicking Nadya's button. For those of you who do not know how to add buttons to your blog--you go to dashboard, then click layout, then add a gadget. Then you select html/javascript. You copy and paste the code into the box that will appear on your screen, and then hit save, and Voila! You will have a link to sweet Nadya's blog on your page!

God Provides

While I would love to go to Ethiopia now...and the Philippines now too...I will not be traveling to ET in April or May as I had originally planned. I had several people...family...and three friends/mentors advise me to wait. However, the Lord rewarded that decision. When I inquired about possibly traveling another time, I was told about a trip in December to the same part of Ethiopia...and also found out that the trip I had planned on taking is up in the air. I pray that the others are still able to travel even though I won't be going this time. I also found out that the laptop I wanted was on sale--and does not go on sale often--so soon I will have a new fast laptop that will benefit me both in my future trip to the Philippines--and in keeping in touch with those I will meet when I do travel to Ethiopia. Here is the most amazing part of the story--my tax refund this year was bigger than it has ever been--almost half the cost of a trip to Ethiopia! So as I followed the Lord and waited--He provided me with a computer and still provided 1/2 my trip money on top of that. Now I am not saying for sure that I am going in December--but the money is there for when the time comes.

Speaking of Ethiopia--I know some of you have to be curious as to why all of a sudden I have a burning desire to go there on a short visit. While I would love to share my newest blessing with all of you--you will need to request an invite to my Ethiopia blog to get any more info! I have not forgotten about invites either--but I am trying to write out my story--well it is God's story, because I could never have written anything as amazing as what He did in my life just this year. I was really not planning on this blessing--but God gives us gifts when we least expect them. As soon as I get my new computer, I should be able to get the ET blog up to date, and then the invites will go out.

I am still planning on going to the Philippines--the exact time is still up in the air--still waiting on the Lord to confirm--I am hoping for this fall or early next year--but we shall see. For right now, I am just going to raise support for the Philippines trip--as Ethiopia is more of a personal trip....but I know the Lord can provide for both if that is His will!

Quick Update

I have been slacking on the blog lately... I am pretty busy the past couple weeks working almost every day. My upcoming trip to Ethiopia has been on my mind alot lately. There is much that I am not ready to share here... but will do that on my Ethiopia blog--it is private--let me know if you would like an invite--will get those sent out when I have finished writing out my story of how this trip came to be. I am praying the Lord will work everything out and confirm His will for me...but I am learning that sometimes we must trust God when He does not give us all the details...even when He calls us to do what others would not understand.

Sometimes following God gets frustrating when other people don't get it. Then there are the times I find myself following me instead of God. I really want to please Him--I am trying to remember that I am ultimately supposed to please God and not other people. I am trying to find time each day to read His Word. Somedays it doesn't happen, but I strive to make reading the Word a habit. Amidst the busyness of life, taking the time to pray and read my Bible is a must.

I am looking forward to the crazy adventures that the Lord has in store for me this year. I pray it will be the best year yet.... but only because of Him and what He is doing in my life--blessings that I never could have imagined...speaking of which...I will end this post and spend some time with my Saviour before going to bed.

New Pictures of Nadya and Anastasiya

I got these new pictures recently of Nadya, the little girl I am praying for, and Anastasiya, the baby I sponsored for Christmas. Both of these little girls need families? Aren't they precious?

This is Nadya:

This is Anastasiya:

Milena is blogging to find a family for Nadya, and I am blogging to find a family for Anastasiya. You can read these blogs by clicking on the buttons on my sidebar.