January 2010
16 posts
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we...”
– henri nouwen (via quote-book)
To my friends like that, thank you for your love!
Winter Blast
this past weekend was the first of the two annual winter blast weekends at camp, i really enjoy the chance to reconnect with campers and staff that i haven’t seen since the summer. since i was not on staff at camp last summer i didn’t have as strong of a connection to the staff, but 12 of the kids i work with at The Other Way were there this weekend so i got to hang out with them. i...
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via quote-book)
I just got update via facebook...
Subject: URGENT Message from Shelley Needing 7 more humanitarian paroles/visas - embassy is dragging their feet - John wants all children leaving who have their documents tonight! We desperately want all of the children to leave together. We have until 5:00. PLEASE PRAY
Heartline Update
Real quick before I leave for a weekend at camp (yay beechpoint!) I wanted to let you all know what is going on with the orphans at Heartline in Haiti. The majority of them (12 of 20 was the last statistic I heard) have their Humanitarian visas and are cleared to fly to Florida tonight then continue on to be with their adoptive families soon! I am thankful that the kids are getting out of Haiti...
Love Can Change the World
I was reminded of this while singing at His House tonight … the situation in Haiti is still weighing very heavily on my heart though I have heard some encouraging stories in the midst of the devestation of people helping each other.
The looting and violence the news talks about are thankfully not issues that those at heartline have had to deal with. Heartline has now converted their womens...
Haiti's Orphans in the Crisis →
Diane Sawyer interviews people from heartline ministries!
More on Haiti
I am torn between wanting to watch the news on Haiti all day long and not wanting to watch it at all. My bible study girls decided to set a time each day when we would take a moment to pray for Haiti. A friend at Grand Valley is trying to organize a benefit concert. Orphanages and churches and any other standing buildings are being turned into medical clinics. My pastors sister managed to get...
Heartline Ministries in Haiti →
This is the orphanage I visited three years ago, please pray for the staff and the children dealing with the devastation this earthquake caused.
can't stop thinking about Haiti...
Last night when I got home from His House I had an e-mail from Heartline Ministries with information about the earthquake that hit Haiti. Since then I can not stop thinking about that country and its people and the devistation they are now facing. I have only been to Haiti once, but the three weeks I spent there in December 2007/ January 2008 working in an orphanage run by Heartline Ministries. ...
loosing things...
The past couple days I have been misplacing things and they have not been super important, but enough that is is really frustrating. My favorite chapstick, and a piece of paper on which I had written notes on from the documentary I watched are the two things I have been searching for all day. The last time I remember seeing either of them was before church yesterday morning … Where do you...
"This Emotional Life"
Earlier this week I watched a three part documentary on WGVU that was about happiness. At first I thought it was going to be really cheesy but it was actually interesting, they interviewed social workers, and psychologists, as well as celebrities, and ordinary people. Topics addressed the first night included relationships, attachment disorders, greif and loss. Addiction, anger, depression,...
“I know it’s not perfect, but its life. Life is messy sometimes.”
– -Grey’s Anatomy
I’m really into finding quotes in books, songs or movies that relate to my life and Grey’s Anatomy has some pretty good ones. Maybe that’s why I like the show so much :)
2009 Was the year of ...
*CHANGES- lots and lots of changes and I don’t usually do well with change. - I graduated college - I moved to a new apartment with a new roommate - I began volunteering at The Other Way - I got a job at the movie theater - I spent my first summer not on staff at camp - I lost one roommate and got another -I was fired from my job at the movie theater - I photographed my first wedding for...