ONE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ...

The past 3 days have been utterly amazing ... We had 3 Events Friday for 147 (over 9000 meals for Karomajong Children in Uganda will be bought) , Saturday was the SHOW HOPE event w/ Marybeth and SCC, and Sunday was the CRY OF THE ORPHANS Event ... Every face I saw was real to me, every song sung pierced my heart, and every plea made on behalf of the ORPHANS got a big ole AMEN from me ... My heart was breaking and being renewed all at the same time ... God wants us to CARE FOR THE ORPHANS, not just CARE ABOUT THE ORPHANS ... We have to be doers of the word, we have to get our hands dirty and our hearts broken ... We are not the answer, because there will always be poor among us and there will always be orphans, but we can be obedient and glorify the Lord with our actions ... SO IT IS TIME TO GET OFF THE SIDELINES AND JOIN THE BATTLE ... We are warriors for Christ and we can fight the oppression, the loneliness, the hunger, the desolation, and the fear that plagues every orphan out there ... THE HEAVENLY FATHER IS WITH THEM AND YOU CAN SEE HIS FACE IN THEIRS, SO LETS GO ON A TREASURE HUNT FOR THE LORD !!!

HERE IS MY FAVORITE QUOTE FROM THE WEEKEND BY COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL'S PRESIDENT ... "IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN THEN ORPHANS IS YOUR THING!" ... That is powerful and would make a great t-shirt (so don't anybody steal that one from me ... hee hee) ...

I know I am preaching to the choir here, but it is time to mobilize people and start challenging our friends, family, and church to step up to the battle !!!!!

Maggie's 2nd Year Gotcha Day !!!! A look back to the DAY !!

2,971 KIDS FED AFTER ONE DAY OF SELLING 147 PRODUCT !!

I just know when I get to Uganda and see the precious faces of the Karomajong children and touch all the children in the Amazima program this will be even sweeter, but for now the feeling in my heart is about to overflow ... In just one day of setting up at Shopapalooza event at a local church  and selling our 147 MILLION ORPHAN GEAR, we will be donating to Katie/Amazima meals for 2,971 children !!!! The FIRE is here people ... WE ARE GETTING IT ... I saw precious people who had never heard of Katie or 147 listen to Suzanne and I as we shared our hearts for ORPHANS and how they could help us, plus give a gift to another that spreads the cause ... It is a total WIN WIN  .... We even got to minister to a few people searching for their place in all this and come face to face with a few blog followers whom we had never met .... God was showing us HIS presence yesterday and it was beautiful ... To find your place here on earth and know your purpose is peaceful !!! A day like yesterday is worth all the sleepless nights, the extra pounds (oh you heard me right) and the messy house ...

So Karomajong Children .... WE SEE YOU ... Michael, Hannah, Gloria, and all the thousands of others ... WE SEE YOU .... WE CARE .... YOU ARE REAL TO US .... You are our brothers and sisters in Christ  !!!

Hope your day is blessed and I thank everyone praying for my phone to ring ... I am thinking God loves it and is blessed to see so many who have never laid eyes on each other praying for my PHONE TO RING ... He probably even gets a little chuckle out it ...

We are off today to visit Dr. Phillip Kemp's (Dentist) office ... He is having an orphan awareness day at his office ... Staff all have 147 Million Gear on and will be selling stuff plus he is donating 10% of his proceeds to help us feed children in Uganda .... THIS MAN AND HIS FAMILY GET IT !!!!  His wife's blog is FROMDATINGTODIAPERS.BLOGSPOT.COM ... jump over there and tell her WHHOOOOOHOOOO and WAY TO GO ... If more local businesses found their mission and cause then we could really see some change in this world ... YEAH, DOCTOR KEMP !!!

KINGDOM WORK

This past weekend we went to GA and spoke at Tunnel Hill 1st Baptist Church on adoption orphan (surprise I know ... hee hee) ... The minute we walked in the church Sunday morning, I could feel the Holy Spirit moving ... The people were so genuine and friendly ... They welcomed us with open arms and had their hearts wide open and waiting for the Lord to shower them with His presence ... Scott and I took turns sharing our journey to Emily, Maggie, Joseph and Daisy and ended with sharing about Katie and 147 Million Orphans ... There was laughter and tears, but most of all there was God's people responding to HIS call to care for Orphans ... They had already planned a meeting next week with Bethany Christian Services for a question and answer session with about 2-3 families coming ... I spoke w/ Renee today (sweet mom waiting for her daughter in China and organizing the meeting) and she reported they now have 11 families coming ... I also got the sweetest email from a mom at the church saying how when they got in the car on the way home from church her husband said, "I am on board, it is time to adopt." ... I mean can you feel my chill bumps ... As I read this email, I was like YES LORD another child gets a mom/dad, another child gets to be tucked in bed at night, another child gets to hear about YOU, another child gets someone to cheer them on at football, another child gets to be hugged and loved FOREVER ...  This is why Scott and I will never tire of sharing our journey and testifying to what God has done in our life ... Scott always tell people WE ARE NOTHING SPECIAL ... WE ARE JUST A FAMILY, who heard the call and said yes !!!  I could go on and on about how the weekend blessed us, but to be honest I was a little down on my way there thinking about how I long to be on African soil to see my children and then God dropped all these blessings my way ... Talking with these families and seeing the light in their eyes, watching them fall in love with a child they have never met, and hearing their excitement to begin this journey, TRULY REJUVENATED ME ...

 ... Big HUGS to Anna and Anna Bliss for going with us and loving on the kids ... These are two senior girls who get it ... They are beautiful on the inside and out ... I mean how many 17 year olds choose to get in a van w/ the Oatsvall team for a road trip ... Anna and Anna Bliss love orphans, understand the miracle of adoption, and love us !!! Thanks girls for blessing our lives !!!

Now on to today ... Jeremiah made the headmaster's list (which means all A's for the nine weeks) ... They had an awards ceremony and we were beyond proud of him ... We always talk about how his sport's ability will mean nothing if he can't get a good education and discipline himself to learn and become a leader ... JEREMIAH YOU ROCK !!! He must have reminded me about today over 30 times, so I got up took a shower (I need some applause right there), did my hair (miracle), and got there on time to cheer my boy on ... Now, I understand how a 5th grade boy isn't going to love on his mom in front of everyone, so I was pleased that he did come find me and give me a hug before the program, but as soon as it was over they were going to let us have a sometime w/ our child when Jeremiah comes sprinting at me with lightening speed to tell me HE CAN'T BE LATE FOR PE and poof he is gone ... Oh well, I guess I got to shock some parents today with my appearance since I wasn't in sweats ... hee hee

If you are in the area, 147 Million Orphans will be at Brentwood Methodist Church 9-5 for SHOPapalooza this Wednesday ... Drop by and see some really cool new products ...

CONTINUE TO PRAY WE GET THE CALL FOR UGANDA ...

  If you don't mind could you grab our 147 Million Orphan's button again ... It had the wrong HTML code and has been corrected  ... 

WE MADE THE PAPER ...

Check out the article on-line about our journey and our hearts to Uganda ... Wish you could see the actual paper because it has a big ole picture of my Joseph and Daisy ...

Jesus Calling today ... "If you are not adequately equipped for the journey, you will grow weary and lose heart.  Relax in ME while I ready you for action."

Taking a deep breathe today and relaxing in HIM and knowing my children will be home ONE day ...



147MillionOrphans.com is off to an amazing start ... Christmas orders are coming in and we are CRAZY busy working to run an efficient ship here, but it is not w/out its kinks ... Thanks to all for your patience !! We will do a big post in December announcing all the children in the Karomajong Tribe that have been feed because of your purchases !!!