Another Update on My Friends the Turner's

Hey Everyone! 

So, if you haven't heard or seen anything about my friends the Turner's, you check out those updates and prayer requests on my blog.

The first is found here and the second here! 

Thank you so much for being prayer warriors for my friends. They have had many ups and downs and obstacles that they have had to overcome. 

But, the Father is GOOD! And He has NEVER let them fall out of His hand! 

Many praises are being lifted up to Him! 

:-)

Now, another update. My friends have now welcomed their two newest children and then had to go through the process of getting passports and visas for everyone. 

Here is a note that we all published and circulated around on Facebook. 

"Friends, we are pleading for for a miracle.... The Turner's did not receive their passports today which pushes everything to tomorrow. They have to first go to the U.S. Embassy and ask them to please allow them to have an interview with the remaining three items (court order, court ruling and passports) in hand. They know that the ruling and order have already been written.

So, they will be at the embassy at 7:30 in the morning asking for an interview with exceptions. PLEASE pray with them that this will be granted. Then, they will go into town and pick up their passports around 8:30. Their court appointment is at 10:30. They would LOVE to be back at the Embassy around 2:00 with everything they need.

They are begging all of you to intercede to the Father on their behalf. They NEED and COVET your prayers right now. Please pass this along to anyone who is willing to pray! They need the saints of our Lord Jesus Christ to stand in the gap for them. They are so thankful for your prayers....."

Well, time to praise the Father once more! 

Because the Turner's are coming home with ALL members of their family, including Zeke and Elly!

They will be arriving back in the states on Friday night around 9:30 on an American Airlines flight in Birmingham! 

Praise God for His faithfulness! 

Many people are going to be at the airport to greet them! It will be wonderful! 

I am so thankful for the Turner's and the impact that they have had on me and I am excited about their newest family members! 

But, I am more thankful that we serve and believe in a Living, Holy, and Faithful God who never lets us go!

Again, thank you for all of your wonderful prayers! Keep praying for the safety of the Turner's as they return home! 

If you would like to visit the Turner Family Blog and read more about their journey, you can check it out here. 

:-)

Hope for Orphans

My sister just posted about this and I loved it! 

So, I decided to dedicate a post to it as well! 

:-)

Have you ever heard about The Vintage Pearl? Well, she has a blog and also a business that makes hand-crafted jewelry. I looked through her store today and loved all the stuff that she has! I've never been big on jewelry (mostly just necklaces and my wrist is covered in random stuff ha), but her stuff is really beautiful. I really liked it.
Well, they just released this Hope for Orphans necklace. 

Isn't it awesome? 

It's a ready to ship item too! So, there won't be a long wait to receive it! 

Even better, all profits from this necklace go towards families that are wanting to adopt!
We can help the families and help the children/babies that are waiting for homes. 

This wonderful little necklace is only $25.00! 

A wonderful contribution to a wonderful cause! 

:-)

3.0 Summer Missional Internship and other News

Hey Everyone!! It has been awhile, but I have started my summer in Mobile, Alabama. I am doing an internship with 3.0 Ministry. There are 25 interns in all and we are divided around Mobile doing missional work with the church and getting out in the community. I wanted to tell a little about it and what I have been busy doing. :-)

We are all in various sites around Mobile working with low income or poverty level communities and one site that is involved with refugees from many different countries.

I am at the site of Whistler United Methodist. Me and 3 other interns have put together a Kids Camp that will last until the end of July. So far, we have 50 kids registered! That is already 20 more than the final number last year. People have been very responsive and they have been spreading the word for us. We are running the camp from Tuesday to Thursday each week for ages 5-13 from 12-3 P.M. We are also partners with the Mobile Bay Area Food Bank. And from 12-12:30 the kids who come get a free lunch! That has been a definite plus for many people in the area. Everyday we have Lunch, then some free-time, then we have a Bible Story, Arts and Crafts, Snack, and more free-time, then time to go home.

The community of Whistler is located right outside of Prichard, AL. Technically, it has been annexed into Prichard along with 8 Mile. All have various levels of low income and poverty. But, everyone has been open to us being here.

I also wanted to tell ya'll about some other things that we have gotten to do while down here. Our main job as interns is to build relationships with the church and it's surrounding community. Which, our main focus is the kids camps. But, we are also doing things in and around Mobile, to build relationships with other age groups and other people. We had a Refugee Dinner one night that brought in people from at least 10 different countries! It was amazing being around the and experiencing that. They were all wonderful. We have also hung out with MFUGE for a day. MFUGE is one of the camps partnered with Lifeway that does camps and things during the summer. They also have CentriKids and CentriFuge. We went to visit them in Happy Hills, which is right around the corner from Whistler and basically one of the projects of Prichard. We got to learn what they did, which is similar to what we are doing, and hung out with the kids there. This past Tuesday, we partnered with an organization called The Grove and served dinner for the homeless at 15th Place. It is located downtown and they serve meals for the homeless everyday I think. It was an honor really getting to serve them. They were very appreciative and thankful.

We have a lot more coming up in the next few weeks and month, but I will right more about that later when they happen and I can talk more about it! It has definitely been a great experience so far and I'm loving every minute of it. I will also post some pictures soon as well! Please be praying for us all here. We are working hard and trying not to get tired. Some sickness has been going around, which I did catch. :-/ But, I went to the doctor today and got some meds. So, hopefully I will be doing better soon.