Friday, September 10, 2010

Exciting News....

First....Blogging has its PERKS...Little Ole Me got to have coffee today with this guy:Who happens to be the Vice-President of this organization:And....he bought me a cup of coffee from one of these places:And we talked Orphan Care and Advocating ALL WHILE I had these two on my hip: Thankfully...this chick from Ordinary Hero showed up to represent (ok, yes, she's my sister so it wasn't hard to get her there :) And I witnessed as Ordinary Hero MET Life Song for Orphans (kind of cool).....And...LifeSong For Orphans is WHO we purchased our water well through for their Ziway, Ethiopia project in honor of Lucy Lane's birth mother...And...Andy Lehman just happened to be passing through town and WHAM...I got some coffee!! :) PLUS.....he had some brilliant ideas on how I could help "advocate" in the near future for some more LifeSong projects....And...I can't wait to share these with YALL......BUT most importantly.......the BIG NEWS is....I might get to see some of these projects IN PERSON!!!! That's all I'm saying for now....still praying about this NEW BIG adventure in my life....so stay tuned....I've got some awesome things "in the works"!!! :)

***For now...enjoy this GREAT new video that I just found today...Another AGCI family with a precious, precious little one...They traveled pretty close after I did, but are just now coming out and sharing their video....oh, i love it:















***Stayed Tuned....more news to come, I promise!!! :) Happy Friday to you all, kj

10 comments:

  1. So exciting!! Can't wait to see all the ways that God is going to use you to keep advocating for orphans! He has a HUGE calling on your life in this area, for sure!!!

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  2. Sounds like it was not your average run to Starbucks! Excited to see how God uses you and your family!
    Blessings.
    J
    www.gfinkfamily.blogspot.com
    Beneath the Acacia Tree

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  3. So exciting! Wish I could've been there too!

    -Christi @ Lifesong

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  4. Amazing, what an AMAZING GOD WE SERVE. Gotcha Day videos are the best!!! Love following your blog, you & your sister our such a blessing & inspiration to others. I have cried several times when reading both of your blogs, Happy Belated B-day. BLESSINGS!!!

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  5. Oh my gosh Kristi!!! God has used adoption to CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!! (As IF you needed me to tell you that, lol) What an incredible, AMAZING story HE has written for you. SO excited to hear how this all plays out.

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  6. Can't wait to here more on the starbucks meeting, LIfesong is an amazing organization.

    Another beautiful video on a precious child coming home, what an adorable little munchkin!!

    After our China adoption I must convince my husband to adopt from Ethiopia!!

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  7. wow! what a day you had. very cool. okay, now i am off to watch the video...

    thanks for sharing !

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  8. WOW! I love how God keeps expanding your territory!
    Singing Hallelujahs from Hong Kong!
    Kim

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  9. Sounds like you've got some cool opportunities coming your way!!!

    Hey, found your blog from someone else's and wanted to suggest you come check out www.wearegraftedin.com. We are trying to get some more families adopting from Ethiopia involved there. We'd love to have you on the forum! Come check it out when you can!
    Kelly

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  10. That is so awesome!!! Can't wait to hear your big news!!!
    We are working on partnering with Lifesong at our church! Hopefully soon! Woohoo! So excited!

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Thank you for your kind words!!