Homes of Love

I’ve spent the past 4 days in Cambodia and I LOVE it here. The people are so gentle and kind, the children are so tan and beautiful and the trees are so green! But for all its beauty, Cambodia is a place of great darkness and sadness. 98% of the people here do not know Christ. You [...]

Hi all, Arrived in safely Cambodia a few hours ago.  The bus ride was a bit fun and we all had some down time on the bus. It was full but the 23 (somewhere along the way we picked up 2 more Asians) of us actually took up most of the seats so it was [...]

Hi Everyone, I want to get this HOL update off to you before we leave town and won’t have internet again for about 10 days. Shad, Millie and the children were able to come out to Lasting Impressions and spent the night with us this time. Shad was able to go a business seminar Steve Hall [...]

Today has been a bit of a heart string day– Got up early and went to the largest church in town.  The believers are on a spiritual high right now and it is contagious. The Father’s hand is so apparent. The day: Hear the Hallelujah Chorus like have never heard it song before.  Joy overflowing, the whole [...]

Internet connection was not successful, so we received a note via iphone. So, this posting is brief and to the point… Here safely. 100 Year Celebration was amazing! The Father is doing great things! Great team for Cambodia. Twenty-one people from 21-76 years old, one handicapped. But all young at heart. Full day on Sunday, [...]

“In the last couple of days we had a great time praying over Lasting Impression property, working on the A-frame, encouraging and guiding the young entrepreneurs during our business seminar, and loving on the Homes of Love kids.” “How about a huge python in the midst of the mission field? Hmmm, any symbolism there? Unlike [...]

I am excited, full of expectation, homesick already (missing Gary) and a little nervous about what lies ahead.  I see God’s hand all around with pieces…but the picture is not seen yet. So many conflicting emotions. Looking ahead: Time with a street child who has found herself in a desperate place; celebrating with believers the [...]

We will start our blog today with some prayer requests then have a special note from Sue. Praise God that the first team safely arrived back in Knoxville following their journey through Zimbabwe. The second team is on their way to Africa at this time. Pray for safe travels and all luggage to arrive with [...]

Hi all, The HOL children left yesterday absolutely exhausted from a long hard day of playing. They loved their build-a-bears. What a wonderful thing. At first Gillian thought she wanted the bear that Amy got but when one of the team pressed the bear’s hand and it said “I love you” she hugged the bear [...]

Today it was great to have the day with the Homes of Love family here at Lasting Impressions away from the craziness of the capital city of Harare. This morning Beth, Morgan, Caroline, Beka, and Deb had fun with the HOL children and Lasting Impression’s staff children and played games, drew pictures, played soccer, did [...]