Homes of Love

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 [...]

Village with no water Zimbabwe, Africa Wednesday at 12:45, Sue and I parted ways….not in the heart. Just for this part of the journey. Sue headed to South Africa where she met John, and I headed back to the US to meet Gary. I think I reached Gary about the same time Sue met up [...]

I have a special prayer request. In the last 24 hours we have had several family things that have come up that are usual situaions. 8:00 AM  our youngest daughter work up sick.  She really does not like to miss school but felt to bad she did not go until about 12:00 1:30 PM I [...]

Tomorrow at 2:20 I leave for Zimbabwe, Africa with a dear friend, Sue Dee.  Sue and her husband, John, were born in Zimbabwe and have a deep love for the people of that nation. In the last few years they spent many months going back and forth from Knoxville to Zimbabwe to reach out children [...]

Tuong is supposed to leave tomorrow at 7:30 AM to go back home.  Her escort in the air right now from Philly to Knoxville. And Tuong woke up this AM with a high fever! She has been well the whole time until today. They think that she has been around so many people in the [...]

We need some prayer. I have met with several people and really have some doubts that we have gotten to the bottom of what is going on medically.  There could be several things going on at the same time that are related or not. The last diagnosis we received about the asthma does not explain [...]

I just received a call from Debbie as they are preparing to travel. The visits with the homes and medical exams are going well. Please pray for strength as they continue the travel and this project. Tuong is back in her home and her mother will bring her to join Debbie and Andrea next Monday [...]

Answers to prayers today: We have the head of the visa department helping us. He has give us some great advice. What a blessing! Our visas to enter the country came today. We got the letter from one more doctor that we needed. Places of prayer: The hospital is having a meeting with lawyers tomorrow [...]

We are down to the last few days before we leave. We leave at 9:00 AM Friday! Heard back from the head of the visa department at the US embassy there. As of now I will not be allowed into the interview process. He did tell us we need one more letter that has to [...]

Well, The hospital evaluation was a little bumpy. Our HOL coordinator took Tuong to the hospital. Her comment was, “I prayed a lot today!” The hospital asked for more documents than we had ready to give them and almost did not take Tuong’s case, but finally they did. It appears the doctors at the hospital [...]