Here is our other BABY BROTHER!!

This is Misha, the other little boy that we will be adopting!! Misha is 3 years old. He has down syndrome. He is the cutest boy ever!!!! He has a very precious smile!!! We got to see a video of him blowing bubbles and trying to catch them... his laugh is very contagious!!!
Please continue to pray for God's financial provision, and His protection over Sasha and Misha!!!

Sasha!!

Here is one of the boys that we are adopting. His name is Sasha and he is 5 years old... isn't he the CUTEST thing ever?!! I am excited! Both the boys will be here in June!

Photos of the other boy will be posted soon!

Family News

As many of you know already, we are adding two more members into our family!!!! This summer, we are bringing in two boys from Ukraine!! One is 5, and the other one is 3. Believe it or not, we are excited in getting two brothers... FINALLY!! My sisters and I have always wanted brothers the past few years, and have prayed for one and the Lord has blessed us with TWO!!!
Right now, we are getting our home study renewed, and we are praying for the Lord to raise up the money in order to bring in these boys! So, if y'all can pray for us, and for the safety of the boys, that would be awesome!

Photos to follow!!!!!

Verse of the Day

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Walking in the Light

This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:5-9

1 John 1:5- verses to go with this verse: John 1:19; 1 John 3:11; 1 Tim 6:16; James 1:17
Verses to go with verse 6: John 8:12; 1 John 2:11; John 8:55; 1 John 2:4; 4:20; John 3:21
Verses to go with verse 7: Isaiah 2:5; 1 Tim 6:16; Titus 2:14
Verses to go along with this verse: Job 15:14; Prov 20:9; Rom 3:10-18; John 8:44; 1 John 2:4; James 3:2
Verses to go with verse 9: Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Titus 2:14

Quote of the day

I will run the race set before me
I will seek Your face as the prize of my life

Philippians 3:8-14

First day of Summer Teen Intensive (STI)

Today was REALLY busy for us... Brent had me running here and there making copies, etc. But it was fun meeting new teens from all over the world... looking forward to working with them! Well, I am tired from all that running but I'll post more things later!!!

MUST READ

Click on the link below to read this sad story:-(

PLEASE PRAY

Please just keep me in your prayers as I study for my GED. I have before July 25th to take the test and pass it... so if you think of me, just pray! Thanks:-)

Quote for the Day

"When you are hurting,and you think about God's greatness, what a change it makes in your perspective when you remember this: The great 'I AM' cares personally and deeply for you. He exists beyond the stars, yet He knows every hair that falls from your head and every tear that drops from your eyes. When you grieve, he is grieving with you. When you are confused, He doesn't laugh at your confusion. He is with you right there, arms around you, ready to take you, if need be carry you, safely through the fog. He is Yahweh, the God who makes and keeps His covenants and promises."

NEW RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is my dad's new album... it's amazing!!! We have been waiting for almost 2 years for it to come out and now we are excited that's out!!! Its very convicting and uplifting... you'll love it! So buy it cause my Dad's the GREATEST!!!! If you want to, check it out at the IHOP MP3 Store online or the bookstore!!

My favorite song on this album is Paper Religion!!! I could listen to that song and NEVER get tired of it... the day I got the CD, I kept repeating the same song (Paper Religion) over and over again for about an hour, and my mom and dad were like, "Telma, could we please listen to a different song, buhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gift I just couldn't listen to a different song. So, I just burned the disc unto my laptop and listened to it with my headphones on cause that song is INCREDIBLE!!!! So, I highly recommend y'all buy it!! It will bless you;-)

Summer

My summer is going to be busy! First, we are gonna be hosting 5 to 6 girls, plus me and my 4 sisters (ya, WOW). So, there'll be 12 girls including my mom... our house will be packed with girls (poor dad!!)
Brent has asked me to make ALL the copies for STI, including making sure all the preachers are there (MP) on time and taking care of their needs... so, that's gonna be fun!! In the midst of all that, I just got my GED book, so, I'm gonna be studying alot (I have to finish the whole book by the end of June). So, I am going to try hard! I'm asking the LORD to give me grace!! But ya, I am gonna be busy this summer!

Warning a Wicked and Perverse Generation Part2

AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH

Jesus said that in the end times it would be "as in the days of Noah were." When I read the story of Noah I not only read: "that they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage" but also that "the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Is it not in our day? Men with such depraved wicked minds, sin soaked, sex soaked, so that nothing is pure anymore! The same wickedness that crucified Jesus is resident in the hearts of men in this generation. Gen. 6:6 "The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart." Does it grieve the heart of the Lord today that "he had made man?" What type of wickedness would it take to wish we never birthed a child? How wicked does that child need to be in our sight, how repulsive? The scripture continues: "Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence." When God's eyes looked upon the earth it says: "for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth." What a frightening picture, of men that have ruined themselves. A selfish, violent, wicked culture! A God-rejecting culture. This is where we find ourselves. We are comfortable with sin in our day, we call "good, evil and evil, good!" And woe unto us! We want a nice, pretty picture of the world and our goal is to simply share with people "God loves you." Could you imagine Noah preaching "God loves you" with a big smile on his face to that wicked generation. Do you think Noah hanged a sign on the ark saying "God loves you?" We are going to stand before a holy God that has called us to preach repentance to men with our lives and words. Noah was a repentance preacher, firstly that he separated himself from the whole wicked world system, and secondly in his preaching he shared that message. The church cannot preach the true gospel until they have fully repented and are living in that reality. A separated church is the only Church! God is calling men to be separated unto His will from our rotten dirty selfish wills. Hebrews 11:7 says: "by the which he (Noah) condemned the world." He condemned the world by living righteousness and staying pure amidst the moral landslide around him.

As also was in the days of Lot... so will it be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed... Luke 17