God bless the little ones...

The kids and I just chose approx. 100 mini beanie babies to give to the children at the orphanage in Russia.  Hannnah handed me a little pink bunny, and my heart stopped... in my heart I saw a little child, holding tight to her little bunny... a gift from someone who cares... So we stopped and prayed for the children.  Each of my children prayed for these precious orphaned children.  Knowing that very soon I will see the sweet faces of the orphans we have been praying for is both surreal and a blessing beyond measure.  As I was praying, how could my heart not cry out my unending thankfulness to my God that three of my beloved children are safely home, are orphaned NO more!  Thank You Jesus for my Nicholas, my Hannah and my Isabella... We are praying for miracles in these children's lives, for forever families, for a hope and a future... for them to know that they are not forgotten, they are not forsaken... they matter!  They are precious and oh, how Jesus loves them.  Stir up the hearts of Your people Lord Jesus!  May each family boldly approach Your throne Father God, in Jesus Name and ask You how they are to minister to the orphaned children in this world!  May we seek YOUR will, not ours... in doing so we will find that each of us are called... God has called YOU to make a difference in a child's life.  He will lead you to know how... it may be to adopt, (let God be the One who determines the size of our family, not us) it may be mission trips to be His hands and feet as you love on them and minister to them, it may be to sponsor children, it may be to help families bring their children home.... it may be all of the above.... and in the words of the littlest Barret, our Isabella Faith.... (this is her prayer each time she prays)
"Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen... Jesus' Name Amen!" 
 Let the people say, "AMEN!"  Please pray for the children that we will be visiting in the orphanage and please pray for the over 147,000,000 orphans in the world... they are not a number, each one has a precious little face, a hurting heart, each one matters... may each of us matter to at least one orphaned child... it truly will make a difference!

We are off to gather supplies and gifts for the children at the orphanage.   Thank you to each of you who bought a Ni Hao t-shirt or dress.  Through you, we are able to get things for the little ones.... Thank you to each of you who has prayed, made a donation, and or bought a Blessed T-shirt or Lady Peep skirt.  Through you, I am able to be a part of this mission team.  I am able to be a part of God's plan to bless the little children.  You are each an answer to prayer... You are each a part of this mission team and I ask that you please continue to lift up this trip and the people the Lord is having us meet through Divine appointments.... God's will be done and to God be the glory!

God bless the children... 

(A special thank you to my honey who has been buying mini Beanie Babies for months so he could take the to give to the children on Roatan when he was planning a mission trip there.... but now it seems he will not be going before we move there.  So some of the beanie babies are going to the children in Russia instead since we will be moving with only 2 suitcases each for everything we own. Thank you Jeremy for your gift and your heart for the children.)