AFRICAAAAAA......

......HERE WE COME!!!!

 
In less than 10 days, Chris and I will be on a plane, flying more than 7,900 miles to Kampala, Uganda to serve on a 7-day missions trip!!!!  Chris's company has asked him to do some business in South Africa and Ghana, so we are traveling there as well at the tail end of our trip.

Details (as we know it)

We will be traveling with our missions leader, Gary Darcus, who is the Director of Africa for Advancing Native Missions, and we'll be partnering with three different ministries while we are in-country.  When we arrive, we will be visiting a ministry called Back to Bible Truth which is led by an amazing pastor named Alex Mitala.  There, we will be serving at their school, the Good Samaritan School, which has nearly 1,400 students, many of whom are orphans. 

Our second ministry is our orphanage, Loving Hearts.  We are so thrilled to have the opportunity to be able to see where our child(ren) will come from, even before we adopt.

And lastly, we will be getting to do some home visits around Kampala with Pastor Samuel from Return Ministries to deliver food and to spend time talking and sharing Christ with  several families.  He is doing some awesome work in Uganda and we are excited to experience it firsthand!  

Trip Needs:

People have asked us ways that they can help.  Here a few things that we need for our trip:

• $ to purchase 2 or more cribs while in country (Loving Hearts)
• $ to purchase $5 school t-shirts (Good Samaritan School)
• $ for home visit bagged food (We will be delivering this food to families in desperate need - Return Ministries) 
• $ for trip costs 

If you are interested in donating items or $ towards these items, we have a tax-deductible fund that is available through Advancing Native Missions.  You can donate online, using these steps and this link: Advancing Native Missions

                        Donate to:      Specific ANM Department

                        Department:  Missions Trips

                        Contribution: whatever amount (don't put symbols, ie: 10)

                        Comments:  #500 GFA / Hoffman Missions Trip

                                    (Specify what you want the $ used for) 
                       Press "Checkout" on upper right corner - fill out fields & submit

                                                                        

You can also send checks to:

                      Advancing Native Missions
                      P.O. Box 5303
                      Charlottesville, VA  22905

                      Memo line: #500 GFA / Hoffman Missions Trip

Even more than these items, Chris and I NEED, NEED, NEED your prayers!  Please pray for safety and protection as we travel.  Neither one of us has ever been to Africa and are definitely feeling some jitters.  Pray that God will use us, humble us, and mold us through this trip. 

Love, 

April & Chris

WAHOO!!!

  Sooooooo......several updates to announce!!!


We have REACHED our fundraising goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU to everyone that contributed to helping us bring our children home.  Seriously, words can not express how very grateful we are!  God has been faithful to provide ALL that we need for this adoption- we are humbled by your generosity, encouragement, and genuine desire in our lives.  

Also...more exciting news!

We got into our USCIS Biometrics fingerprinting appointment 2 weeks early (May 2nd) and were in and out of the office in 10 minutes!!!

then tonight....

We opened up the mail and received our APPROVAL from Immigration to ADOPT (Form I-171H) which means that we are FINALLY  on the waitlist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We are #17!!!!!! (That's not too bad since we know of other agencies where there are waitlists that have about 60 or more families waiting)


Both my mom and sister-n-law said tonight, "Wow - how cool that it arrived on Mother's Day!"   :)   


Another sweet & subtle reminder that God cares  -  He reminded me tonight that "my" time to be a mother will come soon -


THANK YOU again for your prayers & support and...

 Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers!!! You are loved not only by your children, but by our Father who created you and loves you so dearly. 

 

love,

April & Chris