Solid Rock

Need Chick fil a !!!

2011-06-06T15:14:00.002-05:00

OK, so I LOVE Chick fil a..... I mean LOVE IT!!! So how do we get it here in Peoria IL. Anyone know a way?

Spread your LOVE!!

2011-05-16T16:19:00.001-05:00

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go. - Mother Theresa

Quote of the day!!

2011-05-14T14:44:00.002-05:00

ELI- "Mom Isaac just hit me in my peanuts and it hurt bad!"

Run Steve Run......

2011-05-10T21:11:00.010-05:00

So Steve just ran his first ever half marathon on Sat. It was quit the experience. He did a great job considering he had not trained and only ran 2.5 miles the week before. He went on ebay and bid on a bib and got one....female named sherri but he got it and ran with pride:) We car pooled with some great friends to Indy and had a great time!!

The race begins!!!

Some friends of ours that ran as well...Alex in the left corner Nick,Greg and Steve in the middle and Jill on the right

After the marathon we hit the mall....Steve is lookin good in this hat don't you think?

What fun was had!!!

The Grow Campaign

2011-04-26T16:32:00.005-05:00

Go here and check out this AWESOME way that you can help local farmers in Kenya and buy a gift for mothers day that keeps on giving!!

My Birthday girl!!!

2011-03-28T10:21:00.003-05:00

My Sweet baby girl is 4 today!!! Eva we LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! You are such a Blessing to our family!!! We LOVE you Eva Dink!!

Video comments

2011-02-16T09:45:00.000-06:00

So just reminiscing this morning and looking at old videos...started reading the comments on our video and just wanted share and hear your thoughts?? so if you could check out the comments...some interesting conversations going on here.....

Well worth your 8 min.

2010-12-07T15:31:00.000-06:00

A Family Fun Night!!

2010-12-03T13:11:00.010-06:00

What are some things you guys do for your family fun nights??

updated pics

2010-11-29T12:41:00.009-06:00

I have so much to be thankful for, God has truly, truly Blessed me with an amazing Family!! My husband and kids are the best!! Here are some updated pics of the family for your viewing pleasure.....

Story on adoption

2010-11-15T09:21:00.002-06:00

Check out some great friends of ours story on adoption!!!

United 4 Orphans

2010-10-12T09:52:00.002-05:00

A community striving to make a difference in the Orphan Crisis through out the World!!
Come Join Us!!!

Get Your Life In Shape

2010-10-09T09:38:00.001-05:00

Read this this morning....a great post by my cousin Tony....really hit home!

Get your Life In Shape

"I haven't been able to start this yet..." "I haven't felt powerful enough for that..." "I don't feel really focused..." "I've been lazy..." "I haven't had time to..." Ever said any of those before? In our church we recognized ourselves saying these same things over and over again this last summer, and felt like God was trying to tell us something! So we responded, and this month our church has been focusing on a series about discipline!

What is discipline, you ask? Great question. Maybe it's like what Louis Armstrong said about jazz - "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." But I think we can take a look at a couple of definitions. Off the top of my head, I can't remember who said these, but they've stuck:

Being able to do what needs to get done, when it needs to get done.

Applying pain or restraint for redemptive purposes.

The Bible, of course, also has a lot to say about discipline. If I were (and I'm going to) take a stab at defining discipline according to the Bible, I would say that discipline is...

To be corrected, shaped, trained, punished, or restrained from errant behavior, usually in the context of obeying God, living righteously, or accomplishing a calling/purpose.

I'm crafting this definition mostly from the two places that the topic of discipline explicitly occurs the most: in the book of Proverbs and in Hebrews 12. Proverbs is a book about choosing a life of wisdom. Hebrews is a book about heroes who lived an adventurous faith. So if you take the occurrences of discipline from both these books, you can draw two very powerful conclusions about embracing a disciplined life:

1. It is wise to be disciplined (Proverbs)
2. Discipline is the key to becoming great (Hebrews)

So if you'd like to live a wise life that actually accomplishes the great purposes for which God has called you (albeit in your marriage, your career, your ministry, etc.), then this is for you. But it takes a little shaping up for us to move in that direction. So I'd like to share some practical keys that we discussed on how to do that. But first, I need to share a couple of rules of thumb to make sense out of those keys.

You reap what you sow
You will only be as capable as the effort you put in, and what you are is what comes out. So the more you work and maintain an aspect of your life (health, a skill, hobby, career, relationship, walking in the Spirit, etc.), the more effective you will be at it. Transformation and success don't just come to you. You have to work at it intentionally.

No discipline = death
Sorry to be so harsh, but Proverbs 5:21-23 is pretty clear about what happens if you fail to work at the things that are important - they die. A lack of discipline will result in death to your dreams, opportunities, career, relationships, etc. But the ones who are the most disciplined in life will experience fuller lives. Unfortunately, while many people don't "finish" well, especially leaders, it's just as true that many more people don't start well. Or start at all!

Ok, so here are 5 keys of discipline to shape up your life:

1. Have a vision for your life, and write it out.
What is it that you want to do? What do you need to do? What does God want you to do? What is your calling? Where is your life going? What are your opportunities? What are your obstacles? What are your dreams and goals? The point is, be aware about what your life is about and should be about. And put that into writing.

2. Have a "Game Day" for your life
Most people don't like discipline because they feel like they're working hard for nothing. We all know that athletes or musicians practice because they have to perform. What is it that you're working for? When do you need to "perform". If you aren't already an athlete or performing artist, then maybe your performance is your job, your relationships, your family, your ministry, etc.

3. Have a plan for your vision, and write it out
How will you accomplish your goals? What will it take for you to do that? What are your steps to get there? When you will work on it? The idea here is to be intentional about prioritizing what needs to get done, when it needs to get done. If you don't have a specific action plan and schedule, then you'll constantly find yourself on dates with Mr. TV or Miss Couch Potato.

4. Have some accountability
Who knows about your goals? Who is going to help you and challenge you? If you communicate these things to other people, then it greatly increases your chances of being successful at those those important things in your life.

5. No more excuses, just do it.
Actually, most people are good at steps 1-4. It's 5 that is the killer. But if you want to be a person of integrity, who does what you say want to do, then you'll just do it.

Singer/song writer/orphan advocate

2010-10-03T18:51:00.002-05:00

YOU need to check out Aaron Ivey...a great singer/song writer and an orphan advocate to top it off!!! Go check him out!!! aaronivey.com

Wolfman

2010-09-14T16:00:00.001-05:00

Went to Wisconsin with some friends over the weekend for the Wolfman Triathlon. Had a BLAST!!!

AMAZING

2010-09-09T15:33:00.002-05:00

Someone sent me this today and thought that I would share it with you all as well....amazing story!!!

Small Prayers Answered..........

Along this adoption journey over the past two years I have prayed many prayers. Some of these prayers have been simple, some in times of desperation, some selfish, some without words because they just wouldn't come, but none went unnoticed by my Father. He heard every one and answered-

I want to share with you an amazing thing that God did while we were in Ethiopia a few weeks ago. As most of you know this process was full of pain for us and full of questions. One of the biggest questions that I had personally was how did our kids get to the orphanage and why was the process so long once they got there. I had pieced together some information and I knew that our children were taken to an orphanage in Zway by Case Abraham for a period of time prior to going to the transition house in Addis but beyond that I knew very little. One of my little selfish prayers was that God would let me fill in some of the time between when they left from the island and when they arrived at the transition house in Addis.

For anyone who has adopted you know that information is very hard to come by and the information that you are given is not always correct. I had asked on several occasions about the orphanage where our children spent some time and all that I was told was that the orphanage was closed and no longer in operation. I assumed from that information that we would never know much about our twins lives while in the orphanage but God is so much bigger than my thinking!

Hang with me as I share with you how God answered my prayer- Last January, David and I volunteered at passion 2010. While we were at Passion we walked over to the "Do Something Now" center to look around at ways that the college students could get involved in mission projects around the world. As we neared the bottom of the escalator we saw a large coffee shop area to our right and we walked over to see what the proceeds of the coffee sold were going to. We both were caught off guard to see that the sale of coffee at Passion 2010 was being used to help orphans in none other than Zway, Ethiopia.

We quickly found the owners of Gobena Coffee and shared with them that our children were from Zway and that we were waiting to bring them home yet we were having many issues with actually getting them here. They shared with us that they work with a couple named Gary and Peggy Ift and they suggested we contact them to see if they could be of any help during the process. We did contact Gary and started having brief conversations with him about orphan care in that area. We quickly realized that our paperwork issues couldn't be resolved by the Ift's but what they were doing in Zway was very interesting to us.

While we were in Zway visiting the island for a couple of days we decided to contact Peggy and Gary to see how God was using their ministry in Zway. David was heading out to one of the islands on Lake Zway for the day and so I made plans to spend the morning with Gary and Peggy. I called to see if we could meet them out in the community somewhere and Peggy explained that Gary was waiting at their home for us and that someone was there who wanted to meet us. I had no idea who would be in the middle of Zway, Ethiopia waiting to meet us and so I quickly got the kids ready to go.

My sister and I pile the kids into the van and we took a short drive to the Ift's home. When we arrived Eskel our driver pulled up to their large gate and blew the horn. Mr. Ift came out to greet us and ask us to come inside their compound. As we went into the gated area Tia and Garrett went running over to a lady who was coming off of the Ift's front porch.

As they went running Gary started explaining to me that the lady they were running towards was their caretaker at the orphanage in Zway. Again I started to cry as I realized that God hears my every single, selfish cry. Now what are the odds that Gary and Peggy's hired house help use to care for my children two years ago? Not only did she care for them but she cared for them during the period of their life that I knew nothing about.

I was so thankful that this caring lady was able to share with me about their time in the Zway orphanage. She shed so much light on all of the paperwork struggles and time line problems that had taken place with our adoption. She was so willing to share about her time with the twins while they were at the orphanage.

She has no idea but she was a part of a small answered prayer- An answer that reminds me that He cares about the small things more than even I do. As I hugged this precious lady goodbye I felt her arms around me and thought back to the first day that she held Tia and Garrett in her arms. I am sure that they were scared and confused yet God had her there to wrap her arms around them with His love.

2010-08-22T00:30:00.001-05:00

New Gobena Coffee video!!! Go buy your coffee at www.gobena.org Coffee Can Change!!!

2010-08-11T10:03:00.002-05:00

"Imagine Your Life Without Fear." "When fear shapes our lives, safety becomes our god. When safety becomes our god, we worship the risk-free life. Can the safety lover do anything great? Can the risk-averse accomplish noble deeds? For God? For others? ...No. The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled cannot dream wildly. What if their dreams sputter and fall from the sky? The worship of safety emasculates greatness. No wonder Jesus wages such a war against fear." -Max Lucado

Radical

2010-08-08T22:28:00.000-05:00

RADICAL from David Platt on Vimeo.

Parent/Rap song

2010-08-07T23:27:00.001-05:00

To all those Parents out there...this is pretty funny!!! Check it out!!

Walking for Water

2010-07-18T13:47:00.002-05:00

This is a video of a 14 year old boy experiencing what life is like on a daily bases for those living in Ethiopia....We take water for granted or a least I know that I do!

Walk For Water from A Glimmer of Hope on Vimeo.

Eva's Hair day with MiMi.....

2010-07-07T16:02:00.001-05:00

community

2010-06-28T10:36:00.004-05:00

"People in Eastern cultures are not so worried about schedules and quotas and sales figures and returning emails and phone calls quickly. They are interested in personal contact. They are interested in firm handshakes and good food and strong coffee and sweet tea and looking in a man’s eyes to see if he is a good man or a bad man and whether he can be trusted or not."Joel Rosenberg; Inside the Revolution

I Love, LOVE, Love this quote!!!! Its interesting that last night I was talking to a friend that I just meet from Ethiopia and she was saying that she misses the community from home...for example when you make coffee you never drink it alone....there is usually 10 to 15 people that show up to just talk about the day....she then said that when she first moved her she made coffee and was getting ready to knock on all the neighbors door in her apartment building to come have some until her husband informed her that is not what they do hear....but why not...why are we all so busy that the most important things in life like relationships are not as important to us as watching our favorite tv shows on DVR.

I think my friends idea is genius and I think that I am going to make some coffee and invite the neighbors over.....

LOVE ETHIOPIA!!!

2010-06-27T22:44:00.010-05:00

This weekend we went to Chicago on Sat. for an Ethiopian lunch....it was GREAT and so yummy as always....the kids even said "it is yummy in my tummy"

We had BUNA!!!!

Then on Sunday we had a GREAT time with our ETHIOPIAN community!!!
So very thankful for all of them!!!

What did you do this weekend?

Saturday!!!

2010-06-25T11:15:00.007-05:00

Our Saturdays with the Fam!!!

What do your Saturdays look like?

2010-06-18T22:11:00.001-05:00

Gobena Coffee @ Passion 2010....

Happy Fathers Day!!

2010-06-17T23:13:00.002-05:00

Happy Fathers Day to the BEST DAD EVER!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!

Puerto Rico

2010-05-13T13:57:00.003-05:00

A pic i took while in Puerto Rico for our 10 year wedding Anniversary

Puppy

2010-05-13T13:42:00.002-05:00

So we got this puppy named Abe.......

Love Coffee!!

2010-04-23T13:08:00.003-05:00

Found This blog post recently about Gobena Coffee and thought that I would post it here as well......It is GREAT to here from people who drink and love Gobena Coffee. Thanks to all who do and keep drinking and spreading the word!!! Coffee Can Change!!!

Gobena Coffee Has Arrived!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Today was the day - the day our Gobena Coffee arrived! We've been meaning to order from this amazing coffee company for months, and we finally followed through a couple of weeks ago, putting our order in for one bag of Ethiopian (for Sean) and one bag of decaf (for me, since I can no longer have the "leaded" or "good stuff" :).

First off, if you're wondering about Gobena Coffee Co., you should follow the link on the right-hand side of my blog here to read their story in their own words. It's truly an amazing and inspirational story, and I hope it will inspire many others to order their product as well.

Second, this is some delicious coffee! No joke! The decaf (which is decaffeinated using the Swiss water method) is full-bodied and extremely flavorful! I can't wait to have a sip of the Ethiopian; which is supposedly the best! Here's a pic of me enjoying my first sip of Gobena deliciousness!

The best part of ordering this yummy java is the fact that each bag feeds an orphan for a month! Now, that's a cup of legal stimulant that you can really get behind! :) So, go order yourself some Gobena and enjoy!!!!

(A bag of Gobena coffee and some extra goodies they gave us!)

2010-03-26T11:07:00.002-05:00

I saw this post a Plywood about an Ethiopian refugee....check it out!!

Passion 2010 video

2010-02-22T17:32:00.003-06:00

Just a little bit of what we got to experience at Passion 2010.....just look at all those people and remember that Gobena was the ONLY coffee supplier....we where busy, but wouldn't have it any other way

Family night...air borne!!

2010-02-21T17:43:00.006-06:00

Air borne!!!! We had a family fun night of stunts!!! It was a blast!! The kids had such a great time just jumpin around...captured some of the moments.

some pics

2010-02-18T11:25:00.007-06:00

My life my kids....they are the best!!!

Tammy a Gobena vounteer at Passion.....her perspective

2010-02-09T09:29:00.002-06:00

This is a post from Tammy a volunteer for Passion that worked with Steve and I at the Gobena station at Passion.....its great to see others perspectives

Reflections on Passion 2010 … a month later

2010 February 4

by Tammie

Passion was different this year.

I have volunteered before at Passion 2006, Passion 2007, and Passion Atlanta. All three times were busy, exhausting and fulfilling. The perk of serving as I did in those events was that I never missed a general session, had the chance to browse the Go Center, eat lunch with (or at least near) the students, hang out at late nights and actually go somewhere to grab some dinner. Granted, it was often a quick run, but at least there was time to do it. You can read more about the experiences by clicking on the Passion tag at the bottom of the post. I wrote a lot. Links would be cumbersome.

In short, I was able to serve and experience quite a bit of Passion.

What I am about to say next isn’t a slam on volunteers who served on other teams. They worked incredibly hard. One of my roommates, for example, was on the intercessory prayer team. She was coming and going all hours of the day and night to be part of the group that was praying over Passion 24/7. The other was in the worship art center every time it was open and often was the last one out at night.

What I am about to say isn’t an attempt to bring attention to my own service. It’s more about me and my expectations.

This year I learned about serving sacrificially.

If you bought a cup of coffee at the Gobena stand, there was a good chance I was at least working there if I wasn’t actually the one who handed you the cup of coffee. The volunteers who worked the stand were often there at 8 a.m. to catch students and volunteers heading out to community groups or to their posts in the arena. They left at or near midnight when the coffee ran out for the night or the Go Center closed, whichever came first. We were open at lunch and straight through dinner. We had huge crowds in the afternoon and as people passed through the Go Center to head into the general sessions in the GWCC. Dinner was whatever was left in the Lenny’s box from the lunch you didn’t finish.

And that was just us volunteers. Steve and Danae, the couple behind Gobena, were there even earlier most days getting coffee ready for the volunteer headquarters and the hospitality rooms.

I never saw an entire general session. Missed Hillsong United altogether. Fell asleep during Francis Chan’s talk. Took a nap on one of the couches in the Go Center using a pillow that who knows who might have touched it or sat on it or … I’d rather not let my mind go too far on that count.

I’m sure there are other volunteers who could say the exact same thing.

Passion, for me, was different this year. I couldn’t tell you what anyone sang in the general sessions, but I can tell you that a student from Alabama (Roll Tide!) was a regular at Gobena and was crazy surprised when I told him so. I guess he didn’t think I’d remember in that crowd.

I don’t know what Beth Moore told the young women who saw her breakout session, but I can tell you about the two students who walked up to Gobena discussing the differences between Calvinism and Arminism and rewarded me with a fist bump when I first giggled a bit then told them it was ironic to be discussing such a topic immediately following John Piper’s message.

I haven’t the slightest clue what the Hillsong or Crowder set lists were for the late nights, but I can tell you about a group leader who bought two coffees then handed one back to me when she found out I didn’t even have time to get one for myself that morning.

Passion was different this year.

And, I wouldn’t change it for the world.

Isaac and the snowman

2010-01-21T16:00:00.000-06:00

Isaac and the snowman......

panda

2010-01-20T10:06:00.000-06:00

Very cute sneezing panda.....

Pray with your child for Haiti

2010-01-14T13:19:00.005-06:00

Some ways that your family can pray for Haiti together........

Next Gen Blog

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

A Guide to Pray for Haiti with Your Kids

KidStuff, Preschool, Gradeschool, Parents

What has happened in Haiti is catastrophic to say the least. Your child may or may not hear about this, but either way we wanted to provide you with some ways that you as a family could talk about these things at home and be praying together for Haiti. Of course, you as the parent know what your child is able to handle and comprehend so the details that you share about Haiti are left to your discretion. I do hope that we can involve these little ones, so full of faith and trust, in pleading before their mighty King and Father for those in Haiti.

Take some time to remind your child that God is in control of all things. In fact, He is the only one in charge of everything! Take time to pray together, praising God that He is God and there is no other!

" I am the Lord. There is no other Lord.

I am the one and only God.

You do not know anything about me.

But I will make you strong.

Then people will know there is no God but me.

Everyone from where the sun rises in the east

to where it sets in the west will know it.

I am the Lord.

There is no other Lord.

I cause light to shine. I also create darkness.

I bring good times. I also create hard times.

I do all of those things. I am the Lord."

- Isaiah 45:5-7

"Look! I am the One!
There is no other God except me.

I put some people to death. I bring others to life.

I have wounded, and I will heal.

No one can save you from my powerful hand.

- Deuteronomy 45:5-7

Take time to say that we do not know why this has happened, but we know that God is in control and that He is always working for His Glory which is our best. God always works in a way where people are going to know him, and knowing him is the best thing that could happen to anyone.

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. Romans 8:28

Take some time to discuss with your kids about how powerful God is. Read through some scriptures that talk about how strong and big God is. Maybe have them make a list of ways they know God is powerful. This will point them to trust the Lord as tragedy may stir up fear in them. This will also help lay a foundation for your child to trust the Lord more. Then have them pray that the people in Haiti will know that God is this powerful too.

Once you have established that God is in control, take some time to pray specifically for Haiti:

(It is very effective to have your kids pray specifically for kids. They are very familiar with fears that children have and it is a little easier for them to imagine and relate.)

Pray that whose who are hurt would get to see doctors and nurses and get the medicine and help they need.
Pray that they would have enough food and water.
Pray that they would not be scared but would somehow know how powerful God is.
Pray that they would hear about Jesus!!
Pray for those that are helping. Pray that they will be able to find all of the hurting people. That God will make them strong as they help so many people and get tired. That God will show them how to help people best.
Pray for those who do not know where all of their friends or family are. Pray that they would feel Jesus close. Pray that those that are lost would be found.

You may also want to consider not only praying together as a family, but also taking time to collect some money as a family to send to help Haiti. Go here if you would like to donate money for relief to Real Hope for Haiti through PayPal or checks can be mailed to Real Hope for Haiti, PO Box 23, Elwood, IN 46036.

Also, please continue to follow the Make Disciples blog for more updates on Haiti relief.

Posted by Becca Harris at 1:22pm CST | Comment | Permalink | tags: haiti, missions, prayer

Gobena

2010-01-08T12:38:00.002-06:00

I thought that I would share an email that we received that has really encouraged us....Thank you Kyle!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Lehman--

I imagine you receive hundreds of e-mails daily, but I wanted to add one more! My name is Kyle and I am a senior at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. I just got back from Passion 2010 a few days ago and was intrigued by what you guys are doing through Gobena Coffee. Really, I just wanted to say how much it has encouraged myself, and probably thousands of others--seeing what the Father is using you to do in Ehtiopia. I came home wanting to know more about Gobena and how I can be more involved in the cause. I read through your projects and watched the videos, and was moved to tears. Honestly, this e-mail has no main point except to let you guys know that you will definitely be lifted up in prayer from Conway, Arkansas and that the Lord will continue to use you in Ethiopia and other countries around the world so that we, as believers, may work together to flesh out James 1:27. I look forward to joining the cause by my own purchases in the future and spreading the word around my city and campus about Gobena.. I am not sure if you do any type of newsletter or anything; but if you do, I would absolutely love to be updated on the projects that are underway and how I can specifically pray for the needs of those projects and the families involved to be met. May your family be blessed by grace and peace through the Godhead!

In Him,

Kyle

P.S: Little Eva is precious!! The video of her adoption story was awesome!

Full circle

2009-12-22T11:18:00.002-06:00

A few years back we took our kids on a little missions trip to Mexico. We went to this orphanage where they have children living in group homes set up with house parents. Steve helped build the church while me and the kids played with the children there. It was a lot of fun for our family and we plan to do a lot more trips with our children in years to come....anyway we received this note today....

"This donation is from the grade school at Casa Vida y Esperanza. The children remember your family from when you visited a few years ago and they voted to give to Gobena Coffee rather than have a gift exchange. The kids gave of their own earned money and the teachers matched their giving. God bless you this Christmas!"

They donated $57! WOW this has come full circle....children that have been orphaned that are at a place where there needs are being met are helping other orphaned children that are still in need of there needs being met. Truly amazing!!! God is good and these children's hearts are truly amazing! I mean think about it...they are in an orphanage as well

Here is a video from our time spent at Casa Vida y Esperanza a few years ago

Carlos and Danny

2009-12-18T21:00:00.004-06:00

This is totally AWESOME!!! OK so Carlos was filming something for his album coming out soon and this homeless guy named Danny walks up during and lifts his hands up and starts to sing....really truly amazing......read more here

Smell That?

2009-12-18T15:21:00.009-06:00

Smell That? Go get some at www.gobena.org and you can HELP.......

With THIS......

And THIS....

THANK YOU!!!!

Happy Birthday to Silas

2009-12-14T11:13:00.001-06:00

Silas, Eva wanted to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

We Miss you guys and Silas have a great Birthday little guy!!!!

2009-12-14T10:48:00.000-06:00

The Box

Sweet Tea

2009-12-10T23:55:00.003-06:00

So I saw this at Pete Wilson blog and thought that it would be great to share with you all.....check it out and let me know what you think....

Me: I see a great point here and feel that in today's society we are WAY to busy and the family suffers because of it...we should all slow down and get back to the relationships. What ever happened to sitting on the front porch drinking sweet tea or Gobena Coffee:) with famiy and friends and actually talking to one another, not twittering but actually talking? So any way back to the article....I might have gotten off on a tangent, but oh well....

"Is it just me or does it seem parents these days put more pressure on kids than ever before?

We push them to walk by age 1.

We desire they excel at a sport by age 9.

We calculate grade point averages and start talking about scholarships by 6th grade.

We want them to not only master the English language but learn a few others before they graduate.

Years ago I heard a message by Andy Stanley where he talked about how these days we’re tempted to raise kids who are experience rich but relationally poor. In other words they’ve attended every camp, played every sport, mastered most of the arts, played three instruments, but they were so busy they never had the opportunity to just sit around the kitchen table.

I’m worried that sometimes in our effort to give our kids what we didn’t have we rob them of one of the most important things we can give them…ourselves."

I read an interesting article the other day entitled “The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting”. They said…

Since the onset of the Great Recession, according to a CBS News poll, a third of parents have cut their kids’ extracurricular activities. They downsized, downshifted and simplified because they had to — and often found, much to their surprise, that they liked it. When a TIME poll last spring asked how the recession had affected people’s relationships with their kids, nearly four times as many people said relationships had gotten better as said they’d gotten worse.

How ironic that we might actually become better parents creating a richer family with less money and fewer opportunities.

One silly afternoon!!

2009-12-10T09:39:00.006-06:00

One silly afternoon!!!! And YES she is still in her pj's.....

Refiners fire

2009-12-09T19:01:00.003-06:00

Saw this at :

http://planaethiopia.blogspot.com/

Really worth the read...let me know your thoughts?

"He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."
[Malachi 3:3]

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study, and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver.

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.

The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it."

My little perfomer

2009-12-08T20:51:00.006-06:00

Isaac had his Christmas program tonight. He was so excited about it, Grandma and Grandpa came as well as some of his uncles.....I think we are going to have a little actor on our hands. By the way he is in the middle in the gray sweater

Eli was not into the whole program thing as you can tell......

Eva was not thrilled to be there either......did I say no nap today.....

Isaac you did a GREAT Job, you are a natural performer and in his own words"mom I am STAR"!!! You are a STAR TO US!!

2009-12-08T12:50:00.001-06:00

My Sister in Love proudly supporting Gobena Coffee
Thanks Jill!!!

2009-12-01T16:25:00.005-06:00

Isaac's class celebrated Thanksgiving last week.....Great times and fun was had by all!!!

Go Gift pack

2009-11-24T16:42:00.001-06:00

Gobena Gift Pack...the gift that keeps on giving!!!

Purchase at www.gobena.org

Gobena on the GO

2009-11-24T12:48:00.001-06:00

The travel mugs are in....you can purchase them along with the gift packs and t-shirts at www.gobena.org

2009-11-19T20:58:00.003-06:00

Gobena Coffee received a little LOVE from the Christian Alliance board....you can check it out here

2009-11-18T18:23:00.006-06:00

Have gotten some questions on how to upload the Gobena Badge to your site, so hopefully this will help.....

You can save the picture to your desktop and then cut and paste it to your blog

I hope this will work for you....

New Gobena Video....

2009-11-17T21:25:00.002-06:00

Gobena Coffee Story from Danae Lehman on Vimeo.

Gobena Badge

2009-11-16T13:51:00.003-06:00

Hey guys those of you that have Gobena Coffee badges on your blogs, would you mind cutting and pasting this one instead and linking it to www.gobena.org
Our Logo has changed and just thought we should update....Thanks so much!!

2009-11-15T22:46:00.002-06:00

Picture of the actual kids being helped through the feeding program that Gobena is helping with............

Gobena Coffee

2009-11-15T22:12:00.000-06:00

2009-11-13T21:45:00.002-06:00

Get your Gobena Coffee Gift bags at www.gobena.org

T-Shirts are in!!!!

2009-11-12T12:45:00.005-06:00

T-shirts are in....we are very excited!!! Come on over and get one at www.gobena.org

We will also have a gift pack coming soon that will include a handy dandy Gobena Tote made of burlap and a T-shirt a 1 lb bag of coffee along with a mug and a DVD about Gobena.....all for $39.99

As always all profits are helping orphaned children and children that are in desperate situations......

Current project in Ziway Ethiopia include a feeding program a school project and group homes for orphaned children....

Thank YOU

2009-11-11T09:47:00.003-06:00

Thank You to all the veterans out there...My grandpa was one of them. He was in WW11 and stormed the beaches of Normandy, every year I would call him and thank him for what he did to keep us safe and for the freedom that we have today. He passed away almost 2 years ago so this video is my way of saying thanks to him.... In this video he is holding Isaac and showing him his American Flag that he was so proud of......

I Love you grandpa!!!! You where truly the BEST!!!!

Introducing.......

2009-11-08T18:07:00.002-06:00

Gobena has a new logo, check it out and let me now what you think? Also we will have t-shirts and mugs for sale soon......

Gobena Coffee/Feeding Program

2009-11-03T13:30:00.007-06:00

Gobena Coffee is helping support a feeding program in Ziway Ethiopia. I just received these pictures today and they brought tears to my eyes. Wanted to share this with you all because of YOU our Gobena Coffee supporters things like this can be done!! Thank you!!!!!

Kids Promo Video

2009-11-03T08:37:00.003-06:00

Gobena Coffee Kids Promo

Kids Gobena Promo video from Danae Lehman on Vimeo.

100% profits go to helped children that are orphaned or who find themselves in desperate situations, 100%

www.gobena.org

Heart warming!!

2009-11-02T16:00:00.003-06:00

We received this picture by email today and It just warms my heart....To see this little girl Tess that was adopted from Ethiopia a year ago, so excited to sell Gobena Coffee to help out other children still orphaned in Ethiopia today!!!

Truly warms my heart!!!!

thank you Tess!

:) Tess helping sell coffee!!

Derartu Tulu

2009-11-01T13:45:00.003-06:00

Derartu Tulu a 37 year old runner from Ethiopia won the NYC marathon today!!!!

Just an FYI

Donkey rescue x2

2009-10-28T16:49:00.002-05:00

Donkey rescue 09.....our trip to Ethiopia to check out gobena coffee projects. Excuse the butt crack thank you:)

Donkey Rescue from Danae Lehman on Vimeo.

Amazing time!!! I miss Ethiopia

Your thoughts

2009-10-24T13:15:00.009-05:00

You might remember this post a few weeks back...well my friend Carlos posted this today...check it out and let me know your thoughts....

Happy Halloween

2009-10-23T20:02:00.000-05:00

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

Eva and Yonas

2009-10-23T08:24:00.003-05:00

Check out these cuties!!!!! They were planing house!! To cute!

Donkey rescue

2009-10-22T10:24:00.001-05:00

Donkey Rescue of 2009......our trip to Ethiopia...excuse the butt crack....Thanks:)

Eva's Hair

2009-10-19T14:14:00.000-05:00

Eva and her hair......

2009-10-13T09:51:00.002-05:00

A few quotes from Perry Noble, senior pastor of Newsprings Church in South Carolina.........

Let me say it again…when someone else succeeds…CELEBRATE; after all, we play for the same COACH, we’re on the same team!

Because…if we don’t learn to celebrate success we may cease to see it because God knows our motives are not about “HE” or “we” but rather all about “me!”

One more thing…leaders…pride is DANGEROUS…and MUST be CONSTANTLY fought against by us BEGGING JESUS to give us a humble heart AND NEVER FORGETTING WHERE HE FOUND US AND HOW FAR HE HAS BROUGHT US!!! (I Corinthians 6:9-11 is a great reminder for me personally.) ONLY JESUS knows whether or not we have a heart that is both humble and fully His.

Nov. 8th

2009-10-12T13:53:00.002-05:00

Is your church involved in orphan Sunday? Get involved and care for the orphaned. One way you can is by buying Gobena Coffee for your church...100% profits go to help orphans, 100%!!!

November 8th Orphan Sunday

Orphan Sunday from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.

adoption

2009-10-12T13:13:00.000-05:00

Check It!!!!!

Adoption from Catalyst on Vimeo.

Leh/whitts

2009-10-10T00:37:00.009-05:00

A glimps into the fun that was had at the Whittakers.....and boy can Heather Coupon..I got to see first hand the couponing in action.....

Little missy with attitude!!!

Your thoughts

2009-10-09T15:33:00.003-05:00

I would like to start a discussion here....I have been thinking about being in the world and not of the world a lot lately and trying to figure out what that means. I feel like a lot of today's churches are BIG into numbers and keeping people entertained.......kind of a rock concert feel, with lights, smoke the whole nine yards....now this is not necessarily bad, the lights, smoke and such but for some reason we feel that if our church is not rockin out or hip then who will want to come.

Question: If Jesus started a church in your community who would have the most people attend, your church or Jesus's?

Your thoughts.........

Gobena/Passion

2009-10-08T14:36:00.004-05:00

Gobena Coffee is serving at Passion 2010...Click on the picture to see who all is going to be there....its going to rock your face off!!

Come join us for Passion 2010 to worship our God and enjoy a great cup of coffee!!!! We can't wait to see you there!!!

A Day in the life of......

2009-10-05T08:21:00.005-05:00

A Day in the life of Losiah Whittaker and Eva Lehman..........

To Cute!!!!

Happy Birthday Isaac

2009-09-26T20:03:00.005-05:00

Isaac had his 6th birthday on Sept. 20th!!!! I can not believe that he is 6, wow!!!!
He had his first sleepover party with Eli, Miles and Yoni...and boy did they have fun!!

This is around 1:00 in the morning and they were out for only about 15min. They partied hard.....

As you can see we had to do a little separating.....Eli ended up in our room for the rest of the night!!!

It was a lot of fun!!!! Love you Issac, Happy 6th birthday!!!!!

Ethiopia

2009-09-21T21:38:00.013-05:00

Some pics from our trip to Ethiopia!!!
Coffee-Can Change!!!

These faces that you have just seen are the people that YOU our Gobena supporters are helping......Thank you!

PASSION 2010

2009-09-21T12:26:00.003-05:00

Gobena is serving Coffee for PASSION 2010!!!! We are very excited for this opportunity!!! Check out PASSION here.....

Come on by and have a cup of joe with us!!!!!

Coffee-Can Change!!!!

Gobena Coffee Promo from Lifesong on Vimeo.

Ziway Ethiopia

2009-09-11T15:33:00.002-05:00

Some Great friends of ours Luke and Lyndsy Parnham went to Ethiopia with us this past week. Lyndsy made a summary of the trip so i thought that i would share with you our journey......

Luke and I returned from Ethiopia yesterday. We were blessed to go with our wonderful friends Steve and Danae Lehman who started Gobena Coffee a little over a year ago. Visit the Gobena website (www.gobena.org) to read their story.

We left for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday, September 3 and arrived early, early on Saturday. We were picked up by some Steve and Danae’s friends who have been missionaries in Ethiopia for the last 10 years. We slept from about 4am-11am and began our packed schedule that Gary and Peggy had planned for us. We went to an Ethiopian restaurant and experienced our first of many servings or injera and coffee. Then we headed to a group home that houses about 7 kids that Gobena helps to fund. We had more coffee, a tour, and the kids read from the Bible, sang, and prayed for us each by name. That was the first of many experiences that will be engraved on my heart forever. We then did a little bit of shopping for souvenirs, and checked into our hotel, had dinner and macchiatos, and waited for the rest of the team we were meeting up with to arrive.

We got up early Sunday morning to make the 2-3 hour drive to Ziway for church. We experienced incredible worship and prayer and listened to a message from one of the men on our team, which was translated for the people in the church. We spent some time with the kids in the church who loved to have their picture taken and loved just to hold our hands. We would sometimes have 2-3 kids holding onto each arm. We toured their small school and the church building that has been partially finished for 7 years because they don’t have to funds to finish it. They are currently meeting in a very small “building” where a lot of the people have to sit outside. They don’t seem to mind as long as they can worship their Savior. We then had lunch and a meeting with the elders of the church to discuss the projects that they could use funding for. They want to build a school, complete the church building, and start a feeding program at the school for the kids. What struck many of us was that their first priority was hiring missionaries and evangelists to reach the unsaved in surrounding communities. Their love for Jesus and others never stopped shining through! We then went to a remote village where an 80 year old Muslim man donated some land to the Christians where they put a small church (a single small dark room with dirt floors). When we arrived, there were several people in it worshipping their Lord and one man preaching from the Bible. Within minutes of our arrival all the kids were in the church too! We then went to the home of the Muslim man and his Christian wife. It was a small, round mud hut with dirt floors. The man said he was submitting to Jesus because of what he saw from the Christians in the village. We went back to Ziway where the people of the church had a fish fry for us and presented us with a few gifts that they had made. Again, I was astounded by their love and generosity. We were supposed to be there to give to them and they fed us a wonderful meal and gave US gifts!

The next morning we had breakfast and met with the engineer who designed the school. The government gave some land to the church to build the school and so we went to see the site. Everytime we stopped anywhere a small crowd would form around us, which gave us opportunities to interact with the kids and their moms and gave them any food we would have in our bags. They were all so grateful for the smallest amounts of food. We then went to the site were a bridge was being built over a river to connect a Christian village with a Muslim village. It was like we were back in Bible times. We saw women using donkeys to haul produce and bundles of sticks across the river to sell in the town. That was followed by more time at the church in Ziway with the kids where we played “London Bridge”, “Ring around the Rosey”, and some of the games that they played. We said our goodbyes to the kids and went for one more stop in Ziway. Two families invited us into their homes and fed us more injera, coffee, and popcorn. There was such peace in one of the houses. The family said it was because Jesus was there. In the other home a young, Christian woman shared about how here husband wasn’t saved and that he would come home and drink at night. They had a little boy named Mickey who told us in English how his name was Mickey, he was 7 years old, and he liked ice cream (although he has never had ice cream). One of the men prayed for her which brought her to her knees and tears poured out from her and many of us in the room. That was probably the greatest gift anyone could have given her. Although her life was extremely difficult she was full of joy and can’t wait until she meets Jesus in Heaven. She truly understands that our treasures aren’t here, but in Heaven for those of us who know Jesus as our Savior and submit our lives to Him. From there we headed back to Addis Ababa and had a meeting with the whole team to share what we learned from our trip there.

The rest of the team headed out the next morning to fly to Zambia where they would continue their journey. Luke and I and the Lehman’s had another full day ahead of us on Tuesday that began with a meeting with the biggest coffee exporter in Ethiopia to see if it would be wise to get the coffee for Gobena directly from him. Our driver put us in touch with him after he learned about Gobena. He gave us lots of valuable advice, but we quickly learned we weren’t quite big enough yet to get coffee from him, but we know God can grow it as big and as quickly as He wants! We were laughing because we were all dressed in jeans with our backpacks on and he was in a suit in a nice office. We didn’t really realize how “big time” he was until we got there, but we feel that God presented that opportunity to meet with him for a reason and we can’t wait to see how He uses it in the future! After that we did a little more shopping and visited the mom of a woman from Ethiopia who lives in Dunlap who Steve and Danae know. She served us coffee and some Ethiopian food. Our next stop was an orphanage where there is a sweet little girl with a heart problem who needs surgery in the states to survive. The surgery would be taken care of if she can get over here. There are some things in the works to make that happen, so we are waiting and praying for God’s guidance on next steps. The orphanage was nothing like I imagined. It was a small cold, damp room with at least 10 babies. The kids would eat, play, and sleep in this room. The nurses loved them very much, but it still made me cry knowing that they didn’t have the love and individual attention that Mason does. I hope every one of those kids gets adopted into a loving family soon! Our last stop was at a couple’s house who are our age and have completely given God their lives to use as He wants. They have been missionaries in Ethiopia for about a year and a half and have 2 kids of their own, 1 in the process of adoption, and 1 little boy who they are taking care of until he is adopted. They have some incredible stories of God’s provision when He was leading them to do something that seemed impossible to do because of lack of money. He showed up time and time again and gave them just what they needed when they needed it so they could do His work. They give all the glory to Him, and I am truly inspired by this couple. From there we killed some time at Kaldi’s (an Ethiopian Starbucks) then headed to the airport to begin our LONG journey home!

There are several things that will stick with me forever about the people of Ethiopia. First is their unconditional love for Jesus Christ and the constant praise and worship they give Him. Most of them have NOTHING except a little bit of food, self made shelters for homes, and a few items of clothing, yet they praise Jesus like no one I have ever seen. Second, the love and generosity they pour out despite the little they have. Thirdly, I will never forget their joy and sense of togetherness. They need help, but I would hate to see them turn out like us in America. For the most part, we are busy, stressed, self-absorbed and impersonal. I could never use any of those words to describe the Ethiopians.

Personally, I was given a lot of hope from being there. It doesn’t cost a lot to make a difference there. Gobena and Lifesong for Orphans and other people and organizations are raising money to provide things that will create jobs and help them to be able to take care of themselves and their families. The cost of building a school is less than most of our houses. Know that any money you give to Gobena and Lifesong IS making a difference in a big way! Also, this was my first time out of the country besides the resort areas of the Bahamas and Mexico. And this was the first time Luke and I left Mason over night (nothing like going half way around the world for 6 nights for the first time). I knew God was calling us to go and refused to let fear be the reason we wouldn’t go. Fear is from Satan. God took away all my fears and worries about leaving Mason and being in one of the poorest countries in the world. There was never a moment where I felt uncomfortable or unsafe and Mason did great without us! We met so many amazing people, Americans and Ethiopians, and learned so much from them. I was expecting to go and help people or witness to people about Jesus. It turns out that they probably helped/taught me more than I taught them. I have a love for those people that I never imagined I could before going there. I pray that you can someday experience the same things we did on the trip and that for the time being you will do what you can to help them through prayer and supporting organizations like Gobena Coffee. Luke and I hope to go back in the next couple of years and are so excited to see what God has planned for us, Gobena Coffee, and the church in Ziway that we are working with! If you made it all the way to the end, thanks for reading about what God has done on this trip although I’m sure there is much more that I left out!

2009-09-11T15:26:00.004-05:00

Ethiopia was Amazing!!!!!! More updates to come later...........

Africa!!!!

2009-09-02T09:48:00.001-05:00

Heading to Africa tomorrow to check out the projects that you our Gobena Coffee supporters are making possible.......many pics and video to come so you can see EXACTLY where your money is going....100% of it!!!!

Thank you!!!!

Gobena Coffee Promo from Lifesong on Vimeo.

2009-08-31T14:53:00.002-05:00

Last night we had a local Ethiopian get together at Abby and Jeff's.......Abby did a great job of capturing the night so here is her recap.......

We really had a great time and cant wait to get together again soon!!!!

Not quite sure how to touch on the great time we had last night. We were blessed to have 24 adults and over 30 kids that had were either adopting or in the process of adopting from Ethiopia.
Now that's not too bad of a number, considering it was our first one, and we're from a smaller area.
As Jeff and I were setting up earlier that day I thought for sure we were over-planning. I pictured us having all these empty tables and everyone who did come whispering, "That's so sad, they thought people would really come!"
So, we were so thrilled with the turnout.

Mimi, the hero, brought tons of Ethiopian food. I think she had 5 dishes along with tons of injera.

Misikir still loves it. I think he had 3 huge pieces of injera. At one point he asked me for more injera, chips, and a fork for his macaroni and cheese.

What a combination.

We had a few families that we had never met. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them. Here's sweet Ruthie.

How cute is she? She loves Mimi. Ruthie just came home about 6 weeks ago or so, so Mimi has played a key role in her transition as well.

Some of the ladies...

And Iris was in her glory with all her new "best friends from Ethiopia."

Eva loved the dessert table...

Ask her where she's from and she proudly says, "Opia!" So funny. She had us cracking up more than once that night.

We had a time of introducing ourselves, telling where we were in our adoption process, and sharing how things were going. It was such an encouraging time.

While all of our children were all over...

Yoni wanted a PHOTO!

Gladly.

And all of the kids loved the cars. They drove and drove until the batteries were dead. But that didn't stop Yoni. He just got people to push him.

I'm pretty sure he's explaining to Honna what she's supposed to be doing. Honnah just came home about 7 weeks ago as well. She was at the same care center as Ruthie. So amazing.

It was Mimi's husband's(Will) birthday. So as is tradition with our family, we got a pinata. It was a big hit with the kids, to say the least. And I just know Will loved it.

They all waited patiently for their turn.

Kind of scary if you ask me...Steve: "Here, just let me put this hat over your whole face and spin you around...."

I really think Jeff gets into this even more than the kids.

And talk about a stampede when it broke open...

Yikes.

Here is Iris with her "new best friends." As were were praying last night she thanked God for her new best friends from Ethiopia, shockingly asking what their names were again, and then naming the princess on her nightgown Ruthie Honnah.

Love it.

Ruthie loved getting her picture taken.

And here are the Ethiopian babes together. We're waiting for 5 more just from the families that were here. Can't wait to watch this group grow over the years!

Will and Mimi. Seriously- angels.

And miraculously, a group picture. Didn't think it'd happen. Thought a few may kill as we were trying to get it together, but so glad we did.

Such a great night. Can't wait to watch how God blesses and grows this group.

And I really wish I'd have taken a picture of our parents. We're so glad they came and helped out more than I can say!

Church in Ziway!!!

2009-08-27T16:33:00.004-05:00

This is the church in Ziway Ethiopia that Gobena Coffee and our local Church are helping to support along with a school, Group homes, clinic and Soccer ministry. The pic right below is of the leadership of the church and Gary the missionary in the area. The following pics are of the church building, as you can see needs some work. We are so excited to be with these people one week from today!!!! Asking for prayers for good health and safety!!! Thank you!!

Ethiopia here we come!!!

2009-08-25T14:52:00.013-05:00

Steve and I leave a week from Thursday to head to Ethiopia for a week......Ziway Ethiopia to be exact...you can see it on the map right above . We will be going south of Addis. We are working with a community there helping out with building group homes, a school, a church, clinic and a soccer ministry. We are very excited about the project and can not wait to share with you when we return ALL the details.....YOU the Gobena Coffee Supporters are the ones making this happen and you are all doing great,but we could always use more subscribers and for sure we are going to need more to complete this project. So please spread the word about Gobena to your Church, work place, family and friends...we would greatly appreciate it. And if for some reason you do not like coffee, we have a place on our website for donations as well. Thank you all for your kind heart and compassion for the people of Ethiopia...together we can help be World Changers!!!! I have attached our promo video below and ask that you spread the word as well as some pics of Ziway Ethiopia where we will be heading in a little over a week!!! Please pray for safe travels!!!!

www.gobena.org

Thank you
Danae

First day of K

2009-08-20T20:07:00.008-05:00

I can not believe that my baby boy is in kindergarten!!!

On his first day of Kindergarten!!!! He was soooo excited!!

Finding his cubby...Oh how exciting!!!!

Meeting his teacher Miss Cox

He had a great day and can not wait to go back.....he said it was sooooo FUN!! When I went to pick him up he was skipping out the door.

2009-08-15T23:31:00.004-05:00

Someone sent me this pic of Eva with this email attached:

...i'm following your blog since a while now =)

thanks so much for sharing things.
this pic of eva inspired me!
hope you like how it turned out...
Thank you!
Danae

2009-08-14T20:36:00.005-05:00

Christ has no body on earth but yours,

no hands but yours,
no feet but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which
Christ's compassion for the world is to look out;
yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good;
and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now.

-Saint Teresa of Avila

Go and be a world changer..............

Promo

2009-08-11T13:40:00.003-05:00

Gobena has a promo video......check it out and please spread the word on all your blogs!!! Thank you!

Danae

Gobena/Soccer

2009-08-10T15:27:00.003-05:00

Hi Gobena Fans!

We need 30 people who are willing to step up and support an amazing opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with children in Ethiopia. Here's why...

The Pastor of our partner church in Ethiopia has been gathering boys to play soccer. After the soccer games, he is sharing the Gospel with them. Almost all the boys are responding to the Gospel. Now they would like to keep up this program, and follow up with them. They need soccer jerseys for the kids to wear, and it would be a big encouragement for their program, and other kids to join.

Our goal is to get 30 uniforms donated for the program.
If you want to donate the cost of one uniform, you can contribute $20 (or more or less)

All contributions will go directly to this program.
We'll post pictures of the kids with the uniforms once we reach the goal.
Thank you very much!!
Steve & Danae Lehman

to donate,follow link below

https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/send_money

donation goes to this email address...

steve.danae@yahoo.com
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2009-08-06T14:24:00.005-05:00

New website.....check it out out gobena.org let us know what you think?

Also why you are there you can subscribe and have Gobena delivered right to your door monthly!!! Help change the world one cup at a time!!!

COFFEE.

ORPHANS.

CHANGE.

Where-is-the-steeple

2009-07-27T10:09:00.005-05:00

Check this out!!!! Pretty AWESOME!!!!!

2009-07-24T17:18:00.008-05:00

This is my friend Carli, I had the privilege of taking some pics at her baby shower for her first little baby boy!!!

A fun time was had by all......

We Love you Kip and Carli and baby boy!!

2009-07-23T23:45:00.007-05:00

" if one hundred people represented the worlds population, fifty-three of those would live on less than $2 a day"

quote from the book Crazy Love

WOW!!! Lets think about that.......

Erin

2009-07-20T19:30:00.002-05:00

Hey Erin just wanted to tell you what a special friend that you are.......Thanks for being you. I love you friend.

Danae

2009-07-13T14:42:00.001-05:00

ISAAC

2009-07-10T09:48:00.000-05:00

It’s possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the robbers were still around. It’s possible that they felt that the man on the ground was merely faking...and he was acting like he had been robbed and hurt in order to seize them over there, lure them there for quick and easy siege. So, the first question that the priest asked, the first question that the Levite asked was, “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But then the Good Samaritan came by, and he reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”
-MLK

Quote of the day......