OH... THE MANY FACES

Miracle....praise God!!!!

This is Salem...she was adopted from Ethiopia a year and a half or so ago. She is an AMAZING little girl....or should i say a miracle. Salem's parents were told she probably would never be able to walk. OH what prayers can do......





Check out there website and keep them in your prayers...
http://www.outofethiopia.com

lil' Mama

Eva has been called lil' mama more than once so...... today I was driving down Veterans and saw this.....




So I had to get this......

"CHEERS"

WE need each other....the more I think about this the more I realize how true it is. I mean what is more important in life than relationships? Nothing. I miss the grass root days of just stopping in on someone just to say hi and sitting on the front porch drinking "GOBENA" coffee....of course, and just knowing that you can count on them and they can count on you. Kind of like that show "CHEERS" you know, where everybody knows your name and there always glad you came. Yeah...like that. Any way sorry to ramble, but to all my friends out there I am here for you and any time you need to talk,or someone to just listen or hang out with I am here or there or wherever.

Your friend

Danae

FISHY

We had yummy FISH for dinner....what did you have? And YES this is Steve's portion if you were wondering....

Ethiopian princess

Our little Ethiopian princess at her birthday party......

The Cake!!!!!

The cake before the damages....


The cake after the bomb went off....

Eva's first year

Happy Birthday sweet pea.....

Gobena Coffee

Ever since we went to Ethiopia in August 2007, we felt an even greater burden for the orphans there and throughout the world. Since coming home, we've been praying and thinking of ways we can give back. Coffee seemed to be the best way, because Ethiopia is the birth place of coffee, and approximately 60% of Ethiopia's employment is related to the coffee industry. It's a huge part of Colombia's culture as well.

So, we started Gobena Coffee to sell freshly roasted, Fair Trade coffee from Ethiopia, Colombia, and Guatemala.

By buying Gobena Coffee you are helping in two ways:

1. Buying fair trade coffee helps the farmers in those countries get a fair share of the revenue to help them provide for their families.

2. 100% of the net profits from Gobena Coffee will be reinvested in the lives of orphans throughout the world.

You can check it out at Gobena.org. Go to the store link to order your coffee and have it shipped to you, or just send us an email at GobenaCoffee@yahoo.com to place an order, and pick it up.

Spread the word!

Worship

This is an excerpt from Carlos's blog

I’m in verse 2 and I look to my left and am hit like a blind side pick and roll.
Swaying on the front row was a guy I later learned was named Matt.
Standing in front of him was another guy named Jefferson.
It was a moment that stands out above all else in my 11 years of leading worship.
You see Matt and Jefferson were worshipping God, together.
Literally.
Jefferson has severe cerebral palsy. He has little, if any control over his body.
Matt was standing behind Jefferson.
Holding Jefferson.
20 minutes.
Dancing with Jefferson and singing at the top of his lungs.
Jefferson was singing too. I think could hear him.
And it was the most beautiful song I have ever heard.


I’

AMAZING!!!!!!