The Beauty of Purity

An article definitely worth reading: The Beauty of Purity.  His ways truly are the best and most beautiful!

A quick update

The Ghana Journals

Part 2//Of Passports and Airfare

Hello, dear family and friends.  :)

We are pleased to report that Miah's passport was processed more quickly than we expected, which means that as soon as we have the funds we can purchase plane tickets and apply for our visas.  Due to your generosity, we have about $420 tucked away just for that purpose.  Thank you!  

Thank you again for your friendship and prayers.  We are so blessed by you all!

In Him,
Leah + Miah 

Click here to read part 1 of The Ghana Journals

By Christ Alone

"I cannot make myself right with God, I cannot make my life perfect; I can only be right with God if I accept the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ as an absolute gift.  Am I humble enough to accept it?"  (Oswald Chambers; My Utmost for His Highest, June 20th)

To Ghana We Go

The Ghana Journals

Part 1//To Ghana We Go

Dear friends and family,

It is with great joy that we would like to share with you an opportunity we have been given for this summer.

For a while we have been prayerfully considering traveling to Ghana to visit Leah’s Compassion sponsor child in Accra.  Leah has been corresponding with Rachael, who just turned 12 this past February, and is eager to meet her in person.  After looking into different options for places to stay and volunteer in Ghana, we have decided to volunteer with Beacon House.  Beacon House is a children and community development center that strives to educate and shelter at-risk children, while working to strengthen families in the community.  For more information about Beacon House, please visit their website, beaconhouseghana.org.

We are tentatively planning to leave Colorado around the end of July or beginning of August, and return about a month later.  During our time in Ghana we will be helping to care for the children at Beacon House, as well as helping in the classroom or wherever they have a need.  We will spend a day with Leah’s sponsor child and have the opportunity to become more familiar with her culture.

We would love for you to be involved in our adventure.  Here’s how you can get involved:

Pray!:  We can’t tell you what a blessing your prayers are.  We know that God has a purpose for this trip, and it is our prayer that He would be seen in and through us.  We would appreciate prayer for the next few months as we prepare, for travel, for quick acclimation, for provision, for health, and for His perspective as we seek to love and serve the people of Ghana.

Follow the Ghana Journals:  Email Leah at allHisgirl@yahoo.com if you’d like to receive updates as we prepare for our trip and while we’re in Ghana.

Or, follow Leah’s blog, tobesimplyHis.blogspot.com, where we will be posting Miah’s pictures and our updates.

Drop us a note:  We’d love to hear from you.  If you have advice, encouragement, questions, something to share, email Leah at allHisgirl@yahoo.com or Miah at fotofreak98@hotmail.com, or send us some snail mail.

Give financially:  The overall cost for our trip, including airfare, accommodations, and food will be around $3,500 for each of us.  If you would like to give financially, you can send cash or checks to us directly at:

17025 Lovaca Drive

Peyton, CO 80831

Or, you can give online through our fundraising webpage: fundly.com/to-ghana-we-go

We would also be happy to baby-sit, house-sit, pet-sit, or have a photo shoot to earn money toward our trip.

Thank you!  We are so blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who are so encouraging and supportive in every way.  You are a blessing, and we thank God for you.

   In His love,

   Leah + Miah

  

 "In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.  In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.  Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

1 John 4:9-11