Change a life

Reportedly, there are over $10 Billion US in coins currently gathering dust as spare change in piggy banks and old cookie tins in homes all across America. Would you like to share some of yours to help change a life?


As you know we are adopting a little girl from the Dominican Republic. Since it was completely unplanned we need to do what we can to make it happen financially. Please read Joha's Story above.


The challenge for August: Save all of your spare change from August 1 to November 1 and 100% will go into Johanna's "Room at our Table" fund. The person who donates the most will win a $50 Restaurant.com gift card to use for a fun night out or to gift to someone else. Woohoo!!!


On Friday, November 2, take your change to the bank or a Coinstar machine to see how you did. Email us the total and we will let you know the winner!

This is a photo of our friend, Ty. The night we told him about this idea, he went directly home and got to work. Sweet boy! Already has over $35!!!


Will you join Ty and help us Change A Life??? Hope so...

Please let us know if you are "in" by commenting below! That way we can email you if needed for specifics. THANKS!!!

Hugs!

Chris, Tim and gang

There is an angel watching over us

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Johanna's mom's passing. She was such a strong woman. We know she must have been in enormous pain but she fought as long as she could.


From my sweet friend Joy: We knew the end was close. We had watched her health rise and fall over the last few months and I had even physically carried her in and out of buldings to try to move paperwok for and her children. Hoping she would get to see her own birthcertificate, ID and those of her children before leaving this world never even existing on paper...she didn't make it. 

Lourdes, we know we could never thank you enough for the privilege of having known you and the blessed honor of raising your daughter. We will make you proud. She will know you. She will know you loved her enough to fight for her more than once. We know there is an angel watching over us.

And so it began...

The following is an email we sent to our prayer warriors last fall.


Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 9:46 AM 
Subject: Pray 


 Please pray for one of our New Hope girls today. Yesterday during orientation, we overheard her mom saying she might need to give her away in order for her to survive. The mom has already had to give away one of her daughters. Her husband died from AIDS four months ago and she has no employable skills or family to watch her children while she works. Food is scarce and she fears they will starve to death. The mom is also sick but we do not know with what…very likely AIDS as well. Please help us figure out the best way to rescue this mom from this terrible decision. My boys, of course, have resolved the decision by saying to adopt her but… 


 Her name is Johanna.

Thank you…
 Love, Chris and Tim


And so it began...