Praise God for Answered Prayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Megan and Gabriel.  Pray as she works to get him back.

-  The Son of God Orphanage was closed down.  Um.... this is a miracle.  I mean, this just doesn't happen in Haiti.  Only a couple days after our friend Megan Boudreaux asked for your help signing the petition to close it down, she had a meeting at the presidential palace.  The next day Haitian authorities removed the children from the orphanage.  The Associated Press covered the story: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Haiti-closes-orphanage-for-child-neglect-2229995.php#photo-1688710  As you can see, these kids are scared.  That could be the only home they've ever known.  PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THEM!  Continue to pray for Megan too.  Here is the link to her most recent post: http://blessedwithaburden.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/as-the-dust-settles…/  She and others are still trying to locate 34 children that should have been at the orphanage!  

Moses

- Baby Moses has a family!!!  All I know is his dad is a surgeon and his mom's name is Lisa.  What awesome people to adopt a special needs baby!  PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT HE'D BE WITH THEM SOON!  The process can take awhile, and he needs to start getting therapy.  I'm sure the Livesays will have updates soon on their blog: http://livesayhaiti.blogspot.com 

Rachel caught me working hard unpacking.

-  We moved into our new place and all have our own rooms!  No longer will Sarah wake us up at 6AM to go to the cafe.  No longer will I wake them up at 4AM as I clean up from painting.  All our new friends in Bristol have been so generous housing us while we waited for our place to be finished.  None of us have furniture here either because we don't know how long we'll be in Bristol.  So many people here we've just met have donated furniture.  Without them I'd continue to sleep on the floor.

-  I get to spend Sunday to Thursday at USC!!!!! HOW AWESOME IS MY JOB?!  I am meeting with some big people to talk about USC students getting involved with SafeWorldNexus.  If we could start a partnership between SafeWorld and Carolina, I think all of my desires on this earth would be fulfilled.  

Psalm 34

¹ I will extol the LORD at all times;
   his praise will always be on my lips. 
² I will glory in the LORD;
   let the afflicted hear and rejoice. 
³ Glorify the LORD with me;
   let us exalt his name together.
 ⁴ I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
   he delivered me from all my fears. 
⁵ Those who look to him are radiant;
   their faces are never covered with shame. 
⁶ This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
   he saved him out of all his troubles. 
⁷ The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
   and he delivers them.
 ⁸ Taste and see that the LORD is good;
   blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. 
⁹ Fear the LORD, you his holy people,
   for those who fear him lack nothing. 
¹⁰ The lions may grow weak and hungry,
   but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. 
¹¹ Come, my children, listen to me;
   I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 
¹² Whoever of you loves life
   and desires to see many good days, 
¹³ keep your tongue from evil
   and your lips from telling lies. 
¹⁴ Turn from evil and do good;
   seek peace and pursue it.
 ¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
   and his ears are attentive to their cry; 
¹⁶ but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
   to blot out their name from the earth.
 ¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
   he delivers them from all their troubles. 
¹⁸ The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
   and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
 ¹⁹ The righteous person may have many troubles,
   but the LORD delivers him from them all; 
²⁰ he protects all his bones,
   not one of them will be broken.
 ²¹ Evil will slay the wicked;
   the foes of the righteous will be condemned. 
²² The LORD will rescue his servants;
   no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
-  There are a lot of other personal prayers and prayers for SafeWorld I'm watching God answer.  It. is. insane.  If you have prayer requests, I tell ya now's the month to ask them.  I think in America we are so easily distracted, and brought up thinking if you just work harder, find the right self-help book, things will come together, when what we need to do is STOP.  It's not about us.  We're here for God.  Ask Him.  Enjoy Him.  He's smarter than us.  He'll do something we never thought possible.  It might not be WHEN we want though.  While waiting, this is a great song (Thank you Livesays for introducing me to Sara Groves):