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Sheets

The story of the SHEETS is HERE.

It's A Boy!

We have a new son as of a few hours ago!

From now on and forever more Isaiah Allan is our son.

He is 4 and a half, weighs in heavier than any other "baby" that has joined our family.

He also plays "futball" better than any other kid we have. He is four years old and can do a step over, dribble and fain to kick. It is amazing.

He is cheerful, energetic, shy and a smarty pants.

At times he is painfully soft spoken, and other times the life of the party!

We are SO thankful to God for blessing us with him!

Sheets

We are here.

So is God.

That is my motto.

So you know all those sheets my sweet mother-in-law collected (45 of them). Well half of them made it with us. I filled 2 duffle bags full of them, toddler and baby clothes, powered pedialyte, pacifiers (and adorable clips for them a friend made), bottles, a pair of toddler shoes and some other odds and ends.

Last week we took it all to our little one's baby home.

It is a good home, but newly founded. They are building up everything literally from scratch.

The US coordinator was there. She told us that the night before they had gotten in 4 new babies... putting them at their max capacity. It was a cold night and they didn't have enough sheets for beds. They took adult sheets and cut them in two to make the baby beds with and several adults had to give up their blankets to cover the babies with. It was a hard night. And they have 2 (or more) very sick and malnourished babies right now. Everyone was at a low.

We arrived and we started going through the bags. On top I had last minute thrown in the baby sheets. I didn't think they were needed, but they fit, so I put them in. Guess how many?

Four.

One for each new child in the home.

We (myself) were all dumbfounded.

The coordinator was weeping over those sheets. They needed them SO badly and God knew it. He even put it on my heart to include them in our packing... I could have thrown anything in, but it was those sheets I saw and squished in!

Sheets speak God's love.

I didn't think they were that important, but they are.

They mean a warm, clean bed. A good nights rest and peace of mind.

Who would have thought that?

All Sales Are On HOLD

Until October 1st.

You may purchase, but they won't ship until after that date.

Thanks for making our travels and transitions easier!

Forgot

I forgot to update that we got a date for our little girl!!!

Only 3 weeks after our little boys.

We just can't wait!

We will get to see our big boy in 8 days!!!

We get to see our little girl in 11!!!

Over the moon with excitement, joy and expectancy!

To the Finish Line!

A local church, Patrick Crossing, has made it their personal mission to help us get our children home!

Their plan?

The River Run for Orphans

Tim and Marci Miller have been selected by Patrick Crossing Church here in Durango to be the focus of their churches race funds. We need runners, walkers, bicyclers, etc... to participate in this years run on behalf of Tim and Marci. You do not need to be a member of Patrick Crossing to run for Tim and Marci, you simply need to be willing to seek sponsorship from your friends and family for the race and collect their support. You will then track these on your pledge sheet and bring them with you on the day of the race.

Please consider helping Tim and Marci as they push for the remaining funds they need to bring their little boy and girl home! They leave on the 2nd of September and are still 7K short of the funds they need.

You can e-mail questions to patrickcrossing@gmail.com or millers4more@yahoo.com

You can also check out the event at:

http://riverrunfororphans.org/
or
www.patrickcrossing.com

To Run...
Send your registration form and your registration fee of $20 to River Church... By THIS next Tuesday!!! If you miss this date, it's okay you can still run your just not guaranteed a race t-shirt.

860 Plymouth Drive
Durango, CO 81301-4755
(970) 247-7777

To Sponsor Runners...
Print out your pledge sheet and collect funds. Gather these up on your sheet and bring them with you the day of the race. At the race, you will hand them off to the folks at the Patrick Crossing table.

Registration for the race is $10-20 (depending on your age) and includes a race t-shirt.

If you can't run, but would still like to participate you can sponsor a runner by contacting Patrick Crossing and they will arrange the details.

Download these important documents to enter or support someone in the River Run:

Entry Form

Sponsor Sheet

You can also check out the event at:

http://riverrunfororphans.org/

or

www.patrickcrossing.com


To Run mail your entry fee to:
The River Church
860 Plymouth Dr.
Durango, CO. 81301
(970) 247-7777

By Tuesday 30th!!!

Registration is also available the day of the race, but you will not receive a race shirt.