Rach & I lead Bridge Families in Kansas City where we support families that are stepping in the gap for children that often don't have a voice. We rely on our experience and training over 15 years of foster parenting and adoption. We both believe that every child belongs in a family that not only provides the basic needs, but supports the child to become all their potential holds. This often looks like phone calls in the wee hours with parents in crisis. Sometime this opening our home to host those in between housing. Assisting with getting re-established and re-launching into their own plan. Whether that is an apartment or dorm going on with further education. This has included provision of meals, clothes, and lodging in the form extended stay hotel rooms for a week or two until a plan can be established. We live in an area that leads to us easily seeing those in need. We also are the executive directors for Mike Ed...
In late February 2022 Rachel & I were asked to consider positions as Executive Directors with Mike Eden Ministries. This is an established Children's home in Kenya started by Mike & Sylvia Eden. The Eden's God breathed vision has led to 100's of Kenyan's being supported and having seen the Eden's love for Christ walked out. In March we accepted the new created Executive Director roles which Rachel and I share together. Along with the board we made this public at the fundraiser in May, you can see that video by clicking the link here: Board Announcement We are excited to continue to serve alongside the board and team in Kenya. Pray for us to see the Lord's vision for the children in the home and the staff that has and is serving the needs of those in the home. Look forward to sharing more in the coming months.
It has been a really great season on sharing our lives with some incredible survivors. When the government of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban (Not really exactly what happened, but not my place to speak about that) there were thousands of men and women that had supported or work alongside our people that were at risk. Thankfully, many of those who had served were able to seek refuge status and come to the U.S. A few hundred of those refugees along with their families, some not all, started being settled here in the Kansas City area. Through a couple of connections we started serving some of the immediate needs. Taking our van to the hotel where they refugees were temporarily housed before permanent housing could be established. Some days were just a quick trip the local Wal-Mart others were runs to the health clinic for families too large to catch an Uber. Pretty quickly there was a need to begin teaching the folks to drive, first with classes for Driver's Ed. Then wit...
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