Amanda from Starfish Foster Home needs help in the most immediate kind of way. She has recently been diagnosed with cancer, and upon further testing, it has become clear that she needs to get the very best care - in the US or Europe. Do you or does anyone you know serve as a senior administrator at a top quality cancer center? Please take a moment to read the note below from the Starfish Board of Directors and see if you, or someone you know, can help Amanda, a woman who has selflessly dedicated the last 7 years of her life to caring for the least of these … [Read more...]

Have chosen the the God Is Love tee winners and will post those later today. First things first... I am asking y'all to lift up David Bompart in prayer. Many of you already know about him and are praying hard for his recovery. Keep on praying! But for those who don't know, David and his wife, Nicolle, run a charity - Eyes Wide Open International - that we have partnered up with through Wild Olive. These folks are rock stars in all they do and have done for "the least of these" in Haiti. David was shot in the chest and abdomen while working to build an orphanage … [Read more...]

My sweet friend, Laine, and I go back a ways. Several years ago our families got the chance to meet up in person - it was as if we'd known each other forever. I just love them so very much. And God used her family, and their story, in a big way on our journey to Esther. When they brought home Kevin just over a year ago - a precious little boy with a very serious heart defect - well... Chris and I were just blown away. At their faith, their courage, their focus on following God instead of the 'world'. You see, Kevin's special need was serious. So very serious … [Read more...]