Hurting Hearts. Helping Hands

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Last Days in Ella Before The Team Heads Home

We had a great last day in Ella as a team and debriefed on the whole trip. What a great team that HDC sent out. They were all smiles and all helping and willing hands. Thanks team HDC for being a blessing to our family and our oikos!

Paul thoroughly enjoying his icecream as George and Cody watch

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!!!

We started Mom's birthday out at Whiskey Point. Took our HDC Team and some local boys to surf. What a blast! Then lunch at one of Mom's faves- Galaxy. Then home to prep and cook and a fun Family Night at our house! Hope you had a great birthday mom!

Janie and Kenai on the same wave

George catching a wave

Paul on a wave

Go Janie!

Grandma and her grand babies

Lunch at Galaxy

Birthday girl lounging

Girls prepping for Family Night

Girls cooking for Family Night

Happy Birthday Ama!!!!!

Volleyball at Family Night

More HDC Team Fun and Help

I took the girls on the team to one of my oikos families. The girls did Henna on Janie and Michaela. So thankful for just another way to interact, bless and love on these girls.

The HDC team offered to paint our 3 years of rainy season moldy walls. We were completely blessed to have their help. And what a beautiful job they did. This is the before picture.

This is the after shot- YAY!

Koda and Kenai were just stoked to paint their names on the walls until Uncle Paul painted over them :)

Kids hanging out outside

Because of some nice gifts given to us, we were able to clean out some clothing and I handed it out on the patio. There were lots of chonies to give out and they soon became hats ;) Too funny!!

Team HDC Here!!!!!!!!

Sunday School Games - to go along with the Good Samaritan Story

Uncle Paul and Koda playing blocks together

Janie helping the kids do crafts

Rebecca, Michaela and Mom helping the kids with their crafts

Dinner at Hangloose and Auntie Janie and Michaela reading the kids new books (that HDC with the help of Cassie Beardsley provided- TONS of new school books- SO THANKFUL!!!!!!)

Siam's opening day for his new surf repair shop. He is using a corner of STN's property to have a business. What a great young man he is turning into, with the help of Andy's discipleship.

Friday Night Movie Night at our house. Paul and Babu eating Fun Dips that Janie brought for the kids. The kids loved them!!!!!!

Rebecca and Machaela loving on our kiddos playing leggos together.

Date Night - the HDC team watched our kids and gave us money for a date night dinner out. Such a blessing, especially because we don't get to do it very often. Thanks Mom and Grandma/Grandpa Mortimore for our new clothes to wear out that night :)

It was a true blessing having a nurse on our team! She got to doctor up one of our neighbors that cut her finger open. She also taught all of the teachers at the Muslim school I work at, how to do CPR, first aid, and explained the large First aid box that the HDC team brought to bless the school with. All of the girls helped teach at the school and Rebecca also taught the children the importance of cleanliness and washing your hands diligently with soap. It was a great day at the school and HDC team helped tremendously.

Praying for a Miracle.... Watching it Happen.

After two years of praying for Siri's release from prison, having been falsely accused of murder, this month he was indeed released. He had missed the last two years of his daughter Hashani's life and what a beautiful reunion it was! I loved seeing all of my Ladies Tea girls giving all of the credit to Papa answering their prayers. Blessed.