Coming Soon...COTW '09-'10

Well, since the kids went home, I haven't been blogging. We had a great trip to Nepal. It was wonderful to see the kids from previous tours and get to know them. We also had the privilege of visiting 3 children's homes that World Help partners with. The kids are adjusting back into school and Nepali life well. 

Steven and I have enjoyed being home in Alabama for a few weeks. July is flying by and we leave Sunday to head to Uganda to pick up the new children. We can't wait to be there (although we wish there was a faster way than 15 hour plane rides)! 

We will be directing the West Coast tour this year, and we are excited about all God has in store. One huge answer to prayer is that all the children and chaperones for this tour have gotten their visas! We just found out last week that the Ugandans were approved! 

You can be in prayer for everyone as this tour begins...here are some specifics:

• TRAVEL: for safety and health as all the kids fly to the US. Also, that everything will go smoothly bringing the kids through customs.
• TRAINING CAMP: this is one of the hardest parts of the year. Pray that the kids will adjust well to America (English, food, bonding with the kids from other countries, using silverware, different toilets, etc). There are so many changes for them all at once, and on top of that, they have to learn the program. I will be training the kids, so please pray for endurance and energy as well as for my voice to stay strong. Pray that our new staff as well as the East team staff will bond and work well together. 
• SCHEDULING: that the Lord will show very clearly what churches we need to be in for this coming tour, and that He will begin preparing the hearts of the people who will see us this year.
• HEARTS: that these children will grow spiritually this year and understand what it means to worship and follow Jesus with their whole heart. Pray for us as leaders as we disciple these kids that we will be filled up with Jesus so he will spill out on the children and people we meet.

We look forward to getting to know our 15 new children...you can be sure that cute pictures are to come!

ok, so May was obviously busy...

Wow...I can't believe I haven't posted anything since April! Things get so busy towards the end of tour. Right now, we are in Nashville recording a new album. Things are going well...the kids are definitely sleeping good tonight. It was a busy day. 

It's so hard to believe that this Sunday is our last concert. I was looking back over our calendar, and we will have sung in 151 different locations this tour. It goes by so fast! The kids have come so far over the past 10 months. They have all grown in so many ways. God has been so faithful, and it has been a blessing to see the difference He makes in the lives of these kids. The goodbyes never get any easier, and we're almost to that point. We'll be flying to Nepal on the 14th to take all the kids from there back home.

Please pray for us as we wrap up this tour. To God be the glory, great things He has done!

Don't even think about it...

So we're sitting at a restaurant with a few of the kids. We had just gotten our food when this conversation takes place:

Matia: "Auntie Tiffany, can we get ice cream?"

Me: "Matia, you can't even think about ice cream until you finish all your pizza."

10 minutes later, with just some crust on his plate...

Matia: "Auntie, can I think about ice cream now?"

Needless to say, we ended up at Dairy Queen!