I’m really sorry I’ve been bloggy MIA the past week.  We had a 4 day missions fundraiser [garage sale] and you know how crazy that gets hanging out in your garage with temporary insanity, but it was all worth it for the Man Up trip!!  We are now at a wonderful family camp in the Ozarks with a very special guest.  I met a young man two years ago leading my first mission trip to Ethiopia.  Worldu is 17 years old and probably one of the most precious kids I have ever met!  He was one of the hundreds of kids that have been blessed by the ministry Project 61 and no longer have to survive on the trash dump in Addis Ababa.  I can’t believe what a miracle it is that Worldu is here with us … missions are real and change lives forever.

We have prayed that God will pour his miracles on Worldu while he is here at camp..  and we are watching with our own eyes God’s faithfulness and favor.  The very first night, I noticed how nervous he was … it must be so overwhelming to not only be in the US for the first time, but thrown in the middle of camp craziness.  We told him that he could go with his age group [15-18] for some fun activities or just hang out with us.  He chose to stay with us.  In about 5 minuets, a counselor named Josh Rich approached him and started talking.  I could see the excitement build in Worldu and he decided to join the older teens in their 1st team activity.  I had tears in my eyes, when he came running up to me asking if he could show Josh photos of the trash dump where he grew up.  He was so proud.  What a witness to God’s healing and protecting of the fatherless.  Josh has a special place at our table now at each meal and Worldu is building so many new friendships with the staff counselors and teens.  This is what it means to love BIG!

PS: I was at the pool and heard my name “Kiki” being yelled loudly.  I looked across and noticed high up on the treetop challenge, Worldu waving like crazy!!  He was 30 feet up in the trees, wired to the ropes course.  We all started cheering and ran over to watch him go through the obstacle course in record speed. He never stopped smiling.  Love BIG and Go BIG!!  Sumer and Cory Yates… thank you from the bottom of our hearts for allowing us the GREAT honor of hosting your beautiful son for two weeks!  We want to repeat this fun tradition next year!!!

Please leave a special prayer or cheer of support for Worldu as he learns more about Jesus and challenges himself to do new things at camp.  You can join us next summer – check out Kanakuk Family Kamp HERE.