Remember the Girls..

I have no new information at this point. Still waiting on the DNA test results.

Please continue praying for the girls.

I can't imagine what is going through their little heads. The stress I am sure is more than any child should have to endure.

Pray with me that the results come back faster than a month. It's only been 2 weeks and it seems like forever.

Thanks so much,

Angie and Terry

Do you know a Christian Eye Doctor?

I currently don't have a Christian Ophthalmologist and I am in need of one.

I have found a company that will provide me with New glasses to take to Nicaragua for free.

I need a doctor who is willing to teach me the best method of distributing these glasses.

Having poor eyesight is bad enough but to have poor eyesight and the wrong glasses is just asking for a headache.

If you are going to the doctor soon ask them if they would be willing to partner with me and teach me how to determine what prescription a person needs. I’m not looking for an education on your eyes just the best layman’s method of figuring this out. I know it can be done; thousands of mission teams are doing it.

Just think how cool it would be to give sight to someone so they can read the Word of God.

If you will end me your doctors name and location, I'll call them.

Thanks,

Angie

Friend for Hire

Need any help around the house? Yard Work, Painting, anything?

A friend of mine from Nicaragua is here until June 3rd and is looking for a job.

He was worked for the past 1 1/2 for the ministry in Nicaragua I use to work with and is hoping to find some work here to provide some income.

Making minimum wage here for one hour is like working all day there.

If you know of any body that could use some part-time help for a month or so, please keep Jorge in mind. He is a hard worker and full of energy. He is legal to work in the US.

He would also need to work somewhere close to the Coulwood area since he doesn't have a car we would be helping him get to work.

Please also pray for him as you all know finding jobs are hard.

Thanks,

Angie

Divine Appointments

Do you ever say, "It just so happen that..." or "That was a coincidence"?

I use to say that often when I was a younger Christian but now as I have grown more in my faith I realize that NOTHING just happens with God. There are no coincidences... He ordains our steps, things happen because he wanted them to happen.

Well today I had the most amazing "Coincidence". I will choose to call it a DIVINE Appointment by God.

I’ll try to make this short.

While I was in Nicaragua this last time I met some amazing youth who are currently playing soccer for the Lord. They have games every Sunday afternoon and during their games they witness to the other teams. It's too cool. They are made up of previous gang bangers, drug addicts, and some really ruff neighborhood kids. Now they use their talent to show that getting high on Jesus is a much better life. They even walk miles to share the sport and Jesus with other communities.

I was privileged to purchase them new uniforms while I was there. It was as if I gave them a stack of Million dollar bills. They were so grateful. They could not stop smiling. It was breath taking to see young men act like our kids act at Christmas time. Boy, do we take those moments for granted.

The most expensive item they need is cleats. I promised them I would come back and ask everyone I could find to donate cleats to them but specifically to pray I find an open door to the Charlotte Eagles. Surely, they would have extra equipment they could possibly share.

Well this week I was contacted by a lady who works on the newsletter for the adoption agency I used. They are running an article about one of the girls at the orphanage Loriana. She was so impacted by Loriana's story that she shared it with some other ladies at her church and last night I had family contact me asking to adopt Loriana. How awesome is that....

I thought God was done but He has only started.

Today I was speaking with Cyndie to give her the good news about the family and in that conversation she told me her husband use to play for the Charlotte Eagles... See where this is going...

Needless to say I was jumping out of my skin thinking, "No way God, No way.. You just didn't find me a family for Loriana and you're giving me that Charlotte Eagles contact all in the same phone conversation... "

Just think about it... God placed all this together.

I spoke to my agency about Loriana, they agreed to run the ad, they sent it to Cyndie, I went to Nicaragua, found the soccer players, Cyndie called because she questioned the ad, she sent out a flyer to some friends about her and in 3 days time I have a family for her and my contact with the Eagles.

Divine Appointments.. That's what this was...

Look for yours, expect them, and Glorify God when they happen...

This is just to cool...

Angie

Isamar's DNA Test

Isamar rode the 3 1/2 hour bus ride to and from Managua yesterday and completed the test.

Sadly, we are now being told it will take a MONTH to get the results back. This causes a lot of problems for us. We have to live there for 6 - 10 weeks and since our business is slow during the summer months we were planning around that time but with this pushing things out a month that makes things very difficult. We are now looking at bringing the girls home in September or October which is just not good for our business.

Please pray for favor. We need that test result back much sooner.

The dad also caused a scene yesterday because Isamar rejected him. He tried to talk to her and hug on her and she refused. Now he is saying that we caused this. We have brain washed her into believing he is bad for her. This is just not the truth. I have said nothing to her about her dad.

He is making things difficult for us. Pray that his heart sees that we are not trying to change how Isamar feels.

Pray for her sister Carmen. She cried all night on Sunday thinking she would not see Isamar again. Yesterday when she finally arrived back home Carmen hugged her for 10 minutes saying "I thought I would not every see you again". How difficult that was for Carmen to endure.

Thank for your prayers. You are truly helping me stay sane..

I'm trusting God to handle this, I know he won't let me down.

Angie

What's God's Plan for Isamar?

I made it home safely, Praise God but not with the happiest of news.

On Thursday once I got back into Managua we contacted Isamar's dad to arrange meeting him. He was not reachable until 7:30 at night. He had changed his mind and decided he was not going to see me.

He told my translator that he knows that we could give her a better life and all the things he could not but she was his blood and in his eyes that being with him was the best thing for her. He was not nice about his words and made sure he stated it in a very direct way.

He went on to say that if he is not her dad he will file adoption papers for her.

Luckily, there is not way in the world he could adopt her because he does not meet the requirements.

My attorney is meeting with Mi Familia on Monday to discuss what the process is. Will they just hand her over? Will they investigate him? Will Isamar have a say in all this? As of now I am being told they just hand her over. I find that hard to understand but the laws in Nicaragua are different and they just passed a new law that states they can not take kids away or not give them back due to poverty.

This has truly been a difficult week for me. It's hard to stay positive when you have no control over things but I am learning more and more about trusting God. He is in control of Isamar's life, he knew her future before she was created and he can see the future I can not. Who knows it might be that Isamar grows up to change the lives of other children in orphanages there.

My flesh says well of course we are best for her but my heart says that's up to God.

So for now we wait and trust.

My prayer is that God knows the plan for Isamar's life and if it is to be with us he will change the dad's heart. If not and Isamar is to live with him he will change my heart.

Carmen’s life will still be with us. Her family will not protest this and she will be declared abandoned. It will be extremely difficult for her to leave her sister and furthermore I have great concern for Isamar’s mental stability. She will be the one the most hurt in all this. She will be left behind, lose access to her sister and be forced to live with a family she does not even know and does not want to be with.

Please pray with me in agreement that God's plan for these girls will be done. As much as I want to pray they will both be here I know in my heart this is not a time to be selfish but to be in tune with God's will. Not my will Lord but yours... This is extremely hard for me... pray for me.

I am trying hard to see the Good in all this. IF Isamar's dad takes her at least she will not be in the walls of the orphanage any more. Her father’s mother told us yesterday that I am welcome in her life any time I want. Two days before that she told my translator that I was not welcomed in her home so God is obviously working. God is the only one who can change the outcome of all this.

The DNA test is Monday at 10:00. The results take about a week. I hope to hear something by Friday of next week.

Thanks for your prayers, support and encouraging words you emailed me. I needed them so bad.

I'll update you as soon as I have something.

God Bless,

Angie

Passion of the Christ

Remember before I left I told you that I wanted to show a movie in Nicaragua.

I truly felt I had heard this from the Lord. He provided a screen for me and a sound system.

Since I have been here not one night has it worked out for me to show the movie. It´s rained or we have been in church or in a meeting or something.

Last night we decided that we will be in this area an extra night so we have planned on showing a movie on Wednesday night. But where, I was still very unsure of.

Today I went to visit a new village. There are about 318 families in this village an about 100 teenagers that are really struggling. There´s no church in this village and no entertainment of any kind.

At the end of our meeting the pastor told us tomorrow night I am going to try and show Passion of the Christ to the teenagers. I just about jump out of my skin. A movie, really I thought. Oh God you are too cool. No only was he wanted to show a movie he is showing Passion of the Christ the very movie I wanted to show.

We talked longer only to find out that he didn´t have a screen or a sound system. Once I told him I had everything he needed we both just jump for joy and knew this was of God.

As I type this the electricity just went out. So I will finish it tomorrow. Just pray at 800 your time for many lives to be saved.

Angie

Update on my trip

I´m sorry I have not been in touch. There´s been no electricity here so access to the internet has been limited.

A lot has happen since I last wrote so I will try to make sure I don´t leave out anything.

On Saturday I was told that there was a problem with the adoption and so we had to go to Mi Familia Monday morning to visit the Delegate (the boss). She informed us that the dad has been approved to have his DNA test done which is scheduled for the 14th. He told them if it is positive which it will be because they look just alike that he will take Isamar. They told us if it is positive she will be given to him, no questions asked.

Then on Sunday, the aunts of the girls visited the Director of the Orphanage and told her that if the dad takes Isamar they will take Carmen. Needless to say I feel like I´m on a roller coaster.

After we went to Mi Familia on Monday we went to the house of one of the aunts. I talked with her and explained our love for the girls and by the end she agreed that it was best for the girls to be with us and they would not protest it. Praise God...

Today, Isamar´s dad was granted a visit to see her. He asked her if she wanted to live with us or him and she told him us. He told her that he would not allow her to live with us she was his daughter and he was going to be responsible for her. After he left the orphanage, the director spoke with him and explained everything. She told me that he actually said he did want the best for Isamar and if I could give it and he could still talk with her that maybe that would be ok. He wants to meet me so we are planning to talk on Thursday. Please pray that he sees the best for her and is not just doing this because he can. He has not visited her but a handful of times in her whole life and he lives a .5o cent bus ride away.

So for now I am excited that the mothers side of the family agree with the adoption and at least I get to talk to the dad. I´m trusting God and proclaiming His power.

Thank you so much for your prayers. I have stayed strong so far but I can tell you I have shed a lot of tears. I know God´s perfect plan will happen and I´m just trying to focus on that.

I´ll be home on Friday and will update you on my visit with the dad.

Angie

Pray for Favor and Direction

Well I made it to Somotillo.

Things there are not going so well.

Today I received word that there is a problem with the abandonment of the girls.

I will try to explain in as little words as I can.

My girls have different dads. The father of Isamar lives in Managua and has contacted her over the phone several times. He was told by authorities here that he needed to take a DNA test but for years he has not. Of course, until now. He is scheduled to take it on the 14th. The day before our approval. If he is found positive everything changes. If not hopefully things will continue. It is very possible he is the her dad because she looks just like him.

He has had 9 years to get this test but only now does he decided to. How difficult this must be now for Isamar.

Additionally, the aunt of the girls who lives 3 blocks away and has not visited the girls but twice in 5 years went to Mi Familia and requested a visit. She came last week and told the girls that they need to tell the judge they don´t want to live with us. She told them that people here kill little girls and cut thier heads off and cut out thier hearts. She told them that I was lieing to them and it would be horrible in the US. She was trying to brian wash them with lies.

Today I went to see the girls. They did not act like they were afraid of me bu they were a little hesitate with me.

How confusing it must be to be told so many things from adults.

I have a meeting Monday morning with the authorites here to discuss what is going on with the dad and the other family members to see what is going to happen now.

We have come so far. I truly want God´s will for my girls and I know in my heart that they are to be with us. I am very sad for them. I refuse to allow the enemy to discourage me. God is on my side and the families that are showing up now do not have him on thier side.

Please pray that truly God´s will is done here. It´s very heartbreaking I won´t lie so pray for my strength as I am here without Terry to pick me up.

There is so much going on that I am not sure what will happen next.

Cover us with your prayers. Believe with me that God´s favor and HIS direction will be, not man´s, not mine and not the families involved.

God Bless,

Angie

Tragedy in Somotillo

Somotillo is the village that I work in each time and the home where my girls live.

It's on the west coast of Nicaragua right on the border of Honduras. There are around 20,000 people and it's one of the poorest areas on the west side.

Today I received word that a tragedy occurred and I am asking all of you to pray for this family.

There is only one road through Somotillo and it's a very small one at that. Tractor trailers travel through daily back and forth from Honduras.

A young mother and daughter were on their way to the market and suddenly the young daughter ran away from here mother. They were walking only steps from this major road.

The mother frantically chased her young child and fell onto the ground. Sadly she fell directly in the middle of the road where a tractor trailer was coming. He was instantly killed. The daughter was also ran over. The daughter is alive but lost one of her legs. She is in critical condition. There are no hospitals in Somotillo that can do surgeries, I am sure she had to be driven to the next town that does which is 1 hour 1/2 away. The outcome of this little girl is unsure of at this point.

This took place right in the middle to the busiest time of the day. Many people witnessed it and many people are distraught.

I will arrive there on Friday and if God opens the door for me I will minister to those grieving the loss of this young mother. Praise God she is in heaven now. Her husband is the music minister of a church I had planned on visiting.

Tragedy happens everywhere, everyday but here in the US there are ways to help people who have no money, no insurance and no jobs. There on the other hand, are no agencies to help. This young daughter will need extensive mental, physical and spiritual help. Pray God will heal her body and her soul.

Please lift this family up in prayer daily. I did not know this family and I don't know there names but God does and that is all that matters. They need our prayers now more than ever.

I will let you know more once I get there.

Thank you for your faithfulness in praying for this family.

God Bless,

Angie