This month I want to introduce you to two very amazing young ladies. One is a senior in college and one is a senior in high school and they are both very special to our family. We have known Kasy for most of her life as she and our daughters have been friends for many years. We had her in our youth Sunday School class and now we have also had Alex in our class. Alex has been our long-time weekly baby sitter and Kasy was our very first sitter for Jocelyn and Ellie Grace. Last summer when we had our three adopted kids and our four fosters, we had numerous weekly appointments, in and out of the home. Speech therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, social worker visits, family visits, our private foster agency visits, etc. In order to manage all of that, and actually care for the kids and provide them with a fun and enriching summer, Kasy worked in our home full time and Alex was here every week helping out part time. They both help with child care in our monthly foster family support group meetings and just this past weekend, volunteered to keep all five our our current children so that Scott and I could get away for a couple of days. So really, I am selling them short in calling them amazing. There just are not many people who could step in and handle our five as easily as these girls do! They both truly have a heart for children from hard places and a gift for working with them.
Both of these young women have felt a calling to go to East Asia this summer to help in a foster home that serves kids with various special needs. They have been accepted as part of this groups' summer staff and will be serving the children, the workers, and the surrounding village. In an effort to help them reach their goal of $5,500 to help with their expenses of this trip, all of the proceeds from the sales of my jewelry will be going to them for the month of March. You can also donate straight to them (contact me and I can tell you how) and of course, they welcome your prayers. (We also welcome your prayers as we try to figure out how to survive without them!)
