New Day, New Life, New Addition!

God does seems to like "new" doesn't He? The Lord has blessed us again in our foster care adventures. The same weekend the Giorgio's said goodbye to sweet Mallory, we said "hello" to Nirvanna (we're trying out "Anna" with a long "A" or Marie, her middle name). She is a 5 year old that is full of life! She also happens to be the sister of Nate, our 6 year old foster son who has been with us since September now. Speaking of Nate, many of you know he has been undergoing chemotherapy for a disease known as LCH, which is similar to cancer. The tumors have stopped growing and he has started growing! He had his last chemo treatment on Thursday, Praise God!

Anna came to us under different circumstances than Nate. Please pray with us for their mother that God will get ahold of her and rescue her. We believe in restoring these families, if possible, and we know that with God, all things are possible!

If you're counting, you realize that our five, plus Armondo, plus Nate & Anna, that means that there are eight kids in the house! Add Joni and I and it's a FULL house. The next thing you may say is, "how do they do it?". Simply, "grace". Grace is the supernatural ability to do what truth demands (John Bevere). James says, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." It's the one time that religion is mentioned in a positive light in the Bible that I can find! We know that this life is not for everyone, yet, since Joni was a young girl herself, she has known that she would be involved in the life of "orphans". Yes, our "orphans" have biological parents, just not ones that are capable of raising their children at this time in their lives. Be praying with us that God will continue to pour out His grace upon our family and pray especially for Anna right now that He will reveal His love to her through our love for her.

Thanks for stopping by. If you ever would like to contribute, just send me an email to: newdaychurch@mac.com. Also, if you have a prayer request, send it to: prayer@newdaydfw.com.