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Make Yourself at Home
We showed up at the Student Life Camp as they were unloading for their 9th week of camp. It was really amazing watching these college kids empty four large Penske rental trucks and set up for more than...
View ArticleComing to America
Please, please watch this video of our beautiful daughter, Maureen. She came to America to tell you this: Coming to America is a post from: We are THAT Family The Vintage Pearl Beautiful hand-stamped...
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Mercy Me-Part I
It’s been brewing awhile-this mercy rising. It actually started before I went to Africa with Compassion International in March. Last year in the fall, I wanted to share my marriage testimony. I was...
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Mercy Me-Part II
(cont’d from yesterday…turns out there are A LOT of peekers out there!) It was just another regular day. I didn’t know when I opened the email from Maureen it would change my life and that of my...
View ArticleHeartbroken
I’m hurting, y’all, and I’m desperately asking for prayers. Three weeks ago, Maureen, our Kenyan Executive Director of Mercy House lost her precious 7 year old nephew to a preventable disease. It’s...
View ArticlePerspective
A 5-minute interview with Maureen Owino of Mercy House Perspective is a post from: We are THAT Family The Vintage Pearl Beautiful hand-stamped jewelry Professional Design-"Red Leaf Media Jewelry with a...
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The One Thing That Will Change Your Life
We have laughed our way thru her first automatic carwash and basketball game, introduced Chinese food and trampoline-jumping. We’ve exposed her to the wonders of marshmallows and s’mores, silly string...
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The Day Love Didn’t Disappear: A Thank You
More than $15,000 was raised in less than 36 hours. You gave, tweeted, shared and most importantly prayed for someone you’ve never met. This is Christianity: spontaneous generosity for others. I’m so...
View ArticleYour Prayers are Needed
Hi friends, you’ve been with me in the highs and lows these last 5.5 years. You’ve gone to Africa with me multiple times, laughed and cried in amazing and tough parenting times, believed for the...
View ArticleWhen God Gives Us More Than We Can Handle
“God won’t give you more than you can handle.” I’ve heard the words my entire life. I may have even said them a time or two. And I’ve believed a lie. I can’t say the words any longer to a mom who has...
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A Wedding to Remember
Kenyan weddings deserve their very own post. When Maureen visited us in America in January 2013 for meetings and speaking engagements, a generous friend of mine secretly took Maureen and I wedding...
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How To Wake Up From the American Dream (You Might Not Even Know You’re...
You don’t always know you’re asleep—until you wake up. And then you see the world in a completely new way. Two years after that first life-changing trip to Kenya, I brought Maureen,...
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Special Delivery
I’ve been dealing with some very important business in Kenya for the last 48 hours. There’s a new man in my life. It’s obviously been very exhausting work. I introduced you to Maureen more than 5 years...
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Our New Daughter
When I met her in the slums of Mathare Valley, I knew Maureen was special. I watched her march into the heart of hell in her crisp, white satin blouse and heeled shoes and I didn’t doubt for a minute...
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Make Yourself at Home
We showed up at the Student Life Camp as they were unloading for their 9th week of camp. It was really amazing watching these college kids empty four large Penske rental trucks and set up for more than...
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Please, please watch this video of our beautiful daughter, Maureen. She came to America to tell you this: The post Coming to America appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book...
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