Micah Six Eight - 2 girls desperate for a family!!!! Can you help?!

"He has shown you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God."

Two girls need families NOW - Please do what you can to help...get word out...be a voice for the voiceless - Proverbs 31: 8- 9



Laurel - Please get word out that she needs a family NOW!

http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=laurel
She’s already 15 years old, and has less than 6 months (from January 2012) to be adopted, or she loses all hope for a future. Laurel has arthrogryposis - that is really not that scarey!  Check out her post on Reeces Rainbow!



Harmony - Please get the word out that she needs a family NOW!
http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=harmony
Girl, Born July 1996
Down Syndrome, 15 years old, NEEDS HOME STUDY AND USICS I800A FILED BY JUNE 2012

You can read more about all the efforts to help Laurel and Harmony at
The Mulligan Stew Blog - Micah Six Eight -
http://www.covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/


You can help...go read about them and then share about them to others!  There are other ways to help - you can find that on the Mulligan Stew Blog too! The Mulligan Stew is ending in just one day so hurry and check it out!

Praying for the families of these precious girls to hurry and find them! 

May you be blessed,
stephanie

Same blog...same LIBERATE LINA...same precious little girl soon coming home - just a new chip in!

Angelina "LINA" Mariyana Carpenter - coming home soon!

Thank you so much to everyone that has been such a huge blessing to Lina and our family!  Wow...no words can express our thankfulness in a way that seems adequate but Thank you so much for your kindness, prayers, gifts and caring!  May the LORD bless each and everyone and may the voice for the voiceless grow louder and stronger until all have families. Proverbs 31: 8 - 9

may the LORD be glorified!

stephanie brian sasha ellianna avi and lina

Smile!

May the LORD be glorified and May HIS name be known as KING of Kings and LORD of LORDs!

Isaiah 26:8

"...Our heart's desire is to glorify his name"

Nehemiah 1:11 NIV

^" Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.”

Psalm 9 NIV


I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
² I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

³ My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.
⁴ For you have upheld my right and my cause,
sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
⁵ You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
⁶ Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;
even the memory of them has perished. ⁷ The LORD reigns forever;
he has established his throne for judgment.
⁸ He rules the world in righteousness
and judges the peoples with equity.
⁹ The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
¹⁰ Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. ¹¹ Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion;
proclaim among the nations what he has done.
¹² For he who avenges blood remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
¹³ LORD, see how my enemies persecute me!
Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
¹⁴ that I may declare your praises
in the gates of Daughter Zion,
and there rejoice in your salvation.
¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
¹⁶ The LORD is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[c]
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,
all the nations that forget God.
¹⁸ But God will never forget the needy;
the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
¹⁹ Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph;
let the nations be judged in your presence.
²⁰ Strike them with terror, LORD;
let the nations know they are only mortal.

Thank you to everyone praying and blessing our family!  May you be blessed also!  May the LORD be glorified...

stephanie brian sasha ellianna avi and lina carpenter

HELP LINA GET HOME!

TWO FUNDRAISERS to help LINA come home!!! Check out the give away with Mulligan Stew and LIBERATE LINA SPAGHETTI DINNER!

Just wanted to make you aware of 2 fundraisers going on to HELP LINA NOW! The first is the Mulligan Stew Give away - you can either click on the link on the right hand side to check it out or click on this address www.covenantbuilders.blogspot.com

You can help Lina by entering the give away. You can enter the give away by donating to Lina either in person or by the paypal on this blog and then we will register you for the give away with Julia! Check out all the items donated - amazing! Also check out all the other children coming home and the many children in dire need of help! YOU CAN BE A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS!

The second fundraiser is the LIBERATE LINA SPAGHETTI DINNER! It is all you can eat and it is delicious!

When: Saturday March 31st
Time: anytime between 3pm and 7 pm - no advance tickets needed
Cost: $5.00 for Adults and $3.00 for Children
Where: Lebanon Valley Church of the Nazarene - 900 South 5th Avenue, Lebanon, Pa 17042

Spread the word and come LIBERATE LINA!

PRAY FOR LINA's documents to move through the process and for her court process to come quickly and move quickly!

We are at the last stage of her adoption process and we can NOT wait to have her home in time for soccer season! Go Falcons!!!!!

Be a Voice for the Voiceless - Proverbs 31: 8-9

Did you know that LINA had been on Katie's floor... www.theblessingofverity.com

Ok...that is my baby...is there any wonder why there is a hurry LORD PLEASE hurry urgency to my voice!  HOW did LINA get moved to another floor?  I have no idea if you answer that in human terms, but I will answer it through saying "ONLY the LORD JESUS having HIS HAND upon her life!"

What has she suffered in her short 5 and 1/2 years? 

I don't know what our little Avi suffered in her first 4 years of life either! She was left in a crib day after day!  Lina has a huge bald spot on the back of her head but AVI has a completely flat head.  She has a completely flat head from the top of her head straight down her neck...there is no...and I MEAN no differentiation...it is completely flat.  Why..because she lay on her back for 4 straight years.  Why?  She was considered worthless.  She had a feeding tube for 4 years. She had no food or liquid to her lips for 4 years.  She had severely twisted club feet.  She has spastic quadriplegia.  She has damage to her eyes and a damaged right optic nerve.  She was considered worthless.  This is Avi on the first day I saw her....

This is AVI today...1 year later...she is now 5...

NO more feeding tube...no more club feet...NO more an orphan...NO more worthless...

She is priceless!  She is precious! She is our daughter! She is loved! She is valued! She knows it!!!! LOOK at that face!  She knows it!!

That is what is waiting for LINA!  HURRY home our dear sweet baby girl!!! 

 Ellianna Ya-Ting loves you!  She too was considered worthless and an orphan with special needs!  NO LONGER...look at that face!  She is loved, valued and cherished (and spoiled)!!

Big sister Sasha loves you (the photo is of Sasha and her friend in New York City this year - Sasha is the taller of the two in the photo) - the precious princess from Russia that the LORD used to open our eyes to the children with special needs!  Can you believe that had she not been adopted she would probably not ever by walking...she would be warehoused in a mental institution in Russia!  She is a gift and a priceless treasure with amazing talents and a huge heart!  She is a walking miracle!   Have you heard her sing?  If not check this out...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36aZPqF-3Q

All of this is waiting for LINA!
Can you help us to get her home!

Check out the fundraisers!  Thank you!  May the LORD bless you!!

with love in Christ,
stephanie brian sasha ellianna avi and lina carpenter

nusker1@hotmail.com

Proverbs 31: 8 - 9

Sarah is 5 years old and needs a family NOW!  Please view her information at http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=sarah


Carissa is age 4 and 1/2 and she needs a family NOW!  Please view her information at http://reecesrainbow.org/34562/carissa-11-19

Proverbs 31: 8 -9
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves;
ensure justice for those being crushed.
⁹ Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless,
and see that they get justice.

TWO FUNDRAISERS to help LINA come home!!! Check out the give away with Mulligan Stew and LIBERATE LINA SPAGHETTI DINNER!

Just wanted to make you aware of 2 fundraisers going on to HELP LINA NOW!  The first is the Mulligan Stew Give away - you can either click on the link on the right hand side to check it out or click on this address www.covenantbuilders.blogspot.com

You can help Lina by entering the give away.  You can enter the give away by donating to Lina either in person or by the paypal on this blog and then we will register you for the give away with Julia!  Check out all the items donated - amazing!  Also check out all the other children coming home and the many children in dire need of help!  YOU CAN BE A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS!

The second fundraiser is the LIBERATE LINA SPAGHETTI DINNER!  It is all you can eat and it is delicious! 

When: Saturday March 31st
Time: anytime between 3pm and 7 pm - no advance tickets needed
Cost: $5.00 for Adults and $3.00 for Children
Where: Lebanon Valley Church of the Nazarene - 900 South 5th Avenue, Lebanon, Pa 17042

Spread the word and come LIBERATE LINA! 

PRAY FOR LINA's documents to move through the process and for her court process to come quickly and move quickly! 

We are at the last stage of her adoption process and we can NOT wait to have her home in time for soccer season!  Go Falcons!!!!!

Be a Voice for the Voiceless - Proverbs 31: 8-9

Check out the t-shirt I am wearing in this photo!  They are still available for purchase to Liberate Lina!  Contact us at nusker1@hotmail.com or see Sasha or Brian at the high school to purchase!  All proceeds will go to purchasing Lina's ticket home!

Sasha - Natalya "Aleksandra" Sasha Carpenter - first high school musical - AIDA

Natalya Aleksandra, better known as SASHA, was in her first high school musical production.  Her school performed the musical, AIDA!  IT was fabulous! 

Here are a few after musical photos ...Enjoy

I just have to add a little note here to advocate for "orphans"!  Did you know that our precious, talented, brilliant daughter would have been one of those children in an Eastern European Institution that would have been transferred to an adult mental institution in approximately 6 months to a year had she not been adopted when she was adopted.

If you might be fearful of special needs orphans/adoption just take a look.   Sasha does have cerebral palsy but LOOK at HER NOW! 

I share this to encourage anyone reading to consider adoption of an orphan with special needs.  What a blessed gift we have been given in the life of Sasha!  

May the LORD continue to bless Sasha's life as she seeks to honor HIM with her gifts and talents!  Just in case you missed Sasha's voice performance here is the link to watch and listen -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36aZPqF-3Q
with love...