From Kenya, with Love
Jim is back from Kenya, and let me say that this is one happy little family!!! Gosh, it has been good to see how mightily the Lord has worked in our family over the past year! The measure that these little Mroczko girls missed their daddy was precious. I’m still not sure how I managed […]
Babies 97, 98 and 99!
In the midst of all that has distracted me over the past few months, I failed to introduce our three newest additions to Haven of Hope! When we left Kenya in August, celebrating our 9th year of HOH and our 96th baby, we did not know how quickly we would grow after that. Baby girls, […]
Update
As you can see, we have “been quiet,” as our Kenyan friends would say. This has been a season of transition for our family, personally, as well as the HCO family. God has been gracious to us through the changes of the past few months. Not only have things been in transition for our family […]
Papa
In case you are not connected to us, either in real life or via Facebook/Instagram, you may not be aware that Trena’s dad passed away last week. Please keep the Ivy family in your prayers. This was completely unexpected, and though we rest assured, knowing that God is sovereign and that His plan is perfect, […]
And We’re Off
The Mroczkos are off on a quick trip to America! I am not entirely sure you can call 6 1/2 weeks a “quick” trip, but compared to our normal time in America, this is much more condensed! This is also a time of year that we do not regularly travel, but now that we have […]
Happy 9th Anniversary, Haven of Hope!
Nine years ~ 96 babies. Today, we celebrate all the joys that God has bestowed upon us over the past nine years. Joys of babies, aunties and uncles, moments and memories, tears and laughter, adoptions and reunifications, love and losses, friends and family, pain and healing, new life and renewed life. Joy. God has given […]
Staff Retreat 2018
Each summer, Houston’s First Baptist Church allows us the opportunity to go away for a day or two and pour into the lives of our staff – the ones who make it all happen! These people are the ones who give of their lives to make a difference in the lives of others. They give […]
No Longer Boys
If you have been around HCO for awhile, you will remember our HCO Boys’ Program – the 5 boys that lived with me (Trena) from 2011 to 2016…Humphrey, Patrick, Maina, Freddy and Collins. We are family. They have been in our lives from Julia’s earliest memories; she does not remember life before “the boys,” or […]
“Wageni Season” Begins – and we LOVE it!
What you call “summer,” we affectionately call “wageni season.” Well, some good friends of ours do, so we have adopted it as well. We live south of the equator, so “summer” isn’t really what you think of for summer in America and Europe. While most of you are soaking up the summer sun, we are […]
Update on Matthew & Mama Matthew
A few weeks ago I told you about Matthew and the work we were doing to help he and his mother be reunited. Well, a few weeks later and they are well on their way to being together! Phillip, our Grounds & Facilities Manager who is simply amazing at coordinating logistics for things like this, […]