Too Close for Comfort April began with a fire that came up from the forest and crater behind us. It encroached across the field, coming within 50 yards from our fence. Close enough to evacuate all the staff and
Our Admin Girls We took our first ever Admin Retreat and had a wonderful time praying, dreaming and planning for the future of HCO. (the guys, Jim & Evans, were there, too. They just didn't make the picture.) Toddler
Happy Hope Don't we wish we could all be so free and joyful in the presence of God?! To see the joy on these babies' faces brings all the comfort of His peace! Smiling Girls Tabitha and Chantel, two
Josie's Big Progress! Josie LOVED her doctor in Lubbock and we loved the miracle he helped facilitate in our little girl's body! 12 months of work ahead of us, but we will be back to see him next December.
Okay, so it's not beginning to look a lot like Christmas - it's already here! Our family LOVES Christmas! Yours probably does, too. There is something I seem to struggle with every year. It usually hits me more after
This is a year in which we have felt the enormity of both, comfort and joy. It brings a whole new meaning to our lives. The comfort we have found in the love and support and friends brings us
Some of you may remember HCO's single mothers and widows project a few years ago called Furaha! Furaha! means "joy" in Kiswahili and the ministry was aptly named for hearts of the women who chose to live in complete
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
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
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,
