Miracle has arrived! She is truly a miracle. Healthy and so beautiful! Our prayers are answered!
She was born the morning of the 19th of August and weighed 6 lbs 5 ounces. Lots and lots of curly hair.
Mom is doing well and feels blessed
Sunday August 17th, 2008
Bridge of Hope ladies threw a beautiful shower for a blessed event. Tiffany Edwards is so excited for the soon arrival of Miracle Hope Edwards. Tiffany’s testimony was shared at District Convention of her new transformation in Christ. She has been clean from her crack addiction for 80 days and we are in celebration at Bridge of Hope for her and the unborn child she carries. She was blessed with so many adorable things to get her ready. This will be Tiffany’s first child she will be able to raise herself. She has 3 other children but because of her past was not able to keep them. I tell you this because Tiffany’s covets your prayers and wants to be in obedience to God and do right by this precious baby. It was such a wonderful shower and we know all the love and support and EXCITEMENT is such a help today and in the days to come.
With God’s amazing hand upon it we pulled off our biggest Bridge of Hope event thus far. We hit the ground running, which is usually the case when you pull up in our neighborhood. The bags were packed, the grills were smoking, and the water slides were up and kids were waiting for the go! It is hard to believe that a church of about 25 fed about 500 people. But that is only truly possible with the generous friends and family all over the Missouri district. The group that call themselves “Road Riders for Jesus” did all the cooking and serving on the day of the event. They cooked up 300 hamburgers and 300 hot dogs. WOW! They were such servants and their joyful spirits were felt by the people in the neighborhood. Wright City’s, Dan Pennington and Ray Baker, brought us two waterslides and 150 bibles to give out. The kids played in the water non-stop and I believe the parents and families really enjoyed watching the kids laughing and being crazy. We gave out the backpacks and the kids looked really proud to put it on their backs. The true sense of community was beautiful. People eating together, music playing, kids running around, smiles, hugs, Jesus’ presence. Harvester youth group was throwing the footballl around and meeting people. It was amazing! Special thanks to them for sticking around and doing all the clean-up. Thank you is so small and insignificant when such a huge event took place. We have figured out the most valuable thing about the help of others at Bridge of Hope equals more lives touched. I know God is pleased with the outpouring of love and the importance we have placed on meeting the needs of the people he loves.
Wednesday August 6, 2008
Last night was a huge accomplishment finished and a job well done. It was fantastic to see the turn out to fill the backpacks for the big event on Saturday. Assembly line style we packed and then repacked and added then added some more. We had such a overwhelming response of school supplies that we were able to fill the basic needs we asked for then add extra. Even after giving a great start to each child we donated a huge supply of paper and crayons to the Adams school across the street and to our very own Kym Schilling who works at a Charter School in the city. This event is filled with so much love and prayer we can hardly wait for Saturday to finally arrive!
Thank you again for those who took the time out to fill backpacks and a big thanks to Lindsay Baker the cordinator of this great cause for the Kingdom!
