Princess Melanie

My princess needs our prayers! Her doctors have decided not to do Chemo or an operation since her tumor is growing so rapidly. Her cancer is bad and at this point they just want her to play and be a 6 year old princess until God calls her home. Please pray for peace, strength, wisdom, and healing! I am HEARTBROKEN over this sweet princess! Melanie needs prayers and love right now! #missionaryatheart

Christmas Baskets

62 christmas baskets were given out to 62 different families this past week! That means we fed over 500 people with these baskets! The amount of thank you's I have received has been unbelievable! This was the best and most rewarding gift these families could ever receive for Christmas! Thank you to each and every person who purchased a packet so these baskets could be made possible! The hardest part of the whole process was the other 100 families that would come to us asking for baskets and food because they were hungry and needed to feed their families....imagine trying to tell someone you don't have another basket for them or any food or money to give them....mission work is hard! However, I have to remember to focus on everyone I have been able to help. I will never be able to help everyone but as long as I help just one person and change that one persons life, I know I am fulfilling my purpose! Thank you again for all of your help with my Christmas project this past year friends!#missionaryatheart

Daviel's Special Day

Meet Daviel. He is 17 years old and has a condition similar to Rosie. Today we were able to bless Daviel with a brand new stroller special made just for him. He was so excited and even though he cannot speak, his smile said more than words ever could! Daviel was able to go outside in his new stroller for the first time ever without being held. This is huge! God, thank you for using me to bless so many...without you, I am nothing! #missionaryatheart

A Day in the Life...

A day in the life of a missionary...no need for an alarm clock because starting around 8am kids start knocking on the gate outside of our mission house yelling "Caroline! Caroline!". This will go on as long as I let it until I finally get out of bed to see what they need! By noon at least 20 kids and adults have been by our mission house needing medical care, medicine, food, water, or just love and attention! Our mission house is an escape for many, an escape from an abusive situation a child may face at home, an escape from people in the villages not making wise choices, it is an escape to so many adults and children in so many ways. The picture above is me and a tiny portion of kids that come by each and every day. We have a tiny pool built out of concrete in the yard of our mission house, it is by no means extraordinary and most Americans would want nothing to do with it. However the kids think the pool is the greatest thing in the world and I agree with them because for all of the kids that stop by daily not only is it fun for them it is also a bath for them! I love seeing that dirty water at the end of the day because to me it is a sign of pure joy and love! So by about 3:00 everyday, we have fed at least 20-30 kids and adults lunch from what little food we have in our pantry, we have loved on at least 50 kids, we have bandaged at least 5-10 wounds and at this point the day is just getting started! By 4:00 we head out to bandage wounds of the people that are counting on us daily for their medical care, we feed the kids and adults who without us wouldn't get food that day, and we get stopped at least 20 times by strangers asking for help because they know we are helping their friends. Whew....by the end of the day I am hot, sweaty, and totally exhausted! I usually have not eaten all day myself because I have been too focused taking care of all of "my kids". So I take a quick shower, grab a quick bite to eat, and get ready to do it all over tomorrow! I wouldn't change it for the world! #missionaryatheart