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Aug
Brock & Kimberly Sombke Children: Lily (18), Zeke (6), Ryker (5), and Kreed (2) Church: First Covenant Church in Willmar, MN We are Brock and Kimberly Sombke, and we live with our 4 biological children in Willmar, Minnesota. After our youngest child (2 years old currently, with PKU) was born, we started to talk about adoption. We wondered if there were children with PKU (domestically or internationally) that needed homes. Knowing that we have the necessary knowledge and resources, we began to pursue...
01
Aug
Can I just tell you how brave you are? You are amazing. You have been courageous to see injustice and then to initiate compassion. You have left the side lines and been willing to go into uncomfortable spaces to offer tenderness, affection, and love. You have been compassionate, and compassion is always courageous. Can I remind you how empowered you have been by God’s Spirit to go into the world and care for His children? You have not chosen an easy road,...
29
Jul
Today, the last 2 of our 5 kids arrived after our vacation at the lake. It was supposed to be a week but dad and child #2 had to leave after day 2 for drivers Ed. I stayed until day 5 and took a niece and children 1 and 5 with me, leaving children #3 and #4 with my mom. Today was the end of the vacation week and she drove them the 6 hours home and they arrived mid-afternoon...
29
Jul
What does God say pure and undefiled religion is? James 1:27 clearly outlines what pure religion is. Pure religion is caring for the widows and caring for the orphans. Oftentimes, it is this verse that becomes the mantra for so many of us when our hearts begin to beat with a passion for the orphan. When we feel the tug towards adoption and foster care we remember that caring for the orphans is not suggested; it is required. We see...
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Jul
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Jul
There are three spiritual disciplines I find myself drawn to lately. The first is Scripture Memorization. Memorizing allows us to go deeper with God’s Word. Memorizing allows the thoughts and words and story of God to creep into our minds and take up residence there in more permanent ways. You know how we can memorize the words to a song and find ourselves singing that song over and over without even realizing it? I want that to be the case...
21
Jul
I remember long ago when people would tell me that I must have so much patience to have eight kids. I would usually respond that I wasn’t born with any patience so God gave me eight children and He is still working on me in this area. Now we have twelve children, and I am still praying for patience. Our two newest kids arrived home two weeks ago. We are all challenged to have patience ...
19
Jul
Brandon & Michelle Burch Children: Karis (8), Micah (7), and Asher (5) Noam Burch is what we are naming our son in China (he turned 2 in January) Church: Bartlett Hills Baptist Church in Bartlett, TN – We are serving as church planters in France We married in September of 2004 and lived our first year as newlyweds in France. Michelle was teaching English. It was during this time that we were called to serve in France as church planters. Between our return to...
18
Jul
I have to say, Kaison’s transition into our family has been nothing short of miraculous. We’ve been home almost two months now, and it’s as if he’s always been home. ...
