And This One Matters......: April 2013

Friday, April 19, 2013

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS TO BRING SCOTT HOME!

We Are Approaching Bringing Scott Home And No Time Is A Wasti'n & For That We Are Grateful.
The COUNTDOWN Begins Our Dossier Was Submitted On 5/21/13!

We Have Several Things & Events Going On To Help Bring Him Home. If You & Your Family Would Like To Be Part Of It By Prayer, In Person At Our Dinner & Auction Or By Donation Please See Below. We Have Many Goodies Below To Purchase As A Fundraiser To Bring Him Home. We Cannot Thank You Enough For Being Part Of This Journey To Bring Scott Home!

FIRST EVENT YOU CAN TAKE PART IN!!! COME JOIN US IN A CELEBRATION FOR

SCOTT & LISA ON MAY 25th!!!

Come Celebrate With The Dewberry & Livshin Family In Bringing Home Scott & Lisa!

As Many Of You Know In March Nicole, Kolya & James Went On A Mission Trip To Ukraine With A Team. On This Trip Nicole Met Scott & James Met Lisa Both 15 Year Old Aging Out Teens! Now The Two Families Have Joined Together To Bring These Two Teens Home!

On MAY 25th From 3:00 To 6:00PM We Will Be Having A Donation Fundraiser Dinner & Silent Auction (With Many Goodies From Ukraine, Abroad And Local) To Help Support Both Families Adoption Cost. It Will Be Held At Crowder Park In Apex At The Robin Shelter!

PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK FOR DETAILS:
http://www.evite.com/event/0030AAQZXGK5ZYMR4EPCVCKGZ22HSU

To Visit The Livshin Blog About Their Adoption Adventure:

www.godsizedadventure.blogspot.com

If You Cannot Attend The Dinner/Auction But Would Like To Help Contribute To Help Bring Scott and Lisa Home You Can Make a Tax-Deductible Donation To These Two Links Below:
http://reecesrainbow.org/56718/sponsordewberry-3
http://reecesrainbow.org/57053/sponsorlivshin

HOPE YOU CAN COME CELEBRATE THIS JOYOUS OCCASION WITH US!
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SECOND EVENT WE HAVE GOING ON TO HELP BRING SCOTT HOME!

Can You Help Us Bring Scott Home? You Can Help Us By Donating $10.00 Per Puzzle Piece For Our Crazy 504 Piece Dewberry Puzzle We Will Be Bringing Back To Him! Notice He Is In The Photo (: He's Humorous Kinda Guy Like Us, He Will Get A Kick Outta This!

You Can Tell Us What Name You Would Like On The Back Or Message. It Can Be Your Name, Your Dogs Name, Your Pet Goats Name. Whatever You Like! We Have 493 Pieces To Move Prior To Take Off! We Have $24K Total To Raise.

All Donations Are Tax-Deductible If Made Through Reece's Rainbow On His Page @ http://reecesrainbow.org/56718/sponsordewberry-3 Or You Can Donate Via Paypal To My Personal Email But Please Know That It Will Not Be Tax Deductible.
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THIRD EVENT TO HELP BRING SCOTT AND LISA HOME! OUR UKRAINE AUCTION! MANY ITEMS UP FOR BIDDING!

To Take A Peak At The Items We Have Up & Place Your Bid Please Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.513078288739091.1073741825.486219068091680&type=3
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OUR FOURTH EVENT IS FOR ALL YOU COFFEE & CHOCOLATE LOVERS!!!!!

Hello all! I am a Choffy Distributor and I would like to help with fundraising for Orphan Mission to Ukraine! Choffy is brewed chocolate. One serving has 20 calories, 3 carbs, 2 grams protein, is sugar free, fat free, gluten free, and dairy free, and has more antioxidants than a serving of blueberries. Theobromine is the main stimulant in Choffy and it is a vasodilator - which means it opens up the blood vessels... to help the blood flow more freely, unlike caffeine, which is a vasoconstrictor - which tightens the blood vessels, causing your heart to work harder to pump the blood through your body.

Choffy gives you the emotional lift that you look for in a candy bar, but it is so healthy and good for you.

How this fundraiser works: go to my website below and place an order. After you have ordered, leave a comment on this thread or email me at jilldpierce@gmail.com stating that you have placed an order towards Orphan Mission to Ukraine. I will then mail a check for my earnings (up to 35% of the order) to the family to help with their adoption. I am an adoptive mother to 4 specials needs children from Ukraine and Russia and I know how difficult it is to raise funds. I am happy that I can give back now!

www.drinkchoffy.com/jillpierce

Choffy is brewed chocolate. 100% premium cacao beans roasted and ground for a rich, full-flavored drink that delights your senses while it nourishes your body. Think of it as bliss in a cup.
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OUR FIFTH FUNDRAISER
THIRTY ONE!!!

This is an ONLINE fundraiser to help bring Lisa and Scott home! So shop to you drop without having to leave the house! The party will run from May 1 - May 30.

Please visit the below link to place your order:
https://www.mythirtyone.com/shop/eventhome.aspx?eventId=E3212221&from=MYEVENTS

If you are new to Thirty-One, you are going to fall in love...they have so many products that can help make your life easier. Whether it’s style, organization, the perfect giftable item — or a little bit of everything — you’ve come to the right place!

From totes or purses you can wear while you’re out and about, thermals to help you transport food and drinks to a party, or organizational items to help you keep your house neat and tidy Thirty-One has a solution!

THIS MONTH'S SPEICAL: FOR EVERY $31 GET 1/2 OFF ANY THERMAL!

***20% of all sales will go directly to the adoption fund.***

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OUR SIXTH FUNDRAISER
ORIGAMI OWL JEWELERY!
If you LOVE personalized jewelery this is a great way to shop and help bring Lisa and Scott home!

Every jewelry creation serves as a reminder of who you are, where you have been, where you are going and the dreams you carry in your heart. So, look inside yourself to create fun, fashionable, meaningful jewelry that is as unique as you are.

If you can't attend the picnic on May 25th for Lisa & Scott you can order online now thru May 30th at:
www.thecharmlady.origamiowl.com
(Be sure to select our fundraiser at check out)

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

THANK YOUR EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS!!!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Army Of One!

I received and email that made me think of this title "Army of One". Army of one under Christ. Dee you know who you are that sent me a message and then it triggered. (: Why do I say this?

There is one thing for sure, well actually two. One is that orphans are the closest, nearest and dearest to Gods own heart. Secondly, I have seen a pattern when we blast children out there to be pushed that are in need and want a forever family that families hearts are burdened for them. Burdened in such a way as to "what is God asking me to do"? I get many emails with the repeated statement that I have personally felt myself many times with each of my own children and soon to be son, Scott "God what are you asking me to do in this"? "Are you asking me to adopt, pray for them about a specific need or just pray, PUSH them out there so the family you are calling steps up"? Some people like myself are so heavily burdened and their heart is so heavy they cry out to God at specific times, it is literally like an elephant sat on your chest. I had that with all our kids and I was so incredibly emotional like a sap over them which is not my norm. That is my clear sign from God at this point, GIRL I AM TELLING YA ALL TO MOVE! The one thing I can say and that is why I am calling this "Army of One". When I get emails they seem to go in groups and people express very serious concern for the child, emotion and question as if their family is called to jump. They all seem to have the same feelings so strongly in this "group" timing. I have been included myself in this timing with again my personal kiddos. Why do I find this so amazingly fascinating?? Because it is like the body of Christ is coming together at a specific time and need I believe for that specific child and we may not see the need or for that specific family that is about to say "I will jump". It is like God is gathering His troops for a massive battle and He will be rejoiced and ALWAYS shows to the occasion and it is magnificent! It is so incredibly amazing to have a front seat view to see God at work in the lives of others in order to help another. Selfless love......this is the amazing thing about it all is not only seeing the out pour of love for these kids and to see it unfold in such a Godless world that can be so cruel, cold, valuenless, pureless (I am making up my own words) but it brings hope and light to me to be able to be in the body of Christ with ya all for His mission, His work, for His glory and it is tremendous and absolutely humbling! The world and news do not want you to see the sacrifices people make for another without their recognition and hopes to be put in the spotlight and glorified, the good in the world, our military giving their lives for us, the heart and love of others that give without expectation to the elderly or a widow or someone just in need, the church or person stepping up to help a person that is handicapped and needs a ramp built, the missionaries overseas full time trying to make this world a better place and one more person going to heaven!......And since we have started our journey adopting our children and now doing missions and advocating for the ones with no voices I get a front seat view to see it daily and I can only imagine if I get so giddy to see it I can only imagine what God thinks and feels. He has to be so pleased with ya all by your love and outpouring for these kids and your call to action in whatever the Lord leads you on even if it is prayer. Prayer can move mountains and that is where it all begins! Our family has been so blessed to experience that personally by the prayer of another for our family. The other thing I think is totally amazing to take witness to is the families willing ability to step back even if they want to "Jump for a child" and pray. Verse making a decision without seeking God first, every family I have talked to has been in serious prayer literally on hours, days, weeks even to make sure they are specifically called to that child, verse going into "I will save the day or this child" or "what if they don't get a family so I gotta adopt them if no one will" mode. This is a hard thing to do when you see a need and even know you are capable to meet the financial need of that child and maybe even emotional but you need to know YOU ARE CALLED TO THAT CHILD. And it is totally awesome (sorry the CA surfer girl is coming out) to be able to witness everyone's faithfulness and dedication to Christ even if their heart is aching for a specific child. I know God has to be saying to ya all "Well done my friend, well done". God can fill the need, He can fill the void, He can move the mountains, He can change ones heart, HE can SAVE, He cannot be contained, He cannot be limited, He cannot be bargained with, He is the almighty creator and He will and can take one to the edge before he shows His power. And oh how it is beautiful and absolutely magnificent, and He is glorified. It is better then any view of blooming flowers over a green hillside.

Again I cannot thank you all enough from the bottom of myself and my son Kolya's heart thank you for helping us "PUSH" these boys right into the arms of their soon to be family! To follow the boys story as their family starts to move forward please follow and stay tuned to:

http://reecesrainbow.org/57191/sebastian

and

http://reecesrainbow.org/57187/ianto

DO YOU Want To Be On Ukraine Missions Trip Aventure?

This trip is to Zaporozhye is to renovate a aging group home that will house 8 orphan boys. We are wanting a team of between 10-20 people to go over and help execute those renovations. (Sorta like an episode of extreme home makeover). We also will be visiting the local orphanage to visit the kids. Trip cost is estimated at $1,800 per person (final total will be upon flight booking).

In addition we are looking to raise $70,000.00 for the cost of the renovations. We are hoping to find partners who want to do entire portions of the project (ie. someone who wants to pay for all the concrete or someone who wants to donate all the paint.

Trip dates are July 9-23 This project is with Pastor John with New Hope Center in Ukraine.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1ST!

For More Info. Please Contact Kyle Stefanowicz at: KYLESTEF1@GMAIL.COM

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Can You Help Us Bring Scott Home?

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US BRING SCOTT HOME?

We are approaching dossier turn in and our time to travel back to Eastern Europe back to Scott to bring him home.

If you would like to help us bring him home we have a 504 piece puzzle of us crazy Dewberries with Scott already in the Dewberry mix to make him feel right at home! Notice he already has the Dewberry smile going for him! (:

For a $10.00 donation per puzzle piece we can write a message or your name, your friends name, your birds name, your pet goats name....whatever you like. This is a way of showing how much support and love he had before he even arrived home by people he does not even know. That is what is all about. (We did this for Kolya and he loved it and to see all the names). We have 504 puzzle pieces to move!

When you donate for the puzzle all donations are tax deductible when donated directly to Scott's Reece's Rainbow page at: http://reecesrainbow.org/56718/sponsordewberry-3 or you can donate directly via paypal to me at diveshark@yahoo.com but please know it will not be tax-deductible.

WE ALSO HAVE A LIVE AUCTION:

Please visit this link @:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.513078288739091.1073741825.486219068091680&type=3

All funds raised in this auction will go to Scott and Lisa (Our friend James who is also adopting that was on the mission trip with myself and Kolya.) This auction is to bring two timing out teens home all donations again can be made through our Reece's Rainbow pages and will be tax-deductible or for our kiddos or via paypal which will not be tax-deductible.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT!

Sunday, April 7, 2013

TIMING OUT TEEN YOUNG MAN NEEDS FAMILY YESTERDAY!!! TIMES OUT THIS MONTH AND I MET HIM! PLEASE READ AND BUMP!!!

FOLKS I NEED YOUR HELP TO PUSH THIS BOY FAR AND WIDE!

HE IS A TIMING OUT TEEN! TIMING OUT AS IN THIS MONTH!!!! HE NEEDS A DOSSIER READY FAMILY OR A FAMILY THAT IS WILLING TO DO AN EXTENSION FOR HIM. I MET HIM ON OUR TEAM MISSION TRIP TO EASTERN EUROPE. I CRACKED A JOKE AT HIM TO GET HIM TO LAUGH THEN TOLD HIM IT WAS A JOKE SO HE WAS SUPPOSE TO LAUGH AND HE CRACKED UP AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT. THIS YOUNG MAN WAS WITH ME ALL THE TIME. HE SHOWED UP WHEN OUR TEAM ARRIVED AND STAYED UNTIL THE END. I GAVE HIM A NECKLACE AND THAT BOY WORE IT EVERYDAY AND NEVER TOOK IT OFF. YOU COULD SEE HE JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE OF A MOTHER & FAMILY. HE IS SHY AND QUIET BUT JUST WANTS TO BE WITH AND NEAR YOU. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIM AND REACH FOR HIS HAND HE GETS A CROOKED GRIN AND GRABS IT. HE HAS A PASSION FOR READING AND LOVES ANIMALS. HIS HOPES IS TO BECOME A HOME BUILDER. HE BELIEVES IN GOD AND HIS WISHES ARE TO HAVE A FAMILY AND VISIT AMERICA. THIS BOY HAS GOT SOME TALL GENES IN THE FAMILY. AS YOU CAN SEE HE IS TALLER THEN ME. I INTERVIEWED HIM SO I HAVE MORE INFORMATION & I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE AND OF MY TIME AND EXPERIENCE WITH HIM. LET'S GET THIS BOY A FAMILY!!!! PLEASE PUSH HIM FAR AND WIDE HIS TIME IS SHORT BUT THIS IS NO BIG TASK FOR GOD! THANK YOU!

To read more on "S" please visit:
http://reecesrainbow.org/57191/sebastian

Myself with "S"

HERE IS A LETTER FROM HIM TO ME TO SHOW YOU HIS HEARTS DESIRE TO BELONG TO A FAMILY:

It says "Nicole thank you for helping me find a family, I am very grateful to you". -From "S".

"S" making a cross

The moment I met him, blasted the poor boy with a photo!

Here is "S' and "S' another sweet young man I got the pleasure to minister to

My son, Kolya, Scott (were adopting) myself and "S'

He's wearing the cross necklace he made in class. He believes in Jesus!

"S" and my son Kolya

He is a sport and when it came to activity games he went on up and played!

LET'S FIND THIS YOUNG MAN A FAMILY!!! BUMP!!!!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

2 Timing Out Teens, 2 Adoptions & Our Mission Teams Eastern Europe Adventure!

2 Timing Out Teens, 2 Adoptions & Our Mission Teams Eastern Europe Adventure!

Here is the crazy mission team God so perfectly put together heading to Eastern Europe to minister to orphans the love of Christ and love on them. We cannot thank each and every person who helped our team get there to serve!!! We arrived to snow waiting for us. I blame my son, Kolya....he had been praying for snow without running that by me first.... (:

On this team trip I served with an incredible Christian gentleman named James. I like to refer to him as the "Hulk". You would not want to attempt to rob him in a back alley, he would take you down. Total brother in Christ and such a blessing to serve with him and the team!

On this team mission trip I met our princess....I mean prince. Joe and I knew there was one more teenage boy out there not knowing where or who. When I was asked to advocate for him he became so heavy on the heart and of course God literally laid this boy in my lap thanks to Tiffany on the team (our prayer the night before was God lay this young man literally in our laps). Little did I know God was going to lead us back to Eastern Europe to adopt him. I had a hunch that may had been why but I wanted it to all be the works of God and nothing less.

This young man won the hearts of the team from the previous year, mine and my son, Kolya's. Clearly we are moving to adopt him and God is opening doors faster then ever and the 1st (chunk) part of our dossier is headed to Eastern Europe this weekend! In one day God allowed the flood gates to open (totally awesome) and nailed about 60% of the dossier and day two in the mail and off she blows!

AMEN!

OK now back to the Hulk with his posh Euro purse........where does he come in all this?????

This man of power and made of steal has had his heart stolen and broken by a young lady named Lisa that goes to the same school as our Scott and he and his family will be bringing her home.

James and I made a packed that we would go through our adoptions together and help one another. We loaded our suitcases in country with what we could to bring home to sale in an auction and fundraise together to bring our kiddos home. We are hoping and praying to land in country together to bring our kids home that God brought us both to on this incredible mission trip.

Please follow us on our journey of bringing Lisa and Scott home to our families!

We are asking first and foremost for prayer and protection for our kids, the children we ministered to and our families as we move to bring the kids home.

Financial Need For The Dewberry Family For Scott is:

$24,000.00

Financial Need For The Livshin Family For Lisa is:

$15,000.00
You can visit their blog at: http://godsizedadventure.blogspot.com/

WE HAVE APPROX. LESS THEN 2 MONTHS TO RAISE THESE FUNDS AND PREPARE FOR TRAVEL BECAUSE BOTH OUR TEENS ARE AGING OUT. LISA IN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS AND SCOTT THIS SUMMER AT GRADUATION!

FUNDRAISERS!
Puzzle For Scott

In traditional Dewberry style because we are a bunch of Nutballs so we are doing a fundraiser puzzle with our boy Scott! With the help of my best bud Amy McCoy and her handi work with photo shop as you will see below....her work is so talented and professional. I mean look how serious I am about this!

So with Amy's help we have put together a 504 piece family photo puzzle with our boy. Doesn't he look happy? Fits right in!

When we go to see our crazy kiddo we will bring the puzzle to him of our family

(He's going to bust up on this one!)

and on the back of each puzzle piece we will put your name on it or anything you like that will fit on it so he will know and see all the folks that helped us bring him home and have been praying for him! For a $20.00 tax-deductible donation per piece you will help make one less orphan! All donations can be made directly to his Reece's Rainbow Page at:

http://reecesrainbow.org/56718/sponsordewberry-3

AUCTION FOR LISA & SCOTT!
We are also holding an auction of items purchased in Ukraine to bring our kiddos home. Here are some of our lovely items and please take a peak at them to place your donation on the link below! All donations are tax-deductible and will be divided between both families and can be made directly to our children's Reece's Rainbow Pages.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.513078288739091.1073741825.486219068091680&type=1

What Does Nicole Mean By Advocating For Orphans?

So glad you asked! In Ukraine many hosting programs are shutting down. The reason being is boarding schools (orphanages) are being condensed the more the foster care system grows in Ukraine. This leaves the school Directors in fear of losing their jobs if they do not hold a specific number of children in their boarding school. Then the threat of shut down looms over their heads. The second reason is with hosting programs that means many children will find their forever families which means again the number of children falls under what is required for the school to remain open. It is a double edge sword. You have many Directors that want their children adopted but then they know if they loose their job they cannot support their family. It is not easy in Eastern Europe to find a job in a couple days. Especially with the current climate Ukraine is in with war at hand.

5 years ago Nicole started to notice the decline in hosting programs being allowed to continue to bring children over to America. With the adoption of their children, especially their 2 littles ones Nicole & Joe knew they did not have the allotted time needed to dedicate to volunteer with NHFC and not be able to give it their all like they had done in the past. They did not want to fail the NHFC team. So they resigned and Nicole went freelancing in Ukraine. On Gods timing, when she was able, wherever God lead and with the team God put together. On these trips Nicole, her son Kolya and/or the team would teach children English, teach them about Jesus, love on them and then fight for them. Meaning if a child or boarding school staff came to Nicole and said this child wanted a family Nicole would interview them and spend as much time with them as possible to get to know them personally. Nicole would do this in an effort to learn as much as possible to help advocate for the child in hopes their forever family would come forward. Nicole would learn the good and bad in an effort to be upfront and honest with a potential adoptive family.

Nicole is not an adoption agency, a hosting agency, nor a professional and she does not work for anyone accept God. She is a gal after God's heart and children, a stay at home Mama that has worked with teens for 20 years and this is her heart and passion.

Why Ukraine Nicole?

In Eastern Europe it is very different then America. In America if a child is in the foster care system they can remain with their family for care until they are 18 years old. In America there is opportunity for just about everyone even if it is working at McDonalds. You are not labeled as an "Orphan". In Eastern Europe an orphaned children is basically wearing a stamp his/her their forehead that says "Orphan". It is like a permanent tattoo that is with them for life and never washes off not only in their mind but to others. They are not wanted or welcomed in many cases. On a trip to Ukraine a sign was spotted that stated "No orphans allowed" that was posted up on the door of a store. At the age of 16 these children age out of their boarding schools and have a choice of trade school or the streets. Most of them have no family to turn to. So just imagine a 16 year old child left to their own with NO accountability. With the economic crises and war in Eastern Europe the children that have extended family like Grandpa, Grandma, a sister or a brother cannot afford to take in the child so they only visit. If the child should choose to go to trade school it generally consists of coal mining, hair dressing, etc. Even with that in school the kids again are accountable to themselves and if they do not hold up their grades they are on the streets. If they graduate they still are stamped "Orphaned". So should they apply for a job with many other folks they will be the ones tossed because of this label. So their chances of graduating trade school and then getting a job are slim to known unless they are one determined child. The trade school housing for the kids is old hospitals that are now used as dorms. If a child is not back to their dorm by 10PM they are locked out for the night and they will call the streets then bedroom. Many children have been noted to say that they are scared to be in the trade school dorms because of the violence, rap, prostitution, drugs and alcohol. One child was noted to say that he would find kids shooting up drugs in the hallway and passed out. He bought a gun illegally in order to be able to protect himself of the unknown there. Then you have the rebels that take the world on by themselves that either at this point in their life want to live independently and not report to anyone or just cannot handle the trade school life and want nothing to do with it. So they take the streets to make it. They generally fall into becoming thieves, go into prostitution or commit suicide in order to survive. No matter how you flip this coin the statistics are grim from these children. They are all survivors doing just that.......surviving.

There is such a significant need all over the world even in America. Joe and I were foster parents and have served with youth in the US for our entire marriage and Nicole prior to marriage. God steered Joe and Nicole on a different path when they were introduced to NHFC and adopted their first son, Kolya from Ukraine. God has continued to call them to Ukraine in an effort to reach the voiceless and give them a voice, hope and love. God calls each of us to a specific place, time and season to do His work as Christians. God has shifted their call to Ukraine.....for the time being. Again they go where God leads where ever it may be.

Meet The Dewberrys

The Dewberrys came together as a family after hosting their now 18 year old now son, Kolya from Ukraine during Christmas 2010 through an International hosting program called New Horizons For Children, Inc.

In the midst of hosting Kolya, Joe and Nicole felt the Lord was going to lead them through more then just hosting in Ukraine. Nicole and Joe was were blessed to work with NHFC as a volunteer Regional Directors in North Carolina for the orphan hosting program. Nicole realized that in time there seemed to be a decline to host children from Ukraine with all the politics that was abounding in Ukraine. So she felt a lead to break away from hosting and go where God leads to travel to Ukraine and be wide open to God to lead her to orphanages to met children that could no longer be hosted and advocate to find them forever families that were aging out. For the last 6 years Nicole has been traveling to Ukraine several times a year to teach English in orphanages, teach the children about Jesus, show them the love of Christ and advocate for true orphans that want a forever family. Nicole brings aid to the Ukraine military, visiting the military in the hospitals as well as meeting active duty and on the field military and serving with mission teams the local folks that remain in regions that are devastated by war with her oldest son Misha. The Dewberrrys children have returned with Nicole to Ukraine on many occasions to serve the people of their country.

Kids are Joe and Nicole's love and passion. Nicole has worked with teens for 22 years. Joe and Nicole together have done mission work with youth and have specifically worked with at-risk youth and in church youth ministry for 17 years. The Dewberrys arms are wide open to show the love they have for the lost and forgotten youth.

The Lord lead them back to Ukraine in 2012 to adopt Tania, 10 years old & Stopha who is 8 years old and are HIV+. In 2014 the Lord lead the Dewberrys back to Ukraine to adopt Bogdan 12 years old who is HIV+ and Angelica 19 years old and Kristjan 16 years old. Then in 2015 the Dewberry's returned for Vova 16 years old and Viktor 12 years old. None of the Dewberrys children would not be home without the prayers and the hands of feet of Christ of folks coming alongside their family to see their children home and also all the mission trips Nicole has been on.

Nicole and her children continue to return to Ukraine to do mission work advocating for orphans that want forever families, teaching them about Jesus, teaching them English as well as doing doing mission work with the military and regions of devastation by serving those left behind.

With the greater increase in adoptions which is amazing there is also a greater need for support for adopted children and their families. Nicole is now working with Hope Connection International holding classes and support groups to teach pre-adoption classes, connect families that have adopted within the US and abroad and work with families in crises to help prevent disruption.

Our family prayer is to go where God leads.

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. - James 1:27

About This Blog

This blog is dedicated to our heart and soul, the orphans that cannot speak out of Eastern Europe. This blog is about our journey of the adoption of our children, the mission work we do in Eastern Europe, advocating for orphans and wherever God leads our family.

This blog is also about the trials and tribulations we have faced with hosting, adopting, missions work already and yet to come. The grace, mercies and restorations of our hearts and minds. The incredible friendships God has provided along the way. About our missions trips to Ukraine working with orphans. The blessings of when Nicole volunteered with New Horizons For Children as Regional Director. All our crazy stories & adventures we have had along the way here in America and in Ukraine. And oh how we have adventures and stories! This blog is a dedication to our Lord and Savior encompassing the one thing he treasures more then anything, His children.....the orphans.