A Lily Update

There have been many things happening at Lily and I wanted to update everyone. First of all, Martha gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday and both Martha and the baby are doing fine. I heard that he is very handsome with lots of thick black hair. There is a family who is exploring the option of adopting Martha, her baby and Martha's 2 brothers. Please help me be in prayer over this. Until then, Martha and the baby will be living with Tia Rapha. I am very excited about this option. It is an answer to much prayer.

A couple weeks ago, while Ed and Rosa were visiting Ed's family in the states, someone walked into the cafeteria and stole the TV, guitars, keyboard and amplifier. You can imagine the sad faces as these things have brought much joy to the children. It sounds like the group that is visiting there now is replacing the television set...which is a blessing. Let's pray in some musical instruments for the kids as well!

I want to throw this out to you. The first week in September, I am hoping we can fly Alex and his family up to Michigan and Minnesota to fuel his interest in helping with future adoptions. It sounds like the cost will be approximately $2,000 in total. If any of you believe in adoptions and would like to help donate money towards this venture, I believe it will yield big results. Alex and his wife have had to testify before the judge for every adoption and say that they have seen the area where the children will be living. It would be so much easier for them to do this after visiting and seeing these places in person. We are especially excited for the opportunity they will have to personally talk with the former Lily kids who have been adopted to see how great they are doing. If any of you are interested in helping, please let me know. My e-mail address is lsbeggs@yahoo.com.

The Chihuahua DIF is actively working on 'orphan-status' for many of the children at Lily. The head of DIF has also given us the names of 11 children who they would like the adoption agency to find homes for. This is the answer to prayer we have asked for. If you would like to explore the option of adoption, please contact Amy Twedt, who will be our contact person for future adoptions. Her number is: amy@prtel.com

Please keep praying for each person at Lily. Satan is fighting, but GOD IS BIGGER!