Quick Update

Hello Friends!  Christmas is quickly around the corner.  Hard to believe.  I have been baking up a storm and have been enjoying the many cold snowy days which give me permission to stay nice and snuggled in our home and teach my girls how to make cookies and wrap presents.  With all of this going on we do not want to lose sight of where our heart is.  Many of you have been following the journey of Restoring Rose.  We started with someone who was very sick and was progressively becoming more and more paralyzed.  Then we, through your support, where able to connect with a doctor in Nigeria who could help guide us to what was wrong.  Through your generous giving we were then able to get her an MRI which then uncovered exactly what Rose had been suffering with for the last 8 or so years, a tumor in her spine.  Next we started to look towards surgery and what it would take for her to get that done.  We were then overwhelmed with the amount of money that needed to be raised, $10,000.  Many of you offered suggestions and prayer and all of that was very instrumental in helping us to move in the right direction.  We have been able to partner with a Non Profit, Jacobs Well Foundation, in helping to help Restore Rose and recieved tax deductable donations.  God has truly been so faithful.  We have recieved many pledges and are hopeful that we will reach and exceed this goal.  The plan as of now is to proceed with surgery in early January.  We wanted it to be in December before Christmas but we believe the Lord has His perfect timing so hopefully early January it will be.  We need you to keep us and Rose in your prayers.  Pray that she can hang in there a few more weeks.  Pray that we financially reach our goal and are also able to reach the other existing goals set in place for the fundraising that we do anually for my sister in law and her children whose father, my husbands brother, left this earth a little too early.  We have now taken on these precious children as if they were our own and will do all that we can to help provide for their basic and spiritual needs.  For now this is what is happening and we want to thank you for your love and support.  Please do not stop praying!  Prayers is what we need the most right now!

All our love,
Barnabas and Amanda