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A "no-pants" piggy back ride!
With her friend, Josephine~ Princess has the headrags
...hanging out with Mickey and Goofy
The Pasquinelli Family's continuing saga of life with their newly adopted youngest children, Princess and Jack Matthew, from Liberia, West Africa. All in all, we are doing FINE-O and tryin' small!
Our Matthew
A "no-pants" piggy back ride!
Little Princess
With her friend, Josephine~ Princess has the headrags
The Rainbow Town Story
Our children's orphanage, Rainbow Town, was created by God's will using the power of a phenomenal woman, Feeta Namien.
On a sunny afternoon in 1997, Feeta Naimen was sitting in front of a house she had fled to during Liberia's longstanding civil war. She heard a commanding voice rise up behind her, "Mother, take your children." She turned to see a soldier standing just a few feet away. "I have no children" she replied. "Mother! Take your children," he bellowed again. "I have no children" she replied for a second time. The soldier moved closer. Under his breath, he pleaded, "Mother, take these children. If you don't, they will make me kill them. And then they'll make me kill you." Even though she could not see any children, she agreed, "Yes, I will take them." The soldier led her a short distance into the bush. There she saw children crouching close to the ground, all of them tied together with ropes. She didn't know it then, but there were 75 in all. God touched her heart; at that moment she became Ma Feeta. She has cared for the children ever since that day, squatting in houses and shelters throughout the countryside, moving frequently as the war demanded. She has not lost one of them, to hunger, or war, or rebelliousness, or sickness. During the war, few outside agencies could get in to bring aid; it was too dangerous. But if you say she has not had any help, she will adamantly disagree. "God sustains us," she firmly states.
~Shine Foundation
On a sunny afternoon in 1997, Feeta Naimen was sitting in front of a house she had fled to during Liberia's longstanding civil war. She heard a commanding voice rise up behind her, "Mother, take your children." She turned to see a soldier standing just a few feet away. "I have no children" she replied. "Mother! Take your children," he bellowed again. "I have no children" she replied for a second time. The soldier moved closer. Under his breath, he pleaded, "Mother, take these children. If you don't, they will make me kill them. And then they'll make me kill you." Even though she could not see any children, she agreed, "Yes, I will take them." The soldier led her a short distance into the bush. There she saw children crouching close to the ground, all of them tied together with ropes. She didn't know it then, but there were 75 in all. God touched her heart; at that moment she became Ma Feeta. She has cared for the children ever since that day, squatting in houses and shelters throughout the countryside, moving frequently as the war demanded. She has not lost one of them, to hunger, or war, or rebelliousness, or sickness. During the war, few outside agencies could get in to bring aid; it was too dangerous. But if you say she has not had any help, she will adamantly disagree. "God sustains us," she firmly states.
~Shine Foundation
Our Family
...hanging out with Mickey and Goofy
Great sites to Visit...
- Free the Children
- O Ambassadors
- Bringing Isaac Home
- Carol's Daughter...Hair/Skin Products
- Dave Matthews Band...the GREATEST band EVER!!!!
- Ethiopian Adoption Journey
- Gift's Journey
- Heart of the Bride
- Jonah Sage...great Christian Musician...
- Liberian Rag Dolls
- Looking to Liberia
- Our good friends The Musicks...Mission in India
- Samaritan's Purse
- Shaohannah's Hope
- Snapaholics...beads for kids hair!
- The Shine Foundation
4 comments:
Oh my! Yes, that first picture is the very reason why I spent ALL day yesterday cleaning. Well, cleaning / reorganizing the kids rooms. Thank God for consignment stores where I can sell my kids' stuff. . oh yeah, and thank God for kids little enough to not ask for the money! ha ha!
Brandi
Wait, you do know that I mean sell their old stuff so their new stuff has a place in their room. I reread my comment and it kinda sounded like I like my kids getting Christmas presents b/c I could sell the stuff!
Brandi
Glad I'm not the only one with a tornado in the house! Kids are adorable.
It's been nearly a week and mine is still a mess! Looks totally fun though!
Valerie
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