One month from today, 9 of us are boarding a plane to Africa. This trip has been in our hearts since the day we returned to the U. S. with Isaiah and Laila. Our family was finally complete. Our connection to Eswatini existed prior to God’s call on us to adopt, and we knew that completing the adoption would not change that. If anything, it further fueled our desire to continue to invest in the relationships and ministries that we were partnering with. Now, 16 years later, we are taking Laila back, and our family is forming the team that will do the work of the ministry together.
As we prepare for the trip, we are communicating with our partners on the ground. It is our desire to come alongside those who are daily doing the work of the ministry to encourage, empower, and support what God has called them to. By contributing to the expenses of our trip, you are investing in the work that we do on the ground with our many partners. You are supporting the work of Beyond Survival to create opportunities for others to thrive and allowing us to be a conduit of resources to real needs.