Continuing to pray with a heavy heart for the country, the people, the workers, the families. . . .

Senye,

Ala nou kontan

se pa nou k’ap kenbe ou

men se ou k’ap kenbe nou.

Lord,

How glad we are

that we don’t hold you,

but that you hold us.

I was with my friend Clint (aka @difted aka videographer extraordinaire ) last week in El Salvador.

We first met on a trip to Haiti in 2009 with Compassion.

Clint posted a video this morning ( from that trip in 2009)

that

is

breathtaking.

it so captures the beauty of Haiti and her people. . .

Continue to pray & give to Haiti

This was my 4th time there in a little over 6months!

And each time I leave, I go with a new & deeper love for that country!

This week was so refreshing. . .

beautiful scenery.

Breathtaking colors. . .

every door

wall

and window. . .

the excitement of the World Cup was everywhere

walking the streets and finding markets

or being serenaded in the street.

All of these things make my travels exciting but the thing that keeps me going are

these

little

faces.

spending time in their classes

walking in their neighborhoods

seeing what they see

visiting their homes

and meeting their families.

being there with them

And what keeps these little faces going. . .

their sponsors!

This trip I was so moved by the story of sponsors in lives of some of the kids I met

Meet Silvia

As soon as we arrived she had a hot pink journal with letters pouring out and pictures stuck to pages ( some stuck with gum)

Pictures like this one!

So hey there Teresa from Illinois!

Thank You.

Thank

You.

Silvia is bright, beautiful and dreams big dreams because of you!

I know you know this because I read your letters ( hope you dont mind) and

because Silvia told me she wants to be a teacher

just . like . you

And Angela. . .Hello!

I found tons of your family photos and sweet encouragements at Julia’s house in El Salvador

They covered the table

and there were 4 frames full of your pictures hanging on their walls

Julia and her mother were so proud to show them to me

each

and

every

one.

She thanks you for your encouragement in your letters and she loves getting postcards of the places you & your family visit.

She dreams of traveling one day too!

Hi. . .Mr. Soh in Korea,

I met sweet Milagro.

I love that when you heard her story ( in her letters) Her story of how she was in a fire as a baby and has had medical needs you didnt just read

You Lept!

Lept into action.

Milagro is doing amazing and is gaining strength with her new arm each day!

Did you know her name means

Miracle?

Yeah, its okay. . .

I cried at that too!

Our God is Amazing.

To my surprise one of the days I got to see Shaun‘s sponsor kiddo Yanci again!

I first met them on our Compassion Bloggers trip last fall

and I really cant put words into how awesome it was to see these two girls again!

Shaun. . .

The love Yanci and her sister Pamela have for you and your family is so BIG!!

And the gratefulness that Yanci’s dad has is overwhelming.

Did you know he is now a volunteer at their Compassion Project?

He thanks you for your encouragement!

They send Big Hugs.

Thankful.

Phew. . .its been a while since I have written! I have had a great week 1/2 just catching up from my travels! But now I am out again. . .

I am in Texas visiting family for Easter

as a friend of mine twittered to me “Welcome home! So fitting that you should spend Easter in the promise land of Texas!”

And did I tell you. . .

It’s Antique Week in Round Top!!

One of my favorite things of the year. . .

First may I just say the wildflowers ( bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush’s) are DIVINE!!!

And question would ya’ll still be my friend if I hung a cow on my wall? My husband said “No”.

Last night was the Junk Gypsy Junk O Rama Prom O Rama. . .the biggest and best party in Round Top. Great music, Great outfits, Great Junk and more. . .

It makes me want to move back to Texas EV-ER-Y -TIME!

Off to do more antique-ing today.

Good thing these boots are comfy. . .

I wanted to share some of the beautiful little faces I’ve seen. . . . beautiful!!

There really is no sweeter sound huh?

The Country . . .the Trip. . . The Stories. . .

There is still sooooo much to share. . .

But now I sit in the Miami airport about to board a flight for El Salvador!

I am so excited to visit my friends in El Salvador and see sweet faces like this. . .

I have been to church in a few of the countries we work, but never a church where pretty much the whole congregation was made up of kids. . .there were maybe 30 adults.

It was super fun and full of energy as you can imagine!!

As I sat behind the kids listening to the announcements for the morning two little girls came to sit with me.

One sat next to me and the other climbed right up in my lap.

Meet Meredith and Beth

Meredith was the calm quiet. . . behaved one.

SWEET AS CAN BE

Beth was the troublemaker in all of the cutest ways. I mean seriously

SWEET AS CAN BE

and check out her eyes in this video. . . troublemaker see. . .she’s a funny one.

Sweet Beth from keely Scott on Vimeo.

They sat and played with my hands, my camera, my hair, my freckles, my rings, my shirt. . .

At times Beth would get tired and just fall back into my arms. . .

it was a beautiful and sweet time of friendship.

thanks LV for the pics

As we were leaving Meredith raced out to the bus to say bye again. . .

I opened the window

And Meredith said with excitement

If you ever see James and Caroline tell them I say hello and greet them in the name of Jesus

I asked her if that was her sponsor she responded with a huge smile and a HUGE YES!

She went on to say. . .

They live in Canada, Will you go there? Please tell their children hello too. I love them so much!

So if you have ever wondered. . .

Yes, They know your name!

After church we headed to a super fun day of playing with sponsor kids… a time for our bloggers that sponsor to just hang out for the day.

IT . WAS . AWESOME .

YOU must go and read my tripfriends posts. . .

LV – beautiful beautiful beautiful

Mckmama – stunning

Ryan – I have no words

Brad – sweet sweet post

Kent – joy

Patricia – amazing to get to meet another jones kiddo. she is beyond precious!

Kristin – a brother & sister born out of compassion. . .amazing

Shaun – Love it!

There were rides

face painting

crocodiles galore

Camel rides

Why yes, you do need to check out Shaun’s post

and GIRAFFES

I have titled this picture. . .Como Say What??

I have always wanted a giraffe kiss, dont ask… Shaun is also thoroughly confused.

I decided to go back and say one last farewell to said mr. giraffe and got a SURPRISE kiss on the lens ( no lie!)

and after wiping some slobber off i am thankful it was my lens and not my cheek.

So MUWAH from said giraffe and Kenya

An amazing story from a beautiful woman… with a huge heart!

Be a part of a childs story. . . click HERE for more info!

An ATV ride along the Nile River and thru the Ugandan Bush passing crazy terrain, muds, villages, streets… you name it! And did I mention we were riding on an ATV!!

Did I mention we got DIRTY! I am talking wash your hair 3 times and it is still Red Dirty!

But let me just say. . .

It Was A BLAST!

Today is our last day in Uganda…we will be on a plane tonight….

Cant wait to share more pics and stories!

What a great trip!

This Is It!