Our girls and I are currently visiting my grandparents in Colombia. My grandparents helped my mom raise me for the first 11 years of my life, and they hold a dear place in my heart. I long to give my daughters the opportunity to love them as much as I do. Family is important, and I want my children to learn that. I also want them to learn to love their heavenly Father.

As a family, we have gone through some difficult moments this last year. If it weren’t for God our Father who strengthened us and held us together, my life would be so different. Our loving Father has also given us wisdom, purpose, peace, fulfillment and identity.

I want my kids to love God and have Him in their hearts as Lord and Savior, and I want the same for Ireland, a beautiful country with a high rate of suicide and a huge God-shaped hole. My family longs to introduce Irish people to our heavenly Father and to journey together in our daily growth in relationship with Him. Join us as we prayerfully look forward to start our mission journey this year. In preparation for this, we have a contract on our house and will be selling everything in it, except for some necessary things we will use from now until we go to Ireland.

Please keep Ireland and our family in your prayers as we continue fundraising and prepare to launch.

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