Upcoming Events, Updates and Prayer Requests!

We are home!  It feels so good to be reunited with family and friends.  We arrived in Detroit late last Sunday and we'll be here until Aug. 16th.  We have two big events while we are home.  

Mission Sponsor Pot Luck 
Wednesday Aug. 2  7:00 PM 
St. Mary Pinckney 

We would like to invite all of our mission partners, supporters and friends to a Pot Luck while we are home in Michigan! This will be our opportunity to visit and spend quality time with everyone before we return to the DR. We will provide the main dish, please bring a salad or side to pass while we enjoy fellowship and plenty of laughter!

Raise the Roof -- Live & Silent Charity Auction 
Saturday Aug. 12    5:30 PM 
Corsi's Restaurant and Banquet Hall

Join us for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship as we raise funds to support BBOH activities, including the startup of construction for a Mission House. .

• Tickets: $25.00 + $2.37 processing fee/person (includes admission, dinner, and water/soft drinks)
• Cash bar will be available
• Doors open at 5:30 PM with a cocktail hour and fellowship, silent auction begins at 5:45 PM.
• Dinner and speeches by BBOH/FUMSIL alumni and directors at 6:30 PM.
• Live auction to commence at 8:00 PM.
• Music and dancing to finish up the night!

Dr. Angel , Adam and Jessica will be present to share updates from the field including a report from last year and new projects for this year!  We look forward to seeing you there! 

Tickets can be purchased online here! 

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Many of you have been praying for and following Nelson's story.  I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that has kept him in your thoughts and prayers!  Dr. Angel and Kailey hiked to his family's home and presented the idea of living in Port au Prince and going to one of Sister Lluvia's schools.... the family happily accepted the offer!  The mother figure of the household even went so far as to say that she would rather know he is living in another city than to watch him die in their home.  Amen!  In order to take Nelson to Port au Prince we had to get the paperwork for FUMSIL's truck in order.  This was a process of bouncing from one government office to another, verifying that the vehicle isn't stolen and that we have the proper insurance and legal permission to cross the border.  Thanks to several long days in Santo Domingo (shoutout to Angel & Kailey!!) the paperwork is in order.  We will be setting up the date in the coming days.  Since Adam and I are here in the States, it will be Dr. Angel, Kailey, Francois and Nelson's father that accompany him on the trip to Port au Price.  As always, please pray that the Lord's will be done.  If it is His will for Nelson to go to school in PAP, that nothing may prevent that opportunity from happening (and if it isn't His will, that it doesn't happen and a different solution is found for Nelson). 

I'd like to add another little one to your prayer lists, if I may.... 
Her name is Maria.  She is 5 years old and very, very small.  She weighs approx. 23 lbs.  Maria has epilepsy and other undiagnosed complications.  Despite the best of efforts to find her the proper balance of medications, her symptoms are not controlled and she is at a desperate point.  One of the Sisters explained it to me like this:  she is at a fork in the road.... either she gets specialist attention, various forms of therapy and the consistent care she needs... or her quality of life will continue to deteriorate and she'll be in the Lord's arms within the year.   Please pray for Maria, her family and all those that have cared for her over the last several years.  She is a sweet little angel and we desire to help as best we can.  We are starting by reaching out to specialists in the States that are willing to review her file and consult from afar.  Realistically, it would be nearly impossible for her to travel to the States for treatment but we are hopeful that a specialist from the States could provide other treatment ideas, medications or the like which would improve her overall prognosis and quality of life.  Thank you for your prayers!!!!! 

​**As always, names and detailed have been changed and/or omitted to protect the privacy of children and their families.