Recently, I had the most wonderful experience of gathering together my whole family for my youngest son’s 40th birthday. Several years ago, all my sons and two of their wives, at the time, and one fiancée were all together in my home for a holiday. But since all have married and given me six grandchildren,…
May has been a really busy and challenging month! On the second day of the month, I got word via Corina (my translator, and overseer of the ministry while I’m out of the country) that there was another situation at Barza Mica that the director said ‘only Dawn could solve’. And, I knew that ‘only…
It is common knowledge that one out of every three children in Romania is born with a birth defect. There are at least three main reasons for this. First of all, the mothers’ lack of nutrition. It would be extremely improbable for any woman to birth a healthy baby if she subsisted on a piece…
Thank you for praying concerning my trip from Romania back to the States. In my section of the plane which would ordinarily seat 90 people, there were only 12 of us. Not feeling very well from the flu, that was great – because not only I but the others, too, grabbed pillows and stretched out…
Several years ago as I was entering church one Sunday morning, one of our young fellows who has a developmental disorder, looked at me and said quietly, “My favorite day of the week is Sunday.” I smiled at him and said, “Mine, too”. And beyond that, I have to say that my favorite Sunday of…
It seems as though I was just asking for prayer for my trip from Michigan to Romania – and now here I am asking for prayer from Romania back to MA. I am in no way mentally or emotionally prepared to leave this ‘other land that I love’ on April 6. Please pray, not only…
In August, 2007, I took a long trip to Sebis – a twelve-hour trip northeast of Brasov in Romania. The purpose was to see the work of Dan Hurrelbrink, an American born fellow, and his wife, Maria, a Romanian. At the time, they had three daughters – and had built their own orphanage. Dan had…
In my last ‘Update’, I asked for prayer concerning my trip to Romania on February 9, arriving in Brasov February 10. I think we all should have been praying ‘harder’. :)) The trip was a ‘bear’. From taking off an hour late in a blizzard in Grand Rapids, MI with the runway having to be…
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.’ – Psalm 51.7 Every time I hear the words from the familiar old holiday song, ‘Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow’ – I have to tell you that those are not my sentiments at…
Love From Above has moved into the 21st century – we are now on Facebook! Check out https://www.facebook.com/lovefromaboveministries/ for brief, but more frequent updates on the ministry. I am excited! Thanks to my beautiful daughter-in-‘love’, Michele, for making it all happen!