August! – my Birthday Month! (A-hem) years ago, I was named ‘Dawn Ellen Bean’. It came to me one day, though, that even though I thought of myself as just ‘Dawn’ – not everyone else did. My older relatives called me ‘Dawn Ellen’. I would hear people say, “Oh, that’s Lewis and Freda’s daughter” –…
– My flights (Boston to Munich and Munich to Bucharesti) to RO on July 8 were, per usual – difficult. But I praise God for His bringing me back to my home here once again – to be His eyes and heart, hands and feet among ‘the least of these’ in Romania. – I know…
Between my third and fourth years of college, I spent three months with missionaries on a beautiful, but poverty-ridden Caribbean Island. I’m sure living conditions have improved somewhat since I was there, but can you imagine having a piece of bread and a piece of cheese with homemade (oh-so-bitter) cocoa for breakfast and supper every…
God really blessed Love From Above – HIS ministry – in the month of June! Our ‘kids’ at Barza Mica were restored to much better health. Renovation has been ongoing at Barza to protect our precious ones from being thrown out on the street (literally) by the government. LFA was blessed to get a ‘new’/used…
I had intended to write just those words ‘See Jesus on your journey’ to a precious struggling, Christian friend of mine one May morning. But, before I did, I knew that I needed to get into the Word – to see what the Lord had for me. Having been studying through the book of Hebrews,…
May was a busy and productive one for Love From Above. I feel so blessed to be just a part of this incredible, one-of-a-kind ministry – our Lord’s ministry – in Romania. It is no easy task to be called to be His eyes and heart, hands and feet – especially to have the wisdom…
When my oldest son was little, he liked ‘having all his ducks in a row’ – things in their proper place – things identified. He was only three or four years old when he crawled up on his Papa’s lap, looked right into my Dad’s face and said, “Zachie has green eyes- and Papa has…
Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871) was a member of the Church of England. In later years, when she was not able to attend public worship, she wrote, “My Bible is my church. It is always open, and there is my High Priest ever waiting to receive me. There, I have my confessional, my thanksgiving, my psalm of praise,…
First of all, my deepest and most sincere thanks to all of you who have prayed me through Influenza A. After more than a month since contracting it, I am still not out of the woods. But, I absolutely know that your prayers before the Throne have brought me to this point of healing. THANK…