Levi Benkert's Blog, page 19

Walls that tell the story of a haunting past, and people who tell of a bright future

I planned this trip a few weeks ago, searching like I always do on the internet for the best prices booking my hotel and a midnight flight in an effort to save money. But already, after being here less than one full day, I can tell this is different than what my trips have been … Read More

This Orphan Sunday, let’s prevent orphans

I could go on and on about how wonderful it is to care for an orphan, and I am sure many of you could as well, but the early side of this problem has been catching our attention lately as well, and that is the simple reasons why children are becoming orphans in the first … Read More

Great Big T-Shirt Sale

You know those super neat shirts that we sell in our online store?  The ones that are so soft that you never want to take them off once you put one one?  Yeah, those shirts.. Anyhow,  starting today and through this weekend we are holding a great big t-shirt sale!   Every shirt that we … Read More

We are here, we are here, we are here!

Have you ever seen that scene in the movie Horton Hears a Who and that scene where all of the itty bitty people who live in a town on the top of a speck are yelling at the top of their lungs so that the people in the big world will notice them, and every … Read More

Stupid reasons why children become orphans

I am super excited to report to you that we now have 9 of the 100 new families sponsored!   Praise God for the wonderful things that are to come in these 9 families that will be receiving the help they need to stay together as a family. I know that nine does not sound … Read More

NO MORE! A way to stop children from becoming orphans

I must admit, I have labored in my head over the writing of post for far to long, to the point of near anxiety I have struggled with the words I would write, consumed with finding precise methods to describe this need, I have considered nearly every possible strategy to get this important message spread … Read More

How neat is this?!

Remember a few months back when we posted about three of our families in our Keep One Home sponsorship program who had disabled children?  Well a whole bunch of you rallied around this need and pitched in to purchase some wheels for these families to get around town with their kids.   This past week … Read More

We are ready to grow again! (gulp…)

I am so giddy excited to be able to write this post today, its crazy.  Seriously, this is the kind of stuff that makes life really fun. Today we met with the team of Bring Love In staff on the ground and asked everyone how they felt about the future, we talked through the work … Read More

Orphans no more, meet two very special families

Now that the initial adjustment period is passed, and the kids are starting to feel more like they are at home now, we decided it was a good time to get out the camera and share with you some pictures of the two newest families that are a part of Bring Love In. Or Jessie … Read More

From there to here, and beyond

Once again I found myself today thanking God for all that He has done and all that he has brought us through, this post was originally written around the end of the summer last year, just as we were starting to get new children.  Today though I think it means more to me than ever. … Read More