Levi Benkert's Blog, page 24

Want to help create a new family?

We often make visits to the local government orphanages for one reason or another, and without fail one of the kids will come up to us and ask “When am I going to get to live in a family like my friends?” If that does not just break your heart… It is terrible to have … Read More

A great man

He is going to be so mad at me for posting this, but this guy is such an incredible person that I am going to have to say it and take what I have coming for my actions… For those of you who have met him you will be able to attest, Thomas is a … Read More

Guess what?!?

Some great things are happening here at Bring Love In, and we made a video to share with you what is going on. Gotta say, we are pretty excited around here! Click through to the post to see the video. Levi

Ready to mess up your life?

I don’t have any way to keep track, but if I had to guess I would say that a nearly half of the messages we receive are from people who want to come and see the work that is happening here, and our response has always been the same… “Soon we will start hosting teams”  … Read More

A day for fun

I can’t even begin to describe the stories I have learned of in our 45 children who we have placed in our new families, stories of struggles beyond what I can comprehend, stories of pain, yet at the same time they are also stories of triumph, of joy, of God’s fierce Redemption. This week, thanks … Read More

Cutest kids ever!

We have been running around town all week getting all sorts of stuff done, and I have neglected to post anything here on the blog, sorry about that. I promise to write soon.  Jon Morton our favorite photographer has been in town and we are working on updating the video, and getting pictures of our … Read More

Cooking up something good

Our mamas are incredible, each of them does a heck of a job taking care of their 6 (and some of them 7) kiddos, but one thing that we have come to realize is that they are not quite as well equipped as they could be in the cooking department.  We tried to do our … Read More

Praise Him! How one woman’s incredible story changed the way I see life.

Her eyes are set deep, dry leathery skin wrinkles out from them in every direction, as I look closer I can almost feel as though each line across her face tells a story of pain, of suffering, of struggle beyond what I am able to understand.  Hawa moves her hand across her face and wipes … Read More

Out of a possible 100 points…

The local government here is in the process of checking up on every organization who has custody of orphaned children in Ethiopia, an evaluation system was created that is in my experience the most through and comprehensive to date.  I have to say, this is something that I very much support, as you can likely imagine there is … Read More

You are all amazing!

I promise that we will go back to our normal posting here, in-fact I have been working on writing one of the most heart wrenching, yet at the same time redemptive stories I have ever heard, I had the chance to sit down with one of our forever family mothers who wanted to share her … Read More