Levi Benkert's Blog, page 28

Good morning

The sun is just starting to make its way over the green wheat fields out in front of our house here in Ethiopia, and already I can tell this is a really good morning!  We get to see the kids today!  Finally, after all that traveling in America we are back home, safe and sound … Read More

Goodbyes, a new housemate, and a whole bunch of code

Since we moved to Ethiopia nearly four years ago we have not been back to America for as long as we have been here this time (almost 4 months!), and I have to say we have never been more ready to get back home. If there ever was any doubt that our family feels that … Read More

And the iPad winner is…..

Today is raffle day, and instead of a boring post we decided it would be fun to make a video showing how we picked the winner. Congratulations! And thank you so much to everyone else who bought a ticket, for … Continue reading →

Books that I loved about Ethiopia, adoption, and life

I love to read. I feel like I learn the best about a place or a subject or a person by reading. I also love to hear about what other people are reading and get ideas from those around me. … Continue reading →

Nearly home

Forgive me if this comes off a little me-ish sounding, the truth is I am pretty stinking proud of my family and how everyone rallied to accomplish this trip these past few months, and any attempt to cover up my … Continue reading →

Love, and a great big God who knows

This is not the post I have been planning to write.  Not even close.  God it seems has different plans in the works, things he has been working on for many years. This past week we had the pleasure of … Continue reading →

Time to celebrate!

We just got off the phone with Thomas and the ten kids we have been hearing about came home today! They were greeted by a welcome home party at the Bring Love In intake center and are adjusting to their … Continue reading →

TEN MORE KIDS!

Very little in this world has the ability to make me this excited!   I just got off the phone with Thomas and he received referrals for ten more kids to come live in our forever families, and he will … Continue reading →

A chance to be the voice for orphans

With Orphan Sunday just a few weeks around the corner we have been talking about ways to spread the word in churches about Bring Love In. We realized today that although we are going to be back in Ethiopia then, … Continue reading →

Orphan Prevention

There is a part of our project that we have up and running already, but have not shared about yet. Not because we are not excited about it but because we have been sharing about the forever families and did … Continue reading →