Saturday, March 18, 2006
Sacrifice?
Today several people from our little "Vineyard" Fellowship visited at the home of Ed and Annie Ravish. They have raised five of their own children and probably not even they know how many "strays."
The home on five acres they moved into years ago, their dream home, has been turned over to the foundation begun by them.
I have been there when they had twenty children living there at one time including their own.
Annie was shot at, point blank range, while in Haiti. The weapon wouldn't work.
Once, Ed spent his life savings to hire a private jet to retrieve his wife and entourage from Haiti when the airlines quit flying there.
It's a story of love and Christian dedication.
We worked a few hours on a saturday cutting, raking, piling brush, etc.
They have labored many years, salvaged many souls from around the globe and found adoptive homes for them.
We are blessed to have been able to help.
Others may think this family has sacrificed a lot. Maybe they have.
I don't think they consider what they have done a sacrifice, but a blessing from God, a "sacrifice" of love.
God Bless you Ed and Annie.
Shalom Y'all
Charlie
Today several people from our little "Vineyard" Fellowship visited at the home of Ed and Annie Ravish. They have raised five of their own children and probably not even they know how many "strays."
The home on five acres they moved into years ago, their dream home, has been turned over to the foundation begun by them.
I have been there when they had twenty children living there at one time including their own.
Annie was shot at, point blank range, while in Haiti. The weapon wouldn't work.
Once, Ed spent his life savings to hire a private jet to retrieve his wife and entourage from Haiti when the airlines quit flying there.
It's a story of love and Christian dedication.
We worked a few hours on a saturday cutting, raking, piling brush, etc.
They have labored many years, salvaged many souls from around the globe and found adoptive homes for them.
We are blessed to have been able to help.
Others may think this family has sacrificed a lot. Maybe they have.
I don't think they consider what they have done a sacrifice, but a blessing from God, a "sacrifice" of love.
God Bless you Ed and Annie.
Shalom Y'all
Charlie
