". . .We will be your hands, we will be your feet, we will
run this race for the least of these."

Saturday is a big day for our ministry. There are 24 runners running for our Run With Purpose team to help raise funds and awareness for all that God is doing in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. We could not be more blessed by such an incredible group of people surrounding us! If you think about it this week, please pick a name or two on the list below and say a prayer for them. Pray for strengh to finish the race, for a healthy body, for an abundance of energy, and for an incredible experience as they run for such a great purpose!

Will Partin, Jay Phipps, Josh Cox, David Leatherman, Andrew Norton, Melinda Devenouges, Brian Hyma, Alex Norton, Amy Crumbaugh, Michael Belt, Taylor Norton, Casey Wheeler, Nina Norris, Traci Katzfey, Amy Wheeler, Meredith LaMaster, Jennie Walz, Jill Renner, Blair Norton, Matt Bolton, Ashley Boykin, Emily Howell, Amanda Clark and Danielle Osborne

It's not too late to support our run! If you would like to send in a pledge, please do so by using the mailing address in the side bar and please write, "Partin/run" in the memo line. Thank you in advance! Your donations are helping us continue in ministry (all gifts are tax deductible).

Above is a picture after Audrey ran the Derby mini marathon last year...it's Will's turn this year!

"As a garden causes what is sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause RIGHTNESS and JUSTICE and PRAISE to spring forth before all nations."

As many of you know, we have spent the better part of the year state-side due to circumstances out of our control. It's hard to be away from our home in the Dominican for this amount of time....but God continues to send us sweet suprises to keep us encouraged along the way! We have not had the opportunity to spend a Spring in the states for six years now. We don't usually get to see a "change of seasons" since the majority of our year is spent on the island of Hispaniola where it's summer all year around!

I had the chance to make an unexpected trip to Dalton, Georgia, my home town. Spring there is gorgeous. Flowers in full bloom and dogwood trees sure have a way of making a gal's heart smile! During this time in our lives, when things can feel a bit uncertain, God is splashing down rays of grace, goodness, love and peace in a beautiful way that is so undescribable! Below are pictures of "Spring in Georgia" at the house I grew up in.

We plan to return to the Dominican for the summer. But until then, we will soak up this love that He is showing us through these continued sweet blessings.....what glorious days these are basking in the beauty of His creations! I hope these photos brought a little joy to your day. I encourage you to be on the look out for ways that our King of Kings blesses you daily, even through unexpected ways like sweet smelling wildflowers by the creek in the backyard. Instead of seeing "weeds", see perfection.

Take care ya'll! -Audrey