We hit the Jackpot!

The chance of winning the lottery is 1 in 302.5 million

The chance of making it to the Olympics is 1 in 1/2 a million.  

The chance in having a baby with Down syndrome is 1 in 700 babies.

The chance of a miscarriage in pregnancy is 1 in 4 pregnancies. 

How come God picked us to win the lottery with Rusk?  The day he was born we were told how he would get to compete in the Special Olympics and donations were made in his honor.  We never had dreamed of any of our kiddos competing in the Olympics :).  The differences of Down syndrome seemed scary at birth and now they only highlight how extra special God made him. From conception, this guy has been a fighter and God has such a plan for him.  From heart concerns to blindness corrected with surgery and contacts, this kid shows us everyday God's good gifts come in all packages!  

 

Eruption!

We lived on St. Vincent for 5 years and all of us have climbed the volcano, Brice too many times to count.   It's a truly beautiful place filled with tropical rainforest. In April of 1979, it erupted with the only casualty being a pig.  This April it erupted again and has been continuously over the last few days.

One of our students currently has family that live in the town near the volcano.  At the last minute, they were all able to get out.  The problem we are hearing from graduates and old neighbors is that because their water system is above ground, it has now all been contaminated with ash.  Stores are out of water now. 

These pictures are from here in Barbados.  For us, almost 100 miles away, we have received several days of darkened skies from the ash.  The ash has been accumulating and with a smattering of rain has made it messy and turned into a cement mixture.  We got a reprieve today and have started cleaning everything.  Our water is low now, and so orders have been not to use water unless needed.  But, it is hard to imagine being in the direct zone there and not even have drinking water, let alone water to clean out the ash! We keep praying for ways to help and for God to continue to provide for them.