SURPRISE!

We have been so blessed by our friends here in Cambridge! I wish I could include all the photos and stories, but I randomnly have chosen just a few. These last two weeks, our church has brought us dinners, which has been a tremendous help! And next week, our college neighbors are going to be helping out with meals too.


Jon and Maria, some of our sweet neighbors from New Zealand have been such a help. Maria has gone grocery shopping for me, and brought over several desserts for us, as well as a dinner. They are some of the most godly people and truly have their eyes fixed on Jesus. Jon is a graduate student studying engineering and they previously were missionaries in Peru. They have really encouraged us in some of our questions and struggles. All to Jesus, they have surrendered their present and future. Whatever, God has in store for them, they willlingly walk in it and what an inspiration it is to see that in someone's life! They have a precious little girl, who is just a month younger than Jillian!


Last Friday, someone rang our doorbell, ran away, and left a package at our front door! Next thing we know, there were nearly a dozen children (our neighbors from across the world) yelling "SURPRISE". They were so sweet, and prepared 20-30 home-made cards for the arrival of Faith and they bought Jillian a special treat as well (modeling clay with lots of fun gadgets to go along with it). EVERYONE has done a superb job of including Jillian in this special event! Nearly, everytime, someone comes by with a gift for Faith, they have a gift for Jillian to open too! She is one blessed little girl to have so many people remembering the important "BIG SIS". :)



The O'Sheas came to see us from London last weekend! The O'Sheas were our neighbors (down the "corridor" when we lived in Maryland and they moved back to England shortly after we did). When we first met them a little over two years ago...there was only one child (Erin!), and now, there are 5 little ones between our two families! We had a great visit with them, they brought some beautiful clothes for Jillain and Faith and SURPRISED us with a dozen Krispy Kreme DONUTS! I won't tell you how quickly Brad and I ate them up, they were so, so good that I didnt' even feel that guilty about eating them.