First off, I owe a huge apology to my friend, Ken Wytsma. I was supposed to read and review his new book like a month ago. I DID read it, but writing/posting the review kept getting delayed due to a lot of travel lately. (Sorry Ken!). I am on yet another airplane from Baltimore to…
Today we are so excited to be with our daughter celebrating her second birthday. This day represents much sadness and joy for our sweet, Yodit. Sadness in that today is the day that her biological mother, for reasons unknown, abandoned her on the streets of Ethiopia. Joy because God didn’t let her story end there. …
Jeremy has transitioned to a new role as a Non-profit spokesperson and artist program consultant in Franklin, TN, therefore, no more missionary-support will be needed. Dear supporters, Much has changed over the past 2 years since we affiliated with New Mission Systems International and invited you to join us on our missionary journey. When we went through orientation…
This past month, I have been traveling on the “No Plan B” tour with Carman, working to get children sponsored for ChildFund International. As we traveled the Pacific Northwest, I finished reading “One Thousand Wells” by Jena Nardella in the back of the tour bus, hotel rooms, coffee shops and in state parks on off-days. Jena…
I was doing so well with my goal of reading one book each month in 2015…that is until we added a second child to our family. Everyone told us that the jump from one child to two is extreme, and they were right! Following our Ethiopia adoption, we now have two toddlers (age 3 and…
This is a bit long, but PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THE WHOLE NEWSLETTER as it contains a lot of amazing changes within our ministry! Praise God! Much has happened since our last newsletter in April, including the finalization of our adoption from Ethiopia! To start, you should have received a postcard…
We just completed our first week as a family of four! This might be a little late, but as stated above, we are now a family of four and time management has not been perfected yet. It has been an amazing, crazy two weeks being here adapting to Ethiopia and having two toddlers running around.…
BELIEVE. This word has sat on my heart and mind for many months now. It has carried a lot of weight while we sought The Lord these 4.5 years. I started this year at the IF Womens Conference in Maryland and the key verse for the weekend was “Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of…
To start, I need to apologize to Multnomah Publishing and the author, Stephan Bauman, as this book review is WAY overdue! I received the book towards the end of March and immediately began to read it, but my schedule got hectic as April and the 1st two weeks in May included a trip to Kenya,…
We have been waiting 5 years for this day to come. We are overjoyed to tell you that we received our Ethiopia Adoption court date for June 2nd! We are flying out on May 29th and will be staying in Ethiopia as a family 3-5 weeks after court as we wait for the approved visa. We…
Following our One Year Missionary Report in Westminster, MD this month, we wanted to be able to provide an update to everyone that couldn’t make the special evening. Below is a portion of the slides shared that night along with some photos from recent ministry opportunities. Thank you for your continued support of our ministry!
After settling into our new home in Fort Myers, FL at The Center for Global Outreach, Jeremy and I began to talk about church, and we both had two dreams for what we wanted in a church: Walking distance from our home Very involved in our community The Lord moved us to Fort Myers, Florida knowing full…
January 2014 I set a personal goal to read one book per month and I have enjoyed keeping that goal into 2015. Much of what I’ve been reading has been surrounding community development, global missions, and social justice. Within my work in Community Transformation with New Mission Systems International as well as my advocacy roles with ChildFund International, I…
Cookies are baking in the oven, Evans is playing his drums, Jeremy is at his new ministry office, and there is just about three boxes left to organize. We can’t believe it has just been over a week since we moved to The Center for Global Outreach in Fort Myers, Florida! We wanted to say…
WE ARE MOVING TO THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL OUTREACH IN FORT MYERS, FL…. NEXT WEEK! The last 72 hours of our lives have been a complete whirlwind, but something that God has had complete control over. FRIDAY: Adoption agency called to say that our Ethiopia adoption is moving forward and we will most likely travel…
Jeremy & Kathleen Willet 