All Saints Day

Camille has a school project for All Saint's Day which is coming up on November 1st. She has to do a report on a Saint. At the advice of Mike's aunt Liz (who is a Sister herself) Camille chose St. Katharine Drexel. St. Katharine was born in Philadelphia, PA and was the second American born saint to be cannonized (after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton). She is the patron saint of racial justice and spent her entire life and inheritance, $20 million, helping poor Native Americans and African Americans.

Surrounded by love

Mike took this photo on his cell phone... and I just love it!

LID

We have an official LID from the CCAA. 10-15-2010. Thank you, Lord.

New photos from Nancy

We received new photos of Jon Paul from Nancy this morning. While I am always happy to see him and watch him grow, I wish he was with us in person. There has been no news from China... we are still waiting...

Please help bring Jon Paul home

This is our new son, Jon Paul. He is blind and resides in foster care in China. We are currently working to bring him home. Here's how you can help!

Here's how YOU can help bring home Jon Paul!

Click on this link for Kingdom Kids

At the top of the page click on Donations then select Family Grant Donations

Fill out the information and in the box that says designation, fill in our names, Mike & Faye Corman. That way you'll be sure you're donation will go to help fund Jon Paul's adoption.

If you would rather send a check, please mail it to:

Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministry
8625 N Whitehouse Drive
Spokane, WA 99208
USA

Please include a note with the check that the donation is for Jon Paul Corman's adoption fund, but DO NOT include our name on the check!

Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations.

Thank you for your support! Any questions, please feel free to contact Kingdom Kids!

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

Today is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. He is the founder of the Franciscan Order and know as the patron saint of animals. Although he was born into a wealthy family, St. Francis chose to serve God and live a life of poverty. He is often portrayed as a kind of "milktoast" man, who wore long robes and spoke to animals all day. St. Francis saw God in all the world... the sun, moon, grass and sky and especially the animals. He had an encounter with leper. He never tried to abolish poverty, but rather to make it holy. St. Francis was often considered "quirky" because he acted from the heart. Years of poverty and wondering eventually left St. Francis very ill and blind. He died on October 4, 1226 at the age of 45. His prayer is well known throughout the Catholic church in both recite and song.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Amen

And, yes, because it was important to Camille, we stood in the rain to have Otis and Riley blessed.