Hello to all.
These past weeks have been quite busy! I think this is pretty typical, though. For all of you.
We have experienced an exciting answer to prayer: Isaac is crawling!

He also turned 1 year old on Thursday, the 30th.

And got a haircut on Saturday. Poor child, its been a busy week.

Jacob got a haircut too. That little thing in the front of his head wasn't my idea. Just so you know.

NOTE: From here on, this post may be considered boring by those who prefer pictures. I've been working on this blog for about 5 days now and I'm having issues getting pictures uploaded. My apologies. Hopefully, I can update with pictures soon! 

On Sunday, Josh & I went with some of the kids into town. We took two babies along which made for quite the adventure, but it was good exercise and we had a good time! This involves riding on the back of a truck...it gets interesting.

On Monday, we celebrated the 4th of July like most of you all probably did too! The kids wore red, white, and blue and we had a grand party! We had LOTS of delicious food and played fun games and set off fireworks. (I don't know if there is a proper term for this but these fireworks aren't the pretty ones that go up in the sky and are colorful. These are just loud. And blow newspaper all over the place.) It was a good day!

ANOTHER NOTE: For any of you interested in doing a fun family mission project or something like that....
Orphan Resources International, based in Ephrata, PA, will ship any donations marked "Hands of Compassion/the Reichards" to us free of charge! All you need to do is get your donations to ORI. Canned goods/nonperishables are gladly accepted! For example: pizza sauce, salsa, green beans, canned fruits like peaches and pears, pie fillings, pickles, and just about anything else that people can or eat out of cans! Any questions, feel free to ask!

Another Saturday is winding down. We've been here almost 3 months now. Sometimes it feels like forever. Other times it's hard to believe its been 3 months (almost) already. Thank you so much for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers and supporting us in this part of our journey!

The following quote is challenging me to develop a culture of gratitude. It takes practice and hard work to make gratitude the habit of my heart. Being grateful allows me to see God everyday in the everyday life. "He is invited to do great things who receives small things greatly." -Cassiodorus

Blessings,
Josh & Donna