Vivien's First Year Slideshow - Short Family Version

To watch the longer Friends and Family Version click  Here

Slideshow of Vivien's First Year, Links to Evite & the Elijah Mubezi Memorial Maternity Wing Fund

The second version is family only, but 5 minutes for those of you who prefer short and sweet.
5 Minute Family Version

Here is the link to Vivien's laughter!

Here is the link to the evite for Vivien's party this Saturday.  All are welcome.
Party Time!

Lastly, as you may know, in lieu of birthday gifts we are asking you to give toward the building of a hospital in Uganda through Overcomers International.
Link:  The Elijah Mubezi Maternity Memorial Wing.
If you give by check please write "Elijah Mubezi Memorial" and if you give via Paypal, please write "Eiljah Mubezi Memorial" in the special instructions box.  The story follows:

Backstory of the Elijah Mubezi Memorial wing of the Hospital in Uganda

Several years ago my cousin Rachel went to Uganda with an organization dedicating her time to help children with special needs in Africa.

While she was there she met a wonderful man, Isaac at Hope University in Burundi. He loved Jesus and was studying to be a surgeon. He was from a poorer village and saw the lack of medical care available for them. While many in Africa study to become doctors because they are interested in earning money, moving to the city and getting rich Isaac saw the plight of many in his village who would become very sick or die because of lack of medical care. His dream was to study, go back to his village and build a hospital and serve there.

They fell in love, and married. Their dreams became one and they began working hard to begin their life together in Uganda looking towards building the hospital. My cousin Rachel and I became pregnant at the same time, hopeful for what the future held. We didn't know that both of our lives would look different than we were expecting. I received the news about Vivien and a few months later, when Rachel went into labor, her little boy Elijah went to be with Jesus before they even reached the hospital. She had had a healthy pregnancy up until that point.

Rachel and Isaac grieved, received comfort from Jesus and continued on with their dream. In their bereavement a relative set up a memorial fund to be given to create the Elijah Mubezi Memorial wing of their hospital. Vivien was born and is one of those "special needs" children that Rachel originally went to to help. In the meantime plans continue for the hospital to be built and their dreams are becoming a reality as they have obtained the permits and plans to help those in Uganda receive the medical care they need. In addition to this, Jesus has blessed them with twin boys born this summer!

You can visit Rachel's blog here: http://rachelinburundi.blogspot.com/

Please join us in remembering Elijah, celebrating their twins and and giving toward the hospital in leiu of gifts for Vivien's party. We are excited for what God is doing in their family and how God is going to bless those in Uganda!