Rescue Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15284222009-11-05T01:30:42-06:00Seeking to fulfill God's mandate to rescue and care for orphans in Iraq and throughout the Middle East.TypePadA Visit to Manal's Villagetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a6558371970b2009-11-05T01:30:42-06:002009-11-10T11:11:43-06:00A man stands at a gravesite. The little girl by his side sheds tears in the early morning fog of the Iraqi countryside. He has just revealed to her the harsh reality that 10 of the freshly covered graves house her mother, her father, and 8 siblings....Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/a-visit-to-manals-village.htmlProgression of the Landtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a68a1e6c970c2009-10-29T08:08:52-06:002009-10-29T08:08:52-06:00Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/progression-of-the-land.htmlTomorrow we're pouringtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a61a422c970b2009-10-24T01:55:51-05:002009-10-24T01:57:02-05:00Please say a prayer for us as we really get this project 'grounded' with tons and tons of concrete poured into the earth starting tomorrow morning. Here's a few pics of how things looked on Wednesday as they started putting the rebar into the soil.Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/tomorrow-were-pouring.htmlNeighborhood Childrentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a61a3894970b2009-10-24T01:39:06-05:002009-10-24T01:40:44-05:00While we were at the project site a few days ago we got a chance to meet some more of the neighborhood children that had just let out from the school next door. They are enjoying clamoring over our dirt piles, sliding down the slippery rock piles,...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/neighborhood-children.htmlTaking Shapetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a5f4af07970b2009-10-19T06:49:08-05:002009-10-19T07:02:37-05:00On April 1, 2009 we signed an agreement with the local government that gave us stewardship of 1 acre of land in the Freedom Martyr's Village in Soran, Iraq. Up till now, we have not had a chance to take full advantage of this tremendous opportunity, but...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/taking-shape.htmlNew 'Project Profile Flyer' for Iraq Projecttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a62bab56970c2009-10-10T01:23:07-05:002009-10-19T06:59:17-05:00Download our Iraq Project Profile Flyer to get an overview of our work in Northern Iraq and how you can be involved in partnering with us to rescue orphans and widows in this land.Click here to Download Iraq Project FlyerBillyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/new-project-profile-flyer-for-iraq-project.htmlFirst Annual Conference - Erbil, Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a612a4b1970c2009-10-04T14:34:57-05:002009-10-06T05:28:28-05:00Today, we opened World Orphans' First Annual Conference in Erbil, Iraq for the benefit of the orphanage directors of Iraqi Kurdistan with the help and support of Lake Pointe Church of Rockwall, Texas. It's a 3 day affair seeking to help some 20 professional care-givers to nearly...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/first-annual-conference-erbil-iraq.htmlA Collective Sightag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a5e7640d970c2009-09-23T07:10:42-05:002009-09-23T12:42:03-05:00Saturday evening as the sun drifted beneath the horizon, the Muslim call to prayer sounded signifying the end of yet another Ramadan – month of fasting (food and water) during daylight hours – which seemed to spark a collective sigh of relief throughout the city. Supermarkets were...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/a-collective-sigh.htmlKidnapped Christian Doctor in Iraq Freed in Critical Conditiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a590a1e9970b2009-09-23T05:58:53-05:002009-09-23T05:58:53-05:00Compass Direct News: "Islamic kidnappers in Kirkuk, Iraq last week dumped a Christian doctor in critical condition in front of a mosque after 29 days of torture and threats to him and his family. Thanks to his 23-year-old daughter’s negotiations with the terrorists, 55-year-old Sameer Gorgees Youssif...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/kidnapped-christian-doctor-in-iraq-freed-in-critical-condition.htmlNot a Typical Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330120a5cb5ac8970c2009-09-16T11:20:39-05:002009-09-23T05:55:28-05:00I got up this morning just like any other day without a hint that I would experience anything out of the ordinary. Boy was I wrong. Before the lines at the mechanic's could get too long, I swung my car in to have my carburetor cleaned out....Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/not-a-typical-day.html