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- Day 160: Javier helping prepare tonight's dinner for the team. Meat is tenderizing...yummy!
- Day 159: Gracia meets Uncle Geoff Moore
- Day 158: His Little Feet getting ready to go on stage.
- Host Home Testimonies
- Day 157: Hallelujah!
- Day 156: We're lifting our hands to praise You!
- Day 155: Auntie Jodie, co-founder of Altar 84 and dear friend of His Little Feet, introducing her boys to Jesus (Hoover, AL).
- Day 154: Boys will be boys...no matter where on earth they are from!
- Day 153: Braiding Gracia's hair.
- Day 152: Boys shouting at the train going by!
- Day 151: Jesus and Bereket walking their host home's dog, Rakos.
- Tuck-In Testimony from Auntie Carrie
- Day 150: Yabsira standing at the foot of the Cross. Matthew 16:24
- Day 149: Happy St. Patrick's Day - Javier laying in a clover field.
- Day 148: Jesus and Gracia - brother and sister from Honduras.
- Day 147: Amelework working on school work.
- Day 146: Mahder climbed a tree.
- Day 145: Eyob trying out a cowboy hat.
- Just One Weekend with His Little Feet
- Day 144: Yabsira, Javier and their host brother taking in the farmlands of Indiana.
- Day 143: Tsion picked out a Compassion child to put in her suitcase and pray for everyday. All of the children followed and now there are 14 children praying specifically for 14 other children in the world in need of care.
- Day 142: Mahder working on her schoolwork. In 4 months, she has completed first grade in English and is now in 2nd grade in English school. It is amazing to see how fast the children have learned how to speak English, as well as learn to read and write in English too!
- Day 141: Tariku showing off his spelling skills.
- Day 140: Tariku and Detcho in the wheel barrow, being pushed by Nahagi. Boys being boys!
- Day 139: Another Javier tractor picture. This time in Indiana. He loves the tractors!
- Day 138: Amelework and Auntie Christa
- Hahns' Visit to Haiti
- Day 137: HLF Bus filled with precious kiddos.
- Day 136: "You make all things new!:...beautiful stained glass window that serves as the backdrop to the His Little Feet backdrop at the HLF concert in Dallas, TX.
- Day 135: Thank you Uncle Ed and Auntie Carrie and family for opening your home to our entire team, at a moment's notice yesterday, as we hunkered down in Leper's Fork, TN, to avoid the terrible storms and tornadoes that struck the midwest and south yesterday.
- Day 134: Boy's haircuts with Auntie Christa.
- Day 133: You guessed it...a human backpack!
- + February (33)
- Day 132: Tariku drew a picture with sidewalk chalk of what kind of car he wants to drive when he grows up.
- Day 131: Gracia and Tsion...friends for life!
- Children's Prayers
- Day 130: A beautiful His Little Feet cake at Spring Valley UMC in Dallas, TX. Nahagi really wanted a picture with the cake.
- Day 129: Our God
- Day 128: Happy Birthday Tsion!
- Day 127: Jesus from Honduras...what a smile!
- Day 126: The children watching an American fireman slide down a fire pole at the Lincoln Fire Department, Station #1 (Lincoln, NE)
- Day 125: Auntie Rachel and Amelework at the St. Louis Arch.
- Day 124: Yohannes next to a prairie horse display at the Expansion to the West Museum in St. Louis, MO.
- Day 123: The day we went to the top of the St. Louis Arch it had been snowing and we were the only ones around. To get to the entrance of the Arch we walked up the steps you see here. Once at the top of the Arch, a few of the children called a couple of the staff over and pointed down at the ground and said, "Look, His Little Feet!" Oh the places His Little Feet goes!
- Rescue
- Day 122: Detcho...what a smile!
- Day 121: Nahagi during a HLF Life Training Academy school session. It is amazing to see the children learning English (grammar, writing, reading.) They are learning more and more each day!
- Day 120: Mississippi River barge...the boys were fascinated!
- Day 119: St Louis Arch
- Day 118: Compassion International display table at one of the His Little Feet Concerts. Thank you Auntie Kourtney and all of the many child sponsorship volunteers for your hours of dedication and prayer at the Compassion International tables. What a joy to see children around the world, time after time, released from poverty, in Jesus' Name through the ministry of Compassion International!
- Day 117: Happy Valentines Day from His Little Feet!
- Day 116: Javier on a tractor…ready to go plough a field.
- The Call of Christ - Danita Estrella
- Day 115: Tariku and Edwin sitting inside of a huge tractor in Kansas. One can only imagine the conversation these two little boys from Honduras and Ethiopia had sitting up in this large tractor.
- Day 114: The children got to use their iPods for the first time today on the bus. Here is a glimpse of one of the children, Bereket, getting his iPod and putting his earphones on for the first time. Before we knew it there were 14 children listening to worship music, talking loudly to one another over their music, in excitement of their new little gadget. A few minutes after things had settled down and the children started to fall asleep, little Detcho belted out from the back of the bus “Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah…Your love makes me sing!” We all laughed together at such a sweet, pure moment!
- Day 113: Tariku and Edwin out riding horses with their host home Auntie (Stafford, KS).
- Day 112: Mahder and Gracia playing on the hay barrels in Stafford, KS.
- Day 111: Jesus Loves You! Bulletin Board - Auntie Jill and the children of Calvary Baptist Church in Stafford, KS made a beautiful bulletin board to welcome the choir. The board had a personal picture of each child, a group choir picture and even a map of the world highlighting Ethiopia and Honduras.
- Day 110: Happy 7th Birthday Bereket!
- GO by Jackie Pullinger
- Day 109: Pajamas and ice cream with Zaira (Lincoln, NE)
- Day 108: Happy 13th Birthday Eyob!
- Day 107: Two precious friends from Haiti and Gracia from Honduras. (Grace Church – Greeley, CO)
- Day 106: Uncle Drew and Bereket. One of the children's favorite things to do is to explore God's creation in the great outdoors.
- Day 105: Tsion at a host home, learning how to ride a bicycle with no training wheels
- Day 104: Javier hiking in Colorado. He spreads his hands and sings at the top of his lungs every time he sees a majestic view of the mountains.
- + January (37)
- Day 103: Edwin from Honduras having fun riding a mechanical bull in Littleton, Colorado
- An Uncle's Perspective
- Day 102: The boys of His Little Feet made something very special for the four girls in the choir to show them honor as sisters in Christ.
- Day 101: Auntie Kourtney and Amelework cooking chicken together! The aunties and girls of HLF enjoyed a night together, learning a few things about becoming young ladies.
- Day 100: His Little Feet Directors Christa and Mike Hahn with Loudrige and Francia in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. These young women were chaperones and concert participants in the 2010-2011 tour.
- Day 99: Gracia from Honduras helping to make a birthday cake for one of her host home uncles in Denver, Colorado
- Day 98: One of the boys from the first His Little Feet choir, Kesnel, bowing his head to pray in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. Each morning before school the children recite Scripture, pray, and sing songs in worship to God.
- Day 97: Tariku, Detcho, Eyob, and Nahagi on an Outdoor Education hike for the Life Training Academy- they all picked out their very own walking stick!
- Day 96: Johnson in Ouanaminthe, Haiti writing letters to the His Little Feet uncles and aunties in America!
- Simple Faith
- Day 95: Best friends, Mahder from Ethiopia and Gracia from Honduras, "ice skating" on a recent walk in Colorado
- Day 94: School time for the choir kids back in Ouanaminthe, Haiti.
- Day 93: Nephthalie, Auntie Christa and Daphney in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, before their volleyball game. Both girls were a part of the 2010-2011 HLF Choir.
- Day 92: Uncle Ben tutoring Bereket in Amharic School.
- Day 91: The children welcoming home Uncle Mikey and Auntie Christa with colored pictures as welcome gifts.
- Day 90: Bereket and Tariku playing cars.
- Day 89: Detcho...wonder what he is up to?
- Tuck-In Testimony: When Children Pray
- Day 88: Mahder and Auntie Annie
- Day 87: Auntie Rachel out on a walk with the children.
- Day 86: The kiddos out for a walk at Windsor Lake (Windsor, CO).
- Day 85: Javier, Uncle Drew and Eyob showing their muscles.
- Day 84: Tariku and Auntie Carrie
- Day 83: Nahagi and Eyob shooting marbles outside at Ellerslie during play time.
- Day 82: HLF attended a High School Basketball game in Eaton, CO. After the game they got to take a picture with all the basketball players!
- I will not leave you as orphans: I will come to you!
- Day 81: The boys playing baseball.
- Day 80: Bereket and Auntie Sarah roller skating.
- Day 79: Uncle Ben and Eyob (12 years old...the oldest boy on the team)
- Day 78: Tsion...full of life and love!
- Day 77: Reflecting back on Christmas day...that is one way to wear a stocking!
- Day 76: Auntie Sunday Wesche reading the children a book.
- Day 75: The girls playing dress up with Auntie Cinthia's clothes.
- Smiles and Spaghetti
- Day 74: Gracia, Zaira Eyob and Nahagi hanging out together.
- Day 73: Uncles and boys in their Superman pajamas.
- Day 72: Eyob and Mahder roller skating for the first time.
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- Day 71: Tariku, Yohannes, Bereket and Detcho sporting their new hats and gloves.
- Day 70: We made sure to celebrate Christmas with a little bit of Honduran Christmas tradition...fireworks!
- Day 69: Auntie Cots reading one of our favorite Christmas books for the choir...The Tale of the Three Trees.
- Day 68: Bereket feeding Uncle John (Christa Hahn's father) a Christmas Cookie...Ethiopian style.
- Day 67: Super heros and princesses.
- ...their devotion to the Lord...
- Day 66: Christmas Morning at the Hahn's.
- Day 65: Making little feet cookies for Santa.
- Day 64: Brunch with Uncle Stan and Auntie Sara. Thank you for a beautiful morning together!
- Day 63: Stringing popcorn and cranberries for the Christmas tree.
- Day 62: Thank you Longmont Clinic, Dr. McCarty and the entire medical team who serve, love and care for the HLF children and staff.
- Day 61: We cry out oh Lord for the children in need...every step of the way...oh Lord we pray...that we would be Your little feet.
- Day 60: Detcho loves to give kisses. Here he is trying to give kisses to a goat at the Christmas tree farm.
- Best Sticker Prize Ever
- Day 59: Gracia, Auntie Cinthia and Mahder having fun in the snow...priceless!
- Day 58: Uncle Ben sharing his testimony in the concert...powerful and unforgettable! We praise God for all He is doing in and through Uncle Ben.
- Day 57: Arrived home today to Windsor, CO...ready to celebrate Christmas in CO!
- Day 56: Amelework and Tsion painting Zaira's fingernails. Zaira loved her time hanging out with the girls and having her nails pampered by her new friends. Nail color choice of the day...pink polish with purple sparkles...adorable!
- Day 55: His Little Feet Christmas Socks. Today we celebrated Christmas in Nebraska at Uncle Dick and Auntie Jane's House (Mike Hahn's parents). As always, Christmas socks were the first gift to open. Thank you Uncle Dick and Auntie Jane for an incredible time in NE. We love you!
- Day 54: Detcho, Yohannes, Yabsira, Edwin and Eyob discussing Christmas time in NE. If you were in the middle of this conversation you would hear a little Amharic, a little Spanish and a little English...priceless!
- Hearts for the Lord - Host Home Reflections from Uncle Ed
- Day 53: Auntie Carrie and Tsion
- Day 52: Happy Birthday Amelework!
- Day 51: Happy Birthday Yohannes!
- Day 50: St. Nicholas and the children.
- Day 49: The Uncles of HLF 2011-2012: Uncle Aaron, Uncle Ben, Uncle Mikey and Uncle Drew. Thank you for daily loving, leading and being an example of Jesus Christ to the HLF children. You are all truly fathers to the fatherless.
- Day 48: Uncle Drew and Yohannes at Lake Michigan.
- Day 47: It's official: His Little Feet has a Christmas tree, freshly cut from Dutchman Tree Farm in Lake City, MI. The tree is wrapped, boxed into an 8 foot box and in the HLF trailer, destined for a Colorado Christmas. Thank you Uncle Aaron, Detcho and Nahagi for picking out a beautiful tree!
- Day 46: We are so grateful for all the people who have hosted the HLF choir this past month. Here is a peak into a host house, as the father leads his family and a few of the HLF girls in a time of worship and prayer before bedtime.
- Smiles from God
- Day 45: Javier singing his solo this morning in Saginaw, MI. He lights up when he sings praises to the Lord!
- Day 44: Bereket just taking it all in! He laid in the snow for quite sometime just swooshing his arms and legs back and forth.
- Day 43: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! First day ever, in the children's lives, to play in the snow...they loved every minute of it! (Yabsira, Jesus, Yohannes and Detcho)
- Day 42: Yabsira, Yohannes and Eyob...drumming to the choir closing song "Reaching For You!"
- Day 41: "And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?" from "Our God." Tonight was a powerful night of worship in Franklin, PA!
- + November (35)
- Day 40: Yohannes, Edwin and Tariku...becoming great buddies...and they don't even speak the same language! So special to see the Lord mending the children's lives together for His kingdom and His glory!
- With a Thankful Heart
- Day 39: Praising the Lord for all His Little Feet!
- Day 38: Auntie Christa and Yohannes from Ethiopia. Yohannes is an awesome kiddo. He is loving, helpful to others, loves to laugh and is full of curiosity. This year he is sharing his choir adventure with his brother Eyob.
- Day 37: Uncle Mikey and Edwin with the Blue Ridge Mountains behind them.
- JUST RELEASED...Footsteps Magazine - Fall 2011. Please enjoy and share with others!
- Day 36: Looks like York, PA is not only hosting His Little Feet, but also super hero Yabsira and super hero Jesus!
- Day 35: Happy Thanksgiving from His Little Feet! Thank you to all of the Roanoke, VA families that hosted the team and celebrated Thanksgiving with us all! Great memories!
- Day 34: Meet Jesus from Honduras!
- Day 33: Yabsira, Amelework, Nahagi, Edwin and Mahder...what a bunch of incredible kiddos!!
- Life in You!
- Day 32: Happy Birthday Mahder, Nahagi and Gracia!
- Day 31: Thank You Central Christian for an amazing weekend of worship! We love you! - His Little Feet kiddos and staff
- Day 30: Uncle Aaron, Uncle Drew and Uncle Ben with the boys, playing secret agent in the hotel hallways (this makes being quiet in the hotel fun!)
- Day 29: The team flew from Knoxville to Las Vegas today. Auntie Kourtney had two sleepy girls for most of the plane ride.
- Day 28: After the concert last night, this little girl's mom told us that the little girl refused to go home until she could pray for Gracia. This is a picture of the little girl praying a blessing over Gracia's life.
- Day 27: One year and a day ago, the first ever His Little Feet Children's Choir arrived from Haiti. As we celebrate the new little lives we now have with us in the choir from Ethiopia and Honduras, we also rejoice and celebrate the precious lives of the 15 children from Haiti. We miss them and love them so much! Please join us in praying for Haiti today!
- Day 26: We found Gracia and Mahder giggling under the hand dryer in the restroom today. They loved the warm air blowing on their hair.
- Day 25: Yohannes, Eyob and Auntie Kourtney out for a Golf Cart ride in South Carolina on their Monday day off...good times!!
- True Worship
- Day 24: Prayer huddle with Uncle Aaron and the boys this morning before the service.
- Day 23: Everyone can sleep well tonight in South Carolina! Officer Nahagi and his side-kick (brother) Officer Detcho have everything under control.
- Day 22: A glimpse of Detcho's joy and enthusiasm...Yohannes is not far behind him.
- Day 21: Meet Tsion from Ethiopia. In Amharic, her name means "the dwelling place of God."
- Day 20: Mahder passing out HLF programs at the concert tonight at Believer's Chapel in Murfreesboro, TN. Thank you to everyone that came out tonight...what a blessing to gather together with you to worship the Lord and celebrate God's heart for orphans!
- Day 19: Uncle Ben from Ethiopia and Edwin from Honduras getting ready to depart the church with their host home.
- My Favorite Things about HLF Concerts...
- Day 19: One month ago today, the Choir Two began arriving to the States. Today the children attended their first field trip to the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro, TN.
- Day 18: His Little Feet's first concert at West Jackson Baptist Church today. "There's nothing my God cannot do!"
- Day 17: A view of the children peeking into the Sanctuary of the first church of the tour. They were all in awe! We are all very excited to kick off the first HLF tour event tomorrow, November 6, 2011, on Orphan Sunday in Jackson, TN at West Jackson Baptist Church.
- Day 16: This year we have 10 boys in the choir = lots of wresting!!!
- Day 15: The "Reaching For You" HLF 2011-2012 Album & "He Reached Down" Christmas Album were completed today, after 8 full days in the studio. Praise God for His strength, provision and miracle working power throughout the entire process. Great are His purposes and mighty are His deeds!!!
- Day 14: Dr. Snodgrass and staff, as well as 10 other local Nashville dentists joined up this week to care for all of the HLF children and staff's dental needs.
- Day 13: The children are adjusting to the whole idea of house pets. Bereket seems to be the most comfortable so far.
- Day 12: During a break time today in the studio, we glanced into the recording room and found the children and staff gathered together in a circle praying.
- + October (13)
- The Significance of One
- Day 11: James and Kelsey hosting Auntie Brooke, Gracia and Amelework.
- Day 10: Thank you Steve and Deb for hosting the entire team this week as we recorded the new HLF album in Nashville! We love you and will miss you greatly!
- Day 9: Children bowing in prayer. On the wall "Be ye strong and of good courage. Be ye not afraid"
- Day 8: Cupcakes with Uncle Steve and Auntie Deb. The frosting was definitely a favorite!
- Day 7: Mahder, Uncle Steve Dady and Gracia at Sunset Blvd. Studios in Brentwood, TN
- Day 6: Swinging on the swing in the LaForge's backyard in Franklin, TN, after a long day at the recording studio.
- Whose Calling Is It?
- Day 5: First day in the recording studio in Brentwood, TN.
- Day 4: Franklin, TN at Garcia's Mexican Restaurant with the Shapiro's, Kelsey, Chelsea and Melissa
- Day 3: Auntie Brooke and Eyob on the bus
- Day 2: Fun at the Hahn's House in Lincoln, NE
- Day 1: Early this morning the HLF Choir 2 departed from Windsor, CO. The entire Ellerslie community gathered for the traditional HLF send off!
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I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.
— John Keith Falconer
HLF News and Updates
September 4, 2019
Hello, friends and family! We are gearing up and preparing for our 2019-2020 “Taste and See” Tour! We are celebrating…
- September 2019
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I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.
— John Keith Falconer
