We learned early this morning that Mark’s dad, Gary Horrocks, died suddenly around 5am. We truly believe he is now in the loving arms of Jesus. He was not sick, and in fact had played in a golf tournament the day before. Because of his past heart issues, we believe he had a heart attack. Please continue to pray for our family – especially Mark and his mom, Margaret Horrocks. Mark gets to NY by plane in about 2 hours, and the kids and I are following by car.
Papa
August 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Home!
July 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Hello dear friends,
Mark and I returned home to Memphis last Wednesday, and were back in the saddle quite quickly. We had dear friends staying with us Wednesday and Thursday night; the Dietz family and the Logsdon family. It was great to be all together with sweet friends! Of course, Bella, Brenna and Emma had a great time together.
This week, our associate pastor from VCCFM, Steve Morriss and his wife, Susan came to see us. They were only here one day; our time was too short! It was so lovely to spend that time with them. We are truly kindred spirits in many ways.
I will admit life has been a little strange lately; Habitat for Hope has been blessed in so many ways, and yet we are sobered and quieted by the circumstances of many families we assist. Your prayers are evident; God is hearing them. Please continue to lift us up as we do the work of this ministry and Habitat for Hope up as it marches ahead in God’s design.
We love you,
Mark and Mylissa
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gross
May 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
So many of you have prayed for Andy and Ginny as they moved through the stages of dating, engagement and now marriage. We are so thankful to have them as part of our lives, and part of the HFH team. Rather than a bunch of words from me, I thought you might like to share in their celebration of marriage by viewing their pictures here.
Many congratulations, sweet friends. We love you.
The Anchor of Hope
December 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
More about Christmas and the New Year soon, but for now I will say that God is reminding me this season why He came. The purpose of the baby in the manger was the Cross, the redemption of the world, and God uniting himself again with his people. If this holiday season has brought you something other than perfect joy, we want you to know about a two-part sermon by Louie Giglio titled Hope: When Life Hurts Most. Mark and I have listened, and there is truth here that will make you weep. If you are an HFH family or volunteer, you will be recieving a copy of this from us in the next month. For the rest of you, purchase the CD here. We pray you will find encouragement.
Two More
December 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
When God speaks, we try our hardest to listen.
For the first time, Habitat for Hope is now maintaining 4 long-term housing apartments. Two weeks ago, we were contacted about a special family that needed housing. Mom Tish is single, and is here caring for her 17 year old daughter, and had to bring two of her other kids with her. In addition, she is caring for her 14 month old grandbaby and has primary custody. We were informed of the need, and although we had not spent a long time considering the possibility of 4 apartments, this was a no-brainer. We are so thrilled to provide a safe and comfortable alternative for the Perkins family to stay together. Many thanks to Ed Bianchi and JP Singleton for their manpower and help in setting up these new facilities!
We also opened an apartment this week for the Johnsons, who are in Memphis with all of their kids. They are in a third story unit in Uptown Square, and it has a beautiful view of the city, and of the new Chili’s Care Center at St Jude. Their daughter Brook is also in isolation, so this gives them the chance to be together and stationary in one place while Brook needs to stay away from other patients. We are so thankful to the management and staff of Uptown Development for helping to make long-term housing a possibility for Habitat for Hope.
The Perkins Family
Thanksgiving was truly a blast here at the HFH House;we had tons of fun enjoying great company, watching some football, and cooks lots of food. HUGE thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers who made dishes and desserts for us to share – it was GREAT! For the past several months, many of our families have been in isolation…meaning that their children have a particular contagious virus that prevents them from interacting with other kids. So Sunday after thanksgiving, we celebrated turkey day with one of our isolation families that we have grown to love dearly. It was the first time since summer than we have gotten together with the WHOLE Higgins clan, and we had fun making another bird and enjoying great fellowship.
Mark and I thank you for your continued love and care for us and for the families we assist. We pray that your holiday is one filled with joy and peace!
And then there was race day: Mark and I were so pleased to be a part of Team Shae for the St Jude Marathon once again this year, and huge thanks to all of you who donated to our family! Unfortunately, Mark and I were unable to run that morning as we woke up tired and worn out from the tail end of a stomach virus that had swept through our family. We did, however, still throw our post-race party for teams Shae, Evan, Christal, and Emma Grace. What a treat to share some time with new and old friends alike! Just like sweet Trish said, laughter and joy among friends really is the best medicine. Dawn Pierce was a HUGE help to us in getting dinner and snacks prepared. Dawn, you rock!!
Christal’s mom Chris and Shae’s mom Dawn
And just this weekend, we were blessed by the sweet owners of Once Upon a Time store in Bartlett in providing a princess party for HFH little girls and siblings. The kids had a blast, and we mommas decided we should all have a room just like this in our homes for impromptu princess parties! What fun.
Keely and Elli getting their nails done
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