The Wedding

I love the body of Christ. Last night we got to celebrate the marriage of a sweet couple living at The Tapestry Project. They moved in a few months ago with four children. They were homeless and we felt led to really help them. Our apts are small and their family is large but they managed to make it work. We noticed instantly that they took great care of their children and Dustin began working for my husband to start paying rent. Shortly after they got settled. They mentioned that they longed to be married. However, he did not want to marry his wife at the court house. Dustin loves Amber and they wanted a Christian Wedding in a Church.

The Wedding came together and here are a few pics of their AMAZING CELEBRATION:

Everything was donated for this sweet couple to have a beautiful day! I dropped them off in bricktown for a honeymoon getaway after their reception. They were so excited Dustin kept saying to Amber “I am so glad your my wife.” They were giddy and so was I:) I can’t wait to see how the Lord continues to work in their marriage and in their family. He is the God of “more than enough.”

Thank you to all who gave of your time, talent, and resources! If your interested in helping out with things like this visit www.thetapestryproject.org

The 83 Foundation Event

Here are some highlights from this weekends event with Wes Welker’s 83 Foundation.

The 83 foundation has been a unique partnership and we were so grateful for the opportunity to set up a resource booth at their football clinic that reaches 300 (+) at risk youth in Oklahoma City.

Setting up. We offered  breakfast, coffee, prayer, and resources for the parents after they finished registering their kids at the camp.

OKC Thunder Mascot “Rumble” stopped by

So did countless families. What a great opportunity to serve the parents.

THE FOOTBALL CLINIC

The kids at the clinic loved every minute of it! These NFL players made such a difference in the lives of these kids and we were so grateful to be there to provide resources to the under-resourced in OKC.

Check out www.83foundation.com to learn more about New England Patriot Wes Welker and his work in Oklahoma City. We are excited to see how this partnership forms and we know that the foundation is interested in helping us bring more athletic opportunities to the kids living at and around The Tapestry Project.

After the Clinic we got all dressed up and attended a few more events with these guys in an attempt to raise some money for the 83 foundation. It was a lot of fun!

Baking Daddy a Pie

Today I hung out with the kids and we had a bag of organic apples from our co-op that we needed to use so here is what we made:

Making Homemade pies can be a lot of fun! Our favorite recipe is compliments of Betty Crocker herself:

Pastry for two-crust pie

2 c. of sifted flour

1stp of salt

2/3 c. of shortening

4 tbs of water (my mom’s famous trick is to make it ICE water)

gather dough together and press into a ball then roll out

Apples

Mix together 6-7 apples peeled and sliced

1 c. of sugar (we used all natural sugar and it tastes just the same and is bit healthier)

1tsp of cinammon

1tsp of nutmeg

1 1/3 tablespoon of butter. I slice it on top of the apples

Bake in a pie dish at 425 for 45 minutes until its brown and bubbly

ps…Cissa bought face paint at Hobby Lobby hince the small animal helpers you will be glad to know that I did make them wash their hands before we began. Their favorite part was using the apple peeler!

Cousin Camp Out 09′

Last Night we had the honor of hosting the first ever NEWBERRY-JENKINS cousin campout!  I will let the pics speak for them selves! 

 

                                                                                 PAPA saves the day!

                                                             ( BTW Larry you must know that you ROCK!)

                                             Traditional camp fire food! (hot dogs, chips, and watermelon)

                                                 Helping Uncle Josh prepare the camp fire (AKA chiminea)

                                                                             PREPARING for S’mores

                                                                      Draden enjoying His smore

The Seven (+) Honorary cousin Alice ( whom we missed greatly and would have loved for her mommy and daddy to have FEDEXed her to the event) Lisa next time you guys are in town we will host another:)

 

 

                                                                                           Bedtime!

Julia was wired at this point and decided to hang out for story time and then head home to get some rest in her own bed:)

Draden enjoyed his very own section in the tent! He was the first to go to sleep and the first to rise. He really enjoyed sleeping outside! (I believe this was his and madison’s first time)

Joshua and I are so blessed to have each one of these incredible kids in our lives. WE love it that our family is so close and that the kids get to grow up with such GREAT ADVENTURES!!!

 

Cousin Camp was a blast we can’t wait to do it again!

WHAT IS THE TAPESTRY PROJECT DOING?

RENOVATING

The Tapestry Project is currently renovating an apartment complex on the south Side of Oklahoma City. These two bedroom apartments are being offered as low income housing with a transitional achievement program for women, children, and families in crisis.

We are partnering with many community organizations such as Homeless Alliance, Daysprings, Great Expectations, The Property Management company, DHS, Church of the Harvest, Lifechurch.tv, SkylineOKC, The Refuge, City Rescue Mission, Mercy Ministries and HopeChest OKC in an effort to move Homeless into our housing project help them get connected to the resources and essentials that they need.

REPAIRING

The Tapestry Project is partnering with Dumas Baptist Church in an effort to repair and rebuild portions of the neighborhood church. This has been a unique opportunity to engage and empower the local church by providing a safe –clean space to teach and guide the neighbors with the message of hope and Christ.

RESTORING

The Tapestry Project has been given a unique opportunity to provide and offer community gatherings in the central part of the apartment complex. Our hope is that these cook-outs, and family game times would draw the community back together and that the neighbors would lead the neighborhood back to restoration.