Anne was in Niagara Falls this past week with some junior high youth for a mission trip. This is one of her students running alongside a little girl who was learning to ride her bike. They can't afford to have training wheels, so you learn to ride a bike when you are big enough to balance on one. This little girl was left at a lady's house when she was a couple of months old because her mother didn't want her. She is the first child this particular woman has taken into her house, and more have followed. She has 3 kids who live with her all the time, and about 80 who visit her house during the week. They try to get away from the not-so-great influences in their homes (parents and older siblings who are gang members, crack addicts, prostitutes, and other things), and this woman's house is their safe place. This picture was taken on Niagara's worst street, Ninth Street. You can't go out after 3:30 in the afternoon without encountering the dealers at the end of the street. The gangs come out a little bit later. The Bloods' symbol was spray painted every ten feet on the sidewalk on the next street. It's a crazy thing, urban ministry. They saw lots of amazing things throughout the week...

Anne is back, everyone is happy, and the baby is now four inches long!