Family Vacations!

With everything that has been going on this summer, I never imagined that we'd be able to slip away for a few days and enjoy some quiet family time together.
Nevertheless, Jeff was able to take some time away from his studies, the youth house/ministry and everything else that he has going on and take us away for a small break.

It was wonderful!

What a blessing it was to have a few days to swim, play, make some memories and reconnect together as a family. We've enclosed a few of our favorite shots for you to enjoy. We hope that you enjoy seeing our memories as much as we have enjoyed living them!

Having fun in the sun,

The Carney Family

Fund Raiser-Baazar

Our first fundraiser was a HUGE success! Thank you for praying for us-we would have never had such a great day without you.

Because I was so busy, I regret to say that I didn't have much opportunity to take pictures
during the event. However, I did take some "before pictures" that I've posted for you. In the pictures, you can see the murals that we've had painted on the walls as well as the tables with the items we were able to sale.

As a result of the sale and also with the help of churches and individuals, we have been able to purchase a ping-pong table, TV, A/C unit, weight bench, Wii and a few games to go with the console, repair electrical work, paint additional murals on the walls, and do numerous small projects-plumbing, lights, etc. We still have a long, long way to go to complete the project. We would like to buy Christian books and curriculum for the library. For the game room, we'd love to see it furbished with a few small tables, board games, speakers, stereo system, etc. The weight room also needs few small things as well. Please continue to be in prayer and if you would like to get involved in this project, you can email us at
TheCarneyClan@gmail.com or you can also contact our mission board, BIMI.

Once more, please keep us in your prayers-we need them.

Jeff & Elisabeth Carney

July-La Isla Part B

Well, it's taken us about a month but we are finally beginning to see a dream
come true in the form of "La Isla"!

I am not much of "manual labor" type girl, but Jeff had me helping him paint ceilings, "cutting in" and rolling walls in the teen house! (I feel like I could open my own painting business now...Jim Miller, look out-here I come!) On most days, the kids stayed busy squashing bugs for us while we worked in the house. Although Tori, Tyler and I only went over a few times for the big clean up projects, Jeff has pretty much been over there every day working most of the day. He's so committed to giving the youth a place of their own.

The house itself was very (VERY) rough... however, after weeks of scrubbing, painting, electrical work, de-roaching, plumbing, landscaping, planning, and cleaning, and painting, and cleaning, and painting (did I mention "cleaning" and painting??) the doors of La Isla are FINALLY opened to the public! We still have a long way to go, but we are thrilled to see things slowly falling into place.

As I mentioned in a previous blog update we have a vision for each room in the house; however, in order to see the house completed, it will take finances that we don't currently have in our budget. To help with these expenses, Jeff and I are organizing a large bazaar-yard sale. We have been collecting goodies for weeks and finally have it all organized, priced and ready to be sold. Please be in prayer as we attempt our first "big" fundraiser for youth house. We'll keep you posted on how it goes for us.