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A pictorial history of our family’s Family Compassion Focus journey.

Greta’s Christmas Craft Sale to Help the Homeless in December 2015 was a wonderful success! Her goal was $500 and people generously donated more than $2275! She used $500 to buy a formerly homeless family bedding, towels, and kitchen items for their first apartment. Then she used $500 to buy the same kinds of things on amazon for newly arrived refugee families through World Relief. Then she gave everything else to DuPage Pads and their comprehensive work with the homeless less than a mile from our house.

Lots of peppermint ornaments made for Greta’s Christmas Craft Sale to Help the Homeless 2014.

I love these birdies. We made 94 and SOLD OUT.

Z and Grammy made lots of birdy ornaments for the Christmas Craft Sale to Help the Homeless.

Cinnamon ornaments and garlands were made for Greta’s Christmas Craft Sale to Help the Homeless 2014.

C loved making a picket fence star with his Dad for Greta’s Craft Sale to Help the Homeless 2014.

The man who came to measure for our replacement windows this morning had dozens of questions about Greta’s Craft Sale to Help the Homeless (we’ve got stuff all over the place). He was visibly moved at the end and made a donation, got some ornaments and offered his table and chairs. There was something very sweet and holy about it all.

Caleb’s 2014 Compassion Project was running a 5k for DuPage Pads, the homeless shelter a half mile from our house. His goal was $100. He was shocked when, due to a donor’s employer’s matching gift, it became $455.

: Everyone had to train at the college track for the 5k.

: The day before the race

: Daddy was chief trainer.

: Greta was very excited to get to run a race.

: Greta and I stuck to together while the rest ran ahead.

: People cheered for Greta calling her “Little Tough” throughout the race.

: Push ups.

: I’ve yet to run a 5k this fast.

Zoë’s 2014 Compassion Project was collecting school supplies for homeless and refugee students at our school. More than $400 in supplies and cash for her to buy supplies was left on our front porch. She had been thinking about it since the winter. She skipped through the store singing when we bought supplies with money others donated.

Our first Compassion Project of 2014 was an Underwear Drive for homeless children in DuPage County. A kind local shop owner said she wanted to do something with us. People donated 1202 pairs of underwear in February! Amazing!

: Gathering over 1200 pairs of Underpants for Homeless Kids!

Our Compassion Focus for 2013 was all about Clean Water. We were so happy to find Blood:Water Mission. Through a crazy series of events $20,000 was donated!

: Lemon:Aid 2013 – the year Team Fritz learned all about Clean Water through Blood:Water Mission

: Zoë painting the Lemon:Aid stand for Blood:Water Mission, Spring 2013.

: Amazed to raise over $20,000 for Blood:Water Mission in 2013!

: We are learning

: We can change the world together

: We are learning

: The amazing impact of $1 for Clean Water in Africa through Blood:Water Mission. Summer, 2013.

: Team Fritz’s Lemon:Aid Stand in front of Wear & Share in Wheaton, Illinois. Summer, 2013.

: Our Lemon:Aid Stand for Blood:Water Mission at Starbucks, Summer 2013.

2012 was our first year to commit to a Family Compassion Focus for the year. The kids voted for Orphans. Our hearts broke. We learned a lot. You can read more about that year here.

: My Cupcake Kids Loving Orphans

: Lots of community involvement

: A Big Sacrificial Gift

The first time our family tried a Compassion Project was in 2010 after the devastating 2010 Earthquake in Haiti. It changed us forever. You can read more about that here.

: After raising $37,000 for Haiti in 2010

: Valentines Day Ornaments 2010

: Valentines Day Sale at Church 2010

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