TEXAS RETREAT

Last weekend we enjoyed a wonderful Above Rubies retreat in Texas with nearly 200 ladies. Pearl and Meadow came to sing and blessed all the women. Meadow sings like a nightingale.

There was not a dry eye as they sang the most beautiful song Pearl wrote last week about a daughter and her daddy.  I’ll have to let you in on the words.

After Serene and Pearl (or Pearl and Meadow) sing at the retreats, the women are desperate for their CD’s. This time, they didn’t ask for this song to be on the next CD. They were demanding it!

NO. 70 ABOVE RUBIES

If you live in America, you will have received your new Above Rubies, #70 by now. I know that you will have been blessed and inspired by this issue.

SHORT-CHANGED!

By the way, if you are on the Mailing List to receive eight or ten copies, you will have only received six copies this time. The reason is that this issue of Above Rubies was printed on slightly heavier paper and we could only fit six magazines in the package to be accepted as bulk rate.

However, we don’t want you to miss out. If you have already given out all your magazines, you are welcome to call, email or write for more. Please state how many you need and don’t forget to write your mailing address. If you are emailing, please put MORE ABOVE RUBIES in the subject heading. Email: NANCY

Our vision is to get Above Rubies to every home in the nation. You can help by sharing them with your friends, neighbors and church families. I like to carry a few Above Rubies in a plastic bag (so they don’t get tattered and torn) in my handbag wherever I go. I never fail to meet people who are always blessed to receive them. One of my favorite places to share them is in supermarkets.

OUR CHILDREN HAVE ARRIVED!

We have now embarked on a new venture in life. After raising our children and being blessed with 34 grandchildren (our oldest grand-daughter is now 20 years), we have started again! On the 26 March Colin brought home three of our four children from Liberia, West Africa. Psalm, Sapphire and John are all 16 years. They are settling in well and are delightful children. Of course, they have lots of things to learn about living in a family which gives us many challenges.  But that is how God planned for children to be trained and nurtured—in a family!

Mercy (14 years) is hopefully coming soon. Just before Colin left for Liberia, we heard that her adoption had been dissolved. We felt very sad for her and decided to embrace her into our family too.

SERENE’S NEW BABY ARRIVED 28 MARCH!

Monday evening we had a big welcome gathering at the airport to welcome John, Psalm and Sapphire. Tuesday night Serene started to bleed and Sam rushed her to the Dickson hospital. She was only 33 weeks! They were not able to find out why she was bleeding and so she was taken by ambulance to the Women’s Centennial hospital in Nashville. Before they could start further ultra sounds Wednesday morning she was really in labor and there was no stopping (she had already been on bed rest for a couple of weeks and had had two false alarms).

Colin dropped me at the hospital while he took the new children shopping. God was good to us. Although we were in a high-risk hospital, we ended up having the most beautiful natural birth, just as if we were at home. Serene’s midwife, Heather, was present, plus her husband Sam and her two oldest daughters from Liberia (Selah and Kula), and myself. Serene was able to labor restfully. The two nurses left us on our own for most of the time and we all enjoyed the birth as we would at home.

She had a beautiful natural birth as Serene usually does, with long periods of rest between contractions right up until the end (this is how she births). The head came before the doctor even arrived. Amongst all the mothers at the NICU, Serene was the only one who didn’t have to have a c-section. She felt very blessed.

Although a premature baby, he weighed 5 lbs. 11oz (I think (he would have been a big ten plus pounds at full term). He was healthy, but of course was whisked immediately away to be put on oxygen and everything else he needed. He was in the intensive care unit for over two weeks but I was able to bring them home on Friday 13th. He is doing well.

We still do not know why he wanted to come early, although we think it was because Serene was exercising too much. Those of you who know her, know that she never does anything by halves! Each day she walked for an hour, but not normal walking. She walked up steep hills and the hill by her home is nearly vertical! I think she has learned her lesson and will be more moderate next time!

They have named the baby, Shepherd Colin, after Serene’s grandfather and her father. Her grandfather in New Zealand is a shepherd of sheep (and was the world’s fastest shearer in the world in his younger days) and after my husband, Colin,  who is a shepherd of people. Shepherd is now their eleventh child, although their fifth biologically. He is a little brother to Selah, Kula, Jabin, Isaiah, Arden, Chalice, Cherish, Cedar, Engedi and Vision.

Selah and Kula held the fort while Serene was in the hospital. They are amazing girls. They keep the home spic and span, cook all the meals and carefully watch over the younger children. Selah is like a second mother to little Vision and he sleeps with her every night. She even potty trained him for Serene.

EVANGELINE’S BABY HAS ARRIVED TOO!

Evangeline gave birth to her baby on Thursday morning, 19 April. She had a very quick and wonderful birth! She is already bursting with energy. I popped over to her home today (23rd) and she had cultured two gallon jars of vegetables, made her butter, had the supper on and had other nuts and foods soaking and preparing! Wow! How do I get her to rest?

We are still waiting for a name for this beautiful little girl. She is a sister to Zadok, Sharar, Rashida, Crusoe, Jireh, Arrow, Tiveria and Sahara.

A MINI ABOVE RUBIES SEMINAR IN YOUR HOME

Maybe you have longed to attend an Above Rubies retreat, but you have never been able to make it or they have been too far away from you. You now have the opportunity to have a mini Above Rubies seminar in your home or church. A series of four messages, RECLAIMING GODS’ PLAN FOR WOMEN , which I shared in Pensacola last fall were filmed and are now available on DVD for you.

You may like to invite some women into your home or your church to have a day seminar. Or you could make it a weekly event for a month. Invite women into your home to watch one message on DVD, then have a pot-luck meal together to fellowship with one another and discuss and talk about the message. You could do this for four weeks to hear the four messages.

Wow! For only $30.00 you could influence and bless so many women! What an opportunity.

You can order these four DVD’s from Above Rubies by sending a check,

going to the Above Rubies shop on the new Above Rubies web page: RECLAIMING GOD'S PLAN FOR WOMEN

or you can call to order by credit card at 1 877 729 9861 only between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm M-F, central time

Overseas readers can order by International PayPal.

TOLL FREE NUMBER

 Don’t forget that Above Rubies now has a toll free number – 1 877 729 9861. Call only between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm central time.  

STORIES FOR NEW MAGAZINE

I must now start editing the new edition of Above Rubies. If you have a special testimony that you know would bless many women, you are welcome to email it to me. Please type only one space between sentences (this is most important) and send it by attachment to NANCY

Also give the following information:

            Your husband’s name

            The names and ages of your children        

            The city, state and country in which you live

NURSING STORIES

I would love to do a feature on NURSING STORES, especially the different names that you or your little ones have called the breast. There are lots of cute names and stories. I’ll look forward to hearing them. Put NURSING STORES in the Subject Heading.

 SPANISH ARTICLES

We have a number of Above Rubies articles and devotions translated into Spanish. If you speak Spanish, or you have friends who speak Spanish, and you would like to share articles with them, you can:

1)     Contact me at NANCY and put SPANISH ARTICLES in the Subject Heading. Or…

2)     Write to Above Rubies and enclose a SASE.

These are the following articles that we have available for you:

Articles from Above Rubies:

TRAINING CHILDREN TO WORK by Karen Fehr, Canada.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 61.

A FRESS APPROACH TO HOMESCHOOLING by Pat Wesolowski.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 61

FIVE COATS by Hannah Babiak.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

MEET THE ARNDT FAMILY (The beautiful story of this family of 14 children!)            

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

WOLRD MISSIONS AT MY TABLE by Kimberly Eddy.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

IDEAS AND PROJECTS FOR YOUR CHILDREN by Victoria Purdue, Australia.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

Devotions:

THE SECRET OF GOD (Enjoying the presence of God in your home) by Nancy Campbell

THE WARMTH OF A SMILE by Nancy Campbell

TOWN AND COUNTRY by Nancy Campbell

TRABAJO BIEN HECHO by Nancy Campbell (I haven’t a clue what this title is  in English!)

Other Articles:

The following articles that I have writen have also been translated into Spanish, but I don’t know their English translations:

LAS HIJAS DE SARA

PROMESAS PARA NUESTROS HIJOS

EL VALOR  DE LA VIDA SEGÚN DIOS

COMO FUNCIONAN LAS VACUNAS

NEW CONTACT FOR RED PALM OIL

Unfortunately, the contact for the Red Palm Oil which was advertised in Above Rubies # 66 is no longer in service. However, you can order your palm oil from:

CHARITY CALLIS, www.thehomegrownfamily.com

Toll Free 1 (877) 841-2861

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COCONUT OIL

You can also purchase coconut oil and associated products from Charity. By the way, here is a most delicious chocolate recipe from Charity. I have tried it and it’s wonderful.

SUPER (healthy) Coconut Almond Fudge

1/2  c.  virgin organic coconut oil*

1/2  c.  coconut cream concentrate*

3/4 c.  carob powder

1/4 c.  raw almond butter

1/4 c.  raw honey (Sage is our favorite)

1    T.  vanilla

Place all ingredients in a glass container and set in simmering water

until melted if needed.  Mix together well.  Spread thick paste mixture

on a piece of buttered parchment paper or 8x8 pan; allow to cool in

refrigerator or freezer.  Remove and serve immediately.

*Ingredients available at www.TheHomeGrownFamily.com

Love from The Callis Family

Brian & Charity and children, Jimella, Eden, Philip, David, Mark, Abigail,

Meorah, Merry, Titus & Hope.

ERGO BABY CARRIER

You can also purchase the Ergo Baby Carrier from Charity. You will remember Serene wrote about the Ergo in Above Rubies # 64.You can do all your shopping at the same time.

BREASTMILK FOR AFRICAN BABIES

From Anita Jessup, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

I found this website and thought it might interest some of the readers.

http://www.breastmilkproject.org/

CANADIAN CORRECTION

Marie Ferreira now receives the new subscriptions for Above Rubies for Canada. Her address is incorrect in the latest magazine. Here is her correct address:

C34 - 3545 E 43rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5R 5X5

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HOUSE BURNED DOWN

At the beginning of this month, Colin and I and the children drove to Wisconsin to speak at the annual Above Rubies Family Camp. It was a wonderful camp, meeting new families and enjoying fellowship with families who come year after year. It certainly is a special annual event.

A mother was with us this year who has adopted 19 children—and has just found out that she is expecting her first biological child! How amazing. They said she could never have children. We were excited to hear about this. But just after the retreat we received the news that their house burned down. They got out of the house in two minutes with only their pajamas on. Their greatest need is prayer but if God touches your heart to help them in any way, you can mail things to their church:

Oakhill Baptist Church, Hwy 169 S, Humboldt, IA 50548
Or contact Lynn who can forward the NEEDS LIST
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TRIPLETS FOR ADOPTION

Diana Bramble writes:
We have just been notified about healthy newborn TRIPLETS in Guatemala that need to be placed. The Guatemala program is rocky right now, and triplet girls would be an extremely expensive adoption. It would take a very special family to take these children, but I am asking you to help get word out.
 
There is no way that this birth mother could afford to keep three babies, and we want to do everything we can to help keep these children together. I am happy to answer questions at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

Many blessings and love from

NANCY CAMPBELL