I am a Follower, husband, father, orphan advocate, co-founder, pursuer of justice and mercy all while I attempt to be present in life… Tumblr (3.0; @mikerusch)http://mikerusch.com/“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other...http://mikerusch.com/post/879470184http://mikerusch.com/post/879470184Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:30:00 -0500MiracleFaithPerspective<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6arcliyyn1qa2y9uo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We had the joy of host a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.helpendlocalpoverty.com/2010/07/nwa-house-show/">Help End Local Poverty House Show</a> this past week & it was an incredible opportunity to gather with friends and family to focus on the voice of the orphan in Haiti and beyond.</p> <p>Take a minute to read the HELP blog post from that evening:  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.helpendlocalpoverty.com/2010/07/nwa-house-show/">HELP NWA House Tour</a></p> <p>Huge thanks to <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/chrismarlow">Chris</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/necolemarlow">Necole</a> Marlow for making the trip & we can’t wait to see what’s a head.</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/873220626http://mikerusch.com/post/873220626Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:09:57 -0500HaitiOrphanHELP<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l68c7wIxOz1qa2y9uo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“<span id="contentTitle"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/a-comprehensive-approach-to-the-orphan-crisis.aspx">A Comprehensive Approach to the Orphan Crisis</a>” by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.qideas.org/contributors/johnny-carr.aspx">Johnny Carr of Bethany Christian Services</a><br/></span></p>http://mikerusch.com/post/867019180http://mikerusch.com/post/867019180Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:47:56 -0500AdoptionOrphan CareFaith<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12093789&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12093789&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12093789&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Don’t Forget Haiti: Sidewalks by <a href="http://vimeo.com/ryanbooth" target="_blank">Ryan Booth</a></p>http://mikerusch.com/post/847357880http://mikerusch.com/post/847357880Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:01:44 -0500HaitiPovertyMy oldest son is almost 10 and I’m watching him become a young man right before my eyes. In...http://mikerusch.com/post/845423145http://mikerusch.com/post/845423145Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:13:58 -0500RescueRedemptionParentingFaithBroken“There are only a few things worth talking about and the things that redeem you are the...http://mikerusch.com/post/832102236http://mikerusch.com/post/832102236Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:09:41 -0500FaithRedemptionAfricaRescueWalk for Water: A small glimpse of what life requires just to have water in Ethiopiahttp://mikerusch.com/post/827588819http://mikerusch.com/post/827588819Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:55:17 -0500EthiopiaWaterAfrica“He sacrificed his comfort to live in the humble service of God and of a better world, and his...http://mikerusch.com/post/801806514http://mikerusch.com/post/801806514Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:05:08 -0500FaithAfricaUgandaKampala“You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out...http://mikerusch.com/post/800392981http://mikerusch.com/post/800392981Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:37:00 -0500FaithCommunity<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/EllenGustafson_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/EllenGustafson-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=910&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=ellen_gustafson_obesity_hunger_1_global_food_issue;year=2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=rethinking_poverty;theme=a_greener_future;event=TEDxEast;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="292" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/EllenGustafson_2010X-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/EllenGustafson-2010X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=910&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=ellen_gustafson_obesity_hunger_1_global_food_issue;year=2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=rethinking_poverty;theme=a_greener_future;event=TEDxEast;"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ellen Gustafson:  Obesity + Hunger = 1 global food issue</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/799378994http://mikerusch.com/post/799378994Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:28:57 -0500HungerPoverty<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h1zeHxiBli0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h1zeHxiBli0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Jessica’s Story”</p> <p>So thankful for <a href="http://www.gladney.org" target="_blank">Gladney</a> & how they have created a path to life</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/798255811http://mikerusch.com/post/798255811Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:26:00 -0500Adoption<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XfrGpdjdv40&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XfrGpdjdv40&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/davegibbons" target="_blank">Dave Gibbons</a> talks about Third Culture</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/798093419http://mikerusch.com/post/798093419Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:24:00 -0500FaithCulture<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5amrr0aZC1qa2y9uo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great post on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.qideas.org/">QIdeas.com</a> from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.charlestlee.com/">Charles Lee</a> on Collaboration. </p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://qideas.org/blog/collaboration-more-than-a-nice-option.aspx">“Collaboration: More Than a Nice Option</a></strong>”</p> </blockquote> <p>Follow along with Charles at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.charlestlee.com/">his blog</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ideationconference.com/">!deation Conference</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://theideacamp.ning.com/">The !dea Camp</a></p>http://mikerusch.com/post/789530448http://mikerusch.com/post/789530448Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:57:00 -0500CollaborationChurchFaithCharless LeeIdea Camp<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12000532&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12000532&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12000532&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/785538557http://mikerusch.com/post/785538557Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:36:26 -0500EthiopiaAfrica<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12914481&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12914481&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12914481&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/12914481">Ethiopia:  The Whole Picture by Paul Hassell</a></p> <p>This is truly beautiful.  Just in awe watching this…</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/785516182http://mikerusch.com/post/785516182Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:27:07 -0500EthiopiaAfricaCompassion Blog: Is it safe to challenge the status quo?: Is it safe to challenge the status quo?...http://mikerusch.com/post/785334569http://mikerusch.com/post/785334569Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:18:14 -0500CompassionFaithPovertyOrphan“I believe God wants us all to live bothered by things around us that are not right…....http://mikerusch.com/post/776965955http://mikerusch.com/post/776965955Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:30:14 -0500FaithPoverty<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4xmqzc8IY1qa2y9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>love these kids…</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/761540325http://mikerusch.com/post/761540325Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:28:11 -0500Family“Only a real risk tests the reality of a belief” - C. S. Lewishttp://mikerusch.com/post/761492317http://mikerusch.com/post/761492317Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:09:19 -0500Faith<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4v064olgT1qa2y9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.adoptionsbygladney.com">Gladney</a> for allowing us share a little bit of our story & experience about bringing Sosi home from Ethiopia!</p> <p>“<a target="_blank" href="http://www.adoptionsbygladney.com/html/ethiopia/success_rusch.php">Both Sides of Home</a>” in latest Africa Program Newsletter</p> <p>Rest of the story can be found on our blog at <a target="_blank" href="http://mikerusch.com/adoption">Our Adoption Journey</a></p>http://mikerusch.com/post/756123226http://mikerusch.com/post/756123226Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:25:00 -0500AdoptionAfricaEthiopiaFamily