Meet Jim and Laurel Diacogiannis (pronounced DEE-AK-EE-A-NIS). They have 10 biological children (ages 7-24) and in March 2008 welcomed 3 precious children from Ghana (ages 7-12) into their family.
I "met" Laurel through our blogs and have come to admire and respect her very much. Laurel is a freelance writer and an inspirational speaker, among other things. Laurel writes and speaks on many topics including parenting, homeschooling and "living your faith" topics such as prayer, miracles, joy and hope. This is Laurel's website for anyone interested in learning more about Laurel and/or having her come to speak at an event.
The children in the Diacogiannis family have done and are doing some pretty amazing things. Here is a link if you would like to meet the individual members of the Diacogiannis family and also to see what they are up to.
http://ajourneyoffaith.net/meet_my_family
One of the reasons I am writing about the Diacogiannis family is because two of Jim and Laurel's children, who are serving the Lord overseas, are in desperate need of support.
Here is a little bit of information about Jeremiah and Carissa:
these are the things that make Jeremiah tick. Along with ministry and politics, Jeremiah loves sports and music. He played league baseball for 17 years (also playing varsity football in high school). In addition to taking 9 years of piano lessons, Jeremiah had lead roles in the high school musical productions (including Thernardier in Les Miserables). He studied Political Science at Liberty University, and was on their National Championship Debate Team. Jeremiah taught school for a year before deciding to travel down another path. He is currently working with Global Hope International in Amman, Jordan, as they minister to Iraqi refugees. He is also attending full-time Arabic Language School to increase his effectiveness to those in the Middle East. He is currently in need of funds for rent, transportation, and food for the next 2 months, until he comes home for the summer (to raise more support). 
Carissa ... 20 years old ... compassion is definitely one of Carissa's spiritual gifts, she loves children, ministry and missions. In addition to these things, Carissa enjoys running (she was a 300m hurdler in high school), and worship ministry (she is a vocalist and piano player). After participating in short-term mission trips to Costa Rica and Mexico, Carissa decided to attend a 6 month YWAM (Youth With a Mission) Discipleship Training School in Mendoza, Argentina. After completing her DTS, the Lord called her to stay in Argentina on a long-term basis. She is now enjoying her status as a full-time, volunteer, YWAM staff member in Mendoza and is currently serving for 2 more years. While she is working on the logistics of starting a new ministry at the Mendoza YWAM Base, an outreach for neighborhood children, she is leaving this week to travel across the country to Buenos Aires for 4 months to attend a YWAM School of Children's Ministry, in order to better prepare herself for the ministry she will begin in Mendoza next fall. She is currently in need of about $300 per month for support (which provides all food, lodging, and transportation).If you feel led in any way to help either one of these two young adults as they are being the Lord's hands and feet, please follow any of the links I've included to get a hold of Laurel to find out how to donate.
Thank you so much for reading this!
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