1st Gift Bag Delivery Day

On September 23, 2009 we delivered our first set of gift bags to the children at The Children's Hospital. We made a little over 200 bags. These bags included coloring or activity books, crayons or pens, stuffed animals, and a Halloween craft activity. Each bag was made specific to each gender and age group.

We visited 4 floors of the hospital that held the long term patients. Unfortunately, most of the children were in isolation and we were unable to visit with them but we made sure that they all received a gift bag.

The last floor was when we were able to go in and talk to the children and their families. What an amazing experience. Many children were so excited and were so fun to talk to you! It's amazing that spending only a few minutes with a child can leave an impression on your heart for a lifetime! We came across a handful of these children and received consent from the parents to show their photos. Here are a few of the kids:









At the end of the day when I walked through my front door and my kids came running up to see me, all I could do was fall to my knees and hold them. Every day those of us who have healthy kids, take their health for granted. I know that I am guilty of that. I am very grateful to have had such an eye opening experience. My heart and my prayers go out to all the families that are at the hospital with their children right now. I pray that your beautiful children will be able to come home soon, healthy and safe. For the parents and family members that are at the hospital every day with their child, with their brave faces and aching hearts, I pray that God will continue to give you the strength that you need to make it through. Because only through God can we endure such trials and tribulations in our lives.

We would like to thank everyone that donated crayons, coloring books and stuffed animals. With your help we were able to make this a very successful delivery day! We will always be asking for donations of these items. Please contact us if you or anyone you know may be interesting in donating, info@arkangels.biz.

We made a little video of our day at the hospital. Please take a look and we hope that your heart will be touched as much as ours was.




With lots of love,

Korri BeVier

The Fight For Autism

The weekend of September 11th-13th, there are amazing events going on where proceeds from all events will go to Autism Speaks. We met with the planning committee of this event a few weeks ago. Every person involved either has a child or knows a child with Autism. These wonderful people have poured their hearts and souls into this event in hopes of bringing more awareness to the public about Autism.

This wonderful event starts out on Friday night (9-11) with a Wheels and Heels Black Tie and Leather Ball. This evening will be filled with music, food, drinks and tributes to those doctors and advocates who have dedicated this past year to Autism. For more information and ticket sales please visit http://www.ridesandrodsweekend.com/http___www.ridesandrodsweekend.com/DANCE!.html

After the ball, Saturday holds a Scavenger Run for anyone with cars and motorcycles that want to show them off! There is a scavenger hunt that starts out at Invesco Field and ends up in Central City where the huge after party will be held. For more information about Saturdays events and for registration information please visit http://www.ridesandrodsweekend.com/http___www.ridesandrodsweekend.com/RIDE!.html

Please attend these events and have a fun filled weekend and also help support Autism Speaks!

Rhonda Spellman

Our journey with The Children's Hospital started around March 2009. Since then, God has placed some incredible people into our lives. That is one of the things I LOVE about what we are doing! I get so excited to meet new people and hear their stories and see how we can all help each other out.

One of these amazing ladies is named Rhonda Spellman. Rhonda called me one day wanting more information about A.R.K. Angels. An hour later, we were talking about our families, our faith, our goals and hopes for the future. Turns out that Rhonda is an author of 2 children's books, Fire & Ice and When I Was A Little Boy, by Jesus. Rhonda is a HUGE advocate for Autism. Her son was diagnosed with Autism and a very young age. Through many years of research and through Rhonda's knowledge of writing, she was able to bring her son out of the state of autism that he was in! He now has written 5 books himself and is working on a movie script!

Rhonda has made it her life journey to share with everyone her knowledge and experiences with Autism. She has created an amazing workshop for all children. In this workshop, she teaches children of all ages how to write their own books. Each kids gets to write a 15 page book and then she "publishes" it for them. They all then get a copy of one of her books and a certificate. It's amazing! For more information about her workshops please visit her website at www.autismwithrhonda.com. We are hoping to do a workshop with Rhonda with The Medical Day Treatment Center at The Children's Hospital soon. We just need to find sponsors to help with the funding of this project.

Rhonda just recently wrote an article about A.R.K. Angels that will appear in a national magazine for autism. We will post this on our site once the issue is released, should be the November issue. This article is so wonderfully written! We feel so very blessed to have somebody like Rhonda believe in what we are doing and wanting to join forces to create something amazing for the kids! We look forward to what the future has in store with us and Rhonda, not just professionally but personally!

When you start to lose hope in what our world has become, certain people come into your life restoring your faith in human kind. There are still amazing people out there in our world! Imagine what we could do for all of these precious children who are suffering from some sort of disease. illness or disorder if we were all to join together? It gives me the chills thinking of the possibilities!