Humbled

I am humbled by how our God works. Never would I have thought that we’d ONLY  be $8,800.00 shy of our adoption fundraising goal. Never could I have imagined the friends He’d place in our lives at just the right time. Never would I have believed you if you’d told me that we could have purchased FOUR round trip flights to Africa, a 2 week mission trip, Immigration fees, a Homestudy, Travel immunizations, Adoption education fees, and no telling how much money spent on physicals, fingerprints, and certified certificates of every kind. Since June 2011. And paid for them IN FULL.


Um, that’s 6.5 months.


You guys. Our God is GOOD.


This adoption journey has done so much more for me than just the addition of a third child. It has renewed my faith in a way that I never realized it had waivered. I’ve never had any disbelief about our Lord and Savior – let’s clear that up. But I have questioned so many things:

1. Are we sure we’ve been “called” to adopt?
2. How are we going to do this?
3. If so, will He would provide? I knew he COULD, but would He? And how? And when?


Then I got slapped in the face. And He provided. Through friends and family and strangers from Canada. Through our blog and Twitter and Facebook. He provided. And He provided the exact amount of money needed and the exact time it was due. Best of all? He provided encouragement, strength, and everlasting friendships.


During this adoption journey, I’ve come to understand that through obedience, there should be NO fear. I should never question where He leads us or how we’ll get there. I should only say, “Yes Lord, I’ll go. Just tell me when” and leave the details up to Him.

 
Thank you all.

We Serve a God who has RAISED THE DEAD

It’s not too late to donate to Sixty Feet for the purchase of land!   www.sixtyfeet.org

Today I got an email from Shelly. According to her, Sixty Feet has raised $32,000 of the $60,000 needed in order to purchase land and to build a home for some sweet little nuggets in need. That means they need to raise only $28,000.00 by DECEMBER 31, 2011 in order to make every single cent eligible for a 100% match (up to $60k). Sounds impossible, right?

WRONG.

You guys, we serve a God who has RAISED THE DEAD. This ain't nothing for Him.

So, if you'd planned on getting me a Christmas present, don't. Instead, please consider making a small contribution to Sixty Feet. If you hadn't planned on getting me anything, well then, bah-humbug to you.

I kid. But seriously, consider it.

Please?