Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Go Big or Go Home

Two years ago we began house hunting. We found what we thought was the house for us, but it fell through. Then we found this house. Isn't it pretty?


It had almost everything we wanted, plus some. Well, there were several setbacks with this one as well, all beyond our control. But we really felt like this was the house for us. So as we struggled to wait for the Lord's timing we prayed that if this was THE house, everything would fall into place, and we made a covenant with Him to use it for His glory.

The time has come. Chris and I have felt the call to adopt for--get this--two years. The whole time D was here I didn't dare hope that we would be able to adopt him. I did my best to remain objective, and I think I remained true to that. But once he left I couldn't help but feel that part of our family was missing, and that D was the missing piece. I was confident in this, but wanted to make sure Chris felt the same way. He brought it up a few mornings ago and said, "I WANT to adopt him, but I don't see how we can afford it." I had to smile. He had said almost the EXACT same words about hosting D in the first place. I gently pointed that out, and how the Lord had answered our prayers within HOURS of us giving it to Him (if you haven't heard this story, click here.  It's a good one!).

All of this to say...we will be pursuing adoption of D, AND of his 7 year old brother S. We will be doing a LOT of fundraising--to the tune of $40,000--that will encompass adoption fees in the United States as well as in their Eastern European country, lawyer fees, passports and Visas, doctor visits, and travel costs. We COVET your prayers, even beg for them. Our God is a BIG GOD, and He is STILL in the business of miracles!

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