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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Our challenge

Adoption is a much bigger and more complicated process than we ever imagined. There is tons of paperwork, which we are trying to wade through now. There are home studies, questionnaires, decisions and of course a huge financial obligation. As I think through all of this I can quickly become overwhelmed. But I believe God has led us to this point and will not leave us!

A verse that I believe God gave me as I struggled through the miscarriage of our twins is one I believe I will lean on through this journey. Jeremiah 29:11- "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm, plans to give you a future and a hope." God has plans for us... as well as for the little girl we are adopting. He did not lead us to this point just to abandon us. He will be with us every step of the way.



We would like to ask for you to pray for us-

-Pray that God would keep us focused on HIM through this whole process..

-Pray for M, J and K- that they will be ready and adjust well when we bring their sister home.

-Pray for our baby girl- that she will be healthy and safe and will be in our arms before we know it! It is possible that we could bring our daughter home by Christmas.

-Pray for God to provide the finances for this adoption. The total cost will be around $30,000. This is way out of our reach. But not out of the reach of our God- Jehovah Jireh!

-Pray that others will be impacted by our journey and might choose to bring home one of the 147 million orphans in this world.

2 comments:

  1. AWESOME!!! We are so excited for you guys!!!

    Let us know how we can help!! Let's get together soon!

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  2. I'm so proud of you guys for being available to God's leading! We will definitely be praying for you through this journey. It will be so rewarding and tough (as I've seen with other friends). I can't wait to see that little girl! We love you guys!
    :) Randi & Shannon

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