God Loves to Surprise Us!

  I'm just going to cut to the chase.  In just twenty four hours we received $885 dollars in donations!  Some for the puzzle fundraiser and some just for a donation.  


It's been an interesting couple of weeks for me.  I really started struggling with doubt that God could provide the money we need.  I let worry overtake me at times.  I prayed and prayed that He would help me stop worrying and that I would remember that He knows what He's doing.  As the days went by I noticed that I was worrying less and less.  Which is kind of like a miracle because I'm a natural worry wart.  I basically just decided that adoption is God's heart and He will make this happen and I allowed myself to relax and be excited about my new child without the dark cloud of worry looming.  


This past Sunday within an hour 4 different people came to us and gave us donations that totaled $495!!  It floored us.  It took us a minute to compose ourselves so we could participate in worship.  I just stood there looking at the words of the song through my tears and kept willing myself to breath and swallow back the weeping that wanted to bubble up inside of me.  I was so surprised.  I was so humbled.  God blew us away.  


He also surprised us with the gift of affirmation.  In several different ways, through conversations we had a church and during the sermon, God was so sweetly telling us that yes this is what He's called us to do and yes, go to Haiti for this child.  


Yesterday, another surprise, we received a check in the mail for $40 for 4 pieces of our puzzle!  I was thrilled, but God didn't stop there.  Last night around 8:30 I received an email notification of a donation of $450!!!!  Man do I cry a lot these days! :)  What a blessing and oh how much that means to us that God is providing and friends and family are will to partner up with us to get this child home!!  In the notification this person added a sweet note with the bible reference of Matthew 18:5 which says, "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."  Love that.  Enough said.