give1save1: We're Growing!

Hey faithful Desta readers!!  I wanted to introduce you to an amazing blog.  Below you'll find the link to their latest blog entry and what's going on in the Give1Save1 future.  They are creating a special Give1Save1 sight for adoptions from the Caribbean and hopefully soon it will be up and running because we are the first family to be featured on it!!!!  Woohoo!!  So please check it out and take the time to read it.  You can impact not only our adoption finances, but every family they feature because all it takes is one dollar.  We all have a dollar so there really isn't any excuse. One small, measly dollar a week and you are making a HUGE difference. The orphan crisis around the world can be greatly impacted through Give1Save1 and I am very excited to be a part of it and to help countless children come home.  Please, I implore you to become a part of the Give1Save1 family.  There is now no excuse to not be involved in following Gods command to care for the orphan.  Thank you!!

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Show Hope

Today we were blessed in a big way!!  As you can see, our amount on our fundraising thermometer has gone up, quite a bit!  Show Hope blessed us with a grant!!  After being told there weren't enough funds to give a grant from three other organizations, this was definitely an unexpected gift.  We were blown away and are so excited!  We are giving thanks to the Lord and are excited to see Him working!  Other things are in the works and we'll be sure to keep you posted as things unravel! 

Yes.....

we're still adopting!  Things have been quiet since our dossier was completed because, well, there's not much to tell.  There is only so far you can go on your adoption journey when you hit a huge financial wall.  It's been hard and discouraging at times but God has really been using this "silence" to stretch me and force me to do nothing else but cling to Him.  There are things in the works that I'm not at liberty to share at this point and we are still excited to be a part of this amazing calling to help orphans.  Nate, the kids and I have an expectant faith that God WILL provide.  After all it's the orphan that needs the money not us.  Keep praying everyone and someday we'll all see just how He was working all along! :D

DTH

We just received word that we are DTH, which means we are (drum roll please).......DOSSIER TO HAITI!!!!  We are overjoyed and so happy that we only had to fix one document and it went through authentication and translation smoothly!  That's it, I'm just going to enjoy this victory and not dwell on that little issue called money.  ;)

YAHWEH

It seems that adoption is dominating my thoughts lately and have felt the Lords gentle reminder that I need to focus on Him and Him alone.  After all, without Him nothing is possible.

I love His name Yahweh.  I am that I am.   So Powerful, so Almighty.  He was never created.  Always was and always will be.  He needs nothing or no one.  He IS.

As I was spending time with Him in His word tonight I came across this scripture, John 18:4-6.  This passage is about Jesus' arrest.  4. Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, "Who is it you want?" 5. "Jesus of Nazareth," they replied.  "I am He," Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) 6. When Jesus said, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the 

ground.

Did you catch that?  When Jesus said "I am He"  the soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees collapsed to the ground.  At the sound of His name.  The very ones who were about to arrest Him.  That power is in me!  His Holy Spirit resides in me and when Yahweh looks at me He sees His precious Son.  What grace and what love. There are tears spilling down my face as I type.  I am so underserving.  What a gift.    

 YAHWEH.  The power in His name is hard for my mind to comprehend yet He allows me to say it in a whisper, or to cry it out, or in those moments when I can't find the words, my soul speaks to His heart and He knows.  He calls me daughter and I call Him Yahweh.  I am that I am. 

Thank you Jesus.

 

New Fundraising Goal

We just wanted to make it official.  We are now raising funds for two little ones!!  The amount on the gauge includes the international fee for each child ($14000/per child) and the fee to pay once the children move through social services in Haiti.  As you can see, we need a lot of prayer!  Still waiting on those grant places!  Thanks for your support everyone!  Keep those prayers coming! :D

Excitement and Frustration

What was supposed to be an exciting phone conference with our adoption coordinator ended up being frustrating as well.

We had a call set up to happen at 11 am on Wednesday this week.  The purpose of this call was for our coordinator to get to know us a little better by asking us a series of questions.  She does this because she is the one that matches families with the children in the orphanage.  During the conversation I mentioned how one of our biggest fears was to get the pictures and profiles of a child and have to say no because of lack of funds.  She then proceeded to tell us that she would rather us be close to having all the money (for that blasted international fee that is) before she has this conversation.  The reason is because the referral will happen very, VERY quickly and she wants to be sure that we can move forward as soon as the referral is given to us. Getting these orphans out of Haiti is urgent!  Oh, and one more very important fact that we learned is that we will be getting two.  TWO!!!!

That is the exciting part, the part that brings us so much joy.  At the same time we are also saying, two.  TWO?!?!  How will we ever get the $28000 we need for them? By the way, if I haven't made this clear before I will say now that this is NOT an adoption agency fee, it's the fee required by the Haitian government.  Hence the frustration.  So what we learned is this.  We won't be matched until we have the money.  I could just scream with frustration over this.  It's like someone is holding our children for ransom.  You can have your kids as soon as you fork over the money.  We are so broken hearted over this.  We are so close yet $28000 away.  Our coordinator said that her sibling groups almost never move out of the orphanage.  They are waiting.  Being older children they understand why they are in an orphanage and hope that they find their forever family soon.

So pray.  We have a couple of grant apps out, one of which we've already been turned down for, for lack of funds.  Ugh.  Still waiting to hear from two others.  We are going to be a part of another fundraiser as soon as we can get a video of our story put together, which is required by the people in charge.  These grant places and fundraisers are a blessing but they are limited as well and do the best that they can to help.

There are two little souls that belong with us, but they can't get to us because of the money.  We need prayer warriors to stand with us and go before the Lord and pray these kids home.  Pray for our hearts as they are heavy tonight.

These are just a handful of the precious ones that live in the orphanage we are adopting from.  They are sitting on boxes of donated dry mild powder which will aid in combatting malnutrition.  Two of them could be ours.  

Remember, you can help by clicking on the donate button to the right or clicking on the puzzle fundraiser link provided to see if you want to help that way.