When I last posted (September 30th) we were given a two week deadline to come up with the $6,636 to pay the fees needed to move forward in accepting our referral for our sweet little boy. We had also been blessed with a Lifesong matching grant that would go towards our adoption costs.
So now, here we are 30 days later. I honestly can't believe that it has been 30 days. It has just flown by! To be quite honest, Jamie and I were a little nervous that the money might not come The thing is, $6,636 just seemed like such a huge amount.
When we did the math, it just seemed like such an impossible total. Here was some of what was going through my brain:
- We needed $6636 in 2 weeks
-That's $3318 each week for 2 weeks
-That's $474 each day for 2 weeks
-That's $19 per hour for 2 weeks
Yeah... so after looking at the numbers, I was more than a little panicked. And then, there was a very wise friend of mine who pointed me upwards....
Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
She reminded me that all of the money in the world belongs to God.
So, with that, we pressed forward. We made our needs know to the body of Christ and my oh my, how big did God move!!
So here is where we are today and some of the highlights from our fundraising so far:
- Our Lifesong grant is FULLY FUNDED! We were able to pay all $6636 to our agency so that our case would keep moving forward!
- We received $573 from our Chrome Buffalo T-shirt fundraiser thank to so many loving friends! If you bought a shirt, THANK YOU! It means the world to us! I am seriously so amazed at this fundraiser. Friends that I haven't seen in years reached out to buy a shirt alongside of some of our newest friends as well. And most interestingly were the complete strangers that stumbled upon our story and reached out to help. Seriously! Wow God!
- We received donations directly to us and to our Lifesong Grant. I will respect the privacy of these donors but I am beyond amazed at the love and generosity we were shown through these donors and this grant.
So, if your still with me here - IT HAPPENED! Every penny of $6636 was raised!! Our Lifesong grant was fully funded and our adoption agency already has the money in hand!
You know, I really think that I am done with "doubt". As much as I hate to admit it, I doubted a little bit that this would really happen. I really can't explain the doubt though because God has provided for our adoption from all directions from day 1. He has made sure that our son was provided for a protected in Ethiopia and He has made sure that we had every dollar needed to keep moving forward.
So. what's next?
At this point, we have about $3800 left to raise to COMPLETE our adoption!! I just can't even believe that I am typing that number. Seriously, I wasn't sure we would ever get here!
I know it is still kind of a lot but just look how far we have come! And when I say we, let me be 100% clear - I mean we as in the body of Christ, by God's grace and provision alone! We HAVE NOT done any of this on our own! We give all of the glory to HIM, and we thank all of you who are praying for us and who have given to us so very generously!
No more doubts. God is so not done with His work here! We know that there is so much more to the story both financially and most importantly - spiritually! I just can't wait to continue to share updates with all of you!
Our Lifesong grant will remain open even though we have met our goal. You can still continue to donate and receive a tax deductible credit! Here is the link!
https://www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate/one-time/?giftchoice=Adoption%20Funding&adoptionfunding=Family%20Specific (our family account number is 3821)
Stay tuned! I will write again soon with what the actual process looks like from here!
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