State of the Adoption Address: (UPDATED!)

Hello Faithful Readers,

It has come to my attention that there is some misunderstanding about the state of our progress regarding our funding.

I am going to lay it all out for you.

We have received a lot of support through grants, private donations, our Give1Save1 campaign and selling lotion bars. We have also paid a significant portion ourselves. As of tonight we have reached a grand (and I do mean GRAND!) total of $20,916.49. We are so thankful for all the support that we have received and we are almost there. 

The total that we have to raise by the time that we travel is $27,000, which leaves us $6083.51 to gather in the next few weeks.

At this point we are waiting to hear back from one more grant (we have heard back from several in the last week that have been a "no"). This organization that we are waiting to hear from provides matching grants. We are praying that will come through. We know, though, if it doesn't, that GOD has a better way in mind.

All that to say, if you have been waiting for the last minute to help bring our son home, it is fast approaching. ; )

Here are things that you can be praying for at this point:

• That God will prepare our son's heart for the dramatic change that is coming his way.
• That our son will stay healthy.
• That our family will be prepared to welcome its newest member with kindness, love and patience.
• That the last grant will come through for us.
• That our garage sale this weekend will be a success.

Here are things that we are in need of to take for the children:

• Happy Meal toys
• Socks
• Underwear

Thank you so much for following our journey and for praying for us!

Blessings!

UPDATE: Since last evening I have received a call from the last organization that we had applied for a grant with. They said that they cannot help us at this time. We are disappointed, but trusting God to provide a way.