Gift Bags!

We have been working hard assembling gift bags for "P" and "M". Everything had to fit into a ziplock gallon size bag. They are delivered by other families going there.This is the way that they find out they have a new American family! They are pulled into the office and presented with a bag, a letter and told they have a new family! Then they put on the t-shirt or dress we send and then all the kids in the orphanage know they have a family! They are all congratulated and celebrate together! In "P"'s bag, we included a letter, a disposable camera (recommended by the agency), a t-shirt and short outfit, with flip flops, a monster truck, a small football, and 15 pictures in an album. "M"s bag includes a dress, that matches one we got for "M"  too, a black cabbage patch doll, darling little size 2 sandals, a book that has textures for puppies and kittens, a letter, and an album filled with 15 pictures too. We should be given pictures and maybe even video of them opening their bags! It will be fun!

Please pray for "P" and "M" while they are waiting for us and for the many, many adjustments they will have to make when they come home to us. Please also pray for our family, as we prepare for the many adjustments we will make too. We know God has already provided and led us in this and trust in His continued guidance and blessings!

We are also praying for God's financial provision. "M" has worked very hard and paid for the first big chunk, but there is much more to come. It can be overwhelming and we almost didn't pursue this because of it, but God has made it clear to "M" and I that He will provide, so we continue to pray for that.

Pictures

Until this becomes more official, I cannot legally put their faces on the blog, but I can put parts of them! So I chose their eyes! They are beautiful children!!

It's a big yes!!

We have accepted a referral of a sibling group!! We will be welcoming "P" (7) and "M"(2 1/2) at some point, hopefully in a few months from Ghana! We are starting our international paperwork and we're excited! Thanks for praying! Please continue to do so! We need prayer for all the paperwork and red tape we're facing as well as the finances we need to raise. So far "M" has worked SOOOO hard to come up with the money through buying crashed bikes and cars and selling them but more needs to come. Thanks! We'll hopefully put up some pictures soon!

Thank you for the support!

As we have gone through this process, and now may be SO close, so many of you have been extremely supportive, encouraging and praying with us! This picture of two stuffed dogs is from Connie, who said I could show it, and she said she bought these for whoever would be joining our family one day, to give to them eventually, but to remind her to pray now. So we have this picture and that promise. It means MORE than we can ever say. So thank you to all of you!! We'll keep you posted! (p.s. they represent her Molly and our Molly!)

BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

We have been given a REFERRAL!! what does that mean? It means there are two children, a brother and a sister that we have been given the opportunity to decide if they are the right fit for our family! We are going to PRAY PRAY PRAY and talk a lot and we'll keep you posted! Wow!

We must now hunker down for the wait

Well, we had good news today but now we realize we could be in for quite a wait. We don't know how long...I think we had thought it would be sooner than it's going to be...could be months before we get matched with kids and then months before they can come home. So we will pray for those kids because they are definitely alive and waiting for forever homes!

Homestudy is approved!

We got a very exciting phone call today....our homestudy has been officially approved by our agency so we now able to view waiting children....unfortunately there are none that are waiting that fit what we are looking for so now we wait and pray more!! It's very exciting news!