I try to keep this blog light, I try not to get too personal or emotional, Mostly because I'm a private person (Mike too). The fact that I have a blog at all is surprising and out of my comfort zone, outside of my bubble where everything happening in life is contained. Everything looks great from outside the bubble and I don't like to let anyone in. Today i'm stepping out of my bubble to ask for prayer.
Matthew 18:20 says: "for where two or three gather in My name, there I am with them." This entire year, especially since we started the adoption process, has been rough. Really rough! I am fully aware that there is a battle going on here, a battle for the life of our future son. Let me be clear though, there is NOTHING that will keep us from bringing Gabriel home. I know that God is fighting for us in this battle but it is really hard to not feel defeated when nothing seems to be going our way. Stress is taking a toll on us and we covet your prayers. We WILL press on, we have to. Please join us in praying for things to start looking up, for us to see a glimmer of hope in this difficult season we are walking through.
Jake turned 18 last week! (Happy Birthday!) Now that he is an adult we have some extra stuff to do for the adoption. He will need to be fingerprinted twice, meet with our social worker to answer some questions in person, and we have to file extra paperwork. Its costing an extra $535. It's an expense we were not expecting.
Lastly, I want to mention that November is National Adoption Awareness Month. I realize not everyone is called to adopt but we are all called care for orphans. There are many ways do do this, including sponsorship, advocating, supporting a family, and praying. I sponsor a little boy and it is truly a blessing. The monthly donation helps take care of his everyday needs and I receive photos and updates regularly. A few months ago I donated an extra $50 to my sponsor child and his class for "something special" and they were able to take a field trip to a supermarket, go to McDonalds, get ice cream, and do a painting project! How awesome is that? If you're interested in sponsorship I can give you some info on foster homes that need sponsors.
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month I would like to try a small fundraiser that could potentially turn into something big! The power of a dollar. Everyone can probably afford to donate one dollar, so Im requesting for everyone that reads this blog to donate one dollar to our You Caring Fundraising page (link below) and share the post. Let's see how much money we can raise in the month of November with one dollar donations!
https://www.youcaring.com/adoption-fundraiser/waiting-4-gabe/341337
