On Tuesday morning, as I was spending some much needed time with the Lord, He spoke to me and said, "Your answers are here." That was it! I continued to ask what that meant, but His plain and simple reply, "Your answers are here." Not quite sure what to think of this, but decided to rest in His peace, knowing that God would reveal this to me.
Well, He sure did! That afternoon, I got a phone call from Life Song for Orphans, the non-profit organization that we applied to (7 weeks ago) to try and get another matching grant. We were not offered the matching, but instead the opportunity to utilize their fundraising "kit." "Kit?" That's exactly what Jon and I thought! It is pretty simple, actually. They are supporting our adoption through prayer and also providing a way for our friends and family to donate through them for our adoption and receiving a tax deducation. We just finished this letter and are working sending them out this week! We realize that not everyone can give, but we could truly use prayer from as many friends and family as possible! Okay....we will walk this path of fundraising! God will provide! Also, after looking at the estimated amount still needed to cover our adoption (approx. $13K), we decided to begin an application for an adoption loan, through the ABBA Fund. Not our first choice, but we would like to be prepared.
Later that afternoon, I was checking my e-mail and had just received an e-mail from our consultant asking about the twin and if we had heard anything. Well, right in the middle of responding to her e-mail, the caseworker from A Guardian Angel called me. She said, "Rebecca has made her decision, today, and she has decided to go with another family. But...I have some situations coming up that you will probably be interested in, so keep your eye on our website." Well, honestly, not the answer I wanted, but I definately had an overwhelming peace about it! Our baby is still waiting for us! Nick, on the other hand, was quite upset about this...sobbing and angry all at the same time. We have decided to prayerfully considered each situation, before we tell Nicholas, since this impacted him so much.
Jon and I also had some other personal questions answered that same day, as well! God is truly in control of all. Letting go of control is one of the hardest things that we can do as His children, but until we do, God can't use us efficiently and pour His blessings into our lives like He desires to do so. We have to learn to align our desires with His desires!
We continue to wait on additional situations of available little ones and for God to bring the remainder of our financing for our adoption. Please continue to pray for God's provision and for our little waiting, who is growing and waiting to be with us!
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