Another Adoption Update

Two updates in one week!

FIRST, I found out that the changes that needed to be finished in order to keep moving along have happened already. So, praise God for that!

Please, please, please continue praying for the kids to receive the approvals needed to move to the next step. We are so close to the end, but I am keenly aware that we are in a spiritual battle and the enemy of God (Satan) will do anything he can right down to the end to create problems.

SECOND, I have an update (we get fundraising updates every Thursday):

We're at $6,615

WOO HOO!! Praise God again! And THANKS for the generosity from a few of you who are reading this right now. :)

Thanks for praying for us!

Quite the Pair

. . . are Abram & Greysen.They love wearing Brady's football helmet.And Greysen put all of this - except the shirt/pads - on himself. The boys are quite the football fans these days!

They act more like brothers than cousins . . . so it makes me curious how it will go adding a third boy!

Adoption Update

Time for an adoption update . . .

I can't post the details of exactly where we are at in the process, but we are hopefully within 4-6 weeks. I would ask that you please pray:

1) For some changes to be finished this week.

2) That some very important approvals are received in the next couple weeks.

3) For patience & grace while we wait. We are so ready for our kids to be home! (That would be an understatement.)

THANK YOU to those of you who are praying for us. We are relying on God - through your prayers and our prayers - to see us through to the end.

Also, we are in the process of raising $10,000 for the remainder of our adoption. I can't post the details of why we now need to raise support, but would be happy to send you a letter with the details if you email me. We sent support letters to many friends and family a month ago explaining the details and asking for financial and prayer support.

The great news is that we are HALF WAY THERE! Praise God! And thank you, thank you, thank you to those of you who have generously given money to help three orphans be orphans no longer.

We are still in need of around $5,000. We set September 30th as the date to have the money raised by (although money will still be accepted after that date). Perhaps this will be a reminder to some who received our letter and are planning to give. Or maybe you didn't receive our letter but God is leading you to give.

We are raising the money we need through Lifesong for Orphans. Checks can be made payable to Lifesong for Orphans with "Lee/#2238 adoption" in the memo line and sent to:

Lifesong for Orphans

PO Box 40 / 202 N. Ford St

Gridley, IL 61744

I will try to keep the blog updated with where our financial support is at in the next couple weeks. So many of you have supported us in a number of ways and we are incredibly grateful! This adoption has been a dive off of a cliff into greater dependence on God (and we are really just getting started!). We look forward to how He will provide for our needs. He is faithful!