We've been blessed.
If you've been keeping score on our fundraising badge, you've noticed that a considerable amount of money has been donated toward our adoption. Thousands of dollars. Is this amazing? Yes. Do we know how to express our thanks adequately? No.
How did it happen? Simply put, God has been working through the generosity of his people...
...through the gifts of people who supported my half-marathon on Oct 1.
...through a friend who offered to loan us a little money at the perfect moment.
...through several people who gave large gifts that made us cry.
...through people who started drinking a new kind of coffee.
...through friends who generously turned their daughter's birthday party into a fundraiser without asking us.
...through people we've never met before who love orphans with Down Syndrome.
...through some California college students who spent a Saturday washing cars:
...maybe through you reading this right now. Thank you. God bless you.
The support we've received has truly been overwhelming. It is so humbling to be on the receiving end of such sacrifice and generosity. But it's a story that needs to be told, not because we are so great or our cause is so great, but because God is so great.
This summer, before we had told many people about it, I was feeling extremely anxious about the fact that we sensed a call to adoption but didn't have $30K laying around. How would this ever happen? Were we out of our minds?
Then, as if for the first time, I read some words that I'd read a million times before: "Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you." Really? Is that for real? All these things? Could it possibly be that if we follow God's call that he would be faithful to provide and make a way?
It's for real. God is providing for us through people near and far, through people we know well and people we've never met. We are so grateful. God is good.
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Amen. Amen. Amen.
If you've been keeping score on our fundraising badge, you've noticed that a considerable amount of money has been donated toward our adoption. Thousands of dollars. Is this amazing? Yes. Do we know how to express our thanks adequately? No.
How did it happen? Simply put, God has been working through the generosity of his people...
...through the gifts of people who supported my half-marathon on Oct 1.
...through a friend who offered to loan us a little money at the perfect moment.
...through several people who gave large gifts that made us cry.
...through people who started drinking a new kind of coffee.
...through friends who generously turned their daughter's birthday party into a fundraiser without asking us.
...through people we've never met before who love orphans with Down Syndrome.
...through some California college students who spent a Saturday washing cars:
...maybe through you reading this right now. Thank you. God bless you.
The support we've received has truly been overwhelming. It is so humbling to be on the receiving end of such sacrifice and generosity. But it's a story that needs to be told, not because we are so great or our cause is so great, but because God is so great.
This summer, before we had told many people about it, I was feeling extremely anxious about the fact that we sensed a call to adoption but didn't have $30K laying around. How would this ever happen? Were we out of our minds?
Then, as if for the first time, I read some words that I'd read a million times before: "Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you." Really? Is that for real? All these things? Could it possibly be that if we follow God's call that he would be faithful to provide and make a way?
It's for real. God is providing for us through people near and far, through people we know well and people we've never met. We are so grateful. God is good.
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Amen. Amen. Amen.
WOW! What a story...and it's only beginning!! Thanks again for sharing this so that we could all be blessed by seeing God 'doing immeasurable more than we can all ask or imagine..."
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