We are so in awe of God. We have been praying so hard for the remainder of our dossier fee. This morning we received $1,100 from our church family. We are so thankful and blessed to have church family that love us and support us! He DOES provide for our needs!!! What an amazing God we serve!
Thankyou for all your support!
Serving Him,
Matt and Kristy
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
YAY!!
Good News!
We should have everything sent to our adoption agency's office by next week, who will then send it on to the Ethiopia Embassy!!!! Yay!!! We are so excited and relieved that the paperwork is almost done. Boy, this ride so far has sure been a roller coaster with many more hills to climb. But we are ready for the challenge!! Our faith has grown by leaps and bounds, and the way God has worked and is working is miraculous. He specializes in the impossible and we are getting to watch. It would have been safer to stay away from the path of adoption, but what a ride we would have missed. This has probably been one of the most terrifying and exciting things we have ever done, and we're not even finished yet. Some truths from an adoption devotional have helped us along the way:
* We aren't waiting on man, but on God
* God isn't going to send us where He is absent.
* God is not bound by geography, timelines, politics, or finances
* God hasn't asked us to walk this path alone. Not only will He remain with us each step of the way, He has prepared many warriors to go into battle with us.
* God's gifts to us are NEVER late; they are always on time and far beyond what we could ever imagine.
I would encourage anyone who has a passion for orphans and needy children, to adopt. We are to be a picture to the world, as always, of what God is about to do - the return of Christ for His church. As Jesus said, " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you." John 14:18 It's all about God's glory and plan for the world.
Please continue to pray for financial support!!
Seeking Him,
Matt and Kristy
We should have everything sent to our adoption agency's office by next week, who will then send it on to the Ethiopia Embassy!!!! Yay!!! We are so excited and relieved that the paperwork is almost done. Boy, this ride so far has sure been a roller coaster with many more hills to climb. But we are ready for the challenge!! Our faith has grown by leaps and bounds, and the way God has worked and is working is miraculous. He specializes in the impossible and we are getting to watch. It would have been safer to stay away from the path of adoption, but what a ride we would have missed. This has probably been one of the most terrifying and exciting things we have ever done, and we're not even finished yet. Some truths from an adoption devotional have helped us along the way:
* We aren't waiting on man, but on God
* God isn't going to send us where He is absent.
* God is not bound by geography, timelines, politics, or finances
* God hasn't asked us to walk this path alone. Not only will He remain with us each step of the way, He has prepared many warriors to go into battle with us.
* God's gifts to us are NEVER late; they are always on time and far beyond what we could ever imagine.
I would encourage anyone who has a passion for orphans and needy children, to adopt. We are to be a picture to the world, as always, of what God is about to do - the return of Christ for His church. As Jesus said, " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you." John 14:18 It's all about God's glory and plan for the world.
Please continue to pray for financial support!!
Seeking Him,
Matt and Kristy
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Almost There!!
So Sorry it has been so long since I have written. The past month has been really busy. We had a really great Christmas with family and we loved being home for the holidays.
We are almost finished with all our paperwork, PRAISE GOD!!! It seems like it has taken an eternity. We have now sent everything off to be state certified and are waiting to get it all back so we can then send it to the Ethiopian Embassy. We are so ready to be done with this stage of the adoption process! It will be exciting to just set back and wait for that referral for our daughter! When we get all our paperwork back to us, our first big fee of $4,000 is then due. Please pray that God provides the remainder of this money. Please also pray that we get our paperwork back soon. When we send our paperwork to Ethiopia, our homestudy must be less than 6 months old, and ours was completed on August 27th, so we're getting close. We know that God is in control of this process and know it will all work out. Thanks to all of you who have supported us through your generosity and prayer support. We are so thankful to have you in our lives!
Blessings,
Kristy
We are almost finished with all our paperwork, PRAISE GOD!!! It seems like it has taken an eternity. We have now sent everything off to be state certified and are waiting to get it all back so we can then send it to the Ethiopian Embassy. We are so ready to be done with this stage of the adoption process! It will be exciting to just set back and wait for that referral for our daughter! When we get all our paperwork back to us, our first big fee of $4,000 is then due. Please pray that God provides the remainder of this money. Please also pray that we get our paperwork back soon. When we send our paperwork to Ethiopia, our homestudy must be less than 6 months old, and ours was completed on August 27th, so we're getting close. We know that God is in control of this process and know it will all work out. Thanks to all of you who have supported us through your generosity and prayer support. We are so thankful to have you in our lives!
Blessings,
Kristy
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