It is amazing how God provides! He is a gracious and loving Father who is faithful to provide what is needed to accomplish His tasks. I saw some answers to prayer during my several week vacation I just took. I get tempted to worry about things coming together, and I was started to worry more how we would be able to afford all the costs involved in these two adoptions. We had felt we were doing Ok when we had started this journey, but things changed and now we are in a whole different circumstance. Here is what is big for me....
I think God put us in this place of need ON PURPOSE.
We needed to depend on Him to provide. We cannot exist apart from Him, how could we think we could accomplish this process of adoptions on our own? As I wondered and asked God how this was all going to work out, He gave me peace. He reminded me that He was the one accomplishing His desire for these children to have a family. And He will provide for it to happen!
And then here's what happened....
I received a large check from family that was much more than I expected! I was told by more family that they wanted to help sponsor our trip to Uganda! I arrived home and found another check that came in the mail from some dear Christian friends for an amazing amount! Not only that, I also had a message on my answering machine asking me to come in for a job interview! I was so blessed it made me cry and thank God that He was showing me that it will be OK.
Can God provide for us through me getting a job? Yes, He can. However, I did not end up getting the job that I interviewed for. I was so willing for God to do what He wanted, that it didn't upset me. Finding that I did not have the job reminded me of the work that God has for me right now. I had lots of adoption paperwork to follow up on. So God got me moving and working on what is needed to bring these children home.
Update on paperwork:
I have checked on our background files, and it seems that all we are lacking now for our homestudy paperwork to be complete is our FBI clearance. So, please pray that it comes quickly! This is a huge blessing, because I thought we were a lot further behind than we are. God showed me that things were moving, and paperwork was getting done while I was on my vacation (in fact several pieces of paperwork came in the mail in the meantime).
I was able to submit our applications to the US immigration to bring foreign-born children into the US. Pray they will approve the applications, which are lacking the homestudy at the moment, and be returned quickly.
Update on our Daughter:
I do not have any big new update on our daughter right now. I have asked for an update, but information is moving slowly in Uganda. But, Good News, our agency sent someone to Uganda this past week! They will be gathering medical information on some children, including our daughter, and hopefully we will receive news on how she is doing and pictures too! The only other new information that I learned is that she is learning both English and Luganda in her baby home. I can't wait to communicate with her! Hopefully I will learn some Luganda before I travel, because I will need it when I am staying there!
As we prayerfully rest in God's assurance that He will provide, I still hope to bring news to you about ways to you can be involved in this process. I am working on some fundraisers. In the meantime, don't forget that you can order some coffee from our JUST LOVE COFFEE store, and $5 for every bag gets donated towards our adoption! (in fact, I just got a check in the mail from them for what has been raised so far! Thank you for buying coffee!) It's really yummy, by the way!
