Sunday, April 28, 2013

Crazy Weeks, but Oh, So Worth It!

It really has been a crazy few weeks, but we are definitely moving along in our adoption process!  We have completed all our meetings, education, and paperwork for our home study!  We received the rough draft of the home study report tonight, and will now wait for the final draft!  Hallelujah!  This is the first major hurdle in the adoption process.  Basically, we can't do anything else until the home study is completed.  So, now that it's done, we'll start on some other stuff.  The first major thing we'll do is to file our I600A.  This is for official approval for us to adopt from US Customs.  We submit this application, and then wait for them to assign us an appointment for fingerprinting.  Please pray that this appointment IS NOT assigned while I'm overseas on a mission trip!  Also, we can now begin applying for grants.  There are lots of grants and matching grants, so we've got to research and start applying!  We will also be applying to do a "Both Hands" project (also a fundraiser).  Here's some more good news: We had a garage sale fundraiser this weekend and raised $2180.65!

 We are blown away by God's goodness and His blessings!