The big question we get daily is;
HOW MANY MORE DAYS?
For real, y'all!!!
So let me update .....
We are 3 steps away from flying to China to pick up our little guy!!! We are expecting to leave Sept 1st. That all depends if the National Chinese Holiday (Victory Day) will interrupt our departure or not. We are praying it doesn't. (pray that with us!!)
What have we learned about Little D since we talked last?
- He is now 19 months old and will be 20 months on the 28th.
- He is wearing 18-24 month clothes so he is growing right on track it seems. (I was expecting him to be tiny....wrong)
- He is not walking yet but can stand and crawl.
- Everyone that has met him has told us he is their favorite :)
- He eats powdered milk and "some weird soup thing" haha.
- I met a friend who's son is in the same orphanage as D. We are besties now, of course, since we are both like the picture above :) We are praying that The Lord would allow us to travel together so that our boys can be life long friends. (please pray that with us)
- Yep, he's perfect. Thats him standing up :)
D is on the right and his buddy Sam on the left
If you know me, you will know that I am VERY excited to nourish his little body with lots of yummy food when he gets home!
GUESS WHAT?!
I am beyond thrilled to share with you that The Lord has provided $20,025.00 for us in JUST TEN MONTHS!! Are your mouths on the floor yet? haha. Im freaking out over here. That is just unbelievable.
We still need about $18,000 before we head out in a month or so.
Here is what we have left to do:
REFERAL ACCEPTANCE
* $2,000 - final program fee PAID
* $600 - orphan care fee PAID
* $900 - post adoption administrative fee PAID
* $1,125 - post adoption reports - PAID
TRAVEL
* $480 - filling and processing fee PAID
* $360 - Visas
* $3,400 ish for plane tickets (2 adults 1 child)
* $5,000 - $7,000 in country travel Package
* $7,300 - International Program Fee
TOTAL DUE - $18540 $18,060 ish
You guessed it. I AM NOT WORRIED ONE SINGLE IOTA! I mean seriously, at this point worrying is just humorous. (aka 20k in 10 months) We will continue to work hard for our son and trust that the Lord will pull us through till the very end!
So far we have 229 pieces for Little D's puzzle! Which leaves 271 pieces before it is finished. That is almost half way! Amazing!! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE BOUGHT PIECES!!
We will be having our last (hopefully) Massive Garage Sale next week July 30, 31 & August 1 from 6am -4pm in hopes to bring in a good chunk of cash for our travel. Again, we are confident the Lord will provide. In the past, the Lord has given us $5,300 at the first sale and $4,200 at the second sale. (take a minute to be amazed by that.....yeah...amazing...fishes and loaves y'all...) .. so we are hoping to make this one the biggest yet to raise the same, if not more than last time!
Things to pray for us;
- That we would continue to be confident in The Lord and not sway to fear.
- That we would be able to travel with our friends.
- That the National Holiday would not interfere with our travel plans.
- That Donnie would adjust well to us and that God would allow his transition from everything he knows to everything he doesn't know, smooth and comforting.
And lastly, heres a little video of our story so far that a friend used for an event she put on for us. It is definitely "to be continued"......
