Hurray! Hurray! God is SO GOOD! I cannot begin to tell you how completely amazing our God really is. I have been telling myself for weeks that the upside to our home study moving so slowly through the review process is that it is providing us more time to come up with the adoption money we need. Not really very comforting, but my way of trying to put a positive spin on things completely out of my control. We know that God is in control, and no matter how frustrated we get with the humanness of this process we recognize the truth of Romans 8:28 - "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." - and today He proved it. Again!
About a month ago I began sending out a weekly update letter to our friends and family giving a quick overview of our adoption ins and outs. (My way of trying to cut back on the number of emails I was inundating people with.) Well, as I compiled the information for today's email I couldn't help but get specific with the dollars and cents of what we will need to pay to varying agencies as soon as our home study is actually finalized. $890 here, $2000 there, another $500 over there... And then I got even more specific with how much money we actually have in the bank - from fundraisers, donations and savings - to throw at those fees ($2261). And then just how much we were short ($1129). And then, amidst a good amount of self-admitted begging, I continued to ask people to support us in our fund raising efforts, help us get the word out about our various fund raising opportunities, and most of all PRAY. And, boy, was someone praying!
Just minutes after sending out this email Dan's computer "dinged" telling him to check his Inbox. He did, and he promptly said to me, "How much money did you say we still need right now?" I knew by the tone of his voice he had something miraculous to tell me, but I must admit my initial response was, "Why?" He then proceeded to tell me that he had just received an email stating that a travel voucher he had filed for the final reimbursement of moving expenses (from February) had been paid and posted to our bank account. The amount? $1800! Enough to tithe, cover the current money shortage, and still have some left over for the next hurdle. Absolutely AMAZING! God is GOOD! No other way around it. :)
We knew that this payment was coming down the pike, but we never dreamed it would be this large - we were hoping for about $500 - and the timing could not be more perfect. Gone are the doubts about covering the cost of those three upcoming fees. Let the home study be signed - we can afford to move forward! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
PSALM 100
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