All Things Are Possible

We want to keep you up to date on our financial raising journey.  To do that we will be filling in this graphic of Africa.  Each section is equal to $500.  What you are seeing is the money that has come in this week, 5 sections = $2500.  Yay!  In the coming week we are hoping to have an easy way for you to give online towards the adoption.

Our goal for the next couple of weeks is to raise $12,000.  This is what is needed to complete our dossier and get it sent in.  It is also the amount of money needed to receive a referral.  The referral is the moment we are longing for, this is when we will first find out who these precious children are.  It takes about 1-4 months to receive a referral after we have completed our dossier.  If you have not had experience in adoption, this probably sounds something like a foreign language.  The first time we sat in the conference room at Wyoming Children's Society, I became completely overwhelmed by the process and all of these words that were new to my vocabulary.  I want you to understand the process we are in, so as I learn more, I will share more. 

Thank you for joining us on this journey.  We have been humbled by the prayer and support that you have blessed us with.  As we continue to meet our financial goal we will continue to share an updated graphic.

You don't want to miss this!

Where we are at, you don't want to miss this!!!!

We are so excited to share with you our lastest movement in this adoption journey.  We have chosen the Congo as the country we will be adopting from and will continue to work with Wyoming Children's Society. This choice increases our financial need a bit but we believe that God has laid this path before us and we are taking it by faith.

What we need:

We want to share with you our needs and some of the ways that we believe God wants to meet those needs.  This adoption will cost approximately $30,000.   Initially, we will need to pay approximately $11,500.

I don't know what you think when you hear $30,000?  But I heard, that's a lot of money.  My husband heard, that's 60 people called to give $500.  Suddenly, that feels a lot more doable.  In the last two days we have already had some couples meet that need.  Maybe you are one of those couples that feels called to $500.  Maybe you aren't called to care for one of these precious children in your homes, but maybe you are called to help us carry this burden and thus care for one of these precious children. 

The Braddy Plan!

I thought you might also like to know what the Braddy's are doing in their own home with their own finances to save money for this endeavor.  The first thing we are doing is praying.  We know that we serve a God who promises to meet our needs and we serve a God that loves orphans and cares for them.  We are also putting all of our honorariums from leading worship for camps and retreats, speaking gigs, weddings and funerals towards the adoption.  We've also done silly things... I no longer use the dryer, we hang out all of our clothes (did you know second to the fridge, which we are still using, :) the dryer uses the most electricity in your home).  No more lattes at coffee shops, just coffee (except for the free drinks we earn at Starbucks and the library).  The coffee and the hanging out of clothes is small, it adds up over time, but its still small.  The real benefit might actually be the discipline of being thoughtful and present with my money.  It reminds me that these resources are not mine but God's, and I'm reminded that I must seek God, even about the small things.  It is this discipline that leads me to pray for the children that will come into my home.

You can also give by clicking on the Amazon link, a portion of your purchase will go to the adoption.  This is another small thing, but it adds up.  It is because of these small things that we have been able to pay for our home study, getting our house up to code and the other miscellaneous stuff that comes with this journey.

What Can You Do:

• Pray ~ 
• Provision... God 2 provide$
• Preparation... 4 our hearts & the children's hearts
• Pace...God's timing

• Give ~
• be one of the 60
• Use the Amazon link (in the margin to the right)

• Follow our story ~
• watch for more information (possibly more details for you accountant types)
• Learn more about the Congo
• and of course we will continue to share the journey of our hearts with you.