Nine more sleeps.....

Yipppeeee one day closer!

Ten more sleeps.....

I forgot to post this yesturday.  Whoops!!!!

Eleven more sleeps.....

Ooooo, it's like Christmas.

Twelve more sleeps.......

Let the countdown begin!!!!!

Any ideas......???

So we leave for Haiti in about two weeks.............yikes two weeks!  Anyway we are going to take a gift with us for the directors of the orphanage as a thank you for hosting us.  What I need from you are some ideas on what you think would make a nice gift for them.  They are a husband and wife team.  Post below in the comments section and let me know what you come up with.

Thanks so much to our family coordinator who has her head on straight and can remind me of all the things we need to address before we leave!

A Date!

We just received word from our family coordinator that our appointment is in Haiti on Tuesday, February 5!!!!!  We are leaving for Haiti on Saturday February 2.  Whoop, whoop!!!  I can't believe we are actually going to get to meet our kids.

We have a few weeks to organize all the supplies we are taking down to the orphanage with us.  The response from our church family has been overwhelming, thank you church family for all the wonderful donations!  What a blessing that will be to us and to them when we unload all the things that we are bringing for them.  I have flights to book, gifts to gather together for our precious children, and a bunch of other busy work to get done.  Please pray that God would give me a spirit of calm during this exciting time.  I'm a rather emotional person (in case you didn't already know) and there have been a lot of happy jigs and excitement going on.  Joe isn't such an emotional person so I have to try to bring it down a notch.  Are you kidding me, bring it down a notch.....?!?!? this is way too exciting, so I told Joe that this time he's just going to have to deal with my high!!!

Be in prayer for us during this time of preparation.  Please also pray for our kids, all five of them, the ones we will meet for the first time and the ones staying state side.

Yiiiiipppppeeeeeee we're going to Haiti!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grant!!!

We're at the stage of our adoption where we are rounding up the last bit of money for our final international installment and travel fees.  We have applied for a number of grants and are waiting to hear back from them.  God is just so great.  He gives us just what we need when we need it and I love to see how he works in our lives.  We just received word yesturday from Hillcrest Bible Church Legacy Adoption Fund that they have approved our application and are going to give us a grant!!!  Praise the LORD!  We are so thankful and feel so very blessed.  God will NOT leave you when you need Him and when He asks you to do something He will take care of all the details.  What a Mighty God we serve!  Please continue to pray with as God provides for the last of our adoption fees.