Envelope Fundraiser and ADOPTION Update

We are halfway there with our 1st fundraiser endeavor. As of tonight, we have 100 of our blocks spoken for; only 100 more to go. We believe God can do it!! Tonight I had this wild thought that we would go over what we need for the adoption. So WHEN we get fully funded and have funds left over, we will turn it into a grant to bless a family working to bring a child home!

Want to help, pick an unclaimed number from below and donate that amount at www.adopttogether.org/petwayfamily

Our adoption process is moving forward at a good rate…we are awaiting our finalized home study report!! We have to complete one more appointment and then that will be available. Then its on to getting our I800a submitted and approved. We had a small hiccup but still believing that we will get our dossier into country by the end of this year.

Also November is Adoption Awareness month….

Envelope Update…..

We raised $4000 in envelopes pledges so far…..we still have a ways to go but thanking God for getting us this far. We also received a grant from the summer hosting program for $1500. We applied for an adoption grant and hope to hear something by the first of the year. We will received $2000 from the military once our son is home and adoption is finalized.

As you can see we have a ways to go so that we are fully funded but we fully trust God to provide…..

Would you like to support us….here's what our grid currently looks like….

You can look back an old blog post for our cost breakdown by clicking here.

You can send us a cash or check donation directly. Or you can donate electronically at www.adopttogether.org/petwayfamily

Thoughts…..

Tonight my mind is on JE….it has been a lot! I wonder how he transitioned back to orphanage life after living with a family for a month because of Gillette's Summer Hosting program. Orphanage life for him is extremely DIFFICULT…..it's hard for any child however when you have some type of "difference" it can be unbearable. We pray that he gets move to a loving foster home until we can bring him home. I wonder if he is smiling like I've seen in the many pictures while here in America this summer. I cherish the few times we were able to FaceTime with him and look forward to when we will be able to Skype with him on a some what normal basis and inform him that we are his FOREVER FAMILY. Those times were priceless, and some days I close my eyes and try to replay our conservations and his SMILE!! God has blessed us to have a wonderful relationship with his host family, and his mom sends us pictures and videos at just the right time. We also get reminders of him from the Summer Hosting Coordinator…..just a taste of heaven.

We stay really busy with ministry and with the kids, but its during our down time that this process gets the hardest. The kids even ask when can we Skype with JE again….soon babies soon!! Its funny how I tried my hardest to come up with every excuse to not pursue this adoption and God showed it plain…."its time; I've got you covered." And look at me now….thinking, planning, praying and declaring over JE, our LOVE. Back in the deep ocean we go…..opening our hearts to the "one in front of us." Taking on something we have never done before but we get to do it together….using our marriage and life to bring glory to our Father and all the while, we get to reap the benefit of some awesome children. We have the pleasure to raise children that will impact the world; Impact the kingdom!! We get to show them how to overcome every obstacle that tries to come in their way of achieving their goals and God giving purposes!!

What do we do in the waiting? Pray for JE….his wait is far more painful than ours….he has been waiting for years to have someone to call Daddy and Mommy! We pray for others in the process….I have actually made a friend with one of the families adopting another boy from this year's hosting program….we have someone to cry, encourage and praise God with. Our social worker comes in the next 2 weeks…and we should have our finalized home study in our hands by the end of the month. Our plan is to have our I800a application in by Thanksgiving and then dossier in country before end of the year.

I challenge those of you reading this blog to step back….take a look around, ask God how can your live your life to the fullest for him. It will look different for each of us……..