Miracle Needed: $7000 in 4 Days!!!!

Look at that smile!!  Isn't she yummy:)

If this is your first time visiting our blog, let me introduce myself.  I'm Jenn and my husband is Warren.  We are blessed to be the parents of four wonderful children ranging in ages from 12 to 4mos.  Right now we are on the last leg of our adoption journey to our littlest, who is currently in Taiwan awaiting our arrival.  

In June we received a call asking if we would consider praying about adopting a soon to arrive baby girl.  After praying about it, we clearly heard the Lord say that yes, she was our daughter!!!  This is the post that tells all about it.  We have a friend who is a missionary in Taiwan who runs a Crisis Pregnancy Center.  Along with many other ministries, including teaching abstinence education in the public schools, she is also licensed to facilitate adoptions in the country of Taiwan, and that is how we found our precious little angel.

Last night our missionary friend sent us an email, notifying us that we needed to be in Taiwan by the 5th.  Our oldest son Caleb will be going with us.  Back in June when we announced that we were going to adopt again, he came to us and said, "I was just praying, and I think I'm supposed to go with you."  We told him that he would have to pay his own way because we weren't even sure how we were going to do this ourselves.  He has worked hard on side-jobs, and many friends have hosted fundraisers to help him get all the money he needs. He now has all he needs including paying for his own passport:O)  It's so cute...he's very proud of himself.  Read here about one of his miracles!!

This past week we were given three buddy passes(airline tickets given to employees of said airline).  Each ticket will only be a fraction of the cost of a full ticket.  We're talking around $630 a piece, round trip!!  Just so you know, yes.....we did a little dance!!  And a lot of shouting!!  What an incredible blessing, given by perfect strangers out of the kindness of their hearts.  God is sooo Good!!!

So here we are...in the final week of our adoption waiting journey.  It's December 27th and we have four days to raise the last $7000!!!  We are floored and more than a little freaked out!  God has provided over and over for us during this journey(click on the link to read two separate stories of His faithfulness and miraculous provision).  Two thousand of that total is the rest of our agency fees, and everything after that is for our plane tickets, travel, hotel, etc.  We are in the homestretch.  We believe that God has had a plan all along.  The evidence proves it.  We wouldn't even be here right now if it wasn't His plan.  His faithfulness humbles us.  Each time we pray together we are overwhelmed at His goodness towards our family.   A precious treasure, a gift...our Mia.  It brings me to tears each time I'm reminded of His love for the orphan.  He sets the Lonely in families....and our family can't wait to have her in our arms forever!!  

It has been obvious throughout this journey that this is in God's hands. If you feel God leading you to help us bring Mia home, there is a paypal link at the top of this page on the right hand side.  All funds will go straight to our adoption account and will be applied directly to the rest of our agency fees and our travel fund.

We are thrilled beyond belief, while still standing here shaking in our boots.  We truly are blessed to receive this newest treasure in our family and absolutely CAN NOT wait to meet her.  Thank you all for your prayers and support throughout our journey.  We truly couldn't have made it this far without them.  We are so excited to introduce you to our precious girl!!!!!

Lots of Love,
Warren and Jenn