Thankfully, God has commissioned us (the church) to care for the orphan. When we tap into his heart He is ALWAYS FAITHFUL to provide the means. What an amazing thing to be serving so close to God's heart and to be blessed with a child because of it.
We can't publish every way that finances have been given towards our adoption, but I want to let you know some of the ways that God has used his people (you will be blessed for it!): memorial fund from our dear friends' infant daughter, family sacrificing Christmas presents and handing us a check, funds like Katelyn's Fund, Lifesong For Orphans, and a church in Sioux City with a heart for the orphan (can't thank you enough!). Another huge showing of support was from our friends and family who raised money, donated, and/or walked with us in our Walk-A-Thon to bring Josiah home (you can find pictures of the event here: http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/ad29/msgitlin/Walk%20A%20Thon/ ).
If you want some hard numbers, this adoption has ended up costing around $24,000. That's a big money bag--- but God is BIGGER! God has blessed us by provided EVERY PENNY of this! After our adoption tax credit comes in next spring, we will have enough surplus to give back into some of these adoption funds that have blessed us! Isn't God amazing? It is so obvious to us through these past 9-10 months that God's will is to place the homeless in homes. Every prayer has been answered. So much so that many times I have had to shake my head, throw up my hands and repent to God for ever having a doubting thought about His provision. Even yesterday, I stopped by our church to prepare for our service that night and a loving brother in Christ who happened to be there from a sister church (and that has always taken care of me on mission trips when I was in high school) handed me a handful of cash for our trip. I am sooo thankful that God sees every sacrifice that his children make and blesses them right back because there is no way we could repay all of the kindness that has been shown to us.
Thank you for paying it forward, we stand back amazed.
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. 1 John 5:1-15
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