We started receiving birth mother situations this week. The feeling I got when we received the first one was a mixture of total excitement, a little nervousness, a little scared and completely overwhelmed. We are so happy to be at this point in the adoption process! It seems like its been years...oh wait...it has been years...since we started this whole thing. Getting an email about a birth mother situation made it suddenly feel so very real, which is wonderful. Another very real aspect of the process is the financial end of things. We are still very much in need of some more mullah to bring our sweet child home. After contemplating and throwing around some ideas, we decided to have an online adoption auction next month.
We have seen a few of these auctions and they always seem to be a success. We are praying that God will use this fundraiser to get us much closer to bring the littlest Hostetler home. If you feel led to donate an item or a service to be auctioned off, please let us know! The items do not have to be new, but we ask that they are in good condition and it can be ANYTHING that you think someone else might want.
We are so thankful that God is allowing us to be a small part of His big plans and so blessed by so many people wanting to be a part of it as well! Asking for help is not something that either Eddy or I like to do. It seems God has put us in a situation to help us grow in that area! We fully trust that He can and will provide...because He who called us is faithful.
He doesn't need us, but He invites us to be a part of His plan.
I don't think His plan is just to raise money for our adoption. I think part of His plan is to allow others to "help orphans in distress". I think most of His plan is to show His power, prove His faithfulness and be glorified because of it.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
