Final Homestudy Visit and an Update

We had our final homestudy visit this morning here at Panera (yum)! The kids did not have to be there so my mom came and kept the kids for us! This was our LAST homestudy visit...yippee! Now we just wait for the write up. Our social worker is hoping to have our homestudy report done by the middle of January. She would have it done sooner, but with the Christmas holidays and her taking some vacation...you get the picture!

What do we do now? Wait and wait some more! Friday I mailed off all of the documents that COTW has requested from us so I have no more paperwork for the agency to do at this time.

BUT...

I can now work on some grants. I am going to take the next couple of days to work on filling out some grant paperwork. When our homestudy is approved, we can make a copy, put it in the envelope we are mailing off, and wait for the grant response!

Where are we with fundraising? As of this morning, we (meaning you all) have given and/or contributed through fundraising $6,350! Wow! We are completely blessed! You all have been so very generous. Where does that leave us...

$1,900 homestudy (paid)
$6,350 raised
Total of $8250

So we still have about $17750 to go. Sounds a lot better than $26,000, right?!? So...please pray that the Lord would continue to open the hearts of His people to give. Please pray that we would apply for and be approved for the grants the Lord would have for us!

What if you cannot give? You can still help. If you are on Facebook, please share my posts on fundraising/donating/GoFundMe, etc. We have been blown away by the number of strangers who have given towards our adoption or supported our fundraising just because they have a heart for orphans! So, share, share, share! And...join with us in fundraising...do you have a special skill that we might be able to use to raise some funds? Please let us know. We have had people make signs, ornaments, color pictures, make cookies, etc. just for the sole purpose of helping us to bring our child home.

This is our journey, but also yours! You have a part in it. God has called us all to care for the orphans. You might not be called to adopt, but as Christians we are called to do something. So, this is your journey too...the journey of Christians coming together to bring an orphan home! Please consider what your part might be!