Huge Surprise of 2017

Friends and Family,

On January 3, 2017, we found out that Linda is pregnant and due on September 7! Imagine how surprised we were (and still are)! We were NOT trying to get pregnant especially since we were in the process of adopting from India. This has rocked our world! Linda thought for sure that she must have been entering early menopause but that was NOT the case!

We rejoice in knowing that God is in complete control and that His ways are best. Linda was reminded of Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.” We, of course, had this adoption all planned out. Together we fundraised and so many of you donated funds toward our adoption.

After finding out Linda was pregnant, we contacted our adoption agency and confirmed that we could no longer be in the adoption process. India is very strict with this and will not allow you to adopt while pregnant and your youngest child has to be at least one to start the process.

So now what?!? What is the Lord’s will for the adoption money we raised?

We believe that God still wants to bring an orphan home from India, but just not to our home at this time. We could let the money sit in our adoption savings account hoping that in 2 years or so we could start the journey again, but so much can happen in 2 years. If we just let the money sit there, it would not be helping anyone. Even though we are no longer on the adoption journey, we still feel strongly and passionately for the orphans in India. They are all God’s children! Therefore, we are approaching you, our donors, and asking you to prayerfully consider allowing us to give the money you have donated to us to another family who is adopting from India. Shortly after we started our adoption path to India, one of Linda’s friends contacted her and said that they were being called by God in the same direction and are now in the process of adopting from India. They are even using the very same agency we decided to use! They were only several weeks behind us in the process. If you would like more information about them, please feel free to contact me.

If you would like for us to send your money back to you, please contact Linda and let her know. Otherwise, if we have not heard from you by January 23, we will make a donation to help our friends adopt from India. I would LOVE to be able to bless them with a considerable donation and help them bring home one of God’s blessings from India!

Continue to follow our blog (cumby.blogspot.com) which will now document Linda’s pregnancy instead of adoption! We are thankful for each of you!

Blessings!

Tim, Linda, Elly, and Samuel Cumby