Breakfast is Served! 3/30/09

We knew He would provide and He did! We are now able to put our Thai guy on hold. Not all of our worries are over, but we have made it through this hurdle and it could have only happened through God's providence and provision. I can see how He has worked for months to bring about this end. I said last time I wish I had been one of those orphans at the breakfast table with George Muller. Today I feel as though I am we saw nothing and then suddenly provision. Out of nothing...that's how our God works. I just cried this morning and have been weepy all day long. I wrote our letter of intent to adopt our Thai guy and all the paper work goes back to the agency this week. We are on our way! What a difference 24 hours makes. Our next step is the dossier and although completely overwhelming a few days ago we have completed most of it and it doesn't seem so overwhelming anymore.

Our sweet kids have been so faithful to this adoption and prayed with us and have been willing to make many sacrifices. They have each offered to give up their bedrooms. They've willingly given up church activities and "extras". They are always looking for ways to help with this endeavor. Katie about jumped out of her seat yesterday morning in church. She was reading a flier in the church bulletin advertising a children's camp this summer that our church will be hosting. The flier stated that there is a need for camp counselors that are over the age of 16 and can work for 3 weeks. The pay will be $200 a week. You could see the wheels turning in Katie's little mind and as soon as we got into the car after church she had a plan. She said "if you and daddy both work at this camp you could both make $600, that would be one thousand two hundred dollars in three weeks toward our adoption." It was so precious, of course being 1o it had not occurred to her that Daddy has a job and the church may not be willing to give up their music minister for 3 weeks so he can earn $600. But the fact that she was thinking about a way to bring in some extra money was so sweet.

So as we move into the next phase of our adoption we are feeling refreshed and blessed. There is still quite a journey ahead but I'm ready to sit down for lunch and see how God continues to provide.