HOPE

Hope!  What is it?  Well, by definition it is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.  For me this is real!  My hope is to be called the mother of two beautiful children who currently do not know who I am.  It is my expectation!  It's a burning desire deep in my heart!  Some people do not understand my hope.  All I know currently about these two children is what little I've been told by other people.  I cherish the pictures I have received, but it is just a small glimpse into the lives of these children.  Some people say, "you are taking such a risk.  Are you sure you know what you are doing?"  Of course I do!   I will say my hope, my expectation, and my desire come from the Lord!  He has placed this hope in my heart and one thing I know for sure is this hope will become reality very soon.

My daughter, who turns five in September, sits in an orphanage without hope.  She is not alone.  There are so many children who live without this hope.  Year after year they sit without a family and without knowing unconditional love.  They deserve it!  This will be the last year my daughter, my child, will sit without celebrating her birthday.  She is a child who will know what unconditional love from a family is.  My children will always be loved unconditionally by their forever family.  They will learn what HOPE is!

As we get closer to being able to travel we appreciate everyone's prayers and support!!!  Thank you so much for giving hope, not only to us, but also to these two children!!!!  THANK YOU!!!

MATCHING GRANT - PLEASE HELP!!!

We have received a matching grant - PLEASE HELP by donating funds!!!


We have been offered a $2500 matching grant from Hand in Hand Christian Adoption. If you would like to give towards this please follow the instructions below.  We have until OCTOBER 1ST:

Please send all donations made payable to “Hand in Hand Christian Adoption” postmarked by October 1, 2014  to: (for tax purposes please include our name on the outside of the envelope only…do not put our name on the check itself)

Envelope made out as follows: (no name on check)

Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc.
Richard & Delise Bowling
18318 Mimosa Court
Gardner, KS  66030

Any further questions:  You may also contact Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc.  They can be reached at 913-248-5015 or by e-mail at handinhandadopt@gmail.com.

What's in a name???

We can not wait to meet our two newest additions to our family.  It has been a long wait so far!  We are anxious to bring them home.  

After much prayer and advice we decided on names for our two children.  We considered the meanings of their names to be very important in this decision process.  
It was difficult to decide if giving our daughter a new name was the right decision.  We know she does have a name and will be five years old when we bring her home.  It is also possible and very likely that she does not know her first name and goes by a nickname.  We do not want to confuse her and cause her any heartache, but after praying and seeking advice and wisdom from other adoptive families we feel we have made the right decision.  I do know one thing for sure, she will be loved and cherished forever by this family.

We have chosen the name Eliyanah Hope for her.  Eliyanah means "my God has answered".  This is true when we see her picture.  We believe Our God has heard our prayers and answered us!  He continues to grant us favor and provision to bring her home.

Our little boy is special as well.  His name is Kevin Michael.  When we began praying about proceeding with an adoption we confided in a few people and asked them to pray with us.  One of those faithful prayer warriors and a cherished friend was Pastor Kevin Kinchen.  He suggested if we adopt a little boy maybe we could name him Kevin.  It was a thought!  When we committed to adopting our son I decided to look up the meaning of Kevin.  Kevin means "kind, gentle, handsome."  Perfect!!!  Michael means "Who is like God?"  This describes our son!!!

We phoned Pastor Kevin and his wife, Margie to tell them the news.  Pastor Kevin was touched and said "I am 53 years old and no one has named their son after me."  We feel privileged to name him after such a faithful servant of God.  I know our little boy and girl will be faithfully prayed for by Pastor Kevin and Margie.  They are an amazing couple!!!

Please continue to pray for our USCIS approval to be completed and provision to complete this adoption process.  Thank you for all your support!!!

Guess His Name Fundraiser

We have chosen our son's name.  We would like to have fun with the announcement and have decided to have people guess what we have chosen.  We ask that everyone donate $5 towards our FSP page at Reece's Rainbow to participate.  We will be giving clues through out the fundraising event and the winner will receive one of our adoption tshirts.  

Clue one:  It is an Irish name
Clue #2:  In popularity it reached America's Top 1000 list in 1920 and reached it's highest averaging #14 in the 1960's
LAST CLUE:  We have named him after someone VERY special

More clues to come!!!!

See the Reece's Rainbow button on the right for donations

Guess Her Name Fundraiser

We have chosen our daughter's name.  We would like to have fun with the announcement and have decided to have people guess what we have chosen.  We ask that everyone donate $5 towards our FSP page at Reece's Rainbow to participate.  We will be giving clues through out the fundraising event and the winner will receive one of our adoption tshirts.  

Clue one:  It is a Hebrew name

More clues to come!!!!

See the Reece's Rainbow button on the right for donations

BIG announcement

God does answer prayer and provides direction!!!  We are excited to announce that we have now committed to child number two.  He is a beautiful baby boy born in 2014.  He is a special needs child with down syndrome.  We are anxious to travel and pick up our son and daughter. 

Please keep praying for us since we are still in need of one more form and funds to complete our adoption.  We appreciate everyone's prayers and support!!!

Through the eyes of a child

Our daughter, Amber, who just turned six, loves to sit and look at pictures of her new sister.  The other day she stared into my eyes and said, "Mommy your eyes are brown and so are mine."  I said, "why yes they are!  Everyone in our family has brown eyes except your brothers, Matthew and Judah, who have green/hazel eyes."  Amber waited a few minutes and said, "well that's not true my new sister has blue eyes."  Amber wants to know all about her new sister and how she is doing.  I love how she is so excited and ready to welcome her home.  We are all ready to bring her home and we pray daily for God to look over her until we arrive to pick her up!

Currently we are still waiting for that golden ticket!!!  This is the last form needed to complete our paperwork and file in our daughter's country so we can get our invite to go get her.  It's hard to wait but we believe God orders our steps and I know He is faithful to work out all the details.

We appreciate everyone's prayers and support!  We are still in need of financial support to complete this adoption, but we know that will not be an obstacle.  Our God is faithful!

HE surprises me!!!

Waiting seems to be the hardest part of this adoption.  We sit and wait for the USCIS approval form before we can proceed and the necessary funds to complete this adoption.   We continue to pray that this form comes in very soon.  Why is it at these times doubt seems to set in?  Maybe it's because you know deep down God is leading you, but in these moments of waiting you begin to question yourself.  I am so thankful God is patient with us!  As I began to pray today and ask God to bless, lead and guide me I am so thankful that He is on my side.  He could see my doubt but He loves me so very much!  Yes, He surprised me at lunch time today as we received a very generous donation in the mail towards our adoption.
All I can say is GOD IS FAITHFUL!!!!