Patiently endure as you await HIS promise!!!!

Today has been a difficult day, but I must always remember "everything is God's timing, not my own, and there are things that I can not always understand."  As I sit here typing and dwelling on today I know that God is greater than I am and He has promised to never leave me nor forsake me.  I must place my trust in Him and I know, at times like these when I do not understand, when I am discouraged, and heartbroken He is in charge of my life and is always faithful.  I know what He has promised and where He is leading us!!!  This is not a setback that He did not foresee!!!

Our paperwork will not be submitted until October 16th.  There are things beyond my control and I trust that God has something great in store for this family.  I know He does and these children, these new members of our family, are in God's hands.  Yes, this seems like a delay, but my God is greater and knows the future.  This is something I can not see and that is the future and why things happen the way they do.  If I continue to put my trust in Him, He will see this through to the end like He has promised!

Hebrews 6:15 - And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Please continue to pray for us during this time of waiting.  Please pray that there will be no more changes to any of the paperwork that is completed and ready to be submitted.  Please continue to pray that we raise the remainder of the funds needed to complete this adoption.

Thanks to everyone for your continue prayers and support!!!!

God is Faithful - One Step Closer (keep praying)

I am so excited to report that our last form is here!!!!  We will drive this form to Santa Fe tomorrow morning to get apostilled and then send over to our children's country immediately.  We are so overwhelmed with emotions right now.  This is one step closer to traveling.
Please keep praying for the safe arrival of our last document to their country this week.  We need our dossier to be submitted prior to September 30th so we can get our invitation to travel.  
Thank you for your prayers and continued support!!!

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY

We are ever closer to our goal of having our dossier submitted.  Please be in agreement with us that we will get our last piece of our paperwork finished and over to our children's country this week.  We will be driving to Santa Fe, NM, this week to get the last stamp of approval and then sending this doc overseas.  This is a deadline we desire to make to keep this process moving and not to face anymore delays.  We must meet this deadline this week or face a 2 1/2 week delay.

We are also getting closer to be fully funded when we leave within the next few months.  Check out our current amount received.  We had an amazing night last night at our Benefit Dinner and Auction.  Everyone has been so generous!!!  Our God is so faithful and we can not wait to meet our children face to face.  

Thank you so much for your prayers and continued support!!!

We still have a few items available from our auction if anyone is interested in making us an offer.  Remember all proceeds help to bring these children home.

silentauctionitems.blogspot.com

Patience . . . waiting . . . waiting . . . waiting . . . UPDATE

This is just an update on where we are in this process.  Patience is hard during this time of waiting.  We are waiting for one more form.  We have been waiting on this form for more than 70 days now.  This is difficult time of waiting since we are now done with all the other paperwork necessary to complete our dossier. 
Please be in prayer with us to get this form quickly.  We need to be submitted, with all paperwork, prior to September 30th.  If we are not submitted by this date we will be delayed at least 2 weeks.  This is a problem only God can handle.  Please be in agreement with us that we will get this form this week and be submitted prior to September 30th.  

Also, please pray for favor and blessing as we will be holding our BIG fundraiser this Saturday at 5 pm.  We are having a benefit dinner and silent auction.

Thank you for all your prayers and support!  Our God is faithful!!!

Spaghetti BENEFIT Dinner Sept 20th 5 pm

We have been blessed by some amazing ladies helping to put this whole benefit together.  They are organizing, donating themselves and will be helping to serve that night as well.  We have been blessed with many great donations for our auction and several ladies making some fabulous desserts to be auctioned off that night.  This will be a night for everyone to enjoy!
As I sit here giving thanks to God for the many blessings He has given us I want everyone to know what their donations will be used for.   There are two precious children waiting in Eastern Europe for us to travel over and rescue them from an orphanage.  These two children have no idea who we are and at this point, they have no idea how hard we are working to get there.  We have fallen in love with them and pray daily for them.  They do not know that people, like you, are giving to help them have a forever family.  Our daughter, who turns five this month, lives her everyday life without the love of a mother and father.  She, most likely, does not know it's her birthday.  Please know, we are committed to see this through and committed to the children forever.  This is not about the money; this is a lifetime commitment.  Yes, it takes a great deal of money to complete their adoption process, but it is quite small compared to the price of these precious lives.
It takes more than just one person to raise and love a child.  We, as their soon to be parents, promise to love them unconditionally and to provide a stable home for them to grow up in, but there are so many things you can do to participate in their story.  You can pray for us and our family throughout this entire process and if you can donate to help us reach our goal.  We appreciate all that you do!!!

Checkout our page that lists all our current auction items:

silentauctionitems.blogspot.com

Hope to see everyone there!!!!

GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE ULTIMATE GOAL

We are getting closer and closer to finishing this paperwork.  It has been a difficult process but in the end it will be worth the effort.  We sent our FBI clearances to Washington DC for authentication today.  It should be back in our hands no later than Monday.  After numerous calls and waiting 59 days we have an officer on our case.  We are believing we are a week or less from getting our LONG awaited approval form from USCIS.  Please pray we can send ALL of our paperwork next week and can be submitted very soon!  We have a deadline we intend to meet of being submitted prior to September 30th.  Please be in agreement with us!!!!  God orders our steps and gives favor!  Thanks so much for all of your prayers and continued support!!!!

Please consider supporting our upcoming benefit dinner and silent auction.  We have some great items being auctioned off that can NOW be bid on.  Some of the items are eligible to be shipped.  Please place your bids and help us bring home our children.  Bidding ends September 20th at noon (mountain time).  We are so close to reaching our ultimate goal!

Check out and make your bids at: 


silentauctionitems.blogspot.com


If you can attend our spaghetti dinner being held on Saturday, September 20th at 5 pm in the FBC Bloomfield Gym, we are asking for a minimum $5 donation per ticket.  If you would like to attend please email me at lisabowling@me.com to reserve your ticket prior to September 17th.

WAIT let's change the rules!!!!

It's been a long week!!!  We've had to redo paperwork and still wait on USCIS approval and now add FBI clearance.    The rules changed right in the middle of us waiting for our USCIS approval.  All you can do, after you have a moment of stress, is put a smile on your face and keep moving forward.  We are believing everything will come together quickly!  Please pray for a smooth process here on out and for great favor with this last bit of paperwork.  We need everything to be completed and over in our kids country within the next 2 weeks.  MY GOD is a miracle working GOD!
We are in the middle of preparing for our BIG fundraiser.  It will take place Saturday, September 20th at 5 pm at FBC Bloomfield Gym.  If you can join us we will be having a Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction.  All auction items are online and ready to be bid on - PLEASE check them out at:

silentauctionitems.blogspot.com

Place your bids today and help us bring our children home!!!  THANKS!!!