Money and Obedience

We mentioned in our first post that one of the main reason we didn't think we were going to adopt again was money.  Costs have risen since we adopted C and T.  There are new policies that require us to travel twice as much.  There are extra expenses. We just don't have the money.

We already told you that we clearly heard God telling us we had to adopt again.

What we didn't say is that even though we heard his voice and leading direction, he has yet to drop the money into our lap.  We heard him say that we needed to trust Him.  We heard Him ask us to trust Him.

So we fully acknowledge that this doesn't make any logical human sense.  We're attempting to do something that is way beyond our means.  We don't have the money, and we're not going to have the money on our own.  It's craziness.

We're just trying to be obedient.

God has the money.  We feel like He's going to show up in a big way.  We're not totally sure what that's going to look like.  We're going to do some fundraising, and talk to as many people as we can about what we're doing and what God's doing through us.  We're waiting in expectancy to see what's going to happen.

We'll obviously be updating this blog with fundraising information.  We have some ideas of ways people can partner with us.  Again, those are things you'll be hearing about in the next little bit.

ACTION STEPS FOR YOU

1.  Is God speaking to you?  Have you been asked to do something?  What has been your response?  Are you seeking to be obedient even when it doesn't make sense? 

2.  If you haven't done so already, follow this blog.  You can use the RSS feed option (if you don't know what that is, then you probably shouldn't be using it) OR just put your e-mail address into the top field and you'll get notified every time we update this blog.

3.  Tell others.  We are so convinced that other people are supposed to be part of our journey.  It doesn't even matter if we know them or not, we want to connect with as many people as possible.  Feel free to share this blog with anyone you feel lead to.  Encourage them to sign up to follow us as well.

4.  There is now a DONATE button in the right hand column.  We're not begging.  We're not even really asking at this point.  We're just giving you the option.  If you'd like to make a tax deductible donation, there is a way to do that to....just NOT with the button.  More info to come on tax deductible giving in the near future.