We are in the midst of getting together our first major fundraiser! This Friday and Saturday we are having a GIGANTIC yard sale. We have been hugely blessed by our church, family, and friends who have generously donated items for our sale.
We've been collecting these items for a number of weeks now and have filled up my parents' four-car garage!!! When I think about how many people have given us things or offered to help or done behind-the-scenes work on this project, my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. We have had people offer to help organize and price items. We have had people offer tables, baked goods, craft items, etc. A local printing company made up some wonderful signs with our sweet baby's picture on them to help advertise the sale and a local rental company offered clothes racks to organize all the great clothing we had donated. The outpouring of support and love from everyone has been amazing. We can hardly wait for the day when we can sit with our daughter and tell her of all the special people who helped bring her home to her family.
We are looking forward to a weekend of beautiful weather and are praying for lots of traffic at the sale. Please help us pray for lots of people to come find something they just can't live without.
On the paperwork side of things, we have finalized our home study and submitted our I-800a application to the USCIS. Now we are waiting for approval from the USCIS before we can get our dossier authenticated and submitted to China! We are making progress and although the waiting is so very hard, the Lord is reminding us to "not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, submit our requests to God and the peace of God, which surpasses understanding will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:6-7)
We have also submitted a request to Emsley's orphanage for an update on her development, growth, and overall health. It's been a number of weeks since we made the request and we are really looking forward to seeing some new pictures and knowing a little more about our little girl. We will share new pictures as soon as we get them!
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