Giving

"She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy." ~ Proverbs 31:20

We have set up a PayPal account so people can give to help us bring Lydia and Leo home. We are still working on a way to take tax deductible donations. This has definitely been a faith building experience. I have found myself doubting God just this week. It seems like such a big amount. I have to keep reminding myself that God is a BIG God. He called us to do this and HE will make a way...
Ami

Oprah Video On Liberian Adoption

Isn't it amazing how God speaks to people?

Want to be challenged and encouraged? Watch this great video about a church in Charlotte that stepped out in faith and answered God's call to care for orphans.

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Just a quick update: We have one more interview and our home-study is complete. We are now waiting on some paperwork to come back so we can file even more forms. It's complicated and I won't bore you with details. If your reading this and feel inclined to pray for us, please pray for our paperwork to come back quickly! Our kids are ready to come home!
We are so excited about what the Lord is doing and has done!
Blessings
Ami

Sunday November 9

It's Sunday. We get to go church!!!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!! What a beautiful morning in East Tennessee! The leaves are the prettiest I have seen in years!
Today We will be handing out announcements about our adoption. They are absolutely spectacular! Thank you to my good friend Heather. What a blessing you are!

By the way thank you for reading my blog. I will be working to figure out how to download pictures and other things later today. Thanks for being patient with me as I learn these things.
To God Be the Glory!
Ami

It's Friday

It's Friday! It has been such a busy week! We mailed our home-study packet and have our first appointment next Thursday the 13th with Carolyn our case worker. What is a home study? Here is a definition from http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_homstu.cfm
This process has three purposes: to educate and prepare the adoptive family for adoption, to gather information about the prospective parents that will help a social worker match the family with a child whose needs they can meet, and to evaluate the fitness of the adoptive family.
Or in my opinion to keep you busy answering questions about your life for hours! No just kidding! But it did take both Adrian and I HOURS to complete. I mean how do you answer questions like "Would you be willing to move if your neighborhood wasn't diverse enough? Or how do you plan on disciplining your children? I think the autobiography they asked me to write was 6 pages! Wow! Not even a page for each year I've been alive! I must live a boring life! Not really. My life is way to exciting for words right now. I am literally singing praise to my creator all day! I am in AWE that he would choose us to serve Him in this way! John 1:12 says "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God"

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We have found our children! Lydia is a beautiful four year old girl and Leo is her older brother. He is eight. Their parents are still alive yet unable to care for them. They were brought to an orphanage in Liberia back in August. We are trying furiously to get our paper work completed and a homestudy set up. We need to raise money. More on that later. Please keep Lydia and Leo in your prayers. Lydia is recovering from Malaria. Please pray for her complete healing and for protection over Leo as well.
To God be the Glory!
Ami