Adopting Again!

God has called us to add to our family again! We don't know who, how many (not more than two), or what gender yet. We're in the very beginning part of the process; filling out the adoption agency application form. We're hoping to adopt two younger children. Hopefully one or two younger than Anna and Adah or one younger than them and one older than them, yet younger than Joel and Mulu.

It has been two years since we brought home Addis and Mulu and three years since we brought home Adah Derartu and Anna Mihret. We've had two children marry and start their own families in that time. We would love to use our hands, home and hearts of love to bring more children to a forever family.

Please pray for us as we start the process. We need your help and God's guidance in all of this.

We will be selling coffee, t-shirts, ebay items, anything we can to help us with the fees. I've already been selling items on ebay this past summer to help with little Adah's dental bill. Now we'll clear off even more items off the shelves to start the homestudy process. If you have books, curriculum, clothing, kitchen items, anything you think we could use please let me know. We're hoping to have a rummage sale or go to the swap meet and sell. We're also tossing around the idea of a babyswap meet, where we charge a low cost to sell and the sellers keep their own profit. If you have any ideas please let me know that too! I have a friend who wanted to buy a Bosch mixer, and I realized I had one in my cupboard that I haven't used in over five years. With the money from that and a donation made from a friend we have enough to start the application process.

Thank you ahead of time for your support, encouragement, and prayer in all of this. Bringing children home from another country to join our family who don't know us is life changing and hard work, but we know with God all things are possible.