Triumph

HAPPY DANCING HERE!

We did it!  We reached our goal.  Tears of Joy!!  Shouts of Hurrah!  Praising the Lord in our house in the woods!

We raised $4177.00 for sweet Jonah. 

That means we will receive another $600.00 dollars in matching funds! 

God is so amazingly good.

We started with $5.00.  Five precious dollars from an eight year old girl who gave her Christmas money so that Jonah could find a family.  A meager offering by the world's standards but priceless in the eyes of the God of the Universe.

I will be completely honest - I did not think we would make it.   I struggle so much when it comes to fundraising.  I know some people think that it comes easy but it does not.  It rips me apart.  I agonize each time I bring another request.  I was so happy when we reached the first $1,200 in matching funds.  I was ready to sit back and relax.  Wait for Jonah's family to appear.  Focus my energy on advocating and praying for them.  THAT was where my heart was (and still is).  Then we had the opportunity to match the 3rd $600.00 and I worried.  I knew it was an amazing gift from God but the human, weak side of me hesitated.  I bit my nails.  I prayed.  I told God enough.  I didn't want to do it again.  And I have doubted this entire time.  The last week has been hard.  I barely wanted to blog.  This weekend I shared my struggle with several dear friends who prayed for me.  Helped me.  Came alongside and advocated with me. 

And this morning - when I woke up and saw that we had reached the matching $600.00 goal with $15.50 extra to spare I just wept.  I'm still crying.

Did I say God is good?

The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2

And now - what you all have been waiting for... the pictures of Aaron and his Mama.

To me they are precious and definitely rare.

Thank you to every single person who has donated to help Jonah find a family.  Thank you!  We have 84 names to write on Jonah's puzzle.  I KNOW more people than that have donated so PLEASE let me know who you are so that Jonah will have the blessing of seeing who LOVED HIM HOME.  Donations will definitely continue to be accepted.  It costs around 24,000.00 to adopt a child from Jonah's country.  No gift is too small as we bring our little loaves and fishes and prayers to the throne.  It is God who takes our offerings and multiplies them.