Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Rest of the Story....

I'm completely blown away this morning.

My eyes keep leaking tears.

Look at my donation list.

Yesterday there were 115 names on it.

Today....

175

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE NAMES!!

We received $1225.10  in donations yesterday for a total of $9752.10 since this Giveaway started!!

And you want to know the coolest part... most of the donations yesterday came from CHILDREN.

I teach at a Homeschool Co-op.  I teach both History and Creative Writing to five different classes of the best students in this entire country.  Last week I shared with all five of my classes about Spencer and the other Passed Over Babes.   I told them that I would be bringing in a bucket this week if any of them would like to make a donation. 

I didn't know what to expect.  I figured some of them would give but most of them would forget. 

They blew me away.  Not only did they give, but when their brothers and sisters started walking into my class to drop money into the bucket and when children not even in my classes handed me envelopes in the halls and when the Moms came in to write checks and when one child brought an envelope filled with donations from members of her church and when another child brought in an envelope with well over one hundred dollars from her family.... I had a hard time keeping it together.


And the most precious part... each gift was accompanied by a whisper and desire.  They were praying for Spencer.  Praying for a family.  Praying for the other babes.  Longing for families for them.  Whispered prayers to the throne.    I heard over and over and over again whispered longings that God would provide a family for the babes.  

For those who have been looking at the Passed Over Babes and feeling the Lord banging on your door - you have just had the prayers of a whole host of kids poured out on top of your heads.  You are NOT alone.  You are NOT without support.

I had the privilege last night of entering in all the donations for Spencer and some of the other Passed Over Babes.

When I went to bed none of the last seven had jumped the $1,000.00 wall.  None were even in the $900.00 range.  I told Rob I didn't think we were going to have any more jump.  It was asking too much.  But I was so content with what we had accomplished in this Giveaway.  MOST of the babes barely had any money in their accounts when we started and when I crawled into bed... all of them had at least $700.00.  That made me smile.

THIS MORNING....

I was blown away again!!

MARK JUMPED THE WALL!!



GO MARK!!  Put on a happy face little man... You are being LOVED from afar!!

And Danila, Nikita and Dimtry....

They all moved WITHIN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF JUMPING THAT WALL!!

        

Goodness me it didn't end there....

Arina jumped to the $800 level too!!


Do you understand why my eyes are leaking tears?  I am just blown away this morning.

God is Good.

And again yesterday I received another e-mail from another family.... Please Pray for these babes.  The obstacles to get some of them are HUGE.  Some have families who WANT them but the barriers are high and seemingly insurmountable.

Please storm heaven for these babes and the families who are wrestling with all the reasons why getting them would be insane, impractical, ridiculous and outrageous.  Please storm heaven that God would calm the fears as He calls out His people to go rescue the lost and forsaken.  Join your prayers with the prayers of all my sweet students who are praying and longing to hear the 'rest of the story' for each of the babes.


TODAY IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN GIVE TO THESE BABES.

Last call for the Passed Over Babes!!

Will you give???  Join in the fun??  It has been an amazingly wild ride!!

I can't wait for the Rest of the Story!!



  Yegor                                   Arina                                          Paul 
                                  $700.00                              $800.00                                     $700.00
  
                      Yegor's Christmas Warrior                                                                  


   Nikita                                        Dimtry                                    
      $900.00                                       $915.00                                     
      

$900.00
         
     Danila's Warrior                          


THE THOUSAND DOLLAR WALL!!!



                                                            Brent                                     Mark 
                                                          $1288.00                               $1,000.00
  

 Robyn                                   Jin Wu                                     Sergei      
                                $2534.00                              $1,569.00                                 $2079.00
   
 Robyn's Warrior                       Jin Wu's Warrior                    Sergei's Warrior   

                                 Meredith                                 Artem                                      Spencer
                                   $1020.00                               $5,555.00                                 $1441.00
 
                          Meredith's Warrior                 Artem's Warrior                 Spencer's Warrior- ME!! 


In our Passed Over Babes Giveaway we have over $600.00 worth of prizes included....

Over at A PERFECT LILY - my sweet friend Patti has a Pure Love Giveaway going on that is worth $1,000.00 in prizes....


When you give FIVE DOLLARS to TWO OR MORE kids above and  LEAVE ME A COMMENT HERE - I will enter your name in our Giveaway - ONE ENTRY FOR EVERY CHILD!! THEN...  CLICK HERE to let Patti know that you donated and she will enter your name into her Giveaway too!!

AND

AFTER YOU DONATE TO TWO OR MORE....

IF you BLOG about these kids..... you get another chance to win in our Giveaway.

AND/OR...

IF you FACEBOOK or TWITTER about these kids... you get another chance to win in our Giveaway.

Give FIRST, then share and share.....

Put their faces out there.  Let people know these are the PASSED OVER  BABES who have sat far too long on the Angel Tree.  THEY NEED FAMILIES. 

WHAT CAN YOU WIN???

 1.  A KINDLE TOUCH - (99.00 value)

2.  FLIP ULTRA HD VIDEO CAMERA 8 GB 3RD GENERATION - Newest Model (150.00 value)
Product Details

3.  100 DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE VINTAGE PEARL
hand stamped jewelry
Each and every piece is handcrafted from start to finish in the studio. They use sterling silver and freshwater pearls in their creations!!

4.  A SIGNED COPY OF BIBLIOPLAN'S ANCIENT HISTORY BOOK (59.95 value)
by Rob and Julia Nalle
5.  A set of 4 hand-carved wooden Christmas ornaments (50.00 value) 
   

 6.  A 50 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card 
7.  A 50 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
8.  A 25 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
9.  A 10 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card
10.  A 10 Dollar YOUR CHOICE Gift card.


These YOUR CHOICE cards are to ANY store, restaurant, mall etc. that you desire. You tell us what you want and we will deliver!!  Amazon, Walmart, Cracker Barrel, Starbucks, Kohls, etc. etc.

Will you help the PASSED OVER BABES??

They have been on the Angel Tree since 2009. 

   THIS GIVEAWAY  ENDS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH...

If you have trouble leaving comments in Internet Explorer - then switch to another server (Google Chrome works great) or FB me... JULIA NALLE

And because I just can't leave him off in case someone somewhere is looking for a sweet little 11 year old boy....
My sweet Jack....
$1393.10



28 comments:

  1. Julia - we just donated $50 to Dmitry - let's get him over that $1000 wall!

    Kim Buckley

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  2. Donation given to Yegor & Paul ... trying to help these 2 little dudes catch up & get closer to the $1K wall! From, The Rolffs Family

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  3. Sharing again today - so so thankful that they continue to move!!!!

    Brooke
    www.TheAnnessaFamily.blogspot.com

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  4. Hi Julie,

    Just couldn't resist helping out the kids a little more. Donated to Jack and Yegor. Praying that families have the way opened for them to go to these kids.

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  5. Hi Julie,

    Just couldn't resist donating one last time to Jack and Yegor. Praying that families have the doors opened for them to go get these little ones!

    Heather

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  6. I donated on Patti's, and commented there. I gave to 5 of these that are precious in the eyes of Jesus: Spencer, Brent, Robyn, Dimtry, and Yegor.

    This is my Christmas, to be able to give to help these children find families.

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  7. Hi Julia,
    More donations to Yegor and Paul here. I'm praying they catch up with the other babes funds. :)

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  8. Dear Julia,
    Just donated $10 to Spencer and $10 to Meredith.
    Praying for these sweet babies.
    Thank you for doing this!
    Merry Christmas.

    Vanessa Dixon

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  9. Donated to Dimtry...our boys wanted their names on the wall too and want to see him jump the wall.
    $5 from Jonas Michael
    $5 from Calvin John
    $5 from Walter Paul

    (wifeofworldsbesthusband at hotmail dot com)

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  10. Yay God! Truly amazing to watch these children's grants rise!

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  11. I donated earlier as anonymous ($25 each to Paul and Yegor) and thought I better give my name, just in case you need it. Geraldine Van Velthuizen

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  12. Julia,

    Love your heart for the least of these.

    I donated to Arina and Yegor.

    Rebecca N. in Wisconsin

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  13. Just shared, wish I could donate again but I can't so sharing is the best thing I could do!

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  14. donated $20 to Paul, going to share on FB...praying they all find their forever families and their funds go thru the roof..God Bless <3 <3

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  15. I have to admit that each time I look at all those faces, I always stare the longest at Yegor. How is he a passed over Babe with that sweet little face? So I was super excited when I clicked and saw that he only needed $70 to jump the wall! Done. Now someone just needs to go get him (and all the other babies)
    Thank-you for being their voice Julia.

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  16. Donated again. This time to Yegor and Robyn. Wish I could them both home! Someone is out there for these sweeties! Praying!!!!!

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  17. Donated to Danila (100) and Meredith (20). Love reading this and praying!

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  18. Slava Bogu! Never discount anyone in doing great works for the kingdom!
    I don't see my name on the wall (Which is FINE BTW) but I did give to Danila and Paul on the 10th. Just want to be sure you get your people count correct :)

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  19. I just had a peek on the Angel Tree Wall... and this is just unbelievable! Look at Dmitry and Yegor! And look at our Arina girl!!

    I suppose I have told you before, but I am so impressed and thankful for what you have done for these children. Without Debbie and you campaigning for them, I am certain their numbers would be very, very different. What a wonderful Christmas surprise! :)

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