So you want to know what we made on our Orphans Treasures Auction???
Blow me away...
When I first decided to do it I set a RIDICULOUS goal. I didn't share it with too many people. It was ridiculous. I've seen other on-line auctions before and I knew what the normal average for an auction would be and my goal was way beyond that average.
Plus, we didn't have world-changing auction items for us to reach my ridiculous goal.
But we have a BIG bill coming as soon as we get travel dates. A $2,000 dollar bill to the agency that provided Hague oversight to our adoption. It comes due the day we get our dates.
We can credit card our airline tickets and a bunch of other expenses but we sure didn't want to credit card that bill.
So I set a ridiculous goal for our auction because I wanted to cover that $2,000.00 bill.
With three families benefitting in our auction... we needed to raise $6,000.00 in order for us to cover that bill.
Ridiculous
A $6,000.00 auction.
I mean I've been to real auctions on farms and at estates and many of them haven't generated $6,000.00 much less an on-line auction!!
Ridiculous!!
But...
Whispered prayers. A TON of work. Hours and hours and hours of putting it together. Kind people. So so so many kind people. A Loving God.
$5,985.32
That's how much our auction made.
WOW!! WOW!! WOW!!
We were 14.68 short of $6,000!! Is that not totally ridiculous????
Does that not make you want to laugh out loud??
Between the kindness of so so many people and the answered prayers of a Loving God, we can pay that $2,000 bill!
Plus... we still have a Giveaway going on. I didn't include Giveaway donations into that $6,000 total.
God so so good!
All of you who have poured into helping bring three orphans home are so so kind!!
Thank You!!
THE GIVEAWAY ENDS TOMORROW...
God IS SO GOOD!!!! I am Happy Dancing all over the house right now!! WOOOO-HOOOO!!
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This makes my heart so happy!! I'm so thankful that the auction was such a success. I love how God just blows us away by providing just what we need!
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