I Just Want to Praise!

When we began this journey of faith, we had next to no money for this adoption. Many might ask what we were doing adopting if we couldn't afford to do so. It wasn't a matter of affording to raise more children - we have always taken care of our children well.

As a matter of fact, according to a website that you enter your income into and the number of people in your family, we are in the top 1% of the world's population when it comes to wealth!! Like my oldest son, is learning in school, 80% of the world's population is malnourished!!! Our country is one of the richest in the world. I can assure you that we live in the lap of luxury!

But as far as paying for the adoption - well, the day we decided to do this I knew in my heart that *where God gives a vision, He gives provision*. I have stood *firm* on this point. I didn't try to convince myself of this, I just *knew*. The other times we have thought of adopting we were swayed away from it, due to the high cost. I believe that, at that time, it was not the right time for us, because now, when we are no further ahead financially, I got an overwhelming sense of peace when it came to the money.

So we stepped out. We had a little money saved up for some land we were hoping to buy one day. Not much. It is funny - I thought I was saving to buy my husband a small lot to build a house on (to sell as an investment one day), but for all I know I was saving for our girls and didn't even know it!

We had just enough to send off the $1500 Application Fee to Kidslink. So we did. It was an exciting day. I can only liken a step of faith like that to jumping out of an airplane and free falling - *knowing* your parachute will open and you will have an awesome glide down.

That was in the second week of July. Since that step of faith we have had numerous things happen. Friends and family have stepped up and given from the kindness in their hearts; my husband has been blessed *beyond measure* in the financial end of his construction jobs - and there is no end in sight with all the major jobs that he has lined up; the government has sent two rebate cheques; and so on...

I should just mention that in all our years of doing business, we have never had more than we needed to raise our family. We have never had extra to put aside. Until now -when we want to adopt two precious children...

All in all, in just over six weeks, God has provided us with over $12,000 of the $25,000 that we need to raise for this adoption!!! Like I said: Where God gives a vision, He gives provision!

Our pastor has been teaching about Faith and Obedience and Blessings, and I was able to stand up today and give a testimony to what actually happens when people do *believe in their hearts and speak from their mouths* - Abundance flows! I can tell you the people were amazed at how the adoption cost, but when they heard how the money had poured in from all angles in the last six weeks, they were more than amazed!! They were in awe of God's provision!