Along the way to prepping for this sale, God brought some really amazing people into our lives. We met a Chinese family who donated to us and, on top of that, offered to teach us some Chinese, discuss their culture over dinner, and help our girls maintain their language once home! How amazing is that!
In addition to meeting that family, we also met a couple who came from Burma and Thailand. We got to speak to them for a long time and they shared with us how life in their countries were. They so generously gave to us, we were blown away. They did not have a lot themselves, yet they were willing to give all they could to help us bring the girls home. It was a lesson for us about how God expects us to share with our neighbors and that our money is not our own, but rather his to use as he directs us. Our job is to listen and move when he calls us to.
We have seen this happen time and time again as we put out the call for support to our sales. Funnily, I have been relying mostly on craigslist to get donations and, surprisingly, the response has been phenomenal! In the beginning of our adoption journey I questioned how, in this community with a lot of families adopting, we would be able to raise the money we need when competing for support from the same people. God has shown me the foolishness in those thoughts and how he is in charge. I am finding that when people hear our story they are moved and want to help!
As I write, we are gearing up for yet another Yard sale; we are praying that God will once again provide for us as we have just sent out a good chunk of Cash to fund this portion of our adoption process. I know he will provide as we go and we are eager to see who God puts in front of us this time and how he will move his people to get our daughters home!
