The money is in the mail...sort of...

I have heard about people praying for a finanical blessing & right when they needed it, they went to their mailbox & there would be a check(s) for the exact amount that they needed. I have even had some friends that have experienced this. Although I had never experienced this personally on a large scale, I know that God can do that...and a whole lot more. When we first started this adoption process we knew that God was calling us to do this but had no idea where the money for the adoption expenses were going to come from. We continued forward believing that He would provide us with what we needed. We did this for all three of the children. By the middle of August it was clear that the money we had accumulated so far was not going to be enough to cover all the expenses. We kept believing & trusting. We saw others around us do fundraisers to help raise funds for their adoptions but we did not feel called to do any although our mind raced with all kinds of ideas that we had for some. I knew that God wanted us to trust Him to provide the remainder of the money. I knew that if we did a fundraiser on our own...without His leading...that it would fail & we would be frustrated to say the least. So we kept trusting & praying. Not long after that, two good friends of ours approached us & told us that they wanted to do a fundraiser on our behalf. We felt at peace with that & said ok. They had originially set a date to do the concert fundraiser in September but as the date drew closer, the details to make it all happen just weren't coming together. I kept praying & believing that it would come together just when we needed it to. A month & a half later the concert & ice cream social were held. Our friends personal goal for the event was at least $2,000. My personal goal was at least $4,500 which is what we needed to pay for the rest of the documentation fees. After the event was over the total was at $1,400. We prayed that more money would come in the following Sunday at church & heard from various people that more donations were given. The following week our church's financial secretary said she was going to wait another week or so to see if any more money came in before she sent a check to Three Angels on our behalf. We continued to pray that more money would come in. The last update we had recieved was that the total was $1,800. Then we got the news that we were in IBESR. I thanked God that we were in & kept thanking Him for providing us with the rest of the documentation fees we needed for when we exit IBESR. I was expecting to hear from our church's financial secretary on Monday but didn't. I sent her an E mail Tuesday to see if she had sent the check to Three Angels. She replied saying she was getting ready to send it & that the amount was for $4,325. I couldn't believe my eyes! I immediately thanked & praised God!!! I spent the rest of the day "floating" around the house & thanking Him.

"Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you." Psalm 9:10