Number Five?!?
This may come as a surprise to some…not to others, but our family is hoping to grow AGAIN! We are currently in the process of trying to adopt another little girl from China. We have submitted our application to our agency, submitted a Letter of Intent for a specific little girl and are waiting for the Pre-Approval from China.
We were not planning on adopting so soon after getting home with Anna, but we knew that we wanted to adopt again. We believe that God has prompted us to move forward NOW in the adoption process and we want to be obedient to His will. We know that God will provide what is needed to complete this adoption, just like He did with Anna. We do not have the finances available to us as we did with Anna, but that fact alone is causing us to trust Him more to provide the means. We were going to wait until we had PA (pre-approval) before we shared the news, but today we decided differently.
For you all who know me, asking for help is not something that comes very easy. But, we just cannot do this on our own. I have started a couple of things to help with the expenses and I would like to share those with you all who have been so faithful to supporting and loving our daughter, Anna, and our entire family.
The first fundraising project underway is that I have started trying to sell Avon. I have posted on the sidebar the link to my Avon page where orders can be placed. If you live close, where I can deliver your order, I would be happy to get a book to you. Because I am just starting – this is my first week – the commission that I will make is greater for the first 4 “campaigns” (books). Also, there is a promotion on the online ordering where I will receive a greater commission off those orders as well.
The second is the obvious “ChipIn” account set up on the sidebar as well. This money will go for adoption expenses ONLY. I will post updates on how the money is being spent and on what. I don’t want anyone to think for a second we would take advantage of anyone or their generosity.
WHAT WE NEED NOW – well we all, as in 6 of us, have to have physicals. Rodney and I have to have additional blood work so that our home study can be completed. Our home visit is complete and our social worker is waiting on our physicals in order to be able to submit the completed home study to the USCIS, immigration. Because of our insurance, we have to pay office visits and blood work out of pocket – ouch! Right now it looks like it will cost about $500.00 plus the cost of the blood work. After the physicals are complete, we then have to file our I-600A with the USCIS. The fee to file is $670.00 and biometrics (or to be fingerprinted) at $80/each…which is a grand total of $830.00. Now, the kicker is…our I-600A MUST BE FILED BEFORE APRIL 1. The latest appointment that I could make in the month of March is Friday, March 21. I went ahead and made the appointment because I know it has to happen. I am hoping to make our physical appointments next week in order to get our home study update completed and off well before we go on the 21st to file the I-600A.
Somehow, we need to come up with all this and I do believe that if this is God’s will – it will happen. As much as I hate posting this, I have to. We are exhausting every resource that we have, which isn’t a lot right now. Winter is the slowest time for us…anyone who is self-employed knows – feast or famine ;-)
I would do anything for my children. God taught me so much about faith when we were adopting Anna and I do have faith that He will make this adoption happen as well, but I guess He is trying to teach me a few lessons on pride this go round.
I am doing 2 things, count them TWO things that I hate to do…asking people to buy something from me and asking for help. But for this little girl, the one I hope to soon call my daughter – I will swallow my pride, try to sell Avon and I guess whatever else God wants me to do. My silly pride and insecurities are so meaningless on the large scale. I may be a bit embarrassed or intimidated, but I am doing this for an innocent little girl who is waiting for a family. We want to be her family. We will do whatever we can to become that family for her.
We expect PA any day now. As soon as we get PA, we will share the blog I have set up for her and all the details on this little sweetheart. You will absolutely fall in love with her just as so many of you have with Anna. We are very excited to show her off and cannot wait for her to become a part of our family.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hoping and praying to soon become a family of 7,
Rodney, Marcy, Carter, Jacob, Parker & Anna
We were not planning on adopting so soon after getting home with Anna, but we knew that we wanted to adopt again. We believe that God has prompted us to move forward NOW in the adoption process and we want to be obedient to His will. We know that God will provide what is needed to complete this adoption, just like He did with Anna. We do not have the finances available to us as we did with Anna, but that fact alone is causing us to trust Him more to provide the means. We were going to wait until we had PA (pre-approval) before we shared the news, but today we decided differently.
For you all who know me, asking for help is not something that comes very easy. But, we just cannot do this on our own. I have started a couple of things to help with the expenses and I would like to share those with you all who have been so faithful to supporting and loving our daughter, Anna, and our entire family.
The first fundraising project underway is that I have started trying to sell Avon. I have posted on the sidebar the link to my Avon page where orders can be placed. If you live close, where I can deliver your order, I would be happy to get a book to you. Because I am just starting – this is my first week – the commission that I will make is greater for the first 4 “campaigns” (books). Also, there is a promotion on the online ordering where I will receive a greater commission off those orders as well.
The second is the obvious “ChipIn” account set up on the sidebar as well. This money will go for adoption expenses ONLY. I will post updates on how the money is being spent and on what. I don’t want anyone to think for a second we would take advantage of anyone or their generosity.
WHAT WE NEED NOW – well we all, as in 6 of us, have to have physicals. Rodney and I have to have additional blood work so that our home study can be completed. Our home visit is complete and our social worker is waiting on our physicals in order to be able to submit the completed home study to the USCIS, immigration. Because of our insurance, we have to pay office visits and blood work out of pocket – ouch! Right now it looks like it will cost about $500.00 plus the cost of the blood work. After the physicals are complete, we then have to file our I-600A with the USCIS. The fee to file is $670.00 and biometrics (or to be fingerprinted) at $80/each…which is a grand total of $830.00. Now, the kicker is…our I-600A MUST BE FILED BEFORE APRIL 1. The latest appointment that I could make in the month of March is Friday, March 21. I went ahead and made the appointment because I know it has to happen. I am hoping to make our physical appointments next week in order to get our home study update completed and off well before we go on the 21st to file the I-600A.
Somehow, we need to come up with all this and I do believe that if this is God’s will – it will happen. As much as I hate posting this, I have to. We are exhausting every resource that we have, which isn’t a lot right now. Winter is the slowest time for us…anyone who is self-employed knows – feast or famine ;-)
I would do anything for my children. God taught me so much about faith when we were adopting Anna and I do have faith that He will make this adoption happen as well, but I guess He is trying to teach me a few lessons on pride this go round.
I am doing 2 things, count them TWO things that I hate to do…asking people to buy something from me and asking for help. But for this little girl, the one I hope to soon call my daughter – I will swallow my pride, try to sell Avon and I guess whatever else God wants me to do. My silly pride and insecurities are so meaningless on the large scale. I may be a bit embarrassed or intimidated, but I am doing this for an innocent little girl who is waiting for a family. We want to be her family. We will do whatever we can to become that family for her.
We expect PA any day now. As soon as we get PA, we will share the blog I have set up for her and all the details on this little sweetheart. You will absolutely fall in love with her just as so many of you have with Anna. We are very excited to show her off and cannot wait for her to become a part of our family.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hoping and praying to soon become a family of 7,
Rodney, Marcy, Carter, Jacob, Parker & Anna
