A Warm Jacket

I am so thankful to say we've had a few donations come in. $620 since we started our tax deductible website(praise God!) and $24,380 to go to be able to bring our boy home, for good. 

My husband and I started reading a prayer book and I really find myself in prayer a whole lot more. Would you join me? We know without a doubt this boy is the will of God. That He broke or hearts for him and set him in our family. With that being said, our prayers need to be bold and strong, without weakness, knowing that God is going to finish what He started. That this is impossible to us, but to Him, it's not. He already has it all planned and figured out. We are praying to be connected to the right people at the right time, for the hearts of those who come in contact with our grant applications, our website, our fundraisers, and our story. Praying all these hearts WILL be stirred in an incredible way. Knowing that the body of christ is going to rise up and redeem another life worth fighting for.   Praying that for even those of us who only have $1 to spare will know that it it counts and it helps and that dollar will be blessed. The more we give of what we don't have, the more God pours down blessing on ourselves. Pray for open hearts and open minds. Pray for Godspeed. We want this only to make sense to Him, so HE can receive all the glory. Pray, pray hard. We are desperate to get this boy home where he is loved and cherished. 

I asked Sergey what he needed, as I was going to mail him a Christmas package. He will never go another holiday or birthday again without knowing he's loved, wanted and cared about. He said "momma, a warm jacket would be good, headphones and some candy. Only if you can. I love you very, very much mom". He needs a jacket. A warm jacket. Tears roll down my cheeks as I read those words. First, I love his heart. Second, it's just killing me to think of this sweet boy freezing, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Kills me. He doesn't deserve this. He's a child of God and we need to get him out of there to make him one less, one less orphan. So I ran out, got him a warm coat, $4.99 headphones and a little bit of candy and off it went. He's already thanked me. A thankful heart...oh how I miss him.

Please pray hard for every aspect of this adoption. God hears every prayer. And if you feel your heart moved by this incredible boy, consider giving this holiday season to an amazing cause...freeing our boy.

Sweet Boy

Last night my husband and I were laying in bed, it's late and we needed to go to sleep. He thought he would check his VK one more time and I'm so glad he did. Alex had sent Sergey a car photo from an event the other week. Sergey loves cars just like dad. Instead of first saying Something about the the cars, he says "daddy I miss you so much. How are things?". I can read right between those words and know he's longing to be WITH his dad at the fun car stuff. I can read the desperation and sadness of him not being here. All my momma heart wants to do is catch the next flight out and go get him. If only things were that simple.

This boy is about to be 17. 17, aging out and with a heart condition. He's been institutionalized for SO long that this kid will just not survive the streets. He is a kind, sweet boy who deserves love and his family back.

His director told us he's only now doing better because he has hope in his heart again because he has a family and his family is coming to get him. I sit here and sometimes think...what on earth am I going to say to him if we can't come up with the money? I try to not let myself go there, but somedays it's hard thinking about the very large amount of money we still need. I see that number and it feels impossible. It IS impossible for us, but I constantly remind myself it IS possible for Him.

Please don't let this boy become another statistic on the street. Would you please find it in your heart to give? NO amount is too small. Every dollar helps write this boy's new future.

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