So where are we at right now in this whole process? God has opened (with ease) several LOCKED doors. Locked door number 1: We got accepted in to this agency that we thought basically impossible to get in to. Locked door number 2. We found out there was an age requirement of 25 yrs old. Richard is only 24. They are choosing to waive that requirement for us. Now we are standing at Locked door number 3. Dead bolts from top to bottom (ha). The agency sent us the contract that we need to sign. 3 pages of a contract to read and sign...piece of cake. Here's the thing....we need to mail back our signed contract with X amount of money. An amount of money that we have never had all at once in our entire lives. ha-ha. We have to send back the contract within the next 21 days.
Richard and I have prayed about it and from the very beginning we have decided that we want to do this adoption debt free. We just feel like that's how God would like us to handle it. That being said...we have nothing close to our X amount of money that we need to send in. Our flesh is crying out that we just go get a small loan, or borrow the money from someone. Then we cry out for forgiveness for not being still and trusting in the Lord.
Coming up soon we will be doing some fundraisers that we hope you all will participate in and be a part of bringing our new addition into our lives. Some of the fundraisers we have in the making take a little longer than 21 days to pull together.
So here we are. Being Still. Trusting. Fighting our Flesh. Surrendering our doubts.
We love you all. Keep following us!!!
Love,
the Nuzums :)
You guys are so amazing and love the Lord! He will indeed bless you for trusting in His timing! I cannot wait for this journey to come to the place where you have your sweet baby in your arms, but until then we go on our knees before our Almighty Saviour and ask Him to provide for this too! I love you guys so much and will help in anyway I possibly can! Love, Annie
ReplyDeleteMy dear Amber and Richard.....it is VERY difficult to be still - stay out of God's way - to trust in something big to happen. You are not alone...we your family, your friends, we all are praying and trusting. Our God is powerful, loving, worthy of our praise and we will do just that each step of the way through this adoption. I love you both and pray for God's provision. Mom and Dad
ReplyDeleteDearest Amber and Richard, tears fell as I read your new blog
ReplyDelete"Being Still" God is all powerful and we must let Him move in his timing and his will as hard as that might be. Trusting and putting our faith totally in Him is what he wants from each one of us. I will continue praying and loving you both dearly. Mema
Jeremiah 32:27
ReplyDeleteBehold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
God is on your side..Just keep trusting..it will happen! Praying for you, and also for the one that God is going to bring your way.