Forty-one days until we get on a plane! How amazing is that?!? Time actually seems to be moving very quickly. Right now, I'm busy trying to keep up with homeschooling these monkeys and getting to our many activities on time before they're halfway over. We're also in the midst of our final fundraiser. I'm having a blast doing photography sessions down by the river and the response has been wonderful! This final push should hopefully cover our vaccine and visa costs. Then the government tax credit should cover all of our travel expenses.
You know, when we started this process, we had no idea how we would come up with $25,000. We just knew that God was leading us to adopt and we decided to step out in faith. Then Ethiopia went to a two trip process and the total went up to around $30,000. At that point, we were already considering Little E and there was no going back. I'm continually astounded that I can say through a combination of our savings, generous giving from family and friends, blessings from God, and a bit of work and creativity, we should come out of this adoption with no debt. I have told many people that money should not be an obstacle if they feel led to adopt. The other day, I said something about 'the next time we adopt'. Justin said, "We can't afford to adopt again!" I said, "We couldn't afford to do it this time either, but look at everything that has happened!" So funny and so true!
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