Thursday, December 11, 2008

We need another word...

Sometimes "thank you" isn't a big enough word.
Our friends just gave us $500 (yes, you read that right: FIVE hundred dollars!!!) to help us with our adoption of baby Gwendolyn. And last week, someone (anonymously) paid for our car bill which was $533 (yes, again, you read that right: Five hundred, thirty, three dollars!!!) and another dear friend gave us $300 dollars for our adoption. These are all people who have so touched us with their sacrificial giving. And we have many more people who have given us their HARD earned money to help bring baby Gwendolyn home. To all of you, THANK YOU! It seems like thank you is not a big enough word to express our gratitude. We know that adopting 3 kids in one year is CRAZY and doesn't make sense and we honestly didn't know how we would pay for this 3rd adoption, but the people of God chose to let God work through them and give to us...it truly is a BEAUTIFUL picture of the body of Christ at work. Phil and I don't feel like we "deserve" to have people give sacrificially to us, in fact, we feel very undeserving because there are sooooo many who have less than we do. Our first adoption we learned so much about ourselves and God; and so far, this adoption process has been no different. This time we are learning and trying, very hard, to be humble and let the people of God help us. This is a lesson that is actually harder than some of the other lessons we have been taught. So it is with DEEPEST gratitude that we say "THANK YOU" to all of you! (you know who you are;)
(And please don't critique my writing ability based on this post, because I just proof-read it and realized that I jumped all over the place and didn't tie my thoughts together very well. The message is still from my heart though;)

5 comments:

Dana Lohrer said...

That is totally awesome!!! God revealing His glory in your life!!! To "hear" this and to also read Laurel's post about God's economy is stirring in my heart. I know that God is showing me that if I will just seek His face and turn things truly over to Him, He will provide for us! Boy, my flesh is struggling. I just can't understand at times why He would do that when we are so undeserving and that we have caused so much of the damage ourselves!!! Baby steps in faith!!! Its so incredible to see your faith growing each and everyday! The tremendous blessings God is pouring out over your family!!! Love you and thank you for sharing these testimonies of God's goodness with all of us!!!

Ross and Taya said...

Praise God. You have been so incredibly generous with others and it's great to see people coming alongside you.

His Amazing Grace said...

Praise the Lord!! Isn't it AMAZING how others reach out when they know the need? We have experienced so much of this with the adoption of Halle!! Praying for you as you get closer to getting little Gwendolyn home to her "forever family"!!
Blessings....

The Blaske Bunch said...

Sowing and reaping at it's BEST! Keep tilling the soil God puts your feet on and you will see it harvested before your eyes!
You may feel undeserving...but it does not change the fact that God loves you and he uses others to SHOW HIS LOVE to us! YEah God!
Excited to see how He "completes" this WORK in you.

Momto16 said...

This is wonderful!
Praying over this adoption and your family.
Love,
Sarah