Ripple Effect

I do not know if I have posted this blog post before or not--  but the one thing I do pray is that people will see our adoption process and NOT at ALL be in awe of US... or what WE are doing it-- because TRUST me-- I have never ever been so humbled in MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!

I have NEVER had to ask for so much help in my whole life--  and that is because this is SURELY NOT US-- this is GOD-- this is GOD orchestrating the WHOLE process.

I have never had to pray so much--- not for our needs only--- but my eyes have been opened to so many needs, so many families, so many children.... it is amazing!!  I truly have had to pray with out ceasing, it is no longer "prayer time"... it is praying all the time as someone or some family comes to mind (very frequently). 

I want people to KNOW and BELIEVE this was NOT Jason & Denise adopting these children-- this was Jason & Denise-- being led by the Lord-- and watching HIM work in ways we REALLY NEVER EVER imagined. 

If we can do this-- by God's leading-- anyone can-- (with God's leading and direction).  I know many are very intimidated by the thought of adopting due to cost mostly... some are concerned about the needs of the child (special needs or not special needs they ALL have NEEDS, just as our biological children have NEEDS.   Do not let the world and its rational deter you from following HIS CALLING.


I am so thankful for some of the people he has brought into our lives through this process.   Some thru our online auction, some were friends we had in high school and have not had much contact with but through this adoption we have reconnected and we are thrilled.

Today at our yard sale I had a poster (I did not get any pictures ... HORRIBLE I KNOW-- but I sold my camera the day before and have not purchased a new one yet....) that showed a Poster with Reece's Rainbow and their ministry and some statistics and also a picture of "Carter"... and some donated some extra money to their yard sale total.   However we had 4 wonderful conversations and that made my day.

1-  One family had extended family members that have adopted children.  2 of them were children with Down Syndrome here in the US and 2 internationally.  That was a neat connection.

2-  One lady saw our poster and told us she was adopted at 8 months old.   She said she couldn't have asked for better adoptive parents.  She did NOT want to talk any more about that, but that was a neat comment... I don't know I've ever talked with someone who was the ADOPTED....  She looked like a very nice woman (not wanting to talk) I pray she is not caring hurt though, as she did not want to talk.  Praying for her.

3-  We had one lady who had 2 children with different special needs share about her children and some of the therapy providers she has used.  She is beginning home schooling and she has found outside therapists that are really good.. So that was a GREAT connection (please PRAY I find the cardboard I wrote it all down on...  *blush*).   She also shared she has ALWAYS wanted to adopt children with special needs...so she took a little card with Reeces' Rainbows information!!  :)

4-  We had a family come by that just moved to our "town" 2 months ago.   They were so neat to talk to.  We talked about home schooling, "farming", and so much more.  The husband asked Jason about adopting, and how in the world we are affording it and that they would LOVE to adopt some day, but how would they afford it.... so we were able to share with them.  We gave them our name , address and phone number as well, so I hope to be in contact with them in the near future as well.  They seemed like a family that we would really enjoy visiting with.  :)



So not only was today a success to help us with OUR adoption of 2 beautiful blessings, I pray there was a ripple effect.  

Happy 6th REECE's RAINBOW!!

What a BEAUTIFUL VIDEO!!!

Happy 6th Reece's Rainbow!!!

You have changed SO many lives, mine included!!

Why International? Why Special Needs? Is it true?

I know we get lots of questions about WHY we are adopting a child that has some "special needs"?   Is their life REALLY that bad where they are??   Is any of this true?  Or is it a hoax for the other countries to make $$?

Well-- I can start with the last question first-- IT IS NOT A HOAX.  My dear friend Susanna Musser is NOT just an "online" someone-- I have met her, I have seen her tears, I have seen her DEAR sweet Katie.  I have SEEN the transformation.   I have HEARD what she saw, I was able to see pictures of some things..... these are not just "stories"-- this is TRUTH.   (Granted, Katies orphanage was one of the VERY worst) still-- children in EE (Eastern Europe) with special needs are "really considered the lowest of the low.  They are outcasts in society--and are treated as such.  They have no value.  They are literally locked away and forgotten about. They are often abandoned and left alone in an orphanage with VERY little if any medical care that they NEED to help them survive."  (quote taken from  "out of excuses" post below)

Here is a post where Susanna posts about Katie's orphanage.
Do you think this seems like an impossible task, there is NO HOPE for these children?  REALLY?  Look at these pictures.. (the ones at the end are when she was in EE, at 9 years old... really, 9 years OLD)
There are more-- these children NEED RESCUED!!
One last post, BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!!    I only share Susanna's because I KNOW her-- she is not some one "way out there in cyber land making up these HORRID STORIES)... this is REAL... REALLY REAL!

This is a BBC documentary on Ukraine.... I have seen these children listed on Reeces' Rainbow...this is an entirely different country that where Katie came from--- yet the pictures are JUST as disturbing!!

It's not just one country-- Here is the BBC documentary REVISITED from Bulgaria:
You can YouTube search for the first part "Bulgaria's Abandoned Children Parts 1-5-- I CANNOT watch them ever again, they are VERY disturbing... I prayed and prayed most of the night after watching them-- the evil is PERVERSE!)

This dear mom gets it too-- which is why she is going back to adopt 2 more dear children AS FAST AS SHE POSSIBLY CAN....
Her post--  "Out of Excuses" says it all....

"Why are we called to do things that seem almost ridiculous when our personal circumstances may not be perfect?  Why does God call us to do the impossible when, to us, it seems like we don't have all our ducks in a row? Because God wants to show His GLORY!  And it is when we step out and do the seemingly impossible tasks He gives us that He can show His glory.  The glory belongs to Him, not us.

Here we are almost in 2010.  Oh my, how times are different.  We're a bunch of complainers I tell you.  Whiners to the max.  We go the the Lord with all our petty, lame little excuses about why we should not, could not, would not, do something He has commanded us to do.  We are so afraid to sacrifice--we don't want to be uncomfortable.  "It's just too hard, Lord".  How many times have I said that to the Lord?  Obedience requires sacrifice--just read about it over and over and over in the Bible.

We're just not willing to sacrifice anymore. It's just too darn uncomfortable."

I know some also then say-- You can only save so many children.... what about the rest?   Well I REALLY hate this question by the way... I heard it said a few different ways-- all PERFECT....

"Adopting one child will not change the world; but for that child, the world will change."

The Star Fish Story says it perfectly as well... WHY We are doing this.... It DOES matter....

PLEASE, I ask you-- if you watch NO other videos in this post-- WATCH THIS ONE-- if it does not break your heart-- that well-- WOW!!

WE DO welcome any questions---- this is VERY new to us--- we are learning as we go---

We cannot WAIT to GO-- GET OUR SON!!  And bring him HOME!!  Please continue to pray for that end.......

Remember that fleece?

Well--  Jason talked to his HR rep at work-- and they have an ADOPTION ASSISTANCE "program" which will reimbruse adoption expenses for sn children for $6,000!!!   Now this is AFTER you have your adoption certificate-- but still-- Jason said he feels MUCH better about taking a 401k loan or life insurance loan "KNOWING' he has a way to pay it back right away..... !!!!  WOW!!!

PS:  He also sent me a picture of the CUTEST little girl on RR last night!!!  When I woke up and saw the email he sent-- my heart swoooned--   now we cannot adopt her-- she is in a region that says we have TOO many children... but still-- it is the little things that makes my heart LOVE that man SOOOOOO MUCH!!!

Another precious life is being saved.....

Please pray & donate if you are able.... so that Faith's new mom and dad can get to her VERY VERY SOON..... before it is too late.

And PLEASE pray that this little girl's MOM and DAD would COME SOON to FIND and BRING her HOME... to safety and LOVE...... IT IS a matter of life and death!!

Do you think it is too late already? No it is not-- God can work WONDERS... remember this little angel from the SAME orphanage... (not sure I should even call it an orphanage)... but.... LOOK at this amazing transformation with some medical care and LOTS and LOTS of LOVE.....

Voddie & Russell Moore on Adoption

Here it is....

And you know-- if you CAN'T SAY AMEN-- YOU BETTER SAY OUCH!!

And as he states in his first sentence-- "Set your phasers on stun"!!  LOVE IT!!

I have only listened to Voddie's portion-- (I keep getting interupped-- VERY hard to listen to things around here somedays--) BUT-- I said OUCH 1 or 2 times... it was a message I needed to hear..... can't wait to hear Rev. Moore's message.