Raising Money

Even though we haven't had a bunch of Big fundraisers this year, I thought I'd share on the little things we do that help bring in money for the adoption.

• Almost every Friday, I have the privilege of babysitting 3 wonderful children for a few hours and the money I earn is put into the adoption fund. 

•  We use mail-in rebates on various food items we buy and the check they send us is put into the adoption fund. 

• My earrings are still on display at the tire shop in Brevard, the sales have slowed down but every now and again we have someone buy a pair. Every little bit helps!

• Each month we allot a certain amount of money to be put into the adoption account.

• Allan, is very talented and has gotten into making paracord items. He has made a variety of things and everything sold is extra money put towards the adoption.

  Below are some pictures of paracord items he has made customized for people. We are so thankful for the little things that God puts in our path that help us raise money for Baby Pack in Ethiopia. :)

Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser

     We had our Texas Roadhouse fundraiser on Thursday and it went really well. We are so thankful to everyone who continues to support us through this adoption process. It means a lot for people to take time out of their busy schedules to help us. Texas Roadhouse is in Asheville, so for most of our friends it is a long commute from Brevard to Asheville and yet they are still willing to do it! :) Also, we are so grateful for Biltmore Baptist Church and their heart for adoption. They had a group of 40 people come out to support us and the Lewis family! That is so amazing! We also had the privilege of meeting a family who has adopted an older boy from Ethiopia and got to hear a little of their story. We are so thankful for all that God is doing in our lives!
     We are still in the process of trying to buy land and get moved into a bigger place before our homestudy next year. But, we know God is in control, He has perfect timing and He will work it all out for His glory! Until then we just pray and wait... We are still looking into doing a spaghetti dinner fundraiser or some other kind of fundraiser sometime soon.
      Here are a few pictures from Texas Roadhouse. Thanks again to everyone who came out to support us!

Jonathan and Allan hanging out waiting on our friends

Allan and I ready for a big turnout!

Bob and Annette greeting everyone who came in

They put our flyers on their doors

Plans

We received our updated I 171-H so we are good on paperwork until next year when we will have to update it again. We are so thankful that God continues to move us forward in the adoption process. It might be small steps but it is progress and gets us one step closer to bringing home Baby Pack.

We are joining with another couple who are in the process of adopting for a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse on July 10th from 4-10pm where we will get 10% if you bring in a flyer. Here is the flyer that you will need to bring with you for us to get a percentage for our adoption.

We are also looking into doing a Spaghetti dinner fundraiser sometime soon. We haven't been able to do as many fundraisers this year as we would have liked but we trust that God has great plans. We are still in the process of trying to find a bigger place for our growing family and truly feel like God blessed us so much last year because He knew this year would be busy with other life changes.

Waiting for Baby Pack is hard but we know God's timing is perfect! :) We just continue to pray and look forward to the day we can bring our little one home.