Saturday, November 15, 2008

Helping others host

We are in the process of helping around 20 children and 2 adults come from Ukraine for Christmas. We will be hosting the 3 children we hope to adopt. We are helping families that are in the process of adoption to host children in their homes. Please be praying for all of us. This is expensive for each one of the families. The children need prayers for safe travel, God's will in their lives and God's perfect plan.
To make it clear our expense should be only for the 3 children we hope to adopt. To host for Christmas it is the same $2,500 that we payed to host for summer per child. I had said no to helping for months. God kept opening doors. I prayed for them to shut if it was not His will. They did not shut.
Now, months later, I can see why God wanted me to do this. Many of the friend I have made while working with the orphans are hosting children to let the children see their homes and to meet their families and for the children to make the decision about their future. I love that the children are getting to try out families and not families try out children.
Pray for the Dec 5th appointment date. Hosting dates are planned to be Dec 20-Jan 11.