Happy New Year everyone! We are so excited for the new year. We know that God has gone before us and we can trust in HIM for what this year has in store for our family. Forgive us for not blogging much in over a month or so. I've sat down many times to blog but never seemed to post anything. I have always enjoyed journaling but never really imagined I would journal for the world to read well... for a few friends and family to read =) Journaling can be so therapuetic but it is hard sometimes for me to be an open book as I am usually a private person. I am hoping to overcome that some in order to blog/journal a lot through out this journey so that our child will be able to read about the wonderful ways God provided and changed our lives in the process of bringing him/her or them home.
Here's a brief update on our journey:
We made a trip to Chattanooga at the first of December to meet with our social worker. It was a good trip and good meeting. She met with David and I alone and then with Lily. We should have one more interview this month and then hopefully by the beginning of February we'll have our official approval. We have not sent off our contract to the Agency yet but we did find out that there are lots of things we can be doing in advance of sending our contract that will hopefully speed things up a little. Really there is not a lot of update to give at this time. We kinda took a break from paperwork, fundraising and such during the christmas holidays but we are ready now to put our hands and feet to the grind to get our child home. We know ultimately our process will go according to God's timing but our human nature can't keep from wanting to hurry as much as we can. I have been trying to get in a habit of imagining doing things with two possibly three total kids. I am so excited. Yes... we are still praying about whether we'll adopt a sibling group. I know our lives are going to be totally rocked by just adding one but adding two will absolutely rock our worlds in such a great way. I look at several of my friends who have two or more kids and I admire them so much. I know they at times seem overwhelmed and even stressed sometimes with the day to day of raising that many children but from the outside looking in ... I see the blessings, the craziness, the laughter, and would love to have that multiplied in our home. I see beyond the now and see the future big family gatherings and watching them raise families of their own and so on.
God gave me a glimpse this week of how great a big sister Lily is going to be and how her little sibling(s) are going to adore her. We were with some friends whose grandson was with us and he was hanging on to Lily and hugging her constantly. She was loving it.
Please continue to pray for the following throughout this year and journey:
1. Praise God for all the wonderful things HE is doing and will be doing in ours and your lives.
2. Pray for our child(ren) who waits for us in Haiti. We do not know who they are yet but we know that they are in God's grip. Also pray for their current caregivers.
3.Pray for us (David, Cindy and Lily) as we continue to walk this journey. Pray for us to stay strong, trusting in the LORD especially on the days it seems impossible.
4. Pray for an unbelievable speedy process with the paperwork and especially the financial funds so that only God can receive Glory! We are far from our goal of atleast 25k for one child.
Four out of Five People in Haiti live on less than $2/day. We are so blessed in our country that most of us spend that on a cup of Coffee or a coke per day. Wow.. that's $60 per month. So basically if a little over 400 hundred people sacrificed for only one month their daily cup of joe, we could rescue our child and give them hope of a brighter future. Problem is we don't really know 400 people! So what if we had 100 family and friends donate an average of $20 and then all 100 family and friends asked 10 of their friends or family to donate an average of $20... we would have 22k in no time! I have had many strangers ask if we were really bringing a child home or just sponsoring an orphan. This made me think what if our child was sponsored by monthly givers... of $10, $20, $30 etc. until they come home. Really in our culture most families spend $30-$40 on eating out a week. What if that money was donated to bring an orphan home and they ate sandwiches at home that one night for one week. God could do a lot with that don't you think!
Little is much when God is in it. Let us know if you'd like to purchase a shirt or bookmark handmade in Haiti!
Thank you all for your continued support.
Blessings,
Cindy on behalf of the whole Scott Family (all four or five of us!)
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