Mailbox Blessing

Today there was a surprise in the mailbox.  A surprise in many ways.  We received a check from a church that I'm not sure the connection of how they know us or about our adoption.  It was so amazing that this church reached out to financially support the adoption that it really encouraged us and reminded us of God's provisions, God's blessings, and God's work through His people.  It's the body of Christ! It's what we have been desiring and praying that God's work would be done by the joining of believers to support a cause like helping God's little children, the orphans, find a home and a family.  Thank you to this church that you reached beyond the walls of your building to serve those who aren't "members" or "in the union list" or "passed the meeting of approvals" or "an xyz (fill in the denomination)" people, but that you did see a purpose and a cause, a mission for helping the orphans and you moved on it.  I don't know how you found my address, but some people would've quit there and thought that was too hard so not to bother. Thank you for extending your generosity to our adoption!  You gave us more than a check, you give us hope in the body of Christ and in the unity of believers out there from the church entities.

Besides all that encouragement, it was perfect timing today too in receiving that check.  Todd and I had just turned down an offer to receive some funds.  It would have been great to use towards the adoption, but we know that there was a bigger need for this person to use the money elsewhere so we let it go happily.  We both said to each other how God will take care of us and that this other person needed the money right now to help them in their current situation.  Just after, and I mean just after, like minutes after we had this conversation Todd changed out of his work clothes and in his jeans pocket there was a $50 bill.  Now we don't carry around that kind of cash, so it must have been in there from I don't know when, but it was 'given' to us today.  Then, Todd walked to the mailbox and found this letter from the church for $250.  Do you know the amount that we passed up today? $300.  And just like that, God provided that back to us.  Praise God! He is active in our every day lives and every detail He adjusts and guides for His purposes.

Absolutely we have been blessed with support from friends and family, and the Benefit Concert from our friend's church just blew us out of the water blessed us!! Thank you!! And we thank the Lord!! People contact us, over half that we don't even know, and offer help or ideas, prayers and encouragement.  We continually pray that the Lord will bless these givers' socks off in return for what serious support and love they have shown us and the children that will come to us!!