'Mazing.. Wednesday? - Zhen and Theo Nance

Today (which is supposed to be Monday even thought the calendar says Wednesday!), meet two little boys formerly from Elijah's former orphanage! :) Zhen and Theo Nance! And today I'm gonna let the pictures and videos tell the story!

ALEC & ZHENYA for the Nance family–Maize, KS

UKRAINE

Follow the adoption journey of the Nance family on their blog at www.psalmsixtyeight.blogspot.com

Still at the orphanage, and just home

Theo:

Zhen:

Today - Look at how much they have changed with the love of a family!

Theo:

Zhen:

This my friends, is why I advocate for these special children. I don't think Theo would still be on this earth if the Nance's didn't take the leap of faith to bring these boys home!

Unlike Theo, Teri Lynn still needs a family! Last time I checked, her grant was at:

$11591.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

That's over 11 thousand dollars more in her account from a week ago when I posted about her for WW!!!! Please, is she your daughter? I want to do a Faithful Friday or a Mazing Monday for her so bad, but I do NOT want to do a Resting with Jesus post for her. :( 

She needs a FAMILY NOW, are you it?

PRAY FOR THE WARNER FAMILY!

PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE - Spread the word for the need of this special family!!! STORM HEAVEN for this family! Everything imaginable is going wrong, and they need PRAYER!

Joshua (Cliff on RR) and his Mama

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By Christie

 Lisa Warner is landlocked in the Ukraine. She and her husband traveled overseas to ransom a child and bring him home. Fundraising was ALWAYS a struggle for the Warner's. I am begging you now, for all you know, to share this story and donate ANY AMOUNT to their FSP.

Joshua, their son, is sick. The Embassy doctor will not release him for travel. She believes he has pneumonia--however, she will NOT treat him for pneumonia and neither will any other doctor they have seen because they do not believe he has pneumonia.

They contacted the CDC with the xrays and doctor's reports they have---CDC is giving the doctors a few options. Wait it out (6-8 weeks and retest) or surgically obtain sputum samples to test of TB and risk Joshua's life.

The Warner's are in a very precarious situation. Lisa's sister was found deceased in her apartment by Lisa's mother. Lisa's mother has been caring for their other young boy, Jacob, at home in Michigan.

It is very likely Lisa and Dave will allow the surgical procedure to test for TB and rule it out. This is not an easy decision, nor is it safe for Joshua. The doctor who refuses to let them leave has said she does not want to do this test because it puts Joshua in danger. The doctor is consulting with her team but will ultimately leave the decision up to Lisa and Dave.

They need funds. I would love to see $6,000 more raised for their FSP. Dave has been without income for over a month now. Dave could lose his job over all of this. I pray that does not happen; but it is a real fear and one that needs prayers.

I have nothing to offer you, nothing to entice you with. No fancy cameras. No iPad. No Kindle. Nothing except the comfort in knowing you have helped bless the Warner's in a much needed manner.

You can donate directly to their FSP here http://www.reecesrainbow.org/sponsorwarner 

You can follow Lisa's blog at BUILDING OUR VILLAGE

Please do anything you can, share, donate, PRAY.

There are literally stranded in a foreign country with little assistance at this point.

~Christie~

"I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)

Lisa wrote this on her blog today-

"Please pray for us. Please pray for my mom who I love with all my heart and it is killing me not be able to comfort her. Please pray for Jacob who today decided not to eat. I fear that my mom's overwhelming sadness is evident to Jacob that something is not quite right. Please pray for Joshua and that God watches over him. I cry for Dave who today was inconsolable, I cry for my mom who was inconsolable, I cry for my Dad who misses his first born, I cry for my children who are far from me that I am not there to comfort them, I cry for Joshua that this promised life for him has not come to fruition yet, I cry for myself because I miss my sister and because I have no idea what to do for any of them. 

I am going to allow anonymous posts with moderator approval because if I get one person posting how Joshua might not be my son when we have to make the biggest decision as his parents for the first time, my head will explode. Thanks for listening and letting me cry... :("

Faithful Friday - The Evensen Family

(Sorry, its not Friday anymore. I started this yesterday, but then got busy with Carter Benjamin Benefit! :))

It's Friday! And today meet the Evensen Family!

And the precious babe they are working to bring home -

From their FSP page on RR -

EDDIE for the Evensen family — Aberdeen, WA

Derek and Rachelle Evensen have been married for 12 years.  They live on their small farm in western Washington with their three precious biological children:  Isaac is 8, Josiah is 4, and Gracie is almost 3.  Rachelle is a stay-at-home homeschooling mom, and Derek is an electrician.  They keep busy with their goats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, and dog, and enjoy Cub Scouts, AWANA, family game nights, and just about anything that involves them all being together.  They have always wanted a large family, and they knew early on that they wanted to add to their family through adoption.   They planned to find their children in US foster care, and became licensed foster parents in 2002.  However, despite fostering many children over the years, none of those have become available for adoption. 

Rachelle has always had a real heart for orphans, and one evening as she was doing an internet search on the topic of orphans, she came across Reece’s Rainbow.  She immediately fell in love with the darling little faces posted on the site.  Over the next year, she and Derek returned to the website often.  At first, they looked and prayed over the children, and despite being strongly drawn to the RR children, they felt convinced that their calling was to foster care, but definitely NOT international adoption!  But over the next several months, the Lord worked on their hearts.  They began to realize that many of the reasons to NOT adopt internationally were actually just fear and uncertainty talking.  The cost, the time away from home, the uncertainty, the language barrier, the cultural differences . . . one by one the Lord eased these fears from their hearts, until all that was left was, “Why not?”  They could not think of a single reason to NOT commit to one of these dear children. 

Eddie’s sweet, hopeful smile drew them to his profile again and again, and this little boy soon filled their dreams and discussions.  They are very eager to kiss his little head and wrap him in their longing arms and to shower him with love and to never let him go.  He has been waiting too long, and Derek and Rachelle are working as quickly as possible to get him home.  He has two brothers and a sister who are so excited to welcome their new “forever brother” home.  He is already so very loved. 

6/13/11—HOME STUDY IN PROGRESS 

Follow the Evensen family’s adoption journey on their blog http://addtothebeauty-evensen.blogspot.com/

$35.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

That face is a familiar site on this blog, huh? If you look on my sidebar you'll see the most popular posts, and Waiting Wednesday: Eddie is at the top. Then I posted about him (Eddie had a FAMILY!)when we found out he had a family! And now I am finally getting around to posting about his family! :) They are one amazing family, and they are naming him Gideon. I can't wait until they get to meet him! :)

Right now they are having a puzzle fundraiser for his birthday! For a $5 donation you can give Gideon one of the birthday gifts he has ever received! They will write your name on the back of a puzzle piece, and they will be able to show Gideon one day how many people loved him even before he came home!

The puzzle they are doing!

And please head on over to their blog, leave them a note of encouragement and follow along on their journey to get Gideon!

Happy Birthday Baby!

I'm so glad we get to celebrate your first birthday with you.

I'm so glad you don't ever have to spend a birthday alone without a family.

I'm so glad that you will never have to sit behind the walls of an institution.

I'm so glad you will never know the meaning of the word orphan, when it applies to your status.

I'm so glad that you will always be loved. And...

I'm so glad we get get to be your lucky FAMILY.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan!!!

Awesome Blog Auction!

Remember when I posted about the Prevost Family for Faithful Friday? They are bring home a sweet boy they are naming Caleb. Well they were going to have a golf outing, but unfortunately not enough people signed up so they had to cancel it. So they are raffling things off on their blog! If you live in Wisconsin, are willing to travel to WI, or know someone in WI, this is for you!!!

The items for you to win -
Wisconsin Dells Tickets
Milwaukee Bucks Tickets
Milwaukee Brewers Tickets
Timber Rattles Tickets

Please visit their blog here for the rules, and more info. They also have their FSP set up now too, even though they can't share his picture yet. Please go check it out here (http://reecesrainbow.org/sponsorprevost) to find out more about this awesome family and to donate to help bring Caleb home!

Happy Bidding!