Alright, here's the latest details in our journey to Gia. It seems that all the families through Oct 2011 have now been processed. We sent our paperwork to Korea in November. If everything falls into place (ha!) then we *could* be traveling as soon as October to get our sweet daughter. Yay!
While we are SUPER excited that our wait is coming to a close in the coming months, we are still facing an $8300 mountain. This seems like a lot, I know. As we look back over the last 9 months-ish it is so cool to see what God has done with the fundraising, so we can't really complain. It is a lot to raise within just a few months, but we've come so far so fast that I just don't feel overwhelmed by it.
With that said, I do want to launch one last fundraiser in an attempt to get this last bit taken care of. I know we have lots of friends around the country (and some around the world!) that have followed our journey, and I think this is the PERFECT opportunity to incorporate those people especially.
We are purchasing a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle to hang in Gia's room. It will be of cherry blossoms because that has been such a sweet symbol for us throughout this journey. Plus, we got this picture recently that just made us melt.
See the cherry blossoms in the background?
Doesn't she look like a little model??
So, the puzzle will be put together only when a piece is sponsored. That's where you come in. For $10 you can sponsor a puzzle piece and we will write your name on it as a reminder of who God used to bring her to us. I cannot wait to pray a prayer of thanks over each piece as they are sponsored! 500 pieces at $10 a piece will get us pretty darn close to finished...hallelujah!
You can sponsor a piece via the PayPal "donate" button or you can message me for an address, if you'd rather donate that way. Make sure you hit the "donate" button and not "buy now" or you'll be buying a shirt. We do still have plenty of those too, but puzzle pieces are a good option for those of you that aren't t-shirt people.
Please pass the word!
Sending Hugs
LOVE this idea! Please post pics of the progress as you put the puzzle together, it will be so neat to watch it come together!
ReplyDeleteJust stopped by to say I am praying for you guys! I am friends with Tiffany Rockhold and she sent me a link to your blog (we are in the process of adopting a daughter from Uganda and are in the middle of our puzzle fundraiser!) I pray you are blessed abundantly and that you can bring your sweet little girl home soon!
ReplyDelete-Melissa Sloecki